February 8, 2026

Winners
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2:17amthe moon is a whisper / on my bedroom wall, / she's ten times louder in my head
@mysterie19
29
Before I wakeThe sun leaps / into responsibility, / freshly pressed dripping
@vitae42
29
BelovedYou don’t always see it, / but you carry galaxies in your silence / entire constellations of grace
@barbara-r-maxwell26
28
Before Anything HappenedI met her in the hush / between two sentences / neither of us had spoken yet.
@VerseBuster25
25
Iteration 2025Leaves pale and lose their cling; / No longer does the bluebird sing; / Summer's had her annual fling;
@don-bouchard20
18
What Friends Are ForI love how you say / how adorable I am, / When you squish my cheeks
@orion_stellanis28
17
It Is Not A Good Look For YouIt is a curious thing, I’ve noticed – / How often a man may clutch his past / Like a sack of borrowed excuses,
@RIPearl36
17
Food Poisoning is Gentler Than GriefThe body can dispel intruders / By way of torture, force and flame / Yet there is not anything cruder
@ivorysmiles26
16
Call Them ForthCall to the wind when words must travel, / call to the sea when they must drown. / Call to fire when they must burn,
@MalcolmG42
16
Tomorrow againWe’ll start over tomorrow / Today we did not do it right, so we’ll start over tomorrow, all right / Tomorrow we’ll be in better tune
@PoemsbyPine10
15
A decadeYou found me at a bad time / Around a decade from today / Gulping in the greenery
@r9zy24
14
food, life, death, incisors.a heavy chest is is not the answer / to fleeting memories, unlocked doors, / smell of sichuan peppercorn,
@arsonpoet14
14
CornerThere the frog sat / At the end of the alleyway / Waiting.
@Reav-Ecan30
13
You Said You Would ForgetYou said you would forget me— / like restless waves upon the sea, / crashing in the eyes.
@shoaib00535
13
avant gardeMaybe I’m born to set things free— / to let them go, and / watch that distance
@bforshort24
11
A Whisper in Your SleepMy sweet love, / the mirror of my soul, / the calling of my heart.
@abyss35
11
exchoose me, love me / did i ever love you? / were you just a game
@pink_sleeved_girl_815
9
Do Not Drown With MeThis riverbed of our joy / Was your creation / Now deepening like an abyss
@tahnee_theshell22
5
All my sensesAll My Senses / You say no one sees you. / I see you.
@Iannjuki55
4
Time MachineIf you could change the things you've done / Would you jump and take the chance? / Or would you leave your life alone
@roger-turner64
3
OvercomeI move through life like swimming in the sea / Many a storm has battered me / Waves of destruction I've managed to outrun
@PoetryByMAN22
2
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