March 21, 2026

Winners
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closetI hide things in my closet, / like mist on a clear day— / quiet, almost invisible,
@julliet36
25
At the Edge of BecomingYour whispered invocation reaches me, / stirring the air like a spell older than language, / something the night remembers even if we do not.
@photodude35
24
The connection not lost.When people say / It'd be funny if it was'nt so horrible / They mean
@Jimmysilker15
22
A Shared Afternoon at the Water's Edge(A Collaborative Play) / * * * * * / We tiptoe out to the lake, careful not to wake the frogs or the dragonflies, though let’s be honest, they’ve probably been watching us all along. The sun stretches lazily across the water, painting it gold, teasing the ripples with each skipped stone.
@VerseBuster51
19
Follow Your HeartFollow your heart and in time you will feel / All that we have shared is timeless and real / Open your eyes and you will surely see
@VerseBuster36
19
Reflected GestureA hand lifts, / adjusts the loose strand / that falls too easily across a cheek.
@VerseBuster15
19
The Unyielding DesignI was not shaped for kneeling, / except before the One / who breathed the first secret
@Marwan-Baytie47
19
The EvidenceI love you— / Though my love leaves no fingerprints, / No letters, no declarations, no grand gestures.
@shoaib0057
9
The Room.The Room / —------------- / White brick,
@OliviaWilliams59
8
DandelionsYou look at me, / and suddenly / I forget how breathing works.
@Amoeba_14
8
How to Let Go?You taught me a million things— / How to share a meal, / What it means to wait,
@Parth-Vij20
8
ConscriptionThey weren't there when I grazed my knees, / They couldn't care if I sang out of glee, / They wouldn't share my good deeds,
@dave-bosworth17
7
Tower of BabelArctic, / from Greek “arktikos”, / means “near the bear”.
@skylark-1227
6
Renewal And ApathyIndescribable / Transitioning / Palpable, drying
@kevin-818
5
Pinball blizzardRebounding off the bumpers, / my life's the silver ball, / there's been a few tilts,
@Nick-Moore18
5
image in the cloudfacing another journey without you / the wash of the night sky / the caress of the winter breeze
@munybee19
5
a guide to pubescence in the church (for the non believer)You’re young / Just as all disciples were once / So bite your tongue
@AB_20
5
father, why father.but father, why father? / why must you create me like this, / the undying feeling of never belonging amidst.
@sentimentalberry15
5
LiesLies / I try to understand / Be the man I should be
@PhantomPoet29
4
A Man of Somewhere in Time (part 1)I'm well past the age / where Chris made wine / where Celan wrote poems
@jojo-nguyen22
4
Not 17I see my future / and its sparking bright / But I dont see a world
@AnnaMay4
4
Oakwood Smile"I may have fallen, but I'm not dead-- / Come, rest upon my oakwood smile & imbue nature's blessings / Leave your troubles aside & harken unto the blackbird's mirth
@kim-johanna-baker17
4
Departure of a friendEvery friend when meets, / Seems an angel sent to us, / By the god from his providence,
@dkdk9
4
To meet twiceA nudge / to meet twice— / Orange sunrays showed the way.
@Poetic-Companion25
4
Mind walkMy mind took a walk / The usual place and time / 4am as the sheets stirred
@andy-fardell16
4
Hail MaryToday, / cinema was saved / I know,
@Livingpoet16
4
We are still slaves under the shadow of your monarchy. Dear King Charles of England.O' king, whom you are a king of all kings in the kindoms that earth made. / Your diminions dominted / As your language spread and expanded.
@Safana15
4
The rain will comeOn the bow of a sailboat / Flesh & steel are one / Sun gives way to rain
@theodorusrex24
4
Another day another mother's loveGreen has always been my favorite / Even in all her blemishes / Red was hot and hard to handle
@jojo-nguyen8
3
Here You Go AgainWhispers of passion on a night such as this / waiting by the courtyard for your gentle kiss / One single red rose and I am lost in your time
@Loretta20
3
Running From My ProblemsI run for hours and hours, / Not even taking the time to smell the flowers, / More hours,
@TheAnonymousPoet104
3
Golden CircleYou sold your soul / To cheat your way into peace / Chose a well lit old path
@CognitiveConflict32
3
Unshared FeelingsI wish they could understand / what I’m going through / by feeling what I feel.
@mdpoetry7
3
LOVEThrough my mother, I first tasted / the sweetness of LOVE — / Father adorned it with genuine care.
@manUscript38
2
A Man of Somewhere in Time (part 3)If time is a Circle / we'll meet at the end again / Right? Left?
@jojo-nguyen29
2
UntitledYou return to me – / An importunate, festering boil – / An unremitting, bubbling pustule –
@AliceBelrose14
2
Seek RefugeI am unaware if you love me or not, / but I visualize us in various ways. / What if, centuries ago,
@Krish_E_S10
2
Thisi could try to make it right, / but i get chased by your green eyes, / in the night.
@maxvictory18
2
14th March 1996She sits in her seat, / glancing at her watch, / a ring wrapped in love
@Bluehour47
2
Leaving Memories for others to SmileThis life is a constant challenge / More questions everyday, / You never know who you will meet,
@the-original-tom-maxwell17
2
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