April 20, 2026

Winners

My GranddaughterMy granddaughter and me / the best artists to ever be! / We make, we write, we draw wild things,

@Marwan-Baytie17

#1

36

DepressionI wake up every morning, / With a weight i cannot see. / No one placed it on my shoulders,

#2

30

levelbrother is digging barehanded in the backyard a hole for what he hopes is the alien of god’s choice. as for existence, my mother’s is low on mine. my father is keeping out of the same sentence any mention of ****** and totem pole. no one including you cares for my sister’s worry that this no this is the bottom of a rock. if asked, I will say I was visiting with my arms the museum of rowboats during the regional spike in baptisms we as a family failed to interrupt.

@barton-d-smock1

#3

24

Other poems

i cant look at myselfi cant look at myself / every time i see myself, i think of you / and how you felt

@pink_sleeved_girl_820

20

to the girl across the seato the girl across the sea / I see you standing there / where the waves still smell like salt

18

untitledi didn't think you cared, / but you told me at 6am / that you hoped

17

The Timing Of YouYou came very late into my life, / After I had given up my hope and strife. / After I had stopped searching in the dark,

16

I Hear...I hear the rain again / soft at first / but slowly rising

15

Eternal MidnightSomething taking form / Building mass, taking shape / In deep, forgotten darkness

15

I once folded silenceI once folded silence / into an envelope, / creased it like a secret,

@ParadoxicalPenguin12

12

A Day In The Life Of A PoetHe chains black coffee and cigarettes, / knocking ash into last night's beer bottles / whilst Tom Waits is yowling from the stereo.

@Edward-Coles60

9

Broom in the CornerMany cultures use the broom / in a uniquely different way, a useful tool when you have something to say. / The broom, always Present in the corner

@cj-sutherland82

7

Is it clear?Oh! Is it clear? / Do you see it dear? / This is my tear,

@Place_holder20

7

Lat3rHow many words have we exchanged / Still seems few to me / Did I tell you what happened last week

6

Spirits and Souls👇 / Spirits descend / .

@South-by-Southwest19

4

Through The MazeTease me and don’t be gentle. / Entice me until I forget my own name. / Spin me slowly across the floor.

4

Bring Me Back Your ShineGive me some love again / Like the morning of spring / Bring me back your shine

4

Written On An AirplaneYou are an enigma / someone who gets me, / who carries me

3

waves on endless shoressmall cool clearings / a world round as a bowl, / in language unformed

3

I Couldnt Be Your TypeI never meant to bring you teardrops / I just wanted to be your only hope / Like a raindrop to a flower

3

A Midnight SoulThe shimmer at midnight / Carrying a heavy soul / While it moves

2

Grey SpaceI’m looking at life / Through a glass, tinted / So clouds look dark

1

Change is InevitableContemplation / A whole new nation / Inner-flexion

@cj-sutherland42

1

one polished facetto come to an understanding of the truth- / one polished facet of an eternal diamond / spinning around in your everlasting heart

1

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