May 9, 2026

Winners

Brainsnapmy mother throws / the wet headed mop at him, / expecting him, nimble and atheletic

#1

55

A Doorway Made of LightThe first breath as you wake, / light slipping in as your eyes open, / the quiet promise of a new day

#2

39

Recipe BoxTreasured in poverty, / grease-dark at the corners, / flour worked into the hinge,

#3

33

Other poems

Sunset Breeze*The fragrance of Gardinas wafted through her window* / *Imbuing her senses with longing anticipation* / *Glancing at love's betrothal glistening upon her ring finger*

@kim-johanna-baker19

28

ForgetA lawn tractor in the distance / gets louder and closer / to the house

21

I am Localhost 127.0.0.1I write memorials no one reads, / like flowers placed on empty streets. / A quiet name, a quiet pain,

18

Dreams come trueO’God, O’God, / How great are thee? / Do you know? Or cannot you see?

17

She Rides Wild, Like a WaspI have a therapist. / She's been with / me since birth.

13

Who's Your Daddy?The morning sun didst rise upon the floor, / As Father took the vessel for the cream. / He stepped beyond the threshold of the door,

13

********* at HeartShe stood on tiptoes, / and her eyes- / always glazed with hope.

12

The shelf life of a bookI love the smell of a new book / leather bound, gold leaf, off the shelf, I took / To see the print in my minds eye

@cj-sutherland24

12

ANGER MANAGEMENTIs God more sad than angry / At the way we treat His World, / At the way we treat each other

@LoriJonesMcCaffery25

11

My worldMy world is not of the written word / It cannot be numbered / held captive on a so called page

@South-by-Southwest15

11

Home?What do you do when you can’t get home / Do you find some corner to cry in / The world is an oyster

11

Our RoutineWhile I watch the falling leaves, / hypnotised, / you make a Nespresso.

10

My Response As A DaydreamI don’t daydream of being someone other than me. / Who else would I be? / And just like with lines

@EtherealWoman28

9

A SHOWER OF LOVEThe garden of my heart / waited for a shower / of your love.

@Blue-Sapphire6

7

Lovebird by My WindowA bird by my window / made a tweet— then was crossed out; / becoming X… right after I cried myself

@OddOdysseyPoet25

5

You Said You Would ForgetYou said you would forget me— / like restless waves upon the sea, / crashing in the eyes.

5

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