May 23, 2026

Winners
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Ancestral Drums Beneath the SkinI want to lay my head / upon your chest / and hear ancestral drums
@DaniJustDani30
28
5:31 AMUnder the lamp shade where / Rules of the night is honored / I stand alone in the street light
@MykesCastillo23
19
Poets Dont Write About Their Greatness BY: Martin Listowell HansonPoets do not write about their greatness. / The moon does not announce its beauty / before silvering the rivers at night.
@MartinListowell51
16
The Idiot BrickMama was right, / It was the idiot brick all along; / The one, who would spend hours,
@Parth-Vij27
12
On PaperThe words being held captive on paper / Forbidden from ever flying free / Forever bound to the ink, in between the lines
@kittandmolly149
11
Before I DisappearYou are not talking to me, / breaking me inside. / You are not writing to me,
@Rosita2622
11
Reclaiming Her ReflectionI gazed upon the mirror’s tease, / Its whispers begged, “Enhance, oh please!” / But lipstick, blush they made me yawn,
@Marwan-Baytie14
9
Bath - OutdoorsBaths outside — / It's a country thing... / After a hard day’s work
@bekahalle19
9
FIVE SECONDS TO OBLIVIONFive seconds. / That’s all that separates Washington, Moscow, and Beijing from becoming empty coordinates on a dead map. Not because anyone wanted it. Not because anyone planned it. But because a handful of men, addicted to looking strong, pushed their luck one step too far. / In those five seconds, every speech, every threat, every display of power collapses into the same truth: no nation survives its own pride. The missiles are already in the air. The systems are already committed. The cities are already lost.
@marshal-gebbie21
9
It seemed so realThrough eyes not sure are mine, / a skull, attached to spine, / an old man's face,
@Nick-Moore12
7
Before life struckI was an innocent soul, / a fool perhaps, / seeing goodness
@Darksoul13
7
Loving you a little betterI asked and listened / You answered and we talked / It is the same between us
@Maddypb13
6
Has This Become a Habit?Each morning, I feel this pull / Hello Poetry beckons a click, a sign in / Should I read? I nag at myself
@william-a-poppen10
6
Love's Euphony*A poet enjoys writing no less than a bird enjoys the vast delphinium blue* / *That haven within the heart harkening unto love's creative whispers ~ You* / *I have nothing in mind, therefore, no idea what will fall upon the page*
@kim-johanna-baker13
6
A sky of dreamA sky filled with twinkling stars, / A world decorated with blooming flowers. / Everywhere, the songs of birds are heard,
@Krishna714
6
HomeA shallow soul weeps for release / a kindred ball rolls down a road, / you follow that road it reeks of grease
@Loserinthebackseat15
5
Creation of ConnectivityAwakened steps at dawn / Returning to self, / Sunrises amused,
@TheDedPoet38
4
Eden Paradise Lost At What CostMan argue, Did Eve eat an apple or piece of fruit / This point is so insignificant minuscule minuet / The bigger picture’s concept is what’s resolute
@cj-sutherland68
3
The Name Game (Which Witch?)Samual Parris's parasitic spawn / spouting scandals so salacious / marauders of morals malicious maniacs
@Snaring-Snowshoes16
2
A Space Still LeftAs the blood rushed / Through the veins / I kept my heart hidden
@Yashkrit_Ray16
2
Summer on the Saltcoats CoastA Spoken Portrait of Long Days, Young Hearts and Seaside Living / *** / Never an ordinary day on the Saltcoats Coast.
@PaulBaldryPoetry70
0
TURNING - the CoRneRA revolving / TRAP door / ILLUMINATING gravedigger
@Jaybird748
0
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