Brevity for a Blog #1



 


Hello! I recently held a poetry contest on All Poetry, you can visit it here. 

The idea of the contest was that the winners will write a few words about their poem and I will put their entries and those words on this blog.

So, without further ado, here are the winning entries-


#1 Then Dust 

- Bruce Jefferson Rose  

From glaciers far, mountains near 
rivers recent to this shore
the rock in my hand
a softly rounded, flat
quartz white stone with smooth
orange edges, in my grip
whips with my hurling arm
skipping, sidetracked in its
journey to becoming sand.

"Standing on a rocky shore it is human nature to toss a stone into the waters; a stone on natures geologic path to sand then dust. It is also natural to improve your thrown stone’s poetry, be it a splash or gentle settling. My poem is a taxi to destinations of your devise." - Bruce Jefferson Rose


- Melclarity

Coldness drifts expressively stretched
through valleys and hills indulged
icy ripples lightly tinker in steely grey pearl skies

riddled land of cosmic white
like stars a tapestry exploded
bathe the ground once evergreen adorned in winters coat

home agist in natures bliss
amongst pine trees nestled
as silvery smoke from chimney top soundlessly billows

flickering swirls of light aglow
resound through stained window panes
where soft words speak and music allures
escaping the winters serenade

"My brevity written about Winter was inspired by how I envision living in a place where it snows. I wanted to create something with which provided a rich vivid imagery on what this place looked like, sounded like and felt like. My hope was that the reader if they closed their eyes could see the hills and valleys covered in winter snow under steely grey skies. A home nestled in a forest amongst pine trees, fire aglow, and how it felt in the warmth as music softly plays. I wanted to convey the feelings of peace and serenity in winter." - Melclarity


- Vks

Nature to me is nature in the city
It’s the blossom tree next door
I admire whilst washing the dishes
The double rainbow
That made me smile on my birthday
That frozen spiderweb
I saw last January
The flowers I bought for Mother’s Day
Long walks in the park
Crows on that telephone building
And the gifts they leave on my car
City or countryside
Inland or by the sea
Nature will find its way to you
Wherever you might be


"Living in the city can feel far from nature. Usually what comes to mind when thinking about nature is hills, forests, the sea, etc. This poem focuses on nature in the city which can be just as beautiful in its own way." -Vks



Judging Notes-

This contest seemed interesting as we readers normally interpret poems that we read based on the way how we like it, but today we were also able to see what these poets wanted to convey with their quil.

I will be hosting more of these in the near future, thank you.










Comments

  1. Anonymous10 March 2024 at 11:58

    Beautiful brevities! Hope you host more of these contests :)

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