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Peace Versus War
Write a poem about peace versus war
One poem per member.
Written in rhyme
40 lines or less
Date Due: August 31st 2024
Prize: 25 Dollar Amazon Gift Card, three-month premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.
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To Those Who Walked, Peace Versus War
I hope you have a quiet day,
a kissing breeze,
sweet hours at ease
planting flowers, if you please,
and nothing there to rip it all away.
I hope you have that day.
I pray you have a gentle night,
under stars so deep
they soothe and keep
your soft breath flowing as you sleep
beneath the crescent moon and her earthlight.
I pray you have that night.
And may your memories be amended
to blissful skies and green earth, so splendid
that they embrace you when you close your eyes.
May this be the rich life you come to realize.
To those who walked through the blood of yesternight,
I hope for you this day. I pray for you this night.
Contest Details
Dates: Jun 25, 2025 — Jun 25, 2025
Status: Concluded
Winning Entry: To Those Who Walked, Peace Versus War
Status
Start/end date
2024-08-01T12:00:00 - 2024-08-31T12:00:00
Winning entry
kowque
9 months ago
Oh wow
This made me think of that tingling sensation you get when someone whispers in your ear...
:)
ziggy
5 months 3 weeks ago
Hi
Well what a lovely picture you pen, it felt so relaxing reading this I particularly liked the opening lines the whole piece just flows together perfectly.