Objective: Write your best fresh poem

Guidelines: For New Members only that have been on Neopoet for two months.

Any type of poetry that is 40 lines or less.

One poem per member.

Prize: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Neopoet.com wants to challenge you to write poetry about this month's topic that is provided below.

Topic: Lost My Wallet

Deadline: July 31st   2024

Objective:  Write a poem about the topic above

Guidelines: The title is left to your creativity. 

                       Poems may be any type but must be forty lines or less. One poem per member

 Prizes: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

Who Am I, Even?

by Punkyfrewster

I look in my
purse, and my
wallet is missing.

I sit down to
give it a more
thorough look.

The wallet is lost.
An existential
crisis arises.

No license.
No pictures.
No credit cards.

I grapple with
who I am
and if I am.

Neopoet.com wants to challenge you to write poetry about this month's topic that is provided below.

Topic: Falling for your therapist

Deadline: July 31st   2024

Objective:  Write a poem about the topic above

Guidelines: The title is left to your creativity. 

                       Poems may be any type but must be forty lines or less. One poem per member

 Prizes: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

Falling For My Therapist

By Candlewitch on 

In this place of dank, dark cold
brought on by despondency,
misery of matters murky and old.

History of abuses buried deep,
with gentle fingers, he guides...
dimming lights, bidding me sleep.

Hearing his soft mellow tones,
I feel my consciousnesses drift
to a time of pubescent woes and moans.

His voice is the anchor tethering me
to past present and future,
where I find answers to be.

He hears me when I'm speaking
Without judgement he is clear
almost magick, knowing what I am seeking.

How could I not feel such sheer enchantment
for this strong guide of lost souls ,
this wielder of enhancements?

Neopoet.com wants to challenge you to write poetry about this month's topic that is provided below.

Topic: Mistress in the closet

Deadline: July 31st   2024

Objective:  Write a poem about the topic above

Guidelines: The title is left to your creativity. 

                       Poems may be any type but must be forty lines or less. One poem per member

 Prizes: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

From the Willows

By Mark

We gazed at the psychedelic sun
blazing an undefined path on melting asphalt
the soles of our naked feet could not feel
as our pinwheel hillsides had become barren
except for the fireworks of memories
or the beauty of our youth.

Mummified angels with blood stained wings
we could not see what was real.

Your living turned dragon black
as you shared the poison that became our good-byes.
You could only hear,
and not speak back to the love
that had followed you all along.

Your own flesh would not leave your side
crying sympathy
for what you once were …

a colorful young garden.

Neopoet.com wants to challenge you to write poetry about this month's topic that is provided below.

Topic: On the road

Deadline: July 31st   2024

Objective:  Write a poem about the topic above

Guidelines: The title is left to your creativity. 

                       Poems may be any type but must be forty lines or less. One poem per member

 Prizes: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

Chase

By Mini

On the road where dreams unfold,
Adventure calls with stories untold.
Wheels turning to freedom's call,
Guided by a beckoning drawl.

Ahead lies a vast expanse,
Leaving behind the past’s dance.
Sunsets paint the evening sky,
As stars twinkle up on high.

From dusty paths to city streets,
Nature's beauty, where the beauty meets
Faces met along the way,
Each one adding to our day.

Mountains high, valleys low,
Time’s passing, memories grow.
Through the unknown we make our way,
On this journey, come what may.

Whispers of the wind, tears of the sky,
Moments fleeting as days fly by.
Endless roads, twists and turns,
On this journey, our hearts yearn.

Footsteps marking time and space,
Seeking a never-ending chase.
Every mile, a part of our whole,
On the road, finding our soul.

Write a conversation poem. Some examples of conversation poems include Vincent Van Gogh, Vincent Price, A school yard bully, A loved one and an old friend, etc.

One poem per member.

Written in rhyme

40 lines or less

Date Due: July 31st   2024

Prize: 25 Dollar Amazon Gift Card, three-month premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

The Quill-Poet's Parley

   By Rula

With a rustic nib, burnt out and done,
An undusted feather laid down, forlorn.
Whispering days an endless despair,
"Forsake me not in the attic's stale air."

"I had the aspiration, I had the will,
I always admired you, my precious quill.
You were my pal through tough times,
We often crafted some good rhymes."

What happened then? What went wrong?
Why did you neglect me that long?
Did you desert me for a better friend?
Could this be our friendship's end?

 "Never shall I relinquish you

For we're one, never two

Revive my quill, let stories ignite

Together we'll conquer the glooms of night."

Date Due:  July 6th  2024, at 12 Noon Eastern Time

Contest Guidelines:  40 lines or less and written in any form of poetry, and one poem per member.

 Prize: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

Wood-smoke

Submitted by Candlewitch

We mellowed...
reclining by the camp fire
after a day of splashing,
swimming, and water games.

I shivered as
evening came in to surround us
with a cooling breeze.
Your fisherman knit sweater
you placed about my shoulders,
staved off a slight chill.

Your glittering orbs
held me intoxicated.
As I felt the last of
the sun's rays
leach out of the sand

Quietly exchanging daydreams,
I noticed, wood-smoke, was
the color of your smiling eyes!

Date Due:  June 29 2024, at 12 Noon Eastern Time

Contest Guidelines:  40 lines or less and written in any form of poetry, and one poem per member.

 Prize: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning poem

The unexpected

Submitted by Mini

Falling in love with you
Is the most astonishing thing,
For I never imagined
That eyes so blue
Could captivate me so deeply,
Preoccupying my mind
With your enchanting presence,
Becoming a light
In my dark path,
Warmth
In the coldest winter,
Star
In the night sky
And joy
In sorrow

Date Due:  June 22 2024, at 12 Noon Eastern Time

Contest Guidelines:  40 lines or less and written in any form of poetry, and one poem per member.

 Prize: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

To Unlove You

By: Kristen H.

I'm learning how
To unlove you

It hurts worse than loving you,
Knowing you don't love me back.

Date Due:  June 15th  2024, at 12 Noon Eastern Time

Contest Guidelines:  40 lines or less and written in any form of poetry, and one poem per member.

 Prize: One month Premium, Recognition on your profile and published in our anthology.

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Winning Poem

Magic

Submitted by Lavender

A falling star settled on my rose,
a diamond dipped in velvet clothes.
I dared not touch the pure gift
sent from heaven, so swift,
but let it rest there
in such sweet air
and comply
to my
wish.