3rd Annual Biggest Competitio...

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Welcome to the Poets Pub 3rd Annual Biggest Competition Ever. This year it will be an eight (8) week gauntle... More

[CLOSED] Week One - Free Verse - Sept. 16 thru Sept. 22
Welcome to Our 3rd Annual Biggest Competition Ever
Stuck (Dolphergirl) (Wk1)
art (Skipper_019) (Wk1)
beautiful liar (pweetyaisha) (Wk1)
It's What I'm Left With! (lyttlejoe) (Wk1)
The Demon's Lover (Propie) (Wk1)
Marooned (glassEyed) (Wk1)
Stone Heart (RoyalistWriter) (Wk1)
Do it Right (NehpetsEnal) (Wk1)
flower child (naomimrshal) (wk 1)
human race (bill temple) (wk-1)
cycle (kpmoulton) (Wk1)
She Was The Moon (most_bay) (Wk1)
Once Upon A Time (_eroysha) (Wk1)
Fallacy (ImperfectPsychotic04) (Wk1)
Dead Silence (HauntingAngel) (Wk1)
Evil Flower (RIYUNI_ALFANI) (Wk1)
Schrödinger's Heart (K_M_Marugg) (Wk1)
flower lady (ArcadiaM) (Wk1)
A Tragic Stroke (ALCRUX) (Wk-1)
The colour pallet (MansiJain605) (Wk-1)
Multicoloured Life (MD-13) (Wk-1)
Flypaper Wall (Ajay-Kumar) (Wk1)
Paint You, Paint Me (MystresMyna) (Wk1)
Do it Right (reet72) (Wk1)
Faces (Ekaparnika) (Wk1)
Myself (haseenahaneefa) (Wk1)
Hemlock Wine (dantesduvallon) (Wk-1)
remembrance (VioletEden) (Wk-1)
You are the victor (johannahefer) (Wk-1)
Face (Vittorio_topaz) (Wk1)
My Flowery Place (Spencer_Paton) (Wk1)
Wall Art (crazyp01) (Wk1)
special place (theoldpoet) (Wk-1)
Flower Child (orkneyman) (Wk-1)
Ataraxis in the Presence of the Divine Madonna (Tbirdy72) (Wk-1)
[CLOSED] Week Two - Haiku/Senryu chain - Sept. 23 thru Sept. 29
evol (Skipper_019) (Wk2)
My Chum (RIYUNI_ALFANI) (Wk2)
my addiction (pweetyaisha) (wk-2)
Lesson Unlearned (lyttlejoe) (Wk2)
Cost of Life (NehpetsEnal) (Wk2)
love seasons (ArcadiaM) (Wk2)
November Rain (orkneyman) (Wk2)
A letter to the demon (Propie) (Wk2)
isle of man (naomimrshl) (Wk2)
Footsteps (most_bay) (Wk2)
Summer vs Love (johannahefer) (Wk2)
Downtown - 7AM (HauntingAngel) (Wk2)
Astroidic Wavelength (SupaJayV6) (Wk2)
Hymn to the Dawn (dantesduvallon) (Wk2)
Pearling tear (Ajay-Kumar) (Wk2)
Tethered to memories (Ekaparnika) (Wk - 2)
Severed Hope (ImperfectPsychotic04) (Wk - 2)
Living in the Dark (RoyalistWriter) (Wk2)
Sleep (VioletEden) (Wk2)
Once more (Vittorio_topaz) (Wk2)
Indomitable human spirit (reet72) (Wk-2)
As We Should Be (K_M_Marugg) (Wk-2)
Valentine at Twilight (MD--13) (Wk - 2)
Autumnal Scene (Tbirdy72) (Wk - 2)
Subway Stories (Bill Temple) (Wk - 2)
[CLOSED] Week Three - Line Prompt - Sept. 30 - Oct. 6
Well who could blame me? (Skipper_019) (Wk3)
Broken (pweetyaisha) (Wk3)
I Failed (Dolphergirl) (Wk3)
coup de foudre (kpmoulton) (Wk3)
HURT (RIYUNI_ALFANI) (Wk3)
Who could blame me? (Andrewagreen) (Wk - 3)
No Birdy Cares (Michael Tyger) (Wk - 3)
waggle tail (naomimrshl) (Wk3)
The One fingered Revolution (Ajay-Kumar) (Wk3)
Dinner (MystresMyna) (Wk3)
Masterpiece (glassEyed) (Wk3)
The Demon's Lamentation (Propie) (Wk3)
Noire Infection (SupaJayV6) (Wk3)
I Am (_eroysha) (Wk3)
"first and only" (ArcadiaM) (Wk3)
Homeland (most_bay) (Wk3)
You can't blame me (sonakshisrivastava) (Wk3)
Everlife (RoyalistWriter) (Wk3)
Sociopath (ImpertectPsychotic04) (Wk3)
AWOL (orkneyman) (Wk3)
Confession of a thief (haseenahaneefa) (Wk3)
Sold (Vittorio_topaz) (Wk3)
Love Letter (Ekaparnika) (Wk3)
Free (reet72) (Wk - 3)
Guiding Light (NehpetsEnal) (Wk3)
Newspaper Man (HauntingAngel) (Wk3)
Precious Words (Tbirdy72) (Wk3)
[CLOSED] Week Four - Thirteen Word Poem - Oct. 7 thru Oct. 13
Forever (reet72) (Wk - 4)
Snollygosters (Michael Tyger) (Wk - 4)
avowal (kpmoulton) (Wk - 4)
Scared (Skipper_019) (Wk - 4)
I shriek! (lyttlejoe) (Wk - 4)
Her (couldve-done-better) (Wk - 4)
hands (Bill Temple) (Wk - 4)
company (theoldPoet) (Wk - 4)
Zenias (sonakshisrivastava) (Wk4)
Articulation (most_bay) (Wk4)
Silently (SumaRina) (Wk4)
City Brake (Andrewagreen) (Wk - 4)
Limerence (undoubtedlymine) (Wk - 4)
Demon Within (Propie)(Wk - 4)
Our Star is Born (NehpetsEnal) (Wk - 4)
13th October (Qwesi_gentry) (Wk - 4)
Memory (RIYUNI_ALFANI) (Wk - 4)
Mask (_eroysha) (Wk4)
nightmare (pweetyaisha) (Wk4)
From Faraway, With Love (HauntingAngel) (Wk4)
Moment of Truth (RoyalistWriter) (Wk4)
Poets (Tbirdy72) (Wk4)
"rise and fall" (ArcadiaM) (Wk4)
Betrayal, Salvation (johannahefer) (Wk - 4)
Like ripples..... (haseenahaneefa) (Wk - 4)
Empty House (orkneyman) (Wk - 4)
Deaden (naomimrshal) (Wk - 4)
Ace Trainer Rio (SupaJayV6) (Wk4)
Laughter (Jhayash-R) (Wk4)
Obsession (ImpertectPsychotic04) (Wk4)
An ambiguous gesture (Ajay-Kumar) (Wk4)
Balance (Ekaparnika) (Wk4)
Moment of Delight (MD--13) (Wk4)
my grandmother's eyes (VioletEden) (Wk4)
Ageing (Vittorio_topaz) (Wk4)
[CLOSED] Week Five - Oct. 14 thru Oct. 20
Life or Death (Dolphergirl) (Wk5)
autumn (ArcadiaM) (Wk5)
Sunshine (sonakshisrivastava) (Wk5)
Atlantic Crossing (andrewagreen) (Wk5)
Blandiloquence (MichaelTyger) (Wk5)
I Still Love You (mieyouuu) (Wk5)
Holy Smoke (NehpetsEnal) (Wk5)
Obfuscate (naomimrshal) (Wk5)
Kiss Goodbye (SupaJayV6) (Wk5)
Feeling Faultless (orkneyman) (Wk5)
PEACEMAKER (undoubtedlymine) (Wk5)
DEATH NOT YET (SumaRina) (Wk5)
Dreams (-saM-ahin) (Wk5)
Limerence (codygrier) (Wk5)
Touches Of Heaven (HauntingAngel) (Wk5)
Even the mighty fall (Ekaparnika) (Wk - 5)
sillage (kpmoulton) (Wk - 5)
smile, love: from a torn-up soul (VioletEden) (Wk - 5)
FLOWER (RIYUNI_ALFANI) (Wk - 5)
Demon Heart (Propie) (Wk - 5)
WIND OF CHANGE (Vittorio_Topaz) (Wk - 5)
Beguiled (Tbirdy72) (Wk - 5)
Seven Eves (Skipper_019) (WK - 5)
Coffee Break (reet72) (Wk - 5)
Scorched Flames (ImperfectPsychotic04) (Wk - 5)
Relish (johannahefer) (Wk5)
[CLOSED] Week Six - Senses Poem - Oct. 21 thru Oct. 27
Halloween Festival (naomimrshal) (Wk6)
A night to remember (sonakshisrivastava) (Wk6)
Faded (MichaelTyger) (Wk6)
Elixir (most_bay) (Wk6)
A Bitter Sweet (NehpetsEnal) (Wk6)
the dance (ArcadiaM) (Wk6)
Christmas Dinner (orkneyman) (Wk6)
Sour Heart Sweet (Skipper_019) (Wk6)
Demon's Thoughts (Propie) (Wk6)
Morning (Ekaparnika) (Wk - 6)
Home Cookin' (lyttlejoe) (Wk - 6)
Ludicrous (reet72) (Wk - 6)
Seasonal Harmony (Tbirdy72) (Wk - 6)
Sweet Catastrophe (ImperfectPsychotic) (Wk - 6)
[CLOSED] Week Seven - Horror Poem - Oct. 28 thru Nov. 3
Last Wrongs (lyttlejoe) (Wk7)
The Elevator (most_bay) (Wk7)
Anne (couldve-done-better) (Wk7)
Curse (MichaelTyger) (Wk7)
Revenge (-saM-ahin) (Wk7)
Karma delayed (sonakshisrivastava) (Wk7)
Out of Bounds (Clarkjholmes) (Wk7)
The Scarlet Gleam (SupaJayV6) (Wk7)
REINCARNATION (NehpetsEnal) (Wk7)
Trapped (Ekaparnika) (Wk - 7)
The last house (reet72) (Wk - 7)
The Living Dead (Skipper_019) (Wk - 7)
Wasteful Horror (naomimrshl) (Wk7)

Out On My Feet (lyttlejoe) (Wk - 3)

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Out on My Feet 


I was so tired I thought I'd fall

barely noticing a siren's call

She crossed her legs and drew my eyes

then she smiled and to my surprise

slid over so I could take a seat


She fluffed her hair and pursed her lips

I told myself to come to grips

I thanked her for her gesture grand

then I sat down and made her stand

Her glare was icy to the core

I didn't care - began to snore


Well who could blame me?

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