OK, we have all had difficulties in our lives. And if we're still here we overcame them. So this month we are going to write about overcoming difficulties. Doesn't have to be autobiographic. Must be in free verse and although there is no limit on length please have sympathy for the judge and don't get Too long winded.......don't want to mention who this might apply to,,,,,Stan! lol. So trim those quills and have fun

Please join me in congratulating the January contest winner for her poem :
ROSES IN BLOOM (Contest: Changed Perspective)
Submitted by April Dawn

I feel myself begin to dream
of all the friends who’ve come and been.
So many of them still alive
within the corners of my shadowed mind.

The relatives crowd in there too
as if the afterlife has nothing much to do.
Many are unknown to me
Just names in our troubled family history.

Anybody who has posted a poem meant for Jan. contest who has NOT put (January Contest) beside the title needs to do so or risk being overlooked in contest.

This being the start of a new year let's write on the affect that changing one's perspective from the past to the future can affect a person. Check out the "contest" tab for particulars and have fun......stan

To everybody here regardless of religion or lack thereof. I hope you all have a good day and a happy new year.........stan

This being the middle of the busy holiday season we will for this month not have a regular contest. There will be no winner as there will be no judge so ALL will be winners lol. So with absolutely no pressure just post a poem (rewrites permitted) about the holiday season. So have fun and enjoy one another's post. BTW let's still put (December Contest) beside title so we can all find it easily..........stan

Please join me in congratulating Sparrow as the November contest winner for PAST IT (Whatever It Is).
A light hearted look at oldsters' absent mindedness

Past it ( Whatever it is ) November Contest
Submitted by Sparrow on Sat, 2018-11-24 19:49

I am in a quandary
What has been happening to me?
I put my morning coffee away
In the fridge and there it stayed

I found it later in the day
As I was putting the cutlery away
Oh shit what is going on
How can I get everything so wrong?

Please read this short scribble :
Bare limbed woods
under drippy sky
cinched tight hoods
as I slog by.

My white bald head beetles my age.
I'm far from bed.
Leg muscles rage.

*Ok this ain't much but think about all the imagery which is Not stated yet still conferred. I am ready to delve into an implied imagery shop. If you are too then state so in comments. Syllabus will be poster Tuesday but considering my level of expertise you can rest assured that everybody can join in without fear of being left behind lol...........stan

Please join me in congratulating Purple Hobbit for winning the October contest with her poem "My Favorite Hat Is A Bottle Top. Here is the link and the poem is below : :https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/poems/my-favorite-hat-bottle-top-octobe...

We've had about all kinds of contests this year with all kinds of parameters. So for a change let's have a simple one with only 2 parameters. Write something with some humor and try to keep it under 30 lines if possible. Check out the "contest" tab about how to do your entry and get ready to make folks laugh or at least smile.