A Poem...
A drunk man in an Oldsmobile
They said had run the light
That caused the six-car pileup
On 109 that night.
When broken bodies lay about
"And blood was everywhere,"
"The sirens screamed out eulogies,"< o
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For death was in the air.
"A mother, trapped inside her car,"
Was heard above the noise;
Her plaintive plea near split the air:
"Oh, God, please spare my boys!"
She fought to loose her pinned hands;
"She struggled to get free,"
But mangled metal held her fast
In grim captivity.
Her frightened eyes then focused
"On where the back seat once had been,"
But all she saw was broken glass and
Two children's seats crushed in.
Her twins were nowhere to be seen;
"She did not hear them cry, "
"And then she prayed they'd been thrown free, "
"Oh, God, don't let them die! "
Then firemen came and cut her loose, "
"But when they searched the back, "
"They found therein no little boys, "
But the seat belts were intact.
They thought the woman had gone mad
"And was traveling alone, "
"But when they turned to question her, "
They discovered she was gone.
Policemen saw her running wild
And screaming above the noise
"In beseeching supplication, "
Please help me find my boys!
They're four years old and wear blue shirts;
"Their jeans are blue to match.""
"One cop spoke up, ""They're in my car, "
And they don't have a scratch.
They said their daddy put them there
"And gave them each a cone, "
Then told them both to wait for Mom
To come and take them home.
"I've searched the area high and low, "
But I can't find their dad.
"He must have fled the scene, "
"I guess, and that is very bad."
"The mother hugged the twins and said, "
"While wiping at a tear, "
"He could not flee the scene, you see, "
"For he's been dead a year."
"The cop just looked confused and asked, "
"Now, how can that be true? "
"The boys said, ""Mommy, Daddy came "
"And left a kiss for you."" "
He told us not to worry
"And that you would be all right, "
And then he put us in this car with
"The pretty, flashing light. "
"We wanted him to stay with us, "
"Because we miss him so, "
"But Mommy, he just hugged us tight "
And said he had to go.
He said someday we'd understand
"And told us not to fuss, "
"And he said to tell you, Mommy, "
"He's watching over us."
The mother knew without a doubt
"That what they spoke was true, "
"For she recalled their dad's last words, "
" I will watch over you."
The firemen's notes could not explain
"The twisted, mangled car, "
And how the three of them escaped
Without a single scar.
"But on the cop's report was scribed, "
"In print so very fine, "
An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109.
for me the above is happy.well...maybe happy isn't the word. but touching and just beautiful!
if you get a smile reading it , plz leave a comment. that's just an example of what i'm looking for.
most happy poems are just fun. i'd like something here that'll touch the soul and put a smile on any face!
-poems can be about: love, friendship, joy, or anything that's happy!
-a sad person should get at least a slight smile while reading the poem.
-poem may start sad and end happy
xXXx
~they may have any legth
~i perfer free verse, rhyming is fine
~you may enter a prewritten poem, if it has not won in any other contest.
~I won't delete any poems, except IF IT HAS WON ANYTHING IN ANOTHER CONTEST< I WILL DELETE IT!
Have fun!
A drunk man in an Oldsmobile
They said had run the light
That caused the six-car pileup
On 109 that night.
When broken bodies lay about
"And blood was everywhere,"
"The sirens screamed out eulogies,"< o
> For death was in the air.
"A mother, trapped inside her car,"
Was heard above the noise;
Her plaintive plea near split the air:
"Oh, God, please spare my boys!"
She fought to loose her pinned hands;
"She struggled to get free,"
But mangled metal held her fast
In grim captivity.
Her frightened eyes then focused
"On where the back seat once had been,"
But all she saw was broken glass and
Two children's seats crushed in.
Her twins were nowhere to be seen;
"She did not hear them cry, "
"And then she prayed they'd been thrown free, "
"Oh, God, don't let them die! "
Then firemen came and cut her loose, "
"But when they searched the back, "
"They found therein no little boys, "
But the seat belts were intact.
They thought the woman had gone mad
"And was traveling alone, "
"But when they turned to question her, "
They discovered she was gone.
Policemen saw her running wild
And screaming above the noise
"In beseeching supplication, "
Please help me find my boys!
They're four years old and wear blue shirts;
"Their jeans are blue to match.""
"One cop spoke up, ""They're in my car, "
And they don't have a scratch.
They said their daddy put them there
"And gave them each a cone, "
Then told them both to wait for Mom
To come and take them home.
"I've searched the area high and low, "
But I can't find their dad.
"He must have fled the scene, "
"I guess, and that is very bad."
"The mother hugged the twins and said, "
"While wiping at a tear, "
"He could not flee the scene, you see, "
"For he's been dead a year."
"The cop just looked confused and asked, "
"Now, how can that be true? "
"The boys said, ""Mommy, Daddy came "
"And left a kiss for you."" "
He told us not to worry
"And that you would be all right, "
And then he put us in this car with
"The pretty, flashing light. "
"We wanted him to stay with us, "
"Because we miss him so, "
"But Mommy, he just hugged us tight "
And said he had to go.
He said someday we'd understand
"And told us not to fuss, "
"And he said to tell you, Mommy, "
"He's watching over us."
The mother knew without a doubt
"That what they spoke was true, "
"For she recalled their dad's last words, "
" I will watch over you."
The firemen's notes could not explain
"The twisted, mangled car, "
And how the three of them escaped
Without a single scar.
"But on the cop's report was scribed, "
"In print so very fine, "
An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109.
for me the above is happy.well...maybe happy isn't the word. but touching and just beautiful!
if you get a smile reading it , plz leave a comment. that's just an example of what i'm looking for.
most happy poems are just fun. i'd like something here that'll touch the soul and put a smile on any face!
-poems can be about: love, friendship, joy, or anything that's happy!
-a sad person should get at least a slight smile while reading the poem.
-poem may start sad and end happy
xXXx
~they may have any legth
~i perfer free verse, rhyming is fine
~you may enter a prewritten poem, if it has not won in any other contest.
~I won't delete any poems, except IF IT HAS WON ANYTHING IN ANOTHER CONTEST< I WILL DELETE IT!
Have fun!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 7, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 130, Bronze: 44, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Thanks for entering and congrats to all
Contest Winners
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If He Happens To Fall• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Happy / Grinning from ear to ear / full of so much cheer. / Not knowing a reason why, / but then realizing with a sigh / I didn't need to know. / for it came out of the blue. /• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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A hug, A kiss, A smile, A wink, If I feel depressed, You make me rethink.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Ever year on the same day
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Beautiful butterfly / gotta catch this one / if I don't, / I'll cry / after so long / and long it has been / caged you are. / the bars, / my fingers. / it isn't wrong / if it's love / there is so much tby NastyNickie 39 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 29 5:21 PM 2007. In Pain, Contemporary, Society, Spiritual, Thoughts, Weird, Personal
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Don't judge me By the colorby JanessaKatzer 26 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 4 10:00 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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a brown teddy bear lying on the bed a pink and purple bow taped to it's headby blood-for-ink 22 lines, on Apr 23 1:25 PM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, Life, Spiritual, My own style, Fantasy, Childrens, Message• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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These butterflies tell no lies
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I step in to my work,
A preschool-who would've thought?by elmundopasa1 42 lines, 2 comments, on May 13 5:52 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Personal, Life, Love, Lost in thought, Children, Joy• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
There is something that hurts.....• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Your loved ones past are forever with you and they do send signs for all to see . And for those who believe they will see and hear their• Viewed by judge. [remove]
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I get lost in your words
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Think what you may Think how you must• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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She was going to leave,
Leave this world behind.by tsuki no kaasu 15 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 21 10:05 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
Remember when you use'd to think That love was just a joke• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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No more students vacant looks,
No more, Oh I forgot my books,by The tie guy 42 lines, 5 comments, on May 28 9:57 PM 2006. In Humor• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
the first time i talked to you
i was blown awayby burdenbytruth 34 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 4 11:31 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. -
a child fighting for its life and one thing keeps it alive ... a mothers loveby TeenageTears 42 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 14 10:40 AM 2006. In Love• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Hecate616 24 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 29 2:07 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Lyndon 45 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 14 8:47 AM 2008. In Blank verse with pentameters of Frostian variable metric feet.• Viewed by judge.
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We laughed, we talked, we screamed and again laughed. College days would never return but the memories are so precious.• Viewed by judge.
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Often I like to think of myself as a superhero.
i'll imagine myself beating upby bones7 20 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 26 1:31 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Slowly, ever so gently You touch my hand,by icyrose 32 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 20 12:34 PM 2008• Viewed by judge.
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Look at her eyes,
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Oh God
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Despite many thick black clouds
shrouding HIM all the timeby Purush 7 lines, on Apr 24 6:53 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. -
Oh how very very sick I was that day
Stay Home you dont feel well my mom did say.by Preacher 36 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 6 1:18 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Vietnam War....many young teenagers came back from this war in an emotional crisis for years to come because of what they saw and did....evby shastadaisey123 163 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 25 5:52 PM 2008. In Hope• Commented on by judge.
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The world was filled with pain
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I sit here, / thinking of you, / waiting for the tears to come. / Regret fulling my heart instead. / They told me that I should have, / spe• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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She is his butterfly, so fragile yet so strong. He is the flower she has chosen to land on.by topazchick2008 43 lines, 7 comments, on May 18 12:37 AM 2008. In Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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All the colors of the rainbow All of which I seem to know,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Through the turmoil of these past weeks, I hit rock bottom and could not breathe.• Viewed by judge.
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Whisper in my ear a summer time rain Bring me blissby Careful Confessions 10 lines, on Feb 22 12:47 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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someone to love someone to holdby love them d k c 7 lines, on May 14 10:45 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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God created the heavens and the earth, looked down and said it was good
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Absolute brilliance of natures glory
as shown in this magnificent flowerby A floatingleaf 20 lines, 3 comments, on May 18 6:34 PM 2008. In Contest, Inspirational, Spiritual, Nature, Message, Life
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Spring filtered inwards Through half-breathing car windowsby obsidianrose843 2 lines, on May 18 8:09 PM 2008. In Nature• Viewed by judge.
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3 men died at the same time and all stood at the gates of heaven together. St. Peter said you all made it into heaven however, your "ride" depends on how loyal you were to your mate... Seemed fair...by z etoile 21 lines, 23 comments, on Dec 7 4:55 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Be Honest, give me some feedback. I wrote this poem a while back, it was in my old All poetry site. Many people seemed to enjoy this one.by writingismycure 152 lines, on Aug 25 6:09 AM 2007. In Spritual. Thoughts. Love. Sad.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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You say that you loved me When hello is all I saidby purple passion 16 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 8 3:12 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The stem furls back into the body,
chews on the root, deep in the Earth.by jocelynclaire 23 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 4 10:51 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
A brilliant sphere shines in my heart Like a sun that's just been born• Viewed by judge.
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After the storm All I can do is smileby InMyOwnGlassBox 13 lines, on May 18 7:20 PM 2008• Viewed by judge.
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not really what was asked for but...• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Give me laughter for a change,
that deep and sudden giggly kind
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thats kind of rude.
Dark poetry can be hard, you know. Its not all easy "I'm sad, I'm going to cut myself".
Alot of it is actual work. I think its easier to write happy-go-lucky poetry. -
Dreadfully Depressing
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oh, plz. even if u don't beleive in angels , plz have respect for those who do. yes, at the beginning it's sad. but in the end, maybe it's not happy enough to make u smile, but it's happy. it's a happy ending. and it's the closest exsample that i can find to something that'll make somebody smile. it touching (and happy).
if u didn't find it touching, then i'm sry, u missed the whole point of the poem...
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I liked that story. I have a million forwards like that. Hehe. And I had a perfect poem for this contest, but sadly it won gold literally two days ago. Oh well. Best of luck with your contest.
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that was an awsome poem you had here!
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Thanks
hey thanks for your comment on my poem, "happy".
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That poem made me cry
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hey my poem hasn't won anything yet but it in other contest so does it matter if wins something before this one ends?
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This is a great contest and I thought the poem was fantastic.
really emotional to those who have lost fathers and inspirational to those who need to believe in Angels just to keep going in life. hey it is no different than believeing in God. so i applaud you for your bravery to hold this contest and i will strive to enter something of similar quality.
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Your poem above about the auto accident really touched me. I've heard similar poems. They bring a tear of joy to my eye. Thanks for sharing. Shancy.
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awe!! i love the intro poem its so pretty =]
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Wow, I forgot all about this contest.....
Thanks for the gold and congrats to the other winners.
Leance
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