Morning XXVII
Naked, you are simple as one of your hands,
smooth, earthy, small, transparent, round:
you have moon-lines, apple-pathways:
naked, you are slender as a naked grain of wheat.
Naked, you are blue as a night in Cuba;
you have vines and stars in your hair;
naked you are spacious and yellow
as summer in a golden church.
Naked, you are tiny as one of your nails -
curved, subtle, rosy, till the day is born
and you withdraw to the underground world,
as if down a long tunnel of clothing and of chores:
your clear light dims, gets dressed - drops its leaves -
and becomes a naked hand again.
- Pablo Neruda
Rules:
- 75 words or less
- Write something unique
- Strong use of solid imagery
- Left alignment
- Free verse only
- Any subject matter
- Please do not post any images with your poem
- Simple background
- The prompt is the word "Naked"
- The poem above is only an example not the prompt
- Categorize adult material appropriately
2500 points
al
photo credit: Frank Tusch
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 3, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 2000, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Another contest, another fantastic group of entries... I had it down to 10 poems fairly quickly and then I got stuck. The problem I had was that so many were quality writes, but what made it even more difficult was that so many of you took this in so many unexpected directions and I like the places you went. So I read and reread them for a while, dwindling it down to three. I did add one HM, you'll know why when you read it...
The winners are...
Gold EdP for entering a masterpiece
Silver Cat for a stunning piece of minimalist poetry with a perfect choice of subject matter
Bronze Zayra for a simply beautiful poem with some of the contests best imagery
HM Cupcrazy, please read this one
Thank you all and look out for the next one
al
- To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 4 awards but only 2 finalists.
Contest Winners
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Gold trophy winner
Entries [26]
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by BehindTheShadow 29 lines, 15 comments, on May 17 5:24 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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The first layer,
layed on the bottom drawerby LadyLavender 27 lines, 11 comments, on May 17 6:43 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by endofgame123 7 lines, 15 comments, on May 17 6:23 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Do you know how hard it is to stand here?
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cadre of tendrils rooted together
a wan shadow bursts the seamsby hypnorocker 32 lines, 2 comments, on May 17 11:17 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
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I AM NAKED AROUND U U see right thru my pale skinby ksenia juggalette 4 lines, 17 comments, on May 18 8:34 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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If I laid before you naked Bare of all insecuritiesby mantis180 23 lines, 1 comment, on May 20 12:14 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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to sleep within her layers
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Comments
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Bookmarked.
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That's one of my favourite poems by Neruda... Love the contest idea, Al.
~ Nicolette
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I knew this was coming...I sensed it everytime I'd bring up "New Poems" under the Poetry Column and kept seeing "Nude Poems."
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you sound like a recovering catholic, my condolences...
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There's a category called "Nude Poems"? What does that even mean??
That sounds like watered-down erotica to me, maybe? Nothing to be too terrified about, considering the bdsm blood-play poems I find on a daily basis.
hah I'll surely enter this if I can.
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A very beautiful picture and a wonderful poem.
Best of luck with your contest
Bravo
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bookmarked
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I was just looking at the image the other day.
Was bookmarked to title a contest.
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great minds...lol
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What a gorgeous piece for inspiration, I doubt though that one could ever exceed its beauty.
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please do not try to exceed the neruda poem, your own voice will be fine
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Bookmarked this and will be back soon
Dee
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Thank you for the contest...
Just a simply gorgeous idea... I am proud that you let me enter it!
~ Peace! ~
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Love this! Bookmarked!
Blessings ♥
Renee
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Oh, Aj, I hope I can come up with something good for this... the single word itself brings up beautiful ideas for its own simplicity...
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this picture...
she's a butterfly
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you're right, she is....
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beautiful...
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all the good contests come together!
and they come when i'm extremely busy... errr! bookmarked, anyway. lovely contest, this one.
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Love the poet featured and the contest.
Bookmarked(Hoping my muse will be awake before contest ends)
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If I wanted to enter more then once, is that ok?
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I think I have it set for one poem per person, so if you enter another it replaces the previous entry, i think that's how it works...lol
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God that was such a breathtaking write..
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Congratulations to everyone! Wonderful poems! Thank you for the bronzey bon-bon.
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Wonderful contest AJ, loved the inspiration and the poems of brilliance that it inspired. Hugs, Bunny
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yay! thanks
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thanks much
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lol... if life were always poetry and boners...
well deserved gold
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