Poetry inspired by Rebecca Lu Kiernan's "This"
This
This is indigo paisley taffeta
Against chessboard pattern corduroy,
Pink and gold confetti
Raining down an abandoned street,
A curtain of glow-in-the-dark lavender beads
Opening to a crystal cathedral.
This is what it is like
To come with
You,
Impossible, ridiculous,
Enemy Divine.
Oh, the tricks and tools I used with others,
Red see-through baby doll nightie,
Black fishnet thigh highs,
Cuffs and nipple clamps.
Now the only things that vibrate
Are your wet fingers trembling on my ribs,
The howl of your name in my throat.
-Rebecca Lu Kiernan
Scroll down the comments section below, ArtFullyMe posted a perfect example
of the type of poem I am looking for...
Rules:
- About 100 words or so
- Write something poignant
- I'm not looking for erotica although it can be sexual
- Use of solid imagery
- Left alignment
- Free verse only
- Do not post any images with your poem
- Simple background
- Be inspired by the poem "This"
- Categorize adult material appropriately
2500 for gold
al
image credit: www.insanitytheory.net/kitchenwench
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 9, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 2500, Silver: 500, Bronze: 300, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: I'm sorry for the delay in closing this one, been busy and really needed time to go over this because of the high quality of the entries. I want to thank everyone who entered, you all wrote wonderfully and took the contest prompt in directions I never expected, which is great.
This, like my last few contests. was a really tough one to judge and that may have contributed to my procrastination...lol
I had 10 poems on my short list of winners, but in truth everyone who entered won, this is a very nice collection of poetry and I'm amazed they are entries to a single contest...
Thank you all and see you in the next one
here's how I see it:
gold- red by monimac
silver- when he visits by cat
bronze- missionary by artfullyme
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Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4339959, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4326603, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Indigo is the colour of silence.
You can’t read that anywhere;• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [18]
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by Luna Tique Fringe 20 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 12 9:07 AM 2008. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge.
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Here you are uncovered
by EvilKate 37 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 19 4:11 AM 2008. In Contemporary, Love, Confusion, Dysphoria• Commented on by judge. -
by Ariosto II. 17 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 19 11:12 AM 2008. In Erotica• Commented on by judge.
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I'll see if I am capable of this..
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oh, i'm pretty sure you are...
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hmmmmmmm
this has a bite in it
"This is what it is like
To come with
You,
Impossible, ridiculous,
Enemy Divine."
it's interesting how that means more than one thing for me..
I may have to try this one..
Love the inspiration..
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i hope you do
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hmmm
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that's two hmmm's in a row, a good sign...lol
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Bloody hell I love you...
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I find This poem Quite Holy.
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I do too...
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Lovely piece AJ and yet my mind is drawn to the holes in that stocking, where flesh plays peek a boo with ones mind, lol
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I think you're on to something already...
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oohh mama.... damn
damn
damn
tis good...
ahem
filthy dirty filth
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I was waiting for you to comment...LOL
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well now i have ... and there's a piece of posey pluming too... LOLOL
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it reminds me of this one..
one of my favorites..
Interrogation
Sophie Cabot Black
When you have me as I'm standing
Against a wall, my sex becomes
Suddenly agnostic; strange new words
Slip out, your name mentioned twice.
This is not a careful time.
These bodies that have collected love,
That have closely followed the goals
Of line or curve, are becoming
Sentimental. We wander in and out
Of each other's mouths. I keep thinking
You're asking me something. Light
Pours in, hangs like a valuable stone above us.
I lose words remembering to speak.
You press into my skin for veins, finger
By finger, your eyes blank and glazed.
My eyes start to empty too, become
Exactly like yours, until all there is
Is a heart, each beat rendering the last silent.
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wow, that is exactly the kind of write i would love to find here, thanks for posting it, in fact i'll leave a note...
NOTE: if anyone intending to enter this contest reads these comments, this poem is a great example of something i'm looking for...
thanks Liza
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Welcome
I'm glad it fits..
lol that's the kind of poem I'd love to write.
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me too...lol
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me three
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Love the contest idea and the poem (also the one Liza posted as an example), Al. Hope my muse smiles on me... THAT kind of smile
~ Nicolette
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I hope so too
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Oh okay I was thinking dirty like that but you want dirty like this.
I don't think I've ever written erotica. Dirty but never erotic.
I once did an erotic contest. After that I swore I'd never have sex again.
Good luck with your entries.
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LOL... no, i don't want erotica, Liza commented above and posted a poem that is a perfect example of what i'm looking for... actually most of your poems would probably win this thing...
now you have me afraid i'm going to get all this cheesy erotica, rather than the good dirty stuff...lol
thanks Des, hope you are well
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Not sure if I can do this, but I am going to give it a shot. I am so glad that this really has nothing to do with erotica, because I totally stink at erotica...looks like a great contest, as usual.
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i'm pretty sure you can
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Oh I absolutely love this one of hers! I am still so grateful to you for introducing me to her work a while back. I just love "this", I just love her!
Will try to do something for this Al.. Heaven knows my muse needs a wide awakening!
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I was hoping you'd pass by
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I think I can do this.
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I know you can
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excellent
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Things I long to be
A taut string;
manipulated masterfully
by Slowhand.
The music that echoes
from neck to ear -
The subtle flutter
of heart when eye
meets eye beyond
stage lights.
The slow song
of lovers
strummed open,
Exposed
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The velvet edge
of his voice
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This is beautiful Suz...
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day late, dollar short
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I would have let you sneak it in but since we both have Obama avatars people might suspect something...lol
Even if it didn't make the contest the fact that you wrote for it means a lot to me, thank you
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it'll be posted sans contest likely, was a great contest, just took me a little to long to find the inspiration.
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and I will be applauding it
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is it too late to edit?
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Thank you!
Great contest, and congratulations to all.
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What an honour among such a fine crowd! Thanks much Al, and congrats to the other winners as well!
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