Before I begin my speech
To my fans I must reach;
I achieve what I do,
Only through you.
Your love of the piece
And passion without cease
Encourages my hands
To meet your demands.
For those who me taught,
Look what I've wrought,
A piece worthy of acclaim,
That might bring me fame,
But I am so humble,
In case I should stumble
As I return to my chair
With this recognition so fair.
So I bid you all Adieu,
And repeat, "thank you"
A contest entry
- Pulitzer Prize Poetry by Synchronicity.
900 points, ended October 21, 9 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Quite the humble and pleasent acceptance speech, hear ye! hear ye!
Oh and as you said you are new to the site, then welcome to AP my friend, please do enjoy.
awannabepoet
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Sentiment I hoped for
Lovely sincerity in this piece, and true humble feeling. This is the sort of sentiment I had hoped to hear in this contest. I did wonder a bit about who inspired you? Were they classic poets or perhaps some writers on AllPoetry? I would love to know the pen names of some inspiring poets here on the site, (my clandestine reason for starting this contest is I am looking for a particular style of writing, and the names of such writers). I enjoyed your submission. Thanks for entering!
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Appreciation
Thank you very much for your feedback. I was suprised with how the poem ended up, I am sure I am not alone in this contest when I say I really tried to envision myself collecting the award on stage! This piece was also the first time I have not entered a PW into a contest, having only been a member on AP for two days now; perhaps I can cite that as the reason I made my errors!
I have always had a strong love of the metaphysical poets, most notably John Donne. Perhaps he is my greatest influence and I aspire to write like him one day. However, I always like Robert Browning and Kipling (I am from the UK after all). I am using the name Alexander. CL for my pieces on here.
Again, thank you.
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