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Deadline: In 6 Days Deadly Thoughts This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 10th Free form fill in the blank. Think of the other possible combustables in the shop setting, what you don't like about 3200 deg. f. or what you may have lost due to the error. Deadline: Aug 11th Satirical Essay Take an idea that you consider to be ridiculously wrong and write an essay taking the side opposite to your own view. Deadline: Aug 12th Free Verse Poetry Write a free verse poem. This is a method of writing poetry that does not follow any structure or style. See an example and details in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 13th write a prayer poetic form of prayer, any religion, serious prayers only, no humor allowed Deadline: Aug 16th Poem of the Month Each month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All poems posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Aug 16th Write About This Picture Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 17th The Orb Someone, somewhere, can see a floating spherical object. Can you write a poem about it? Please see announcement for rules. Deadline: Aug 17th The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 20th Singing while we work! This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 20th Cherished Memories Write a poem about a cherished memory. Deadline: Aug 20th Playing with a Topic This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Aug 21st Start with this sentence This contest challenged writers to start a story with this sentence: "Some things never change." Deadline: Aug 22nd The meeting of a lifetime This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic of meeting a famous person. Deadline: Aug 22nd Explain It To Me You're a young woman who is a secret agent and need to tell her parents their lives are in danger. This is without giving them the information you are a secret agent. Deadline: Aug 24th Apocalypse Write a story that starts with the sentence: And then I was alone. Deadline: Aug 26th Acrostic Poetry Write an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 27th Book of the Month Each month one book chapter is selected to be the Book of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All books posted during the month are automatically considered for this contest. Deadline: Aug 27th Romantic Flash Fiction Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 28th And how was your day? This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Aug 30th Blank Verse III This contest is for blank verse. All lines must be in iambic pentameter with no rhymes unless they are interior in consecutive lines. Please submit your entry early enough that if work is needed, it can be corrected. Deadline: Aug 31st Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Sep 1st Tetractys Write a Tetractys poem. This is a poem, with only five lines. Each line adds one syllable until the last stanza which has ten syllables. See an example and details in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Sep 2nd Outlands Write a strong character story in science fiction or science fantasy genre based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Sep 5th Summer Writing Assignment. The topic for this contest is: Like A Virgin. Write a story that incorporates: Doing something you've never done before, and using the experience in scene. Deadline: Sep 10th Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story that based on the scene pictured in this announcement. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 12th Cinquain Poetry Write an "Cinquain" poem for this contest. A cinquain poem is a poem that follows a specific format. Read the announcement for a sample poem. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 22nd How sexy What turns you on, what is sexy about you? Write your experience on this topic in a free verse. Deadline: Sep 24th Flash Fiction In this flash fiction contest we are challenging writers to write a flash fiction piece that is between 500 and 800 words on the topic provided. The topic is "Lost" This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 28th Summertime Poetry For our Summertime Poetry Contest we are looking for poems that somehow incorporate this time of year. Poems should be summertime oriented. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep 31st Summertime Story For our Summertime Story Contest we are looking for stories that somehow capture this time of year. Stories should be summertime oriented but creative approaches are welcomed. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Oct 3rd Haiku For this contest you are challenged to write a Haiku poem. Haiku is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Can you paint a mental image using only three lines? $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Oct 8th Horror Story Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Oct 13th Quatrain Poetry Write a quatrain poem for this contest. A quatrain poem is a poem with a clear rhyme scheme and four lines per stanza. Read the announcement for a sample poem. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 18th Faith The theme for this poetry contest is "faith". We are looking for poems that in some way pertain to this theme. It doesn't matter if it's spiritual, political, intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 28th Anagrammic Story Write a story or poem at least sixty words in length, each line of which is an anagram of 'Anagrammic Story'. Deadline: Nov 1st Tanka Poetry For this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Nov 1st Share A Story In A Poem In this contest you are challenged to write a poem that tells a story and also rhymes. We've included examples of this type of poetry storytelling in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 8th New Arrival Story For our New Arrival "This Sentence Starts The Story" contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: "Hell found me." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 15th New Arrival Poetry Write an acrostic poem for this contest for new members to the site. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Nov 20th This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The bed was empty." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 25th Senryu Write a Senryu poem. It is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Senryu poems often refer to emotions or some other aspect of the human condition. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Nov 30th Ode to a Muslim This is a contest in which one writes an ode praising someone in early Islamic history. Deadline: Dec 31st

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DarkPoetry Poem of the Day: Liquid Sky

On the pier of our lake
I was greeted from behind
With a gun and a joke.
At least I thought it was funny.
He didn't. He was broke.
Motivated by my wealth,
My non-existence
Was to his benefit.
He was tempted by a love
I used to share.
A love that was no longer there.

I thought she needed me to live
But I guess he kept her alive.
So she plotted to achieve
A life divine, a life without me.

Death rang from the chamber,
With a blunt force and a pierce.
I was propelled through the air,
Cushioned by a splash
As the water scattered.
I wasn't bothered by the pain
Because air was all that mattered.

....Twenty years ago
Was my first memory.
I was late for a birthday party
At a friend's house.
The smell of childhood lingering.
Laughter abound.
What a glorious sound.

After the party
I had my first day of highschool.
Stumbling through the halls
Adding a dent to the lockered walls.
Reeking of weed and wading
Through uknowns, feeling small.

Summer was great
But it came to an end.
I remember Mom crying
And Dad holding it in
When they dropped me off at college;
Weighted down with suitcases
And ready for this new phase of life to begin.

The courtyard felt so much more
Established than anything in highschool.
There was a sense of purpose in the air,
But a lack of urgency.
So many faces everywhere
In no real hurry.

Friday at two 'o clock
Sent bubbles through my stomach
Every week.
It was my favorite class
Or at least my favorite place to be.
I sat behind the future of my life,
A woman and a wife.
Her hair would tell me stories
And invoke fantasies.
I finally asked her out,
And it was well recieved, thankfully.

We got married in the fall.
Auburn and brown surround.
Hypnotizing.
Leaves were all over the ground,
And pinestraw got in her veil,
But no one cared.
I remember her laughing by the lake
As I shoved that first piece of cake
In her mouth.
She was so beautiful that day,
Standing out like vanilla
Ice cream in a chocolate dream....

A short time passed
Blurring the validity
Of my memory.
Remembering the good things,
And oblivious to the tragedy that remained.
I finally grew tired of swimming,
And decided to sink with the pain.

My life had flashed before eyes.
Consumed in demise that gave rise
To the canopy of my liquid sky.

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[Poetry Chaikhana] Rasakhan - Enchanted

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Enchanted By Rasakhan (1534? - 1619?) English version by Shyamdas   I put my fingers in my ears           to block the sound                     whenever Krishna gently plays His flute! Declares Raskhan,           "It happens when enchanter Mohan                     climbs to the rooftop                               to call His cows. "I issue a warning to all the people of Braja.           Tomorrow, I will not be able to console them. "O, friend! Having glimpsed His smile,           I cannot...                     I cannot...                               I will not                                         control my love."   -- from Treasure House of Love: Poems of Rasakhan, Translated by Shyamdas Amazon.com / Photo by . Guechal /

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Hi Omss -

Rasakhan (also written Raskhan) is another embodiment of the fascinating melding of different religions and cultures we sometimes find in eclectic India. He was both a Muslim and a follower of Krishna.

He was born to a wealthy Muslim family in India, possibly near Delhi. Different sources give different estimates for when Rasakhan lived. We're pretty safe to say that he lived and wrote in the 1600s.

His birth name was Saiyad Ibrahim, and he later took the spiritual name Rasakhan.

He is said to have had a good education and he spoke both Hindi and Persian (Farsi).

Yet, even with his Muslim upbringing, most of his poems are ecstatic bhakti songs exploring the love between Radha (the soul) and Lord Krishna (God), written in the Hindi language.

Rasakhan also translated the Srimad Bhagavat (one of the great scriptures in the Krishna bhakti tradition) into Persian.

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Krishna is often depicted standing in a relaxed posture holding a flute to his lips. Think of Krishna as the pied piper of India, but it is lost souls he calls to himself.

I put my fingers in my ears
to block the sound
whenever Krishna gently plays His flute!

When you think about it, this opening line can be read in two different ways. On the surface, Rasakhan (speaking as Radha, the cowherd girl who loves Krishna) seems to be petulantly blocking out the music of Krishna's flute, not wanting to come when called. Of course, even this implies that the Lord's music is so enchanting that the only way not to be drawn by it is to try to block it out. This hints that we are already hooked by the call of God, that union is inevitable, and we can only temporarily put it off.

But there is another, esoteric way to read this, as well. The flute of Krishna is the quiet tone heard deep within the base of the skull when we sit in silent, devoted meditation and prayer. It is this whisper in the inner ear that draws us to deepest union with the Eternal. So, understood this way, Rasakhan could actually be describing a yogic technique of blocking out sound and quieting the external senses in order to better hear Krishna's call within.

Declares Raskhan,
"It happens when enchanter Mohan
climbs to the rooftop
to call His cows.

We hear the flute when Mohan, another name for Krishna, climbs to the rooftop. Again, in the language of yoga, this can be understood as a reference to the skull in general or, more specifically, the crown chakra.

"O, friend! Having glimpsed His smile,
I cannot...
I cannot...
I will not
control my love."

Love those lines! That's the passion felt by a true lover of God! "I cannot... I cannot... I will not control my love."

Ivan


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