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World Poetry Day

Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace.

UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression.

World Poetry Day is the occasion to honor poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry and foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting.

Poetry Challenge

Contest ends on Friday, 23th of March at midnight Subeta time. Have fun!

🎁 Book Prize Gallery 🎉 [item=Captain Cap!]

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To achieve a neat arrangement here, please post any questions in the chat thread CHAT THREAD LINK and ping me there, thank youuuuu! ^-^

I Waited So Long

Delicate petals touch the surface the pond leans back, to receive their embrace the flowers lay on the glassy water the weeping sound of the fluttering leaves

As I breathe in the scent the spring enchanted in the dance of the branches in the living hearts of trees In the cry of the lonely birds on the clear sky

The cup is filled with renewed force as the cape of the snow gives place to the moss and grass I close my eyes and fill myself up with the rich scent of soil

I waited so long...

My Way Into the Fantasy

Private Outfit

Outfit Not Found I know a place With lots of friends They are always willing to lend an embrace We may be from all over but we seem to blend

Beautiful British Columbia!!! Where rivers flow in the mountains, Beautiful British Columbia!!! Where birds sing and leaves rustling. Beautiful British Columbia!!! Where rain forest thrive, Beautiful British Columbia!!! Where snow mountains bring joy to the skiers.

Outfit Not Found

Wow I haven't done poetry in YEARS o.o well here it goes....

Butterfly Meadow:

Flutter by Butterfly With rainbow wing Such a beautiful thing

Flower to flower You fly around With nary a sound

All around The meadow you go Putting on a pretty show

What type you are? I do not know So I sit and watch your show

Thylacine

Faint stripes on my screen, stiff tail— You move through the brush in a blur Oblivious to those who watch and wait Who wonder: is it you at last?

We do not want to believe you are gone Even if we never lived near your home, Even if no-one can prove you were there On the day we were born— We still feel your blood on our hands And we mourn.

Are you there? Do you watch us from within the dreaming world? No-one could blame you for hiding, No-one could blame you for running, For blurring the air around you And hiding yourself in the brush, Living on in the hearts of the many who hope And the vanishing few who remember.

Come back. If you will. We’ll be better this time. We’ll do all we can to deserve you If you will just show yourself, breathing. I am afraid that I will die, not ever having seen your face Except in pictures taken before I was born And at night, when I dream.

Outfit Not Found

I haven't written any poetry in a long time. It's a try... needs more work though. And I found a book outfit to go with it :D

Private Outfit

Settings

Draw in salt the ward around yourself So far and no further.
Limn the limits Where they will be safe. Light the candles At each point of the figure you've drawn.

The wax, dripping, Drowns the light Gathering darkness close.

A Rose in Frost

A rose in bloom, a delicate floret, Bright in both color and form, It's delicate blush holds in a secret, A story both gentle and warm,

But winter's grip, harsh and cold, On blossom grimly falling, A glitter of frost, crisp and bold, It's pageantry strangely enthralling,

Beauty and beauty war it out, Warmth fighting against cold ice, Soft entrancement larks about, Against winter's glamour and spice,

For summer's loss, is winter's gain, And beauty is nature's smooth refrain.

A gentle sonnet inspired by my first view of our new garden last fall, when we moved in. :P There was one lovely rose left on a rose bush, but covered in snow and frost.

Private Outfit

And here is the author, book in hand for inspiration, paper and quill for writing, and comfortable, seasonally appropriate clothes, that are also still pretty... And messy hair, because she's been concentrating. :P

This is one of my favourites - I wrote it a few years ago. Sadly I don't think I have time for an HA. :C

I live in a world of sunshine and flowers Of scratches and burns and headaches and bites I waste my days dreaming of screaming for hours While lying in bed from the flu and the lice

All manner of matter quite vile decide To delve into crasser and deeper delights Alighting upon my most violent insides They crawl slickly into the holes nibbled by flies

The craters of slaters and hot steaming skin The blistering vapours and sundering din Such parched raucous noise as a voice can begin To form when a troublesome sickness takes whim- Sical notions of freedom within

This voice cannot bury the pain, nor the haze Of the fickle diseases that trickle in waves Draw close to the heart of the meddlesome maze Of the body's once pure system of grace

Invaders ever unrelenting Consequences never-ending Failed hope for quick, swift mending All losses kept from comprehending

Mind over matter, body and soul What matter is there when there's no soul at all? The whole is not wholesome, forsaken and cold Took over by insects and riddled with holes.

We are compromised, dear comrades We may never speak again When all is black, we must drive them back Or ever let them win.

My friends, I am very happy this is a raffle and I don´t have to choose my favs out of your beautiful poems, they all are wonderful! Thank you so much for participating and sorry for the slight delay in the raffle draw, I had to work until yesterday evening.

Here is the result of the random picker drawing:

🏆 🎁 So our first winner is - congrats, love, please choose your prize out of the gallery!

<3 Thank you <3 XD I think i'll opt out of the next few contests since I have gotten prizes for... almost all the ones I have entered >.>

Could I please have the ? Thank you <3 and your contests are so much fun XD

Sending over in a blink, love! ^-^ And please don´t opt out, several others have gotten multiple prizes, too. It´s all luck when it comes to raffles and who knows how it´ll be in the next months, so just enjoy it! <3 Please particpate in every contest you like. Added another one today. :-)

You made second place in the raffle, please choose your prize, love! ^-^

True ^w^ Although I have always had insanely good luck XD (and sometimes its Murphy's law for a day or two to make up for my good luck though x.x)

I may join in on other Contests :-)

Is Cozy Book Pile avaiable? ^^ And thank you so much!!

You´re the next one to choose out of the prize gallery! ^-^

cool! May I pick the Captain Cap!? It’s on my WL haha Thanks!!

Sent!

You are next to choose a book out of the prize gallery! ^-^

Thank you, ! I would like the Oodles of Noodles book please.

Sent!

Please choose your book prize! ^-^

-- I'd like the Bumbles book, none of my pets have read it and Tassary is 100 books or so away from Director of SAI! Thank you!