The following images are part of the Poetry Marathon Tradition. They are for you to do with what you want, but they are often used as a way to celebrate your success. Full disclaimer, as per every year, two of them leans a little into…
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She is dead (Prompt)#Hour 5
She is dead, My tiny little potted plant Her leaves scattered Just below the loft Dry and lifeless she lay Dead stalk shivering As the wind swayed The loft so high Oh! Who could have done it? I glared angry at the sun…
Hour 24 : Hope is not a word
Hope isn’t just 4 lettered word It is beyond that. It is uncertainty, affirmation, a mix of everything yet nothing. I see hope in colours, in speeches, in pauses, in the eyes. Maybe, 26 alphabets arent enough to describe it. It opposes perfection yet surpasses…
Congratulations Full Marathoners!
Congratulations full Marathoners! I am so happy that you have completed 24 poems in 24 hours! That is wonderful. Thank you for joining us for this intense events. . In the past I have personally verified that everyone who applied for a certificate was eligible…
For Aphrodite
For Aphrodite For a long time I was afraid to open my heart. Too long have I kept close and built up a wall. You showed me it’s ok it’s ok to let out your emotions. That I am in a safe place…
Congratulations Half Marathoners!
Congratulations Half Marathoners! I am so happy that you have completed 12 poems in 12 hours! That is wonderful. Thank you for joining us for this intense events. In the past I have personally verified that everyone who applied for a certificate was eligible and…
Chapbook of a day
Chapbook of a day Every hour’s a page Restless thoughts that take a pause in the cradle of warbly words Chapbook of a day Every hour’s a page dripping emotions set free by seeping deep into expressions Chapbook of a day Every hour’s a page…
Hour 21 : Running
Running through the pages of haves and have-nots, promising in the mother tongue, escaping the reality, dreams are filled with the sequences of running.
Crossing the Finish Line
Is hope more of a wish or a prayer? Does it have to do with string? Is it a goal or objective or song? Or just some everyday thing? Does hope spring eternal as the poem says or perhaps the poems are just mush I’d…