24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Ten years in the past
Young people in school
Fell in lust for each other
But how could it last?
The years quickly past
With studies and work.
The birth of two children
Sometimes they clashed.
A new home in the Fort
New jobs for them both.
Children in school
They started to court.
With each falling-out
And each making-up
A bond they created
Without a knock-out.
With a Rose gold ring
They made big plans,
To show the world
“This is not just a fling.”
.
I’d love to tell you, we did it!
I’d love to tell you, we finished.
These past few years, haven’t been quite the same.
These past few years, we hardly get through it.
Am I unfocused?
Did I get distracted?
Yes, I suppose.
Pulled in too many directions.
It’s hard being a mother.
C’est la vie.
It’s hard sacrificing your wants.
Your needs.
For another.
C’est la vie.
This is the life you chose.
You can’t shake the blame.
Now get up and pull yourself together.
There’s no need to pout.
After-all, there will always be another.
C’est. La. Vie.
(Congrats to all who successfully completed the marathon 🥰)
Image Prompt by Frank Ching
My world is getting smaller
My patch, stitched down
Wings now clipped
Walls closing in
Eyes dimming
Colours fading in the light
Now how fast or slow
‘Till
My fingers feel for
Silk, and sand
Seeing nubs of Brail.
Dear Poets,
Here’s our initial list of everyone who successfully finished the 2023 Poetry Marathon. These poets wrote 24 poems in 24 hours. Congratulations to everyone who achieved this incredible challenge! You are amazing!
Please note: This list contains errors. We need your help to correct those errors. If your name is in the wrong list, or missing, when it should be there, please let me know by email poets@thepoetrymarathon.com. Any error was in no way intentional. There are so many participants, it is very difficult to create an accurate list. Your help with correcting any errors is greatly appreciated.
Thank you to everyone who participated this year!
You can see the finishers of the half marathon here.
When you are ready, you are very much encouraged to comment on the many wonderful poems written during the marathon by these wonderful poets. — Jacob
Dear Poets,
Here’s our initial list of everyone who successfully finished the 2023 Poetry Half Marathon. These poets wrote 12 poems in 12 hours. Congratulations to everyone who achieved this challenge!
Please note: This list contains errors. We need your help to correct those errors. If your name is in the wrong list, or missing, when it should be there, please let me know by email poets@thepoetrymarathon.com. Any error was in no way intentional. There are so many participants, it is very difficult to create an accurate list. Your help with correcting any errors is greatly appreciated.
You can see the finishers of the full marathon here.
Thank you to everyone who participated this year!
When you are ready, you are very much encouraged to comment on these amazing poets’ work. — Jacob
From the east to west the River crawls
Connecting the south and north
Making life liveable, enduring
Living endearing
Without the River, life dies
Without it, life ceases
This River, this Hope, like a rope
Connects hopes
Homelessness disease ravages nations
Political and religious leaders are lame
Haven’t found a cure for this disease
NGOs and technology are lame too
Asylum seekers and migrants dot dunghills
Wondering like wanderers from one emptiness to another
Bothering about what is a bother
The next homes, and the former homes.
How long will this homelessness torment?
No pizza for me!
That is the response from a friend
At the end
Of a birthday celebration
No pizza for me!
She insisted outrightly
She would not taste the pizza
Nor smell the aroma
Aha!
She crushed the
crunchy pizza
with her canines
Why am I running away if I am not guilty?
Why are you running away if you are not guilty?
Why are we running away if we are not filthy?
Why are we running in perpetuity?
Why am I running away if I am not a runner?
Why are you running away if you are not a gunrunner?
Why are we running away if we are not convicts?
Why are we running in perpetuity?
Can we stop and hop
Can we stop and drop
Can we stop and chop
Can we stop running, please?
Making the journey from
my abode
to my code
Was a ritual until I bridged my fellowship
Then it turned into
A joy
A toy
A ploy
A ritual.