The Poetry Marathon

#12) Naked Eyes

Last night

the moon

like god’s own streetlamp

lit up the sky.

Only a lake

could serve as mirror

to reflect it’s boundless glory.

A canopy

of stars

above

my naked eyes.

Stealth Mode

For the glory of my country

Over the lake I ride

Resplendent in my Jeep

My weapon glinting in the light

Moon overhead shining bright.

I’m hunting tonight.

Anticipation rides deep within my breastbone

The wind howls over the plains

I see it in the distance.

My prey, so it begins.

Phrase Florist 2016 Marathon Poem #12: Silence of Mind

Silence of Mind

Done. Shut down. The shutters closed tight.

Not a thought or a shimmer of contemplative light.

The dark overwhelming, not a sound or a peep.

My mind is turned off, now let me sleep.

 

Good night, Poetry Marathon 2016! Thank you.

Onomatopoeia

ONOMATOPOEIA
The zooming cars deafen the quiet silence
with their beeping horns.
The grinding metal crashing against the pavement
spoofs the crowing crows and buzzing bees
that seek refuge in the wailing weeping willows.
The chirping sparrows and hovering hummingbirds
zap away and meet with thundering clouds.
Tangled balloons pop themselves free
from the coiled string; the string snaps dead.
Leaves wrapped in balloon plastic spiral downward
and their rustling sound frightens the fluttering butterfly.
The yapping mutt growls at the tangled string
but merrily chases the butterfly senseless.
Another sonorous call from the clouds
sends shivers that send mutt and me home
wth a banging rush.
Cooyright@2016 Martina Gallegos

Hour Twelve: Stipulations for receiving

For my last official poem of the day, I followed the prompt.

Don’t panic
You may feel that there’s not a minute to spare
but the moon is not bound by your constraints

If you cannot hear her whispers at midnight
do not be alarmed
she has not deserted you

She will not reveal herself before you’re ready

The wait may be agonizing
but she will not appear before you a moment sooner
not until the lake is ripe to receive her

Then her reflected glory will be your reward
only then will you understand

The emblem on her breastbone serves a purpose
this will not be revealed

Simply accept that she is here for you
and act accordingly

(13 August 2016)

Up there…

She was up with kissing another man
She was up there holding his hand
She was up there making love in the dark
She was up there and he was down here with a broken heart.

Lady Lannae =)

(Hour 9)

HOUR TWELVE: OUT OF TOWN

Moon rise, moon river
Lady sings, good shiver

The jeep set free
The stars a canopy
You spare a hand
I feel content

Easy pulse at breastbone
Slow pace, new home.

5 PM

I used to imagine the afterlife
A sparkling city with a dark sky
Literal golden mansions
Where flawless people picked fruit from backyard orchards
And bathed in clear waters
Walking on diamond covered river

Now when I do think of heaven
My mind is blank– there’s no scenery
I only picture the immense feelings
Of loving purely– and being loved
Multiplied by infinity

Congratulations Poetry 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 in this madness.

If you completed the half marathon please send us an email in the next couple of days to poets@thepoetrymarathon.com with your full name, the details about what event you participated in (full or half marathon), a link to your marathon blog, and an email address in the body of the email. 

You will not receive a digital certificate if you do not follow those instructions and email poets@thepoetrymarathon.com by September 2nd.

You should receive your digital certificate within two weeks of emailing us.
Also remember that this year we will be putting together a 2016 Poetry Marathon Anthology.

Submissions will open September 3rd and stay open till the 12th.

All submissions must include two poems, no more, no less. All submissions must be made via our email address (poets@thepoetrymarathon.com). The subject line of all emails must be Poetry Submission. Poems must be included in the body of the email.

All poems submitted must be written during the 2016 Poetry marathon. All poems should be completely edited and contain no major grammatical errors. You must indicate which hour each poem was written in. Only poets who completed the whole or half marathon will be eligible to submit.

There is no guarantee that by submitting your poem will be selected although the goal is to include one poem by everyone who submits.

Digital copies will be made available for free to any contributor. Print copies will be available for a reasonable price and any money that is made from them will go back into the marathon.

Want to know what the 2014 Poetry Marathon Anthology was like? Pick up your copy here.

 

cosplayers

You may have seen them

walk the city streets, wild

costumes, characters in

high definition real 3D

they’ve found their muchness

in op-shops or online

they are masters

of crafting foam,

wielding weaponized

hot glue guns and

months of days in

sewing rooms to bring to you

Bat man or Harley Quinn

A storm trooper or Doctor Who

Anime and gamer’s too

No one is excluded from

this community of

fancy dressing super hero friends.

cosplayers rule.