Thank you to everyone who sent in their poems! There wasn't a lot of entries this week, but I guess that's to be expected with my mess up. Also thank you to everyone who had ideas for future contest themes! I will definitely be using some of them in the future.
Now for the winners:
| TH I R D P L A C E |
| Untitled |
you told me that i
had stars inside my eyes,
a galaxy in my mind;
it was a vast infinity of lies.
I was taking my time
falling through the sky.
a wish made just for you,
but I didn't think it through.
Short and sweet, this poem was well crafted and totally gave me chills!
| S E C O N D P L A C E |
| The Rejected Planet |
Patience was there with you way before 1930
Lecturing you all about how the
Undiscovered would have
Their day, even if it took time,
One only had to wait. Your day came, but,
Pain was
Lingering in the background
Under the dark starless sky
Threatening to
Open up old wounds.
Planets
Laughed
Unapologetically when
They heard the
Overbearing scientists' news.
Pluto, don't you worry,
Love will still
Ultimately find you,
Tiny or not,
Obscure or not.
I love the format for this poem (The first letter of each stanza spells a word in case someone didn't notice) I haven't seen anyone do that yet. I've also been a long time Pluto fan so I kind of fell in love! Excellent job.
| F I R S T P L A C E |
| Astronomy Boy |
By Complexity_
He floats around the sun
His heart filled with joy
He dances with the stars
He's my astronomy boy
I see him in the sky at night
His eyes are always sparkling
He twirls around and dances
His killer smile was something
He was always reading comics
While he sat on the moon
And while he read about superheroes
He hummed a lovely tune
He looked like a god
Only a lot more fun
And he always talked to me
When he danced around the sun
He seemed like an angel
He sounded like a saint
He really was beautiful
A beauty way to great
He always seemed to bring
All the live into our sky
He always had me thinking
I wish I could fly
And when he had to go
It just wasn't okay
Because when he left
Our whole universe turned grey
~Malaika Minyuku-Gutto
Some of the wording for this made me laugh "killer smile" "He looked like a god only a lot more fun" but the poem was fantastic. I love the idea of an astronomy boy. Great work!
| HONERABLE MENTIONS |
Congrats to the winners!
Stay lovely✨
