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Weekly Poetry Contest

In the list below you will find all of the poems competing
to become our weekly winner.

: Help Choose This Weeks Winner!; Each winner will be the featured poet for the week and be showcased throughout the community. This is a great way to have your poetry read by thousands of other poets. To learn more about the contest, click here to read our contest FAQ.; Please read and rate poems from the list below to see who will be crowned Original Poetry's Weekly Winner!

Gathering Results

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

Congratulations!

MindNumbing

Winner of last week's Original Poetry Contest

— Winning Poem —

An Angel's Voice

Thank you for the roses, Love -----He whispered ~ silently----- Just put them in the corner Where the daisies used to be I'm glad you took the time today To stop and say hello It gets a little lonely here All by myself, ya know? It's good to see you're doing well And hear the kids are fine Now don't forget to change the oil In that old truck of mine How is your mom, is she ok? Has she met someone …

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Previous Contest Winners

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Read An Angel's Voice

Poet: MindNumbing

Contest Date: 2/22/2010 - 3/01/2010

Read INTO THEM .. INTO ME .. INTO YOU

Poet: StandingBear

Contest Date: 2/15/2010 - 2/22/2010

Read A Beautiful Love Meant To Be

Poet: countrypoet

Contest Date: 2/08/2010 - 2/15/2010

Read "Flowers in The Rain"

Poet: jademelissa74

Contest Date: 2/01/2010 - 2/08/2010

Read Words That Bind

Poet: Hampton

Contest Date: 1/25/2010 - 2/01/2010

Read Did Set, The Ev'ning Sun

Poet: gogant

Contest Date: 1/18/2010 - 1/25/2010

Read Know Her Not

Poet: ginga

Contest Date: 1/11/2010 - 1/18/2010

Read Shades of Decomposition

Poet: SavVySam

Contest Date: 1/04/2010 - 1/11/2010

Read Blue Inca Night (Verse)

Poet: Grito

Contest Date: 12/28/2009 - 1/04/2010

Read ALL GOD'S CHILDREN (A Christmas Song)

Poet: knight4696

Contest Date: 12/21/2009 - 12/28/2009

Read State of Man

Poet: Savant

Contest Date: 12/07/2009 - 12/14/2009

Read "Torn"

Poet: MalikPeterson

Contest Date: 11/30/2009 - 12/07/2009

Read Carry the Flame

Poet: danmartyjake1

Contest Date: 11/23/2009 - 11/30/2009

Read If I Ask The Dead For Memories

Poet: dahlusion

Contest Date: 11/16/2009 - 11/23/2009

Read Daddy, it’s been 18 years

Poet: themommyof2

Contest Date: 11/09/2009 - 11/16/2009

Read I Am; We Are

Poet: Madelynn

Contest Date: 11/02/2009 - 11/09/2009

Read Trick or Treat...

Poet: kmooney

Contest Date: 10/26/2009 - 11/02/2009

Read IF

Poet: ginga

Contest Date: 10/19/2009 - 10/26/2009

Read Losing Faith

Poet: gogant

Contest Date: 10/12/2009 - 10/19/2009

Read a Whaler's Wind pt.2

Poet: BDIsernhagen

Contest Date: 10/05/2009 - 10/12/2009

Read predator

Poet: am2anangel

Contest Date: 9/28/2009 - 10/05/2009

Read Little Things

Poet: HopeOhlarik

Contest Date: 9/21/2009 - 9/28/2009

Read Blank Page

Poet: knight4696

Contest Date: 9/14/2009 - 9/21/2009

Read The Grid of Her Heart

Poet: WordSlinger

Contest Date: 9/07/2009 - 9/14/2009

Read Beneath the Stars

Poet: SuperMan76

Contest Date: 8/10/2009 - 8/17/2009

Read Death, My Sweet

Poet: AbysmalGoddess

Contest Date: 8/03/2009 - 8/10/2009

Read "Scotengire's Missive"

Poet: Stardrift

Contest Date: 7/27/2009 - 8/03/2009

Read Balance

Poet: GentleT

Contest Date: 7/20/2009 - 7/27/2009

Read Nature's Voice

Poet: UnworthyFather

Contest Date: 7/13/2009 - 7/20/2009

Read Fairies

Poet: dragonfly1023

Contest Date: 7/06/2009 - 7/13/2009

Read Brought To Ash

Poet: JustStella

Contest Date: 6/29/2009 - 7/06/2009

Read Goodbye

Poet: poetrygal45

Contest Date: 6/22/2009 - 6/29/2009

Read Politicians

Poet: Hampton

Contest Date: 6/15/2009 - 6/22/2009

Read The Devil

Poet: ALPink

Contest Date: 6/08/2009 - 6/15/2009

Read "Butterfly"

Poet: jademelissa74

Contest Date: 6/01/2009 - 6/08/2009

Read unconquered

Poet: tenderpoison

Contest Date: 5/18/2009 - 5/25/2009

Read YELLOW DAWN

Poet: StandingBear

Contest Date: 5/11/2009 - 5/18/2009

Read Molested pain

Poet: Lunabella

Contest Date: 5/04/2009 - 5/11/2009

Read Hypnotized by Darkness

Poet: beautifuldeath

Contest Date: 4/27/2009 - 5/04/2009

Read Tears To Spare

Poet: cherise1

Contest Date: 4/20/2009 - 4/27/2009

Read My Last Day

Poet: lonewolf

Contest Date: 4/13/2009 - 4/20/2009

Read from the ground up

Poet: dangedmanjr

Contest Date: 4/06/2009 - 4/13/2009

Read Eternal Embrace

Poet: mgolda22

Contest Date: 3/16/2009 - 3/23/2009

Read Your Friendship

Poet: Footprints2002

Contest Date: 3/09/2009 - 3/16/2009

Read Surrounded By Flowers

Poet: fenixmind

Contest Date: 2/16/2009 - 2/23/2009

Read Take a Chance

Poet: dragonflybeauty

Contest Date: 2/09/2009 - 2/16/2009

Read Then The Tumblers Rust

Poet: dahlusion

Contest Date: 2/02/2009 - 2/09/2009

Read Divine Intervention

Poet: NayInLove

Contest Date: 1/26/2009 - 2/02/2009

Read Night after Gerry died

Poet: errizy

Contest Date: 1/19/2009 - 1/26/2009

Read Emotional Storm

Poet: Plot121

Contest Date: 1/12/2009 - 1/19/2009

Read "All About Me"

Poet: Mitzi

Contest Date: 1/05/2009 - 1/12/2009

Read my wife

Poet: drewking

Contest Date: 12/22/2008 - 12/29/2008

Read To Each His Own

Poet: 1LostGypsy

Contest Date: 12/15/2008 - 12/22/2008

Read Thank you Dad

Poet: dmc1259

Contest Date: 12/08/2008 - 12/15/2008

Read Pieces Of Diety

Poet: JEAGLEFEATHER

Contest Date: 12/01/2008 - 12/08/2008

Read where do I go

Poet: Phoenix9

Contest Date: 11/17/2008 - 11/24/2008

Read My Angel

Poet: Onelove2807

Contest Date: 11/10/2008 - 11/17/2008

Read DREAMS

Poet: PhantomPoet

Contest Date: 10/27/2008 - 11/03/2008

Read The Sun Rises

Poet: lesabug

Contest Date: 5/25/0200 - 6/01/0200

Read Behind An Old Man's Eyes

Poet: bandit1192

Contest Date: 3/02/0200 - 3/09/0200

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