Poetry competition Apr 26 - May 26, 2007

This is lovely Norma I am so happy to see you back...I realy missed you .It is a lovely picture and I shall try it out as a JFTLOI.Thanks Norma ,,take care.

Brilliant pic .... i think we members are gonna enjoy writing this a poem on this one....

just one request... could we have a bigger pic .... its difficult with this small picture.....

Your wish is my command. Check it out!

thanks ..... i think i'm gonna really enjoy this one /// you just wait for my entry!!!

Thanks again!!

You're gladly welcome....you can imagine that I am anticipating...biting my nails even...:)

So soothing! so beautiful!
Is this sound , around me..
As I sit here in the solitude,
and I feel my heart, so full..
Listening to the rythm..
of cascading water, in all its magnitude.

It is like music to my ears,
Which make me recall..
The days and nights.
I have spent, in your arms,
Showing me all your charms.
Possessing my very soul..
On the very night.
when you stole my heart.

There near the cascading waterfalls,
So peaceful and romantic,
I can hear the exotic bird calls..
As they fly, here and there, frantic
looking for their nests,
to settle down....
and make love like us..
As night comes to rest.
And peace is felt around us.

The soothing sound of the waterfalls...
and in the distance the bell tolls,
creating that magic as night falls.
We are here together..
In each other's arms,
loving each other..
Forever and ever...
Filling me with all your charms.

This is a JFTLOI.

©.........Jessie....31 .04 /07

Lovely poem, Jessie. I read it out loud, though home alone, and even the baby started kicking...from the sound of my voice or from the lovely words I read???

Thanks Norma , your pictures seem to inspire me so well, and I was looking forward for the publication of your competition. Thank you so much ,This picture reminded me when last time I was in Austria with my husband, he was so amazed at the picturesque waterfalls that come down the mountains, it was his first and last visit to Europe.And this has inspired me the words....Love and Hugs

I'm glad the photo brought back good memories for you and I hope to continue with the competitions. I have to take lots of photos this year while I'm out to be sure I have enough of a stash for future competitions.

Beautiful poem, Jessie. You should have entered the competition.

Thank you so much Jewel for your appreciation, but as it happens last time I had won the book so I thought it is fair enough to leavbe the winning to someone else, but I had to take part one way or another because I feel they are a challenge to me ,making me think.......Love and Hugs

i know this doesnt seem anything like the picture ... but this picture did inspire me to write this poem ...

Deception Republic

The smell of the flower was addictive
Blooming once in a thousand years
Storing and increasing its strength
Its now ready to feeds on our tears

The Black Flower needs no sunlight
As it cooks its food in the night
Floating on an eerie placid pond
It steals all out strength to fight

It dwells in an ancient cave
Hidden behind the mighty Giganta falls
Releasing its dark scent at midnight
To its victims, it calls

The flow of the water ceases
And the night is stalked by silence
Men, women, and children arrive
Walking like zombies, in a slow trance

They cross the lake formed by the falls
Yellow slime drooling from their mouths
Climbing into the cave
Asking for help in silent shouts

The pond is at the end of the cave
Where Snakes and two-headed lizards guard it
Ready to bite and spit venom
At anybody who comes closer to it

Soon a thousand people have gathered
Held behind the line by the reptiles
The humming gets louder and louder
And the people start dancing, sharing dead smiles

There are some sudden quick movements
And black hooded men come rappelling down the cave
The fake flower is immersed in the pond again
And there’s nothing left to save

Green smoke is released by a pipe above the people
And down they fall, dead
The town of San Picio lies empty now
And the night sleeping on their empty bed(s)

One of the black hooded man
Feeling hot, takes of his mask
It seems that its Mercenary Lee
Who has come here to perform a President’s requested task

The whole country is shocked, the next day
The people of a whole town are lost
The papers say it was the killer flower
And it was believed by most

The air force were sent to rescue
And two nuclear bombs were dropped
One on the town of San Picio
And the other on the Giganta falls was popped

The town of San Picio lies erased from the maps
But is a place where nuclear arms are put to the test
But no one in the whole world knows
Why the whole town lies to rest

No one knows the people were poisoned
No one knows that their President was the one who killed
Because nobody asks questions when such a thing happens
As such a small absence in the population, is easily filled

The fake Black flower still lies in a military lab
And is ready to use again when deception is needed
So don’t ever assume that it was nature that harmed you
Or you might be the next one who’s dead

-Tejas Thakker

It's amazing you came up with this poem by looking at this photo...but, even so, it still makes me think and ponder what you are/may be saying between the lines.

Tejas!

You were the sole entrant to this competition so, by default, you are the winner.

:O( .... too bad ... winning is good .. but winning by default is not ... i hope we have more entries next time!! ... Good Luck to you and me .. and the other members!!