Poet of the week

Poet of the Week no. 48 goes to +Mark Rushing  for his poem "Pity of Man who Gave the Foul" * and for his support of POETS and members. Mark's poetry shows a lot of promising talent. Link to original poem
https://plus.google.com/111993907657742948820/posts/bkTzZy5kuFa

Pity of Man who Gave the Fowl

Banished is my heart to realms of darkness
A chain of solitude I do bare
If hate breeds lies and redemption is sweet
Allow time my wounds to heal
I embrace what vanity cannot afford
Awake in shallow decent
Can misery befriend the enemy inside
An answer I fear to seek

Oh blistering silence

In times of moral difference I've spent my lot
Satisfying barbarous feats
A mongrel a barbarian with no compass to direct
Wayward and lost I trecked
Upon my lust did my flesh gain ground
Like a beast of prey wanting I found
Jewels priceless eyes to behold
Trapped in this darkness of pitied man's soul
To drown in defiance of what could be
To react as a ghost in the midst unseen
I scurry and muster all solice to find
Another dark corner just to hide

Will you come with me I cry
Out to all seeking there rest
Trechourous as the spoiler spoiling the vine
Taking captive those who allowed me
Now I'm just a mist a fading memory

Shackled Yes chained
Oh if only the light I would've seen
To take time to listen to the man who would deliver such a fool as I
A man with wisdom
One who carried truth
But no
I chose
To wander aimlessly as a blemish upon dirt
Paying no mind to whom I hurt

Disgust
Disgust
Oh my anguish and shame
To roam these halls of torment a.d pain

If only water could wash me then I might feel relief
If only a diversion a plan of escape
The guardians and wards who mock me so
Could feel the burden I feel here so alone
They as dark as my darkness
They the master I now the slave

Pity is my soul for the fowl I gave
Pity is my soul for there's no escape

©M.R.


Special Mentions go to:

+David Allan Perrin
+Loc Thiese
+Angel Boyar
+Harley Petty

for their poetry and support of POETS. Many thanks everyone!

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#POETSPROMPT

You will have noticed our POETS PROMPT category where every Monday a moderator posts a new photo prompt for all members to participate. This week's prompt host is +Laughing waters

Everyone is welcome to participate and write a poem inspired by the prompt photo.

Link to the current prompt:
https://plus.google.com/103473899380749135319/posts/Cf9PyDFxYUQ

Please will all prompt participants download and use the image provided by the current week's prompt moderator, and state that the photo is used with permission of that person.

Please don't re-share images that contain the poem of other participants.

Please also use hashtag #POETSPROMPT and do invite at least one
or two others to take part too. Everyone is welcome to take part, with or without an invitation.

Please send any queries to our prompt coordinator +James polamz King

Note that the prompt is not a contest, it's just fun.

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Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:

1. The poet has not been PoW recently.

2. The poet has written a great and original poem.

3. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.

4. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.