Poet of the week (77)
Like a breath of poetic fresh air, this weeks Poet of the Week goes to the wonderfully talented Amber for both her poetic skill and the amazing support and encouragement that she offers her fellow poets. +Amber Hicks
:::*Dreams That Haunt My Mind*:::
Memories control my mind at rest,
Ripping emotions straight through my chest,
Why when at rest does the mind still play?
Waking with raw feelings of dismay,
Why do we dream the things we dream?
And how do we configure what they mean ?
I have dreams that haunt my mind,
What clue am I to find?
Blurred faces of people from the past,
What words had we shared very last?
Were we broken when our paths crossed?
Did we regret the gravity of things lost?
Why must we dream the things we dream?
And when will we configure what they mean?
Dreams haunt every corner of my mind,
Is there a clue here to find?
As my eyes close and drift away to sleep,
I pray my dreams I do not keep,
No more emotions in a world of no control,
No other memories that open my soul,
Because I don't know why I have these dreams?
Maybe regret is what they really mean ?
Please go dreams that haunt my mind,
There's nothing I want to find.
© Amber Hicks 2011
(poetry of yesteryear)
https://plus.google.com/101240506671937313571/posts/ND9eE29bhsA
To be considered for Poet of the Week or a special mention, you must be an active member within the community, interacting with your peers, encouraging and supporting other poets. (More details can be found by scrolling down)
Our special mentions this week go to. . .
+Jasmine ツ
+Amita sharma
+sunita hussain
+Ellen Waters
Such worthy special mentions and Poet of the Week, it is our absolute pleasure to be celebrating these five amazing souls this week.
Congratulations to all.
Many thanks to all our amazing members for another fantastic week of poetry, likes, reads, comments and shares and prompt writes. It is you guys and gals that make this community amazing!
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.
A huge welcome to all our new members this week, from the POETS team
POETS the Original can now be found and liked on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/poetstheoriginal/notifications/
POETS now has two weekly poetry PROMPTS.
#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS ~ Every Monday
#POETSLINEPROMPTS ~ Every Wednesday
AND
#POETSFLASHBACKWEEKEND (Share your old poems every Saturday and Sunday)
Everyone is welcome to participate
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.
A poster will be provided for each new line prompt. Please use the poster with your poem. You will find these in the respective categories: POETS PHOTO PROMPTS OR POETS LINE PROMPTS.
Please also use hashtag #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS OR #POETSLINEPROMPTS 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 coordinators:
POETS PHOTO PROMPTS - +James polamz King
POETS LINE PROMPTS - +karen hayward
Note that the prompts are not contests, they are intended to inspire poetic writing and fun.
Give POETS FEEDBACK
If you would like to tell us what you think about POETS, either positive or negative - give us praise, or tell us what we could do better, please use our online feedback form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeInbdeUzmuJTpXihf3XtLbq2uiNR__29u7KQHI00E3ksCKVA/viewform
Like a breath of poetic fresh air, this weeks Poet of the Week goes to the wonderfully talented Amber for both her poetic skill and the amazing support and encouragement that she offers her fellow poets. +Amber Hicks
:::*Dreams That Haunt My Mind*:::
Memories control my mind at rest,
Ripping emotions straight through my chest,
Why when at rest does the mind still play?
Waking with raw feelings of dismay,
Why do we dream the things we dream?
And how do we configure what they mean ?
I have dreams that haunt my mind,
What clue am I to find?
Blurred faces of people from the past,
What words had we shared very last?
Were we broken when our paths crossed?
Did we regret the gravity of things lost?
Why must we dream the things we dream?
And when will we configure what they mean?
Dreams haunt every corner of my mind,
Is there a clue here to find?
As my eyes close and drift away to sleep,
I pray my dreams I do not keep,
No more emotions in a world of no control,
No other memories that open my soul,
Because I don't know why I have these dreams?
Maybe regret is what they really mean ?
Please go dreams that haunt my mind,
There's nothing I want to find.
© Amber Hicks 2011
(poetry of yesteryear)
https://plus.google.com/101240506671937313571/posts/ND9eE29bhsA
To be considered for Poet of the Week or a special mention, you must be an active member within the community, interacting with your peers, encouraging and supporting other poets. (More details can be found by scrolling down)
Our special mentions this week go to. . .
+Jasmine ツ
+Amita sharma
+sunita hussain
+Ellen Waters
Such worthy special mentions and Poet of the Week, it is our absolute pleasure to be celebrating these five amazing souls this week.
Congratulations to all.
Many thanks to all our amazing members for another fantastic week of poetry, likes, reads, comments and shares and prompt writes. It is you guys and gals that make this community amazing!
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.
A huge welcome to all our new members this week, from the POETS team
POETS the Original can now be found and liked on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/poetstheoriginal/notifications/
POETS now has two weekly poetry PROMPTS.
#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS ~ Every Monday
#POETSLINEPROMPTS ~ Every Wednesday
AND
#POETSFLASHBACKWEEKEND (Share your old poems every Saturday and Sunday)
Everyone is welcome to participate
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.
A poster will be provided for each new line prompt. Please use the poster with your poem. You will find these in the respective categories: POETS PHOTO PROMPTS OR POETS LINE PROMPTS.
Please also use hashtag #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS OR #POETSLINEPROMPTS 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 coordinators:
POETS PHOTO PROMPTS - +James polamz King
POETS LINE PROMPTS - +karen hayward
Note that the prompts are not contests, they are intended to inspire poetic writing and fun.
Give POETS FEEDBACK
If you would like to tell us what you think about POETS, either positive or negative - give us praise, or tell us what we could do better, please use our online feedback form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeInbdeUzmuJTpXihf3XtLbq2uiNR__29u7KQHI00E3ksCKVA/viewform
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