Opening it today because I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow. I can't lock July's poetry contest due to it not being my own thread, but obviously that contest is closed. This month's winner is Mvalentine with his poem A sweet dream. It was a delicate and romantic masterpiece and true to the haiku style. The ending added a bittersweet note to it. Well done. This month's theme is animals. At least one animal should play a large role in your poem. Whether you portray it as a physical being or as a metaphor doesn't matter. Good luck to you all!
I'm re-posting my entry, if the contest isn't open anymore disregard this ^^'' Belle's Escape All it takes is a hop to send me over the top. It took just a second of planning to feel the wind oh so fanning. The fences that kept me prisoned so can keep me trapped no more, oh no! I run, I sprint, I trip, I spaz, before nibbling on some grass. But then a huge bird catches my eye, it let out such a scary cry. The fences that kept me prisoned so can't keep me safe no more, oh no! The scent of a cat in the air seems to be luring me to it's lair. But I won't be fooled by it's fog! Oh wait, is what I see really a dog? The fences that kept me prisoned so, can't keep me safe no more, oh no! She'd been playing her favorite song by Chopin when suddenly she screams "Mais où donc est mon lapin?" She dashes outside only to see me spazzing out, gettin' ready to flee. The fences that kept me prisoned so, can't keep me trapped no more, oh no! She reaches out before grabbing some grass. I look on curiously, does she think I'm an ass? There's all the grass I need under my paws being fooled by her would defy all my laws! The fences that kept me prisoned so, can't fool me now oh-ho, oh no! The bird cries again, frightening me and I jump into her lap, it's the safest place to be. The decision that'd chain me again that I'd made tout de suite was the right one, as her love for me hadn't changed a whit. So she can keep those fences that prison me so, as they'll keep me loved and safe, oh ho! Apologies for my rusty french <.<
