Post by Master of Tacos on Jun 9, 2020 11:15:16 GMT -5
Welcome to the June Poet Laureate Contest, with poems centered on anger. Below are the poems I received, ordered randomly by RANDOM.org. Anyone may vote in this contest, and the poem with the most votes earns its author the title of Poet Laureate! Remember, still do NOT share the authorship of any entry with anyone but me until the contest is over. Voting will be open until noon EDT on June 16.
Please give the poets their due courtesy and read over all the poems before voting.
Good luck to everyone, and may the best poem win!
Entry #1
On Anger
Living in a world gone mad,
To Chaos we’ve devolved.
Tell me please, is there one case
Where violence, problems solved?
Anger, if it’s left unchecked,
Breeds hatred and fuels rage,
Logic then is tossed aside,
And Love cannot assuage.
Anger isn’t always bad,
Can drive us to right wrongs,
Righteous indignation trumps,
The lawless, violent throngs.
Anger, when it’s wed to Love,
Stays focused, reasoned, pure.
Informed minds, much more equipped,
Injustices to cure.
Entry #2
The Storm’s Wrath
The midnight sea lay still
Until a wind started to blow
And silence fell to a shrill
And once calm waves began to grow
Far above foaming dark
Rested thatched roofs and clay walls
Nestled in straw, a lark
All unaware as the wind calls
Higher! Higher! the waves howl
Leaping, lashing the salty rock
Suddenly the skies growl
Tick, tock, tick says the clock
Crash! A terrible sound
Waves strike and tear, unleashing wrath
Bash! Bang! Roar! the waves bound
Forgetting caution, the waves scathe
Wind grows weary and dies
Waves calm and recede to the sea
Morning dawns on clear skies
But on wreckage and debris
But do not despair, for
The storm has no more spite
Rejoice and leap and soar
And rebuild what was lost last night
For no storm can last long
And clear skies will always return
The trick is staying strong
Until the waves and wrath adjourn