Lady SunShine & AlluraD Win Rollin Thunder Valentine Poetry Challenge

Congratulations to Lady SunShine for her Valentine poem 'Valentine Call' First Place in Rollin Thunder's first poetry challenge. AlluraD took Honorable Mention for her poem 'Your Molten Dreams'.

In a related poetry challenge 'CafeRg's Splash Poetry Challenge' AlluraD's Valentine poem took First Place and Sartor's poem 'Valentine' took Honorable Mention. The two poetry challenges differ in that, Rollin Thunder Poetry Challenge is determined by its editors and 'CafeRg's Splash Poetry Challenge' is determined by a people's choice poll at SplashHall Poetry Boards.

Please join me in congratulating Lady SunShine, AlluraD and Sartor for their craft. Thank you all for your participation and support. Choosing a winner was a hard task.

A new poetry challenge will begin at both Rollin Thunder Poetry Challenge and 'CafeRg's Splash Poetry Challenge' within the next couple days.



Valentine Call

I searched for a love to call my own
A place to give my heart a home
Finding only stepping-stones
Giving loneliness its right to the throne

I fell in drenches, climbed prefab hills
Finding only two-minute thrills
Until one night I was draped with a chill
While serenaded by a whippoorwill

She too sang her stories of woe
Tales of sorrow her heart hung low
How she lost her true beau
Her connection to his loving soul

I stood there listening for hours
Her pain, her truth, her astonishing power
As she sang from the old bell tower
Memories of her love never soured

"Child" she spoke with a wise voice
"Just like the sailor it's his choice
To hang his heart on his vessel hoists
Raise it high, we need to rejoice

Time will answer your pleading calls
Fill your cracked castle halls."
I pondered on her words that drawled
Finally understanding them all

If it is truly meant to be
Love will ultimately come to me
This picture that my mind does see
Will no longer be make-believe.

© 1-15-05 SunShineGirl



Your Molten Dreams

Melt me down
To fill your need,
Wanton dreams,
Planted seed,
Tilled in fertile soil.

Drink me in
To slake your thirst,
Denuded breast,
Deeply nursed,
Quenched with sweet illusion.

Bend me back
A supple bough,
Arched and ready,
Knowing how,
To pliantly support you.

Give me life
To keep me near,
Without you
I disappear,
Lost in your molten dreams.

© 2005 AlluraD