December 2023 Poetry Contest - $500 Cash Prize
Published: December 6, 2023
These poems have been submitted to the December 2023 Poetry Contest. Below this list you will find the semi-finalist poems.
- December 2023 Poetry Contest, First Prize $500 Cash!
- Submission Deadline is December 31. CLOSED.
- Semi-Finalists Published here through January 6th CLOSED.
- Winner Announced: January 7th
- The Winning Poem is - "Concrete Angel" by Jack Elliott Jr. Congratulations!
These poems have been submitted to the December 2023 Poetry Contest.
- Pretend by Julie Wichterman
- I Am A Victim by Rhonda G. Hitch
- The Upshot Of Your Experiment by Rachel Khorashadi
- I Dropped By This Morning by Robert L. Chisholm
- Tea Alchemy by Ahlam B.Saga
- Smile by Aaron R. Tercero-Lozano
- I Hate by Raquel J. Lesser
- Your Love, Soul Love by SincerelyCharliee
- What The Princess Wanted by Kajari Agrawal
- Lost In Emotion by Josephine Zavala-Florez
- Love Is .... by Ilona M. Blake
- Paint Me In Poetry by Carolyn V. June-Jackson
- For My Dad by HelenKGW
- The Man Upstairs by Rosalie B
- My Shattered Soul by Dana L. Jordahl
- Family Love, And Loss by Cheryl CMP
- The Steward by Sylvia Stults
- Seasons Of Grief by Belinda Stotler
- I Promise by Rosemary Trujillo
- The Law Of Nature by Philip Jorgenson
- Special Rain Drops by Ken Brantley
- It's All In The Eyes by Katy A. Brown
- A Path To Somewhere by Sarah Jane E. Conklin
- SHUT THE GATE MATE by Robert Entriken
- It's Hard, Sometimes by Sierra S. Emrick
- That's Just What Families Do by Don Hamaliuk
- Mysterious Pain by Peggy Stewart
- Concrete Angel by Seawolf
- Inferno's Essence by Caleb Burphy
- Our Love by Charles J. Booker
- Hello, I Love You, Goodbye by Taylor Jones
- The Wedding Gone Awry by Chase M. Testa
- Heart Song by Keith Acker
- Life Is A Medley by Robert L. Chisholm
- Merry Christmas And Thanks For The Memories by Samuel Aragone
- Alienated, And Cast Away, But Not Forever by Yair A. Friedman
- The Greatest Race by Jeff Opperman
- Winter Time by Pauline Faller
- The Invitation by Doug W. Benson
- Trapped Inside by Dedicated_mama
- Don't Dance On The Cereal by Janet Eggen
- Take Back Your Life by Tonya R. Zuber
- The Purpose by Robert
- The Search For Real Friends by Danielle Anglin
- Little Joyful Motions by Ben J. Connolly
- BOND Titles by Sandra Jebb
- Stay On Your Road, Please by Mia A. Lambert
- You, My Sun by Bistelle
- No Refuge by Roger W. Sandmann
- My Last Goodbye by Dustin Stegall
- VIRGIN MARY by Raelene J. Elliss
- A Letter To Santa by Ann D. Stevenson
- STREET MAN by James C. Gordon
- Last Night I Had A Dream by Michael A. Daigneault
- Is Perception Reality??? by Robert C. Saunders
- Goodbye Queen Of Hearts by Iola Zaan
- Before And After by Chris Gallagher
- At The End It Is One Another Story by Kalhari Kaluarachchi
- The Cry Of The Monarch Butterfly by Carolyn V. June-Jackson
- A Specular Christmas by Ann D. Stevenson
- I Cry by Watyne Greer
- Grandpa by Lisa Jessie
- Glimpses by Keith Lewthwaite
- Restless Nights by Jovarius A. Burton
- The Bomb by Marie Matheny
- Christmas Miracles To Believe by Marcia A. Newton
- I Know I Saw Him by Regina M. Elliott
- Saying Goodbye To My Brother by Karmalyw
- 9/11Attacks by Janelle Barker
- THE FIRST BORN by Raelene J. Elliss
- Let Loose Limits On Life by Vaneka J. Johnson
- Thorns by Michelle Meece
The poems below have been selected as semi-finalists for the December 2023 Poetry Contest.
Our Editors determine the winning poem based on content, but you can let us know your top poems by rating, sharing, adding to your favorites and commenting on your favorite poems.
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25 December 2023 Poetry Contest Semi-finalists
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Seasons Of Grief
in Grief Poems
Shall I wither and fall like an autumn leaf,
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From this deep sorrow - from this painful grief?
How can I go on or find a way to be strong?
Will I ever again enjoy life's sweet song?Featured Shared StoryWe, (humanity,) are facing an epidemic of loneliness. It is why there are so many heartbreaking stories of children, being lost to drugs and/or gang violence. When we see someone that we try...
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Featured Shared Story
No one understands what I am suffering from. My new doctor has decided I am taking a far too dangerous drug, so he is weaning me off. I must suffer again for the length of this weaning...
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Is Perception Reality?
in Change Poems
There's an old man I pass
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Almost every single day
We don't share many words cause
We really don't have anything nice to sayFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Stay On Your Road, Please
When your friends unliked you on Facebook, and they all stopped taking your calls.
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Strangers give you a nasty look, and your life's full of failures and falls.
When you'd rather just stay in your bed, go to sleep and never wake up.
And you'd rather be anyone else instead of this loser you've finally become.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Path To Somewhere
Along a path, there was a bush,
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That grew in marshy ground.
Its branches thick and laden down,
With berries big and round.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Grandpa
Dear Grandpa,
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I don't want you to worry about me.
This was the plan from the very first day.Featured Shared StoryThis poem is sad. It’s very sad to lose someone, especially a child or grandchild, and things like that happen all the time. What makes it even sadder is being a mom, dad, grandpa, or...
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Don't Dance On The Cereal
She takes the breakfast cereal, and throws it on the floor
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And does a little soft shoe, while Raggedy yells, "Encore!"
Teddy Bear gets a bath each day inside the toilet bowl.
Destroying me and half the house must surely be her goal!Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Lost In Emotion
in Faith Poems
Sometimes I feel lost in a maze of emotions,
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where every direction feels like a dead-end street.
I feel so alone in my search for an answer
that I start to blame God for not meeting my needs.Featured Shared StoryThis poem is the same as my feelings. Almost every day I ask myself why I must face all these trials. I have been tired of life, but I realize God has a plan for me and for everybody. I have...
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Concrete Angel
There on the streets of Manhattan
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Beneath the cold neon light
You were the soul of my affections
And all with the world seemed rightFeatured Shared StoryPat, I was absolutely thrilled to read your comment. Such a compliment from a poet with your talent is far more than I could have ever hoped for. It is so very good to know that you are...
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For My Dad
in Father Poems
I sit here and wait. I wait for your chest to rise; I wait for you to open your eyes. I lay in bed and wait to hear... to hear that door open and Mum calmly come out, because that means you didn't bow out. I watch you smile, to hell with the pain, your spirit lifts when you see us all together again.
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I know you're in pain, it's a struggle every day, I know the goodbye that hangs in the air, but my heart isn't ready for the break that's waiting there. I try not to get stuck on what's to come, I don't want to grieve early, let's just have some rum. Let's laugh at the past, and live in the now, create new memories while time allows.
Featured Shared StoryThis poem really touched me, and I am a twelve-year old girl! I don't know what's going on now, if he's still fighting or not, but I just want to tell you that you can always pray and God...
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The Invitation
Come, Come and feel crisp air anew
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As respirations burn
Discover bark, tall grass and dew
That only touch can learnFeatured Shared StoryA lovely feeling of freshness and the healing senses of nature. Best wishes, Ann
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Take Back Your Life
Do you know those drugs
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Will never outlast
The tug of war you play
With the pain from your pastFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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It's All In The Eyes
A picture says a thousand words; a smile can too.
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A laugh can tell you a lot, as well...
but to hide behind those things is quite easy to do.
Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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It's Hard, Sometimes
Getting up in mornings for my usual day,
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Though I really I just sit and think and lay,
It's hard, sometimes.
Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Thorns
My body melts like sugar when
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I'm wrapped up in your arms
I flow just like the river
after a raging summer storm.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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No Refuge
As the shower tried to wash away
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the dust and grime of the day
my grief ran down my face as well
my cries were muted as the tears fellFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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That's Just What Families Do
My whole family will keep talking deep inside my head
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It's hard to pay attention to everything that's said
They're yelling out their criticism and it's not one by one
Or their grumbling disapproval for something I have doneFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Glimpses
in Wife Poems
Early morning sun
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Dull light through the window
A shadow crosses her face
I catch a glimpseFeatured Shared StoryHaving lost my husband almost exactly a year ago, I was incredibly touched by this poem. Especially as we too were married for well over 50 years. I look at photos on my photo frame all the...
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Hello, I Love You, Goodbye
hello, I love you, goodbye.
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Sometimes I wonder why I try.
most days seem the same;Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Your Love, Soul Love
You don't compare to others from before.
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I've always wanted someone to just love me more.
No one has ever loved me like you have before.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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