[Divantae]

username: Divantae
name: Luna
prompt:
Knotted fur, mud to her belly,
Lips and tongue reeking of bird,
Feathers stuck in her teeth,
Thorns' desperate cling into her side.
Moonlight streaming in from the treetops,
Breeze haunting the bog's incumbents,
Creaking trees uprooted from storm,
Distant scents of yarrow and willow.
Thrills of the chase of a bird in flight,
Dance of a butterfly in the sunlight.
Loafing gators sunbathing in the mire,
Patch of hazel, shimmering emerald.
Sluggish slosh of canned food,
The pecks of bird against wood,
Shifting clouds, drops against silt,
Tapping of rain on rain.
A stretch of an aching back,
The unsheathed gleaming claws,
Jewels painted with clay.
Boats skimming the surface,
Pebbles, too, here and there,
The reassuring pat of her head,
Pristine hand upon wet cheek,
Curled knuckles rubbing under chin.
Crowds gathered round the crackle of flames,
Drifted her to another cause
Under the guise of midnight:
Sheepish kiss from between a fence,
Between the rugged boards, poked
Haphazardly, shoved under until their eyes
Met with the starlight, oceans of speckles of
Paint and dust and feathers.
A bird flew, escaped her grasp,
Eluded her claws, but alas,
She loved the chase.

[194/200 words]

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closed to judge

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username: Westsparrow
name: Halvar (Hal)
prompt:
He who keeps himself alone,
What secrets do you hide?
Oh what is that glimmer shone
behind those dual eyes?
You still claim to only speak
not lies, but truth itself.
Despite the way you seem to keep
an expertise in stealth.
You boast and yet you speak in lore,
Tall tales of buried gold
Stories you tell, for fools, what bore!
Myths overused and old!
But I believe you hide a truth
behind the tales you tell.
I seek it, yet I am no sleuth
I do not know you well.
Would one see if they observe
a past of so much more
than the lonely one who serves
at the bar along the moor?

Winner. I love the rhyme and I too wonder what he might be hiding now.
I'll be granting a runnerup to Sixbane. Let me know if you prefer a lighter or darker cat, or if your not partial to either.

[StormSerpent]

aaa congrats guys, i loved everyone's poems sooo much they're all so good ;o ;;o;

[West]

Thank you so much!! :'0
And congrats on the runner up, Sixbane! All the poems were so much fun to read! It's so cool seeing all the different styles!

[TheSongOfTheStars]

Oh congrats man!
And honestly I got to read a heck ton of cool poetry so I really don't think I lost

[Sixbane]

Sorry im all late, I was working all day yesterday OTL Congrats though to westsparrow, and aatthankyou much for the runner up QAQ/ im probably partial to lighter designs but more than ok with whatever you feel like, rain!