About Our Poetry Contests
Starting on April 23rd, we have been running two week long contests on Wattpad, posted weekly. We are now on our 6th contest, and will continue to add more as the weeks pass. if you would like to enter one of our contests or read the many talented poet's entries, please check it out here.
Contest #3 (5/6 - 5/19) - Results
In our second Wattpad contest, we asked poets to submit a poem inspired either by the phrase "Rain" or by the image above. We received many imaginative and powerful poems. It was a hard choice, but we were able to pick our three favorites!
Third Place - by @DragonflyPoetry
I wanted to believe that all this water could wash away the sins my
Lips could not lick clean
But I knew I was wrong
About: Joy loves creative writing, singing, dancing, and drawing. Read more of her work in Nightmares of Burying Victoria and Dreams of Being Victoria.
Second Place - "Puddle" by N.o.v.a (@TheMasterAssassin101)
Tripping into a puddle of rainbow swirls and plum daydreams,
I fall into a river of tears,
I am drenched in gold souls and the smell of roasted hazelnuts.
Crystal snow flutters in the bleak breeze,
it melts on my fingertips
and I giggle like a child as snowflakes tickle
my coral nose and sunlit cheeks.
There is a pleasant warmth in
the air, though I am shivering
like a leaf during a hurricane.
There is a refreshing silence
that breaks when I crunch the snow underneath
my fuzzy boots.
All is calm.
All is good.
I watch the sunset on the elated horizon,
as gracious tears make their way down
my small face.
They drip onto the icy sand and
evaporate into a frozen whiff.
Ice tears and lucid snow.
Raw breaths and brisk winds.
I sigh in content.
All is calm.
All is good.
I am sucked back
into the puddle,
doused in freezing waters.
It starts to rain.
The raindrops drip onto the surface
of the magical puddle
and the world I once knew,
vanishes within the ripples.
All that is left
is my god-awful reflection
and the fading of a familiar feeling,
as I am left,
soaking up reality,
in the dry rain.
About: N.o.v.a is 15 years old and she started writing poetry about 4 years ago. Please check out her other poetry in her book Neptune.
First Place - "Bugs during rain" by @S-Ingrate
You can move a mountain
But never punch a raindrop
If we get our just deserts
Life ain't a cakewalk
Big talk, businessmen
Hotspots, and makeup
Bacon and skyscrapers
Pancakes and K-pop
We just pay attention to the floods
Never mind the sprinklers that are hanging from above
If we do we celebrate the flowers with new buds
Never say the showers also tend to murder bugs
You should take a look at what does happen on the bus
All that salt ain't healthy, it ain't healthy for the slugs
Umbrellas always up, whether wealthy or a bum
Logically it don't always just rain inside the slums
Down come the cannonballs on the plants and animals
Life is like a basketball, now you're telling me
Crushing force is "miniscule", still we become cannibals
There's no second chances, oh, like a spelling bee
We just pay attention to the storms
As if nothing ever happened several weeks before
It isn't like an infected-apple stranger worm
It builds itself little small cocoons before it's born
First task, don't be scared of rain on the forecast
No need to barricade the doors if you have a doormat
Rain is painful too, and it's best to not ignore that
So afraid of being swatted, just remember who we blow at.
About: S-Ingrate writes rhyming poetry/raps about mental health-related topics. His goal as a poet is to help other people feel better with his writing. See more of his poems/raps in his books iNFRA, The Book of Guilt, and The Straddlers.
Note: Rap the poem above, and you'll understand why we picked it. It sounds amazing, and it's a lot of fun, especially if you're doing it in a quiet and isolated room by yourself.
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