A Win In My First Entry In A Premier Contest At Home Poetry Site.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Nifty Named Nebula's
Contest Judged: 6/12/2019 1:58:00 PM
Sponsored by: William Kekaula |
See Premier Contest Description

Place PoemTitle Poet
Contest Winner Medal 1 Red Square, So Rare Gregory R Barden
Contest Winner Medal 2 Revelations Of Beguiling Gaze, From The Witch's Head Robert Lindley
Contest Winner Medal 3 Jewel that took the crown Vijay Pandit
4 The Butterfly Nebula John Gondolf
5 The Butterfly Winged Warrior
6 The Eye of God- Nebula Dear Heart
7 HOURGLASS NEBULA Kim Rodrigues
8 Rosette Nebula Connie Marcum Wong
9 A New Red Square Nebula Debjani Mitra
10 The Red Square Nebula Kurt Ravidas
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Above is the winner's list of the Premier contest that I decided to enter
even tho' I am basically jaded about how the contests are ran at my home poetry site
since several sponsors base their selection upon favoritism and popularity of the poet rather than on
the merits, and quality of the poem entered.
I just received an email notification of my second place win in the first Premier contest
I have ever entered at my poetry site. A win with a poem that I wrote in less than
twenty minutes, with no edits. Below is the new sixteen verse poem that I entered that
morn immediately after composing it...--Tyr


Revelations Of Beguiling Gaze, From The Witch's Head

From dark abyss, many light-years away
witch's head, its beguiling, evil gaze,
yellow-eyed sockets, curses to betray
far more sinister in that blacken haze.

Alas! Its lights gleam in brightest allure.
Leading its lost victims to blindness sure.

She steeped in paganism, its evil spells
spiral coils, deceiving serpent-like trance,
heaving breasts, illusions from distant hell
baits true romantics, by star rays romance.

Alas! Its lights gleam in brightest allure.
Leading its lost victims to blindness sure.

Her reach, into space and far, far beyond
mighty darken surge, her galactic source,
hiding darkness of which devils are fond
to destroy innocent mortals of course.

New poem, 6-04-2019
Nifty Named Nebula's Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: William Kekaula
Chosen to compose to: image #9 - The Witch's Head Nebula

Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2019

[Kathianne]

Congratulations!
:clap::clap::clap:

[High_Plains_Drifter]

That's awesome, brother Tyr!

[CSM]

Congratulations!

[Abbey Marie]

Congratulations Robert!

[jimnyc]

No one I know deserves the recognition for time, energy & definitely quality poetry, that Tyr does.

Congrats, my friend!

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

IF

If you can help others fulfill their dreams
And your heart ever seeks far greater Light
If you hold true, evade life tempting schemes
And with honor, you sleep in peace at night;
If better Life and true Love are your goals
And every day you give your very best
If you reject dark lusts, their heavy tolls
And try to give others their needed rest:

If your family, its love is your rock
Your spirit will dance with dearest of hope
If you do not wither from life's hard knocks
And you endeavor to expand mind's scope;
If kindness, is steady shield you embrace
And in its warmth, your soul chooses to bask
If you find courage's truth, is no disgrace
And ever seek to learn more when you ask:

If you embrace Nature, its awesome gifts
Seek sanctuary in its sweet abode
If gentleness is your key that uplifts
And you reject evil you have been sold;
If in this life, you hold your head up high
And wake each new morn with thankful delight
If heart's sincere love you do not deny
You will find its blessings forever right!

If in times of sorrow you dare not fold
And with brave heart face darkest of sorrows
If years flow, you find you are very old
And you can face shortness of tomorrows;
If your past brings with it a certain pride
And your memories hold that Life was sweet
If from Light's shining truths you do not hide
Heaven's gate, your loved ones you will greet!

Robert J, Lindley,
Rhyme, 10-23- 2018,
SilentOne's, 'In response to IF....' contest( A Response to Rudyard Kipling's world famous poem titled-- IF )

Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2018

Edit awarded first place in SilentOne's contest-- 11/25/2018

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Awarded first place--- 6/29-2019
Now I have just received notice this poem was awarded first place at a third poetry site
after I entered it in my first ever contest entry there..- Tyr