""If only we could turn back the hands of time""
Contest Judged: 10/14/2019 11:54:00 AM
Sponsored by: Silent One |
See Contest Description
Place PoemTitle Poet
Contest Winner Medal 1 Flowing Deep, Those Ghastly Shards Of Regret Robert Lindley
Contest Winner Medal 1 Cups of balmy time Probir Gupta
Contest Winner Medal 2 Hands of time Nick Trim
Contest Winner Medal 2 Turning back the hands of time Vijay Pandit
Contest Winner Medal 2 I Would Bring Her Home Subimal Sinha-Roy
Contest Winner Medal 2 a haunting chime of time Sandra Adams
Contest Winner Medal 2 Against the Tide Janis Thompson
Contest Winner Medal 2 I Would Go Back Larry Bradfield
Contest Winner Medal 2 THAT VERY FIRST KISS Ann Gilmour
Contest Winner Medal 2 REGRET JEAN MURRAY
Contest Winner Medal 2 Long Since Forgotten Now Greg Gaul
Contest Winner Medal 2 The Value Of Today Heidi Sands
Contest Winner Medal 2 If Only We Could Turn Back the Hands of Time Eve Roper
Contest Winner Medal 2 Grains of Sand Joseph May
Contest Winner Medal 2 Epoch of Time Winged Warrior
Contest Winner Medal 2 Yesterday's Embers Frederic Parker
Contest Winner Medal 2 Read Between The Lines William Kekaula
Contest Winner Medal 2 Time, Time Precious Time Dear Heart- Wiishkobe Ode
Contest Winner Medal 2 IF ONLY I COULD Anisha Dutta
Contest Winner Medal 2 I'm Sorry Grams Lu Loo
Contest Winner Medal 2 A Charmed Life Regina Riddle
Contest Winner Medal 2 That Way Lies Madness Suzette Richards
Contest Winner Medal 3 SILHOUETTE OF REGRET Line Gauthier
Contest Winner Medal 3 REFLECTIONS ON TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Beata Agustin
Contest Winner Medal 3 If Only We Could Turn Back the Hands of Time Andrea Dietrich
Contest Winner Medal 3 terrorized for life janelle barker
Contest Winner Medal 3 Not Forgotten kenneth brenner
Contest Winner Medal 3 If Only We Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time Paula Goldsmith
Contest Winner Medal 3 Between The Lines Beth Evans
Contest Winner Medal 3 The Hands Of Time Timothy McGuire

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My poem that won first place.... ( Also was posted previously here at DP )-Tyr

Flowing Deep, Those Ghastly Shards Of Regret

Flowing deep, those ghastly shards of regret
and the spasms they birth in weeping soul
no reprieve, caught in that sorrowful net
love's joyous flag no longer had its pole.

Moon was shining and sky was gleaming bright.
That fateful night, I was blind, without sight.

Never saw her again, I ran away
bare truth is, I knew she wanted much more
than a simple life, with simple man's pay
with her fast asleep, I ran out the door.

Moon was shining and sky was gleaming bright.
That fateful night, I was blind, without sight.

Putting distance in our path, out of state
I heard no cries, did not see how she bled
looking back, her love became bitter hate
my mistake seen, I wished to be dead.

Moon was shining and sky was gleaming bright.
That fateful night, I was blind, without sight.

Six years and a million miles I had fled
where sadder path my soul walked alone
yet see her well I could, in her silk bed
in sweet night dreams, we talked on the phone.

Moon was shining and sky was gleaming bright.
That fateful night, I was blind, without sight.

Courage came and I went to her hometown
to beg forgiveness for my youthful fear
I saw her again in her blue nightgown
I ran away, my eyes still wet with tears.

Moon was shining and sky was gleaming bright.
That fateful night, I was blind, without sight.

As moon's rays through my window hit my eyes
then I realized it was a bad dream
nobody could hear my bellowing cries
no, we would never again be a team.

Moon was shining and sky was gleaming bright.
That fateful night, I was blind, without sight.

10-08-2019
Rhyme,
Written for the contest, If Only We Could
Turn Back The Hands Of Time,
sponsor, Silent One

Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2019