Picture Impact Poetry Challenge September Entries

Winning Entry by Ratna Prabha

My Overflowing Cup

The bounty of nature to nourish me,

The vast, blue sky embellished with glowing comets, dazzling stars to mesmerize me,

A roof over my head to protect me.

The gentle heat from the hearth to keep me warm,

The comforting warmth of my beloved to make me feel cherished and desired.

What more do I need?

And yet, why am I so unhappy?

Why do I cry and complain?

Why do I feel incomplete?

Aah yes! The culprit is my overflowing Cup of Desire.

Lord, teach me to empty this Cup of Desire,

And fill it with Overflowing Gratitude instead!


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Entry by Daisy Bala

Festooned with love

Under the Star-spangled night banner

We sat engrossed in interchangeable love and lust

The camping site miffed at our proximities

The bonfire burned out in envious dismay,

shooting star came horridly calling us names

But we wouldn’t budge, my pining wouldn’t melt

It raced to the pinnacle with each ticking hour

The covet of possessed you, within me

Was watched by the drowning yellow moon

The breezy impulse picked up wind

Rustling hankerings.

The symphony of the naughty night kept inciting the lure

Crickets and katydids played in the interlude.


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Entry by Medhini

A lovely love pair walked

into the woods, on a new moon night,

it was drizzling though;

and watched the sky, lit with a few stars.

Sat on the ground, placing each

one’s right hand on other’s  lap.

Saw a streak of light  falling  down,

and coming towards them,

they sat still, holding their  breath

with wonder and a little  fright.

They wished to get into a tent like hut, nearby.

Vanished the streak of light  too, at once

to their amazement; wild imagination

took them away to a heap of  grass,

swaying flowers, with them shimmering inside.


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Entry by Chaithanya Ajit

She gazes at the beautiful sky adorned by the coruscating stars.

It seems so same yet feels so different without him;

she in his arms, his radiant eyes just like stars to her.

A sudden gush of breeze brings her back to reality,

Tears roll down her cheeks.

The coldness of loneliness supplanted the warmth she once felt,

They loved each other, But it was insufficient.

Presently, trapped in the labyrinth of memories;

Of her moments, solely the stars are forever she thinks,

Though it hurts, she will never wish it hadn’t happened.

Suddenly, she feels an arm on her shoulder,

she looks up, and her unfeigned smile returns.

And as they sit together gazing at the stars,

Nothing else matters to her except that moment,

The moment when she feels complete.

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Entry by Ritika Aggarwal

The Power of Dreams

The stargazers meet one more time

Under the lucid full moon night

Accompanied by the twinkling stars

Embracing each other in the warmth of the fire so bright

The pacific breeze caressing their faces

The shooting star promising many halcyon times

The makeshift tent, a symbol of their future abode

Relishing the serene silence and their inner chimes

The altruistic trees standing tall in all thick and thin

The silent lake teaching them to be supple

This moonlit night is now a witness of their dreams coming true

For, the struggling lovers are now an official couple

Entry by Indrani Choudhary

A NIGHT KISSED TALE OF LOVE AND LONGING

The nocturnal universe witnessed their cherishing dream,

As they immersed themselves to build their love nest,

By erecting a cozy tent amidst this kingdom of wilderness,

And by making a bonfire, near their nestled crèche.

The trees in their vicinity created a dark, impenetrable wall,

As if protecting their Garden of Eden from the outside, vicious world.

And the love birds resembled glow-worms, glowing in the fire,

As if waiting to be burned down in their own desires.

As the fallen leaves rustled musically with the soft breeze,

They huddled together to press their lips.

The star-studded, revealing sky again reiterated a cosmic tale.

And they spotted with wonder a shooting star.

“Make a wish! Make a wish!” , he murmured to her.

She pondered a bit, and then announced softly,

“I have you by my side, what more can I wish, my dear?”

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Entry by Aditi Lahiry

Conversation With the Shooting Star

While camping in the woods

one summer , I chanced to meet the shooting star

I stopped it from moving further asked it ” why are you visible

in the vast , blue sky dear?”

It said ,” I have come to shape your dreams , ask me anything

and it will reflect back in the clear water of the stream ”

I said ” I have heard a lot about  You

Seeing you visually is indeed like my dream come true.

can I ask you for one wish more, will you bring back my childhood soul.”

The shooting star smiled from the sky gleefully

It said next ” I have brought back your childhood friend.

Look outside , there you  will find a pal , whom you

liked best, lost in the busy  world he has come to meet

You , embrace and spend him well.

He is time , he flies too  quickly from the wealthy

hands to the poorest of poor. ”

I listened engrossed to the words of the star speech less still

When I opened my eyesIt was dawn , alas the star

was gone yet the conversation stayed in my mind for many days

I decided to spend my time well.

Entry by Thamarai Selvi M

LOVE AND NATURE

Sitting on the red earth,

Breathing in the pure oxygen,

Eyes captivated by lovely view,

Ears filled with romantic breeze,

Hearts loaded with happiness,

And Mind rewinding the delightful memories…

Looking up the blue sky,

the falling stars reminds the moment I fell for him.

Looking down the green land.

the glowing fire recalls the moment he tied the knot.

The tent in front symbolizes Love – “Our Immortal Love”,

And everything around marks the beauty of Nature – “The Immortal Nature”.

Entry by Alifiyah Shabbir

Honeymoon

Remember the first time we came here?

Oh, how things have changed!

Was the sky this starry back then? Or

Was it that when we lay

On the coarse makeshift bed

We cared for nothing – not even the stars?

Everything different, Everything’s changed!

Last time, this season of the year

We’d promised we’d make it back here

But look how today

Everything feels new. Even her

That is clinging to you

Only one thing has remained unchanged;

That piercing pain after you rode the knife into my breast.

Entry by Elvira Fernandez

I promise…

As I sit miles away from you

I remember those precious moments few

When we sat under a canopy of stars

lost in a world of love, only ours

With my head resting on your heart

Your heartbeats, music, my sweetheart!

I saw a star fall from the cerulean sky

and quickly made a wish with a happy sigh!

Do you know what I wished for?

To fall in love with you more and more!

I still feel the warmth of your embrace

although we’re not together at the same place.

Darling, your love and warmth are my solace

I will wait for you forever, if I have to, I promise!

Entry by Deepa Gopal

In the wilderness when the world sleeps

We sit upon the dew-kissed cool grass

Over a bonfire and watch the moving skies

Bedazzled with dazzling charm on indigo terrain

A silhouetted melody in the distance

Amid the crackling embers before us

We sit shoulder to shoulder as the cosmos

Wraps us in an embrace, she smiles and the night is lit up

Reminding me we are all made of stardust

From ancient times, right then, “look a shooting star”,

She exclaims “Wish!” I look at her, her eyes wide

A fired dream caught between fantasy and reality—

A dream with wings and tail to fly

It comes and goes without a sign just like tiny

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Entry by Tejaswita Sahoo

OBSCURITY TURNS TO VIVACITY

As a black blanket unfurls over the blue

Sapphire glitters in the dark azure

The shooting star makes her way through ether.

As gentle wind blows leaves rustle, branches quiver

Nature sings as if following an oeuvre.

As blazing flares clear away gloominess

Two boon companions fix canvas near creek

And tired sit beside each other.

As Warm radiance makes all luminesce

Fierce shadows become frolic.

As aura marks its soothing tranquillity

Two away from city’s hustle-bustle life

Are captivated by enchanting beauty.

Listen to in-depth voice of Nature

Singing for compassion towards humanity.

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