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WIN THESE VALENTINE'S FALLS!

Due to the success of my last competition, I've decided out of the goodness of my heart to do another one!

This time the lucky winner will receive the 'sweetheart' falls pictured above, a heady concoction of romantic pinks and heart-melting reds with tiny detachable ribbon roses! Who could resist their charms? (And I'm sure there'll be a couple of runners-up prizes too.)

To have a chance at winning them, all you have to do is... wait for it... write a poem about love! (Well, it is the season of romance.) I've noticed many of you have poetic souls from my guest book, and here's the chance to display them.

So, here's how it works. Send me a poem of 4 to 8 lines on the subject of love by the 13th of February. The poem can be as light and fluffy or as dark and agonized as you like (but nothing too rude please, I don't want to blush too much as I read them.)

All the poems will be displayed on this page for everyone's reading pleasure!

The winner will be announced on the 14th, and will be decided by an impartial judge.

All you have to do now is get writing!

THE POEMS

THIRD PLACE!

= commercial love =
Today is the only day where love is allowed to be over rated.
it's the one commmercial day where being greedy is fine.
how very incognito of february.
So how about going to the guy/gal you like..
and kicking them in the shins;
for them not knowing you like them
-or for them not liking you back.

Lillith

Imagine you're lying on a beach,the wind in your hair
Close your eyes and picture me there,lying next to you, holding you, kissing you,
I promise i'll try to make your fantasy true.
Imagine you're lying on a beach, the gentle noise of the waves, a beautiful cloudless sky,
Once again close your eyes,
Imagine the warm sun shining on your face,
Picture me there too in this tranquil place,
Feel it, know it, belive it, I'll always love you..
If you wish hard enough, it might just come true.
The night falls, millions of stars shine,in a clear sky, your lips touching mine. We hold each other for an eternity, all alone on this beach, timeless, you and me...
Don't open your eyes, don't end this dream,
Let the waves wash over us, as the tide comes in..
At least that way we'll drown together, and then I'll be with you forever..

Miss Perfekt

His people come from the desert
His skin holds fire
My people come from nothing
My skin holds no secrets but when he touches me I burn

Q

Resuscitate Me
i want to sweep the snow off your shoulders and kiss you lighter than the flakes touch the ground.
your breath heats my body, melts my skin into water thicker than the electrical air before a summer's afternoon thunderstorm.
nothing's moving...as the street lights speed by me, forceful streaks burn through my body as we touch.
i want to feel your fingertips outlining my mouth and a kiss on the nape of my neck, as i hug every curve of your body with my lips.
i'll hold you to me until you can breathe.
then i'll give you your breath back again.

Abby

be my cupid
shoot me with your arrows
tip them with the posion
that is my fantasy pincture
my boiling heart
help me bleed it out
make me fall in love with you
its all I ever wanted

Insomnia

Where can I find you?
My knowledge is scarce
What I do know is bliss
Fanaticizing about finding it
Where can I find you?
Where can't I find you?
Everyone knows your name I wish I knew your face
Bringing everlasting color
Reasons for living
Where are you hiding?
If only I knew
I dare not speak your name
In fear of departure and loneliness
Waiting for the day we meet
I'll open my arms
Embrace you tightly
Forming an eternal bond
And I want you
And I need you

Kandi

Exhumer
This nocturne mood it grows,
Like moth wings collecting,
Shifting like the crows,
Amongst the shrouded night,
Resurrecting something sinister and cold,
To the sound of lobes disconnecting,
A velvet tapestry unfolds and so is told,
In wicked throws designed to sway the whims of one so in control,
For as this seasonal romance deftly creeps I know,
You are the only one who can exhume me, and so unbolt the hushed casket of my soul

Kassem

Desire.
When I look into your eyes, all I see is the burning desire,
No words need to be spoken, no feelings need to be shared,
We are not the only ones who feel our love in the air,
Our love is undying, and we're all that's remaining,
For everything we have been through,
Just remember I will always and forever,
Love You.

Matt Clinger

'Drowning'
Drowning in your salty sweat,
Dancing around the answers.
Purple lakes of glamorous hopes,
It’s like a terrible cancer.
I can taste you in the air,
God you’re so tempting.
I’m drowning in you,
Soon my head to be saturated.

Samantha Sclawy

Last night i dreamed i lost you, the pain sliced through me cutting to my very soul.
I woke frantically trying to erase the image of your passing from my mind, the pain of losing you too terrible to even imagine.
Then in the half light of the early morning i heard the gentle sound of your breathing.
Now i lie encased in the safety of your embrace, watching your chest rise and fall, feeling secure in your love for me.
Never leave me darling not even in my dreams.

diana neal

My tortured soul and broken heart are yearning,
crimson tears, and morbid artwork follow.
Through my black eyes i see a black world tainted with you,
i loved you...

Lilly

All I wanted was to give her my soul;
Share it and pull it in two as we licked each other's wounds.
All I offered was the everything I could at the time,
And still refused to take nothing in return.
I wanted to melt away her fears and carry her through the years,
To hold her close,
Press her skin against my own.
All she wanted was the sex.

Ely

If I could be
Anything in
The whole wide world I'd choose to be
Your teardrop
To be born in your eyes
Live on your cheeks
And die on your lips

Yousei

SECOND PLACE

My love as long as a winding river, it carries my heart for ever and ever
pebbles and stones dont get in my way, cos I'm getting closer to you every day.
Pure as heaven, but naughty as hell, I'm in love...can't you tell?

Anna Hunt

I want to run into the sky, I want to paint the stars.
We live inside a world where love is blind and light is dark.
With flickering matches we see what we behold.
Life is taught through TV, not just what is told.
Its times like these I look at things the way they w ere meant to be seen.
Like a book that you pick up and read every summer.
Thats the message they deliver from these films,,, love conquers all!

Shai

waves of lust that hit me from behind become my obsession i watch you sleep,
i hear you breath we are one i look at you lay there motionless,
knowing that i just killed the best part of me hoping my tears can bring you back,
i cry for an eternity

marty joeann johnston

it was a red red rose you gave to me,
symbol of love for eternity,
but now that love is all gone,
just like my wilted rose..

Laura

~Little Pink Ribbons~
Everyday listening
To the sounds that
Remind me of you
And what I could see in your soul.
It is what brings us together.
Everywhere twist
The pink ribbons that
Remind me of you.

Em

You make me soft in the skin I'm in I hold you to me
The smell of your skin as you sleep
The sound of peaceful breath
I sigh and drink in all that is you
And I am.

aisha

The joy from passion that stems from lust and grows the flower of love.
It blooms inside the hearts of two.
A bond, they are together for their own eternity.

Harri Stebbing

Love is in the air,
But just look at my hair,
I'll ask Little Pink Fairy,
To make me something scary!

Christy

Heavens heart has hailed me, And this aether displayed,
Love which strings of violins, No sweeter sound have played.
So gazing in the purple haze, No sweeter sight was seen,
Then that of Love thats heaven sent, And nought thats in between.

Harriet Westguard

When I see You.
Time vanishes there's nothing left, all things cease by some unseen thief.
My heart stops as though I'm dead, the blood is pounding inside my head.
I feel a thrill, then I'm numb, Emotions run wild, then just run.
Vision cleared, vision blurred, your's are the only words heard.
Feeling pain, feeling dazed, all disappear behind your face.
All embarrassment, all shame, find somewhere else to lay blame.
Never more happy, never more free, then having You here with Me.

Sara Wheatley

FIRST PLACE!

Love is Pink and Fluffy Like the touch of soft wool to the face.
Love is Twists and turns of Fire and Razzle Dazzle.
Love can be Shock, Love can be Choc Chip, Love can be Smoky and Stormy.
Love can be a Fiesta, Swizzles and Swirls Of happiness, and Allsorts!

Liz

My synapses crackle
And my skin feels like static
My sepia toned world
Lights up Technicolor
The air is sweeter
And the hour is like a minute
When you hold me in your arms
Like you hold my heart in your hands.

Frances

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