The Official Writing Challenge
BACK TO
CHALLENGE
MAIN
INSTRUCTIONS
how it works
submission rules
guidelines for
choosing a level
ENTRIES
submit your entry
read current entries
read past entries
challenge winners
Our Daily Devotional HERE
Place it on your site or
receive it daily by email.


TRUST JESUS TODAY

  • Share
  • how it works
  • Submit
Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: The Writer's Life (05/13/10)
Captured phrases of splintered thought
Arrested in a gaol of sorts
Chains of words await their time
In the prison of my mind.

Freedom to express their plea
Are demands made on me
In detention they must wait
Until this jury seals their fate.

In my mind I segregate
Quiet thoughts which can wait
From the ones who weep and wail
Wanting freedom from this jail.

Crime and justice is the cry
Of these words that will not die
Bludgeoning on the edge of thought
Wanting free from where they’re caught.

A noisome dungeon of cluttered clots
Congealing into story plots
Segregation of secret schemes
Stills their voice or so it seems.

Captive thoughts soon break free
Unconstrained they speak to me
Without restraint I write them down
Confined no more they run around.

Unfettered though these thoughts may be
Words remain who wait for me
Shackled still in isolation
A demand is made for probation.

Writers should heed this notation
In their life there’s no vacation
Words and thoughts they crow and crowd
Until their freedom is allowed.
The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.
If you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? You can be right now. CLICK HERE

JOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel.
This article has been read 1734 times
Member Comments
Member
Date
AnneRene' Capp
05/20/10
Wow and awesome! This is so uniquely descriptive. I was in awe at so many of your phrases which spoke deeply to me. Great Poem!
Avigail David
05/21/10
What a meaningful, deep life such as this writer has. May the authour of this creative poem be blessed with more stories and experiences to tell... and write. Keep writing for God's honour. Be of good cheer, this is my personal encouragement.
Dusti (Bramlage) Zarse
05/21/10
Great images. I have often thought of the mind as a prison of sorts, words trying (often unsuccessfully) to break free. I enjoyed how your words and thoughts became characters in and of themselves. Very creative.
Mildred Sheldon
05/21/10
WOW! Fantastic. I loved this more than mere words can say. Great job and the descriptive words used were magnificent. Keep writing.
Karen Macor
05/23/10
Very nice. I loved the analagy. Keep writing.
Timothy Klingerman
05/24/10
Nice concept and execution.
Gerald Shuler
05/24/10
Delightful. I enjoyed the prison feel. My words stay in prison always unless and until some of them accidently escape. You have, at the least, described this writer.
Tiffanie Chezum
05/24/10
Very well crafted. Great job.
Chely Roach
05/24/10
Really cool concept...I enjoyed the atmosphere you created. Thanks for sharing this!
Gregory Kane
05/24/10
This is how poetry should read - full of rich language and imagery. I enjoyed your entry immensely. Even learned a new word - noisome. Cheers
Lyn Churchyard
05/24/10
Wonderful! Great rhyme and rhythm. Extremely well done.
Susan Montaperto
05/25/10
This is very well written. I really enjoyed the the meter and all the imagery you invoked. Thank you very much. Keep writing.
Terry Lee
05/26/10
I loved the theme and imagery used here. This poem was a pleasure to read. The letter and word combinations made a comforting tempo, and I rolled happily through the entire piece.
Patricia Turner 
05/27/10
This is very original and well done.
Carol Penhorwood 
06/01/10
So very deserving of this win! Beautiful descriptive words that really capture the essence. I especially loved your last verse.
Noel Mitaxa 
06/01/10
Wow! Thanks for throwing light on our inner journey with such clarity and candour. Congratulations on your placing - it's well-deserved.
Noel Mitaxa 
06/01/10
Hi Maria,
Thanks for stopping by in my entry about God's double vision. I see from your website that you have been a counsellor for some time, so I guess you also sense those extra dimensions of possibilities for clients before they do - without putting on your Sherlock Holmes outfit and turning into a doctrinal detective (or should that be doctrinal defective???)
God bless you as your writing ministry develops.

Noel Mitaxa
Nancy Sullivan 
06/01/10
Thanks for putting the thoughts and emotions of so many into words. Great poetry! Nancy K. Sullivan