Monday, February 22, 2016

Saving Lives with Poetry contest winner

Saving Lives with Poetry contest!
 Saving Lives with Poetry contest winner
 
We just received this picture today from the 2015 Saving Lives with Poetry contest winner, Alan Epstein! We can’t wait to find out who the 2016 winner will be! Congratulations, Alan! You deserve it.

 


 
Enter your poem today for a chance to win at the 2016 Saving Lives with Poetry contest!
 


 
 

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Realistic Poetry is proud to announce the 2015 Saving Lives with Poetry contest winner

Realistic Poetry is proud to announce the 2015 Saving Lives with Poetry contest winner, Alan Epps! Your poem was chosen for first place and you have won $100.00! Thank you for participating!
http://www.realisticpoetry.com/poetry-contest

Here is the winning poem written by Alan Epps, entitled, 'Togethered'.
 
 
 
Togethered / By Alan Epps
 
I wanted to write a short poem
To tell you I love you
But I wasn't sure how to say it
Thought it was more important to display it
Because we know words are cheap
And action is real
If we want to let a person
Know how we feel
We should show it
A lot more than we should say it
After so many years
I came to understand that love includes appreciation
It's one of the things
That cannot suffer depreciation
If I appreciate
You know that I care
And, if I care
You know love is there
So I'll dispense with the words
And pull you towards me
So you have no doubt
I would never ignore you
Because we only ignore
What we don't understand
And I implore you
To give me a hand
In paying attention
And sharing appreciation
It's the only way
To bridge the egregious separation
That pervades an arbitrary space
That we characterize as a nation
Never forget that gratitude
Merely from the presence of another
Is a most righteous attitude
And it is the glue
That brings a whole world together
A universal tether
You know we could live
Forever togethered.
 
Here is the link to get to the 2016 contest:

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Earn Money for Writing Poetry program

Don't miss the next payout!
We currently have $1470 to give away to poets! 
http://www.realisticpoetry.com/earn-money-for-writing-poetry-program

 

True Story of Rape

"True Story of Rape"
 
This testimony was just recently sent to Realistic Poetry International! We hope it inspires someone else.
 
http://www.realisticpoetry.com/testimonials
 

Thursday, January 7, 2016

2016 Saving Lives with Poetry contest

2016 Saving Lives with Poetry contest
 
 
http://www.realisticpoetry.com/2016-early-contest-entryhttp://www.realisticpoetry.com/2016-early-contest-entryThank you to: Anindita Bose, Veronica Marjon Van Bruggen, Martha Shumba, Celine Leduc, Dennis John Ferado, Cristene Snow, Deacon Adigun Temitope Idealism, Biswanath Kundu, Yvonne Dondo, Bernard Wachira, Cassandra Ware, Lea Sutherland, Chace Thompson, David Smith, Tina Perry, Shivaji Pandhare, Alan Jankowski, Praveen Ranjit, Brian Crandall, Henry Martin, Zev Davis, Michael Roc Thomas, Dennis John Ferado, Arthur Turfa, Fozia Arif, Sudha Dixit, Dr Kalpana Mallick, Gael Bage, Megan Hudnall, Lillian Barnhart, Ankita Siddiqui, Asif Balouch, Chandrajit Mitra, Paschal Nwosu, Vesta Trondosa, Vikas Singh, Norman Molesko, Michael Peck, Kevin Okwayo, Bert Kermit, Bralon Rhone, MZAMO MKHONTO, Furat Esbir, Robert Lujan, Steve Janke, Terrance Upham, Neculce Dorina, Johannes Laryea, Richard M Knittle Jr., Shyamal Kumar Das, Jeffrey Culp
http://www.realisticpoetry.com/2016-early-contest-entry

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

A woman deserves so much more love, recognition, and respect for all that she is and all that she does.

A woman deserves so much more love, recognition, and respect for all that she is and all that she does.

A woman deserves so much more love, recognition, and respect for all that she is and all that she does. She is strong like a fortress, yet gentle, caring, and understanding. She often carries so much of the worlds heavy burdens with little complaint and still wears one of the most priceless smiles. She has been put down, beat up, lied to, and discouraged, but somehow, brilliantly manages to find her way back to the surface. Her body acts as the first sacred home to our offspring, providing nourishment and shelter for our developing babies that will one day become the future. Each and every one of us have had to pass through the protection of a woman’s womb, which in itself is simply amazing! A woman’s love is worth more than all the material things that a man can ever give or obtain. She is resilient and motivated despite what she has been through and is unafraid of her tears. She is beautiful inside and out and virtuosity is like her crown. Our world would be incomplete without the presence of a strong, loving, compassionate, beautiful woman.  


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