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Ghostranch My main portfolio contains 9 items. |
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Folder links are in Red * Other Item links are in Blue [Yellow] (13+) # 1385845: My newest items or works in progress. [Blue] (E) # 1386013: Emotional poetry. [Grey] (13+) # 1386010: Grey matter. Poetry of the mind/poetry about mental illness. [Black] (13+) # 1527064: Dark poetry. [White] (13+) # 1390594: Light poetry. [Gold] (E) # 1400204: Love poems. [Green] (E) # 1385837: Nature poems. [Purple] (13+) # 1390587: A place for my stories—hopefully there's no purple prose here! [Orange] (E) # 1423763: Odds and ends folder. A home for my contests and images etc. |
| Nature poems. (10 items) |
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Autumn Leaf (E) # 1603156: Easing myself back into poetry writing. Form: the Whitney. Oceans (E) # 1534551: A Cleave poem. 3 poems in 1! Summer Sun (E) # 1447318: Written for 'A Box of Chocolates' contest. Form: Huitain. Nature's Wrath (E) # 1445911: For week 2 of the Poetry Splasharama. Form: Whitney = 3,4,3,4,3,4,7 (syllables). Desert Dreams (E) # 1420840: A mirage in the desert. Form:haiku. 1st place in 'Those Poems Contest'. A Mystery To Me (E) # 1409015: 2nd attempt at a Spenserian sonnet. Tied 2nd place in the 'Coloring The World' contest. Woodland Spirit (E) # 1399838: A poem about finding comfort in nature with one line 'borrowed' from The Canterbury Tales. The Rainbow Bridge (E) # 1396176: A dream helps me to find a solution to a problem. For the 'I Love Haiku' contest. Pale Moon (E) # 1385270: Written for the Static Cling Contest. Flowers (E) # 1344120: A poem about four different flowers-hopefully people can work out which ones they are! |
| Grey matter. Poetry of the mind/poetry about mental illness. (16 items) |
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The Future (18+) # 1504389: It's bleak! (Review only item). Time (13+) # 1455831: A very depressing poem. Form: Double Nonet. Prompt: Time. Fear (ASR) # 1436496: Trapped in this nightmare. Form: CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme. Bright Night (13+) # 1436163: A Minute poem. 2nd place in Roses' Poetry Challenge. A Wounded Heart (13+) # 1429723: A whole load of self-pity I'm afraid. Tied 1st place in the 'Coloring The World' contest. A Leap Of Faith (13+) # 1421955: A poem full of misery and self-pity. Written in the Rispetto form. Panic (ASR) # 1407112: A CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme about a panic attack. Written for Stretch Your Style, week 7. A Beautiful Light (13+) # 1397847: Poem about despair. 2nd attempt at iambic tetrameter. Poppies on the Track (E) # 1390718: A touching sight stirs painful memories. Written for Rose’s Poetry Challenge. Trying to Overcome (E) # 1385053: Senryu written for the ‘I Love Haiku’ contest. About being stuck in the past. Lullaby (E) # 1380711: I WANT TO SLEEP! Insomnia is driving me crazy! 2nd plae in The Elementalist contest. Bittersweet (E) # 1378815: About dissociation... I think. Crying Crimson (18+) # 1371298: Entry for the Sorrow and Sadness contest. Prompt: Red teardrops. Was it worth it? (18+) # 1363471: For my brother. I was very angry at him when I wrote this. Schizophrenic (E) # 1362800: If you have any idea what I'm on about here then you are probably as insane as I am! The Listener (E) # 1350262: This is about a friend who has social anxiety disorder. |
| Emotional poetry. (14 items) |
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Loneliness (E) # 1537207: What loneliness feels like for me. Form: whitney. Jealousy (ASR) # 1504451: A poem written in the Whitney form: 3,4,3,4,3,4,7 syllables. Imaginary (E) # 1495266: Maybe a bit corny but it was written from the heart. Manipulation (E) # 1430301: A rispetto poem written for the Images In Ink Monthly Poetry Contest. Goodbye (E) # 1425021: Finally saying goodbye to my brother. 2nd place in 'Lexi's Poetry (Hardcore) Challenge' Deceit (E) # 1416619: A Triquatrain written for week 10 of the Stretch Your Style challenge. Tainted Rose (E) # 1413349: Feeling let down by someone who should have protected me. Form: Etheree. A Single Rose (E) # 1412885: A Villanelle. 1st place in week 9 of the Stretch Your Style challenge. Thank You (E) # 1401124: A poem for the man who kept me going when times were really tough! The Funeral (E) # 1398531: Determined not to cry at my Nan's funeral and then becoming detached from my emotions. Weeping Willow (E) # 1390127: This is about grief. My Nan died recently and I wrote this to get my feelings out. Searching for me (E) # 1358290: An attempt to put into words an experience that has had a big impact on life. Broken Wings (E) # 1356336: A personal poem. My Broken Heart (E) # 1344145: This is about my brother who died in 2005. |
| Light poetry. (12 items) |
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Living Fiction (E) # 1545290: When I am totally absorbed in a good book I become the character. Form: Nove Otto. Freedom's Key (E) # 1411473: A rispetto poem. Tied 1st place in the the 'Coloring The World' contest. Title = prompt. Friendship (E) # 1404563: A Revanche II poem (I hope!) Dedicated to my three best friends. The Threads of Life (E) # 1400594: A poem about life. Nothing more, nothing less! 2nd attempt at a sonnet. Ambitious (E) # 1399452: Senryu written for the 'I Love Haiku' contest. About ambitions and achievement. Baked Biscuits (E) # 1395616: Written for Stretch Your Style week 3. Form: The Whitney. The Greatest Gift (E) # 1392263: My heart as it allows me to live and love! Honourable mention in Stretch Your Style week 2 Grown (E) # 1380896: A poem about growing up. Written for the Pond Poetry Contest in the Prime Form. Tunnel Vision (E) # 1379677: A poem about a friend who is very narrow-minded. Moonlit Cat (E) # 1357466: About my cat. 3rd place in round 6 of the Eternally Our Friends Poetry Contest! (Yay!) Ginger Cat (E) # 1346086: For my 'lion'. The Church (E) # 1344681: A poem...the title explains it all! Written when I was about 16 or 17. |
| Love poems. (16 items) |
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Dare to fall in love? (E) # 1604428: A poem in the Lune form, written for a contest. Opposites Attract (13+) # 1442922: 2nd place in the Pond Poetry contest. Free verse. Rainbow Of Emotion (E) # 1429839: The person I love is in love with someone else. The Flight Of Dreams (E) # 1428411: A poem written in the Cloned-Line form for the Poetry Scratch Pad. Bluest Eyes (E) # 1427401: I could get lost in those eyes! Dreaming Of You (E) # 1423836: Trying to capture that summer feeling. Tied 1st place in the Coloring The World Contest. My Heart in Chains (E) # 1408252: My first attempt at a Spenserian Sonnet. It's about learning to trust and love. In The Moonlight (13+) # 1405899: First attempt at the Grossblank form. A mysterious, romantic poem. Wedding Bells (E) # 1405841: A Minute poem about a wedding. Whispers (ASR) # 1403906: Written for Stretch Your Style, week 6. A Dodoitsu poem. Love Found A Way (E) # 1399883: Tied first place in the ‘Coloring the World Contest’. The title was the prompt. A Note of Love (E) # 1398105: A man professes his love. 1st attempt at a sonnet-still learning when it comes to meter! Soul Mates (E) # 1396571: For my Granddad who recently lost his soul mate. The Date (13+) # 1391999: A captured moment of a romantic date. Tales of the Heart (E) # 1391351: Written for SADs UK request (link to more details inside). A Gift Of Love (E) # 1387132: Senryu written for the 'I Love Haiku' Contest. Won 2nd place. |
| Dark poetry. (10 items) |
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A Darkened Love (18+) # 1419306: A Rondel...sort of! 2nd place in Roses' Poetry Challenge. Paranoid (ASR) # 1413659: An acrostic poem. The title is the subject! Afraid of the Dark (ASR) # 1400730: Written for Stretch Your Style week 5. Form: Monotetra. What The Roses Saw (13+) # 1397924: Stretch Your Style week 4 entry: Etheree form. Inspired by a scene from American Beauty. Unspeakable Cruelty (ASR) # 1397268: Written in the Boonstra Brain Function form. 1st place in the Pond Poetry Contest. A World Without A Sun (13+) # 1397101: Contest entry. I was really inspired by the title prompt-My dark side has awoken! Mwahaha! Crystal (13+) # 1390602: This is about a stalker. (It isn't real!) Rewritten - hopefully improved! The Eyes of Darkness (13+) # 1387368: Going mad in the darkness. 1st place in round 15 of the Endless Night Poetry Contest. Lady Envy (ASR) # 1373128: Entry for the Seven Deadly Sins contest. Church At Night (E) # 1361547: A terrifying yet beautiful sight. |