I will be in attendance and I know of some doors be they prison cells or Heavens gate great subject and a world of scope and themes, if the prize is good enough I shall be biased in my judgement lol.
I am here when needed,
Yours Ian

How can there be a contest without announcement of the prize at stake?..lol..

don't worry about what i said Stan...it was just in good humor...

Regards,

Beginning work on this....so excited

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Can I also explore more?
what lies where
behind ''closed doors''
or
this contest is purely
for wooden and iron doors
do clarify which
ere mind does doors switch

This is only an extempore
more will ensue as you open my minds door
Don't worry I won't allure behind closed doors
yours or anyone else's
my dear
maintaining one's secrecy
i surely ensure
more than others
STAN YOURS

One, two, three and four.
Look at all the doors!
Some hanging from the ceiling,
some screwed onto the floor.
Swinging open and shut,
like a two by four.

Which one shall I choose,
memories of the past?
Tearing open old wounds,
reminiscing about love
that didn't last?
Cut off by the slamming of the door!

What about the one
filled with things that
need to be forgotten?
Too many emotions,
not hardly for the downtrodden.
Would someone shut that door?!

Swirling, twirling, whirling,
buzzing in my brain.
Feelings much too hard to explain.
Open and shut, open and shut
slamming, slamming, SLAMMING!
Would someone shut those damn doors!

Step out the door to clear the doubt.
You'll learn for sure what life's about.
What's good, what's bad you shall explore,
to clear the doubt, step out the door.

Unlatch the lock, lash out the fear.
find out your way through hope and cheer.
The journey is a beach's walk,
Lash out the fear, unlatch the lock.

Knock hard to learn what, where and why.
Detect the world with naked eye.
It doesn't lie, but helps you gain.
What, where and why, knock hard to learn.

Thank you!

lol - you will see that I have been really inventive with my title
xxx

Doors

When you were just a little child
you left your door part open
so I could always watch you
if ever you were frightened
I could quickly cross the threshold
be right there
and you would be consoled

the doorway to heaven
is not mine to pass through
for now
but, with love and determination
you left it ajar
so I could still see
when I have fear
where you are

judy

I have posted another for the contest title of:-
"Choice of Doors" Send all money prizes to the children of High Falls reservation up country some place in USA.
Have a great evening all Yours Ian.

the door I entered from
and by which I'll eventually leave
is destiny,
in between, I live
verily

The Southern Door

Close it!
Don't let it open.
I don't want to leave here
where peace resides.

The darkness here is bliss,
the gentle beat of the heart,
the sweetest lullaby.
The warmth here signifies life.

I know I won't stay here forever
A time will come for me to leave
when my body is complete
and I'm too big to stay but..

let it be a whole nine months
before the southern door is wide open
and I leave to meet the world
with all of its beauty and ugliness.

For now let me be here,
embracing peace.

Alid

That is definitely clever.

Open the door

Remind me ere it’s too late

Who will this task for me undertake?
life is not yet at stake
which door will open
after does the main gate
I don't want to be late
where is in any case
that gate
where doors remain open all day all night
this door is like an open well
enter in and no one will tell
who came in
the door will record all your snaps
taken within
so close the door behind
ere in stark nudity you are caught
the one who you always had in mind
which door is that
I have yet to find
but friends I still have one in mind
this is just a sparring kind
at door opening
which is embedded
deep in my mind

a lot of poets are putting their entry here I shall check to see where my entry is but have put it here also, just in case, lol

Choice of Doors. (Feb contest)

He sat there at his meagre desk.
Quill in hand, pausing as I entered
“There are the doors young one” he said.
“Just choose the one you feel is best”

There were three doors in the room.
One I had just entered and two others
“Which do you suggest” I asked,
“I am unable to decide for you” came the reply.

“I feel that this is just a visit to talk to you”
The monk put his quill down and turned to me.
“Young Alexander, this is not the place to be”
“There are many other places for you to go”

He used a name I had been called years before,
But only when I asked the children of my name.
“These doors, keeper of the quill” I said.
“They have no name or point to guide me?”

“Then you are not supposed to be here young one”
“Does it come to this and doors?” I asked.
“You ask too much of this place young traveler”
“When it is time there will be no questions” he said

“What shall I call you sir” I asked in muted voice.
“There is no need to call me by name” he said.
“But you are the one that guides me in writing”
“The thoughts are from the universe as it rests”

“Thank you” I said and turned to leave as I had entered,
The door opened as I approached its space.
“We shall talk again young traveler” came the thought.
I thought “Over my dead body” then I heard him laugh.

I posted to The Stream as instructed. Am I to post on this thread also?

In Rome an arch was like unto a gateway to
a realm unlike Eternal Rome could hope to be.

Two Pillars make one unknown door that will be crossed
despite that on the other side will evil be.

So what then is a door but passage on and toward.
Departure and Arrival is gross meant to be.

So open doors, you must you know or life stands still.
Most doors are changes, ruts are ended, I at last am free.

Under contest>Feb. Contest >I could find everyone's submission except mine.
Should I resubmit under that Tab?

Done. Appreciate your concerns
I think Carrie should do the same as her poem does't show in the list of the submissions.

I resubmitted mine using contest but don't see it in the contest section. Can someone add mine to where it needs to be. I forgot to put February contest in the heading this time.

No worries. I can see your submission there. But you could have kept your original submission with all comments. You only need to include the contest's name from the drop.

You are the only one who has access to your work.

Even I am confused. Contrary to what Rula has said, even though I check marked the box at the end of the poem for the contest, I still dont find mine listed in "Submit", "Find" or "About" drop down menus of the Contest tab ...

Anyways, I just hope mine has been registered as a valid contest entry even though it may not even get noticed...lol..

Regards,

Carrie. It's up to you if you want the comments or not.

please don't blame your self ...we appreciate your good intentions....

Regards,

This is the perfect opportunity to find out what works (not much it sounds like) and what does not (and how to fix it). Everyone needs to keep trying to use the system until the bugs get worked. We need to perhaps consider sacrificing something to Andrew. It might please him enough to put this high on his list.

Arm all doors

The most delightful words
ever heard
ere take of
the wages start.

But this time there will be an exception,
a young King is being brought.

Tutankhamen
The Egyptian 18 year old King
laying in a solid golden coffin,
three thousand years since.
He is still embalmed!

They don’t want to his silent soul alarm
they will get him in
through the rear emergency door,
ere they finally fly off.

No one should know,
the King is sleeping still,
maybe they will extract a cell
yes they will
to resurrect the young kid,
who still sleeps since ages
behind closed jungle doors.

I found him there alone for sure
I won’t like to share the secret any more
lest his soul flies out
of the only unarmed door.
Glad all doors are sealed
and the pilot has
now towards the tarmac reeled.

All doors of earthly humans too sealed!
Now his DNA will to humans never be revealed...

have you formally closed the door to the door contest?

because the contest tab still shows it as active with "1"

for you Stan.

Stan.

Like concluding any workshop
Edit> "conclude"
but your name (sure mistakingly) wasn't listed, so I added it to the list of those who can edit.