Sometimes when I'm alone I cry
Because I'm on my own
The tears I cry are bitter and warm
They flow with life but takes no form
I cry because my heart is torn
And I find it difficult to carry on
If I had an ear to confide in
I would cry among my treasured friends
But who do you know stops that long
To help another carry on
The world moves fast and it would rather pass you by
Than to stop and see what makes you cry
It's painful and sad
And sometimes I cry
And no one cares
But why
Dear LaToya,
ReplyDeleteAfter carefully reading and discussing your poem, our Selection Committee has certified your poem as a semi-finalist in our International open poetry Contest. Your poem will automatically be entered into the final competition held in December, 2011. As a semi-finalist, you now have an excellent chance of winning one of 116 cash or gift prizes- including the $1,000.00 Grand Prize. We wish you the best of luck as you compete for these prizes in the coming weeks.
And that’s not all…
In celebration of the unique talent that you have displayed, we also wish to publish your poem in what promises to be on of the most, highly regarded collections of poetry we have ever published…
Stars in Our Hearts, scheduled for publication November, 2011, will be a classic, coffee-table quality hardbound volume- printed on fine-milled paper specifically selected to last for generations.
Again, congratulations, LaToya. We feel you have a special talent and look forward to the publication of your poem in Stars in Our Hearts.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Hilary
Managing Editor
P.S. LaToya, you should be genuinely proud of your accomplishment. Of the thousands of poems we read each year, only a fraction can be published. We are pleased that “Sometimes I Cry” will be featured in this classic publication.
(I recieved this letter on October 24, 2011)