I'm entering a poetry competition but I don't know which one to submit, I've narrowed it down to these four. Which one do you like best? Thanks.
The Shy One
If one was to watch the front of the stage
You would miss her
Out shone by her kin
Outspoken, outdone
The quiet one, the shy one
But if you were to know her
Know her dreams
Hopes and goals
See her laugh, see her smile
Listen to her soft voice, watch her frown and embrace her when she cries
Know her thoughts
Her loves
Sing her favourite song to her in the rain
Lose yourself in the eyes brimming with tenderness, kindness and care
One will find
She is not the shy one
Ashes
Lost in the Ashes
Nothing more in the light of the soul
Dimming to the cool ember of a still fire
Left there and all remains are white ash
Caught in the wind
Rising into the air, to be blown to the very ends of the earth
Oh sweet soul, sweet love
Gather your ashes
So they may not scatter
And be lost forever in this world
Sleep
Sleepless dreams and endless nights
Dreaming dreams of all things right
Never known to what is real
All that matters are the thoughts you steal
Toss in sleep, roll in fright
Forever lost in this light
But sleep tonight
Dream of dreams yet to come
Dream for me
Dream of sleepless nights
When you wake, everything will be alright.
Realm of Dreams.
Dare not sleep
For to enter the realms of dreams unguided
The soul of the wanderer may be lost
Dreaming for eternity, even when awake
Oh, how I wish to wander through the age of dreams
To follow the footsteps of fate
To find a path
A path framed by fields of silver wheat
I know not where this path goes
But where it ends
I must take care
Not to lose myself
My soul
Or be driven mad
By days of night and nights of day
For this is a dream
The Shy One
If one was to watch the front of the stage
You would miss her
Out shone by her kin
Outspoken, outdone
The quiet one, the shy one
But if you were to know her
Know her dreams
Hopes and goals
See her laugh, see her smile
Listen to her soft voice, watch her frown and embrace her when she cries
Know her thoughts
Her loves
Sing her favourite song to her in the rain
Lose yourself in the eyes brimming with tenderness, kindness and care
One will find
She is not the shy one
Ashes
Lost in the Ashes
Nothing more in the light of the soul
Dimming to the cool ember of a still fire
Left there and all remains are white ash
Caught in the wind
Rising into the air, to be blown to the very ends of the earth
Oh sweet soul, sweet love
Gather your ashes
So they may not scatter
And be lost forever in this world
Sleep
Sleepless dreams and endless nights
Dreaming dreams of all things right
Never known to what is real
All that matters are the thoughts you steal
Toss in sleep, roll in fright
Forever lost in this light
But sleep tonight
Dream of dreams yet to come
Dream for me
Dream of sleepless nights
When you wake, everything will be alright.
Realm of Dreams.
Dare not sleep
For to enter the realms of dreams unguided
The soul of the wanderer may be lost
Dreaming for eternity, even when awake
Oh, how I wish to wander through the age of dreams
To follow the footsteps of fate
To find a path
A path framed by fields of silver wheat
I know not where this path goes
But where it ends
I must take care
Not to lose myself
My soul
Or be driven mad
By days of night and nights of day
For this is a dream