PoemBowl 5

Here's the next entry in the Poembowl competition! Thanks again to anybody who's voted, I appreciate your input. For anybody who's keeping score, here's the tally so far: 

     1

Animals After the Fall

Good and Perfect Gifts

     Winner: Animals After the Fall

     2

The Astronomy of Repentance

In the Quiet

     Winner: In the Quiet

     3

Cartoon Theology

Christ in the Wood

     Winner: Christ in the Wood

     4

Sword-Guard

Wovoka Gets His Hollywood Star

     Winner: Wovoka Gets His Hollywood Star

It's definitely not the victors I would have anticipated, which is pretty fun!

For today's matchup, I chose two fairly personal poems, but hopefully different enough to provide some good contrast. Let the judging begin!

NOTE: My poems "Poetaster's Sonnet" and "The Needle's Way" used to be here. Now it's not. What gives? 

I'm preparing to submit poems for publication and almost every literary journal demands "right of first publication." Unfortunately — and laughably — this small corner of the Interwebs counts as prior publication, so they gots ta come down. Sadface. 

Click here to choose a winner!