Opposite Rhymes

Hello Writers! It’s been a while since we started the “Opposite Rhymes” Challenge and we had many entries. Let’s look at some of the entires.

“A community isn’t just a group, but an emotion,

That fosters growth, understanding and a common devotion.” - r/WisdomWriters

Wisdom:

“Some words are simple yet they carry deep emotions with them.

Some lines are plain yet they carry the experience that condemn”

Let’s shed some light on those lines.

Own the night, seize the day,

    Know to fight, tease and play. – u/NotOfYourKind3721

An empty cradle collecting dust

    Holds olden memories that never rusts. - u/Refusername37

Glee is greeted to grateful friends

    But despair demands: deny, pretend – u/Fun_Cable_8559

Men born high though not enough,

    Spill the lowlands with our blood for yatch fuel - u/meridainroar

In the grand scheme of wisdom and truth.

    Sometimes lies are all that soothe. – u/NotOfYourKind3721

Feelings lie buried in every soul,

   And words are the keys to console. – u/marine_0204

The heart falls early and is seemingly blind

    But the truth arrives late and is not always kind - u/I_Only_Know

Longing:

“In our life, many people come and go

While some stay, mend and grow

But some, break and make us drown in their snow”

Let’s look at some of the hearts those lamented their soul

The darkness of her heart was as black as night,

    But his heart shone through it so pure and white. - unknown 

You are filled with light,

    My mind is mad with night. – u/OkParamedic4664

I folded my broken wings and hid amongst the ferns watching you and waiting,

    Finally you were alone and I dared to come to you and finally show you everything. - unknown 

I speak the truth, but you deny.

    Words from your lips- a desperate lie. – u/Sir_Otaku_1

As I stepped out into the sun, on my very own balcony, I felt so alive and free,

    And even though you're gone, I still feel your gentle presence, and I hope you're proud of me. - unknown 

I miss our talks, the way we used to connect, all the thoughts and feelings we shared.

    But I am a fool. It was just a game to you, and you never really cared. - unknown 

Life:

“Life, filled with problems and worries,

Yet so simple and small, we forget to cherish.”

Not everyone has the same views on life. Some find it tormenting while for some it is endearing.

 Let’s look what others has to say.

Black from fear, white from doubt:

    Jealousy and anger... no longer they sprout. - unknown 

The start of life, my warmth and pride,

    Soon fades into a slow aisle walk by death's lovely bride. - u/SolStaaaaaaaa

Day: Work professionally composed internally - Acting's key.

    Night: Time to play be it party, dinner time & something naughty – Me. – u/Sufficient_Bite_311

After swimming in the cold blue sea, washing away my sin,

    I love the feeling of the warm sun on my skin. - unknown 

I rise once more, step by painful step, believing in myself again,

    But then your coldness shatters me, and I fall like posoined rain. - unknown 

I built a dream of what could be,

    But the dream destroyed a part of me. – u/I_Only_Know

I wish that I could wash away,

    The sadness that muddies another day. - u/I_Only_Know

Creative:

“It’s often the playful verses make us wonder,

Those that hides behind and make us ponder.”

Let’s look at some of the one’s that walks us through metaphors

Spring brings new growth and colours bright,

    Fall brings temperate weather for walkers delight. - unknown 

Beneath the pallid moonlight, that's all frosty-white,

    Cthonic horrors hunt and feed in the black of night. – u/DungeonMarshal

Lofty tree with boughs and branches that climb so very high-

    Buried low, among your roots, are the bones of those who die. – u/DungeonMarshal

Paint me black against the light,

    Then wash me white to last night. – u/SolStaaaaaaaa

Steady is my hand as gentle as a lamb,

    But mind the claws and roars that’ll turn brick walls into doors. – u/Refusername27

The clever example matches not,

    A foolish seeming writing prompt. – u/Schlickbart

A clever young man who imbued his creature with life.

    He foolishly abandoned it, which led to great strife. – u/DungeonMarshal

Even with some witty rhymes,

    The truth is found between the lines. – u/Schlickbart

I rise with hope clutched in my chest,

    Yet fall to thoughts that steal my rest. – u/WedrownyElite

Winter came early with a sudden storm

    So late to life I was, trying to get warm – u/SolStaaaaaaaa

And to our members...

Thank you for participating. It is a very fun challenge. Thank you for the constant support you give to r/WisdomWriters. Keep writing! 

And I had a lot of fun counting the points every two weeks to fight against my laziness.

- By u/MelancholicMuser