About the competition

In conjunction with the exhibition Love, Loss & Intimacy the NGV invites you to create your own piece of writing exploring notions of love, loss or intimacy, under 500 words. If you're over 18 years of age and a Victorian resident, post your entry on the blog (1 entry per person) for the chance to win a romantic weekend getaway for two at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins and lunch for two at Persimmon.

The judging panel is comprised of three judges: Professor Jennifer Strauss (Editor of the Oxford Anthology of Australian Love Poetry), Penny Modra (Editor of Three Thousand; The Age arts columnist) and Richard Watts (Presenter of SmartArts on TripleR).

Entries accepted until 11 July 2010 and the winner of the competition will be announced and their entry recited on 18 July following on from the 2pm Floor Talk.



Sunday, April 18, 2010

Love lost

Oh, that it has come to this This swirling
Re-occurring maelstrom
Of pain and anguish
That relents only when I sink to sleep


Oh, it’s true that I could hardly miss The acid in your eyes when you looked upon my face That face, where months ago You’d dwell in complacent contemplation
How I hate to see you look away
A mask of stony indifference upon your
Beautiful features
Not a hint or clue to what
Dwells beneath


The warmth beneath your liquid eyes
Has dissipated
The life in conversations we held
Is no longer
The howling cry of pain inside my heart
Is growing stronger


It breaks my heart
Truly, it rips at my soul
When I realise that everything
You ever said
You ever did
For me
Has come to nothing and that love I’d cherished will never be


Jose

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