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Poetry Contest!
Poetry Contest!
I know this should go in the Inkwell, but I have a feeling that it will die really fast if it's there.
So, as the name says, this is a poetry contest. There will be two levels, because I want more people to have a chance to win. I'll be in the second level, because I honestly don't stand a chance against some of you. The first level will be for the masters of writing, and the second level will be for us apprentices to have a shot, too.
So I'm entering the lower level, and I'll judge the higher level.
Masters of writing, your theme for your poem is:
Sorrow.
Can be free verse, rhyme, haiku, anything as long as it has to do with sorrow.
submitted by Mei-xie (May-shyeh)
(April 10, 2016 - 12:07 pm)
(April 10, 2016 - 12:07 pm)
@ Cho Chang:
You can post the theme for next week's contest now, if you want.
(April 15, 2016 - 7:18 pm)
Okay then, I will.
Fire. Anything to do with fire. Amaze me! Next week ...
(April 16, 2016 - 7:06 am)
May I judge higher?
(April 16, 2016 - 7:58 am)
Yes! Of course.
ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT:
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY WON THE LAST WEEK'S CONTEST, YOU CANNOT ENTER THE NEXT ONE. YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT ONE IS OVER, THEN YOU CAN ENTER THE NEXT NEXT ONE.
Sorry if that was unclear.
(April 16, 2016 - 9:03 am)
I forgot to tell you, I really like how you posted the name's meaning in the age box.
(April 16, 2016 - 1:48 pm)
Thanks!
(April 16, 2016 - 4:17 pm)
You're welcome!
(April 16, 2016 - 6:52 pm)
Who wins?
(April 16, 2016 - 9:31 am)
Entries aren't due until tomorrow, so everyone has 1 more day.
(April 16, 2016 - 4:19 pm)
Durin's Bane, I think I've missed my chance for the sorrow theme. I guess I'll try for Fire, (great choice, Cho) but I can't get it here until next Saturday. Will it still be open then? I sure hope so O.o ;)
(April 16, 2016 - 9:04 pm)
Yup! Last day though.
(April 17, 2016 - 6:57 am)
I'm going to give the masters a challenge next week! The theme is...silence! That's right, you've got to right about a silent stillness. Maybe something in nature, like the silence right before it rains, or the silence that hangs over you when you're feeling sad. Be creative!
(April 17, 2016 - 1:42 pm)
*Rushes in, panting* Hope this works! It's for the second level.
Ink of My Soul
With an excited gasp
I pulled you off the shelf
Unlocked your golden gates
And left my heart within
To travel to times past-
Slay fire-breathing beasts,
Wield a magic sword
Alongside knights in shining armour.
Or chose a magic wand
And conjure wild beasts
Or heart-wound spells
Live in a secret world.
Or sail along the shores
Of a masterpiece spun with words
See mystical, picturesque sights
Unreachable by human transportation.
You are my secret door
To the trails
Of my mind
The lantern of an explorer
The kindling of a fireplace.
On the bitterest of days
You melt my heart
Like ribbons of fire
Or toasty-warm gloves.
The dearest, closest
Friend-
Always there for me.
Pages of my heart
Ink of my soul.
Ever since the day
That I pulled you off the shelf
Unlocked your golden gates
And let my heart within.
(April 17, 2016 - 10:28 am)
Okay, here are the results for the higher level:
First Place:
Ruby M.
Second Place:
Amber
Third Place:
Cho Chang
THESE THREE PEOPLE CANNOT ENTER THE NEXT CONTEST, BECAUSE THEY WON THIS ONE. THEY CAN ENTER THE CONTEST THAT TAKES PLACE THE WEEK AFTER THE NEXT ONE, JUST NOT YHE CONTEST AFTER THE ONE THEY WON.
If you didn't win, that just means that you'll get another chance, because these people aren't entering this week's contest.
(April 17, 2016 - 11:13 am)
Oh my stars and spangles!
Thank you thank you thank you!!
Second Place? It's inconceivable!
(Kudos to those who recognize the line)
(April 17, 2016 - 9:34 pm)