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New poetry competition!
New poetry competition!
It's really just continuing the last one, but I don't think a whole lot of people are checking that thread anymore. So here goes--
The new theme is music! You can write about how music makes you feel, or what it is. You can write about a musical instrument, or playing in part of an ensemble... or Hamilton...
Anyway, be creative, and have fun!
(I will be judging on Wednesday the nineteenth of October, so please have them submitted before then :)
submitted by Shoshannah Lily, Deep in a book
(October 12, 2016 - 5:09 pm)
(October 12, 2016 - 5:09 pm)
Ok! This is mine! It's really sad, and my inspiration came from the last time I said goodbye to my friend.
River of Tears
A tear dribbles down my cheek,
rolling along the same path the last one took.
I think about my best friend,
the look on her face as she drove away.
And it sends a waterfall of tears
dripping
from my chin.
When we said our goodbyes, and she got in the car,
the sadness showing through her eyes,
And my eyes, full with the tears that are now spilling.
Memories of our last embrace, the one which was the tightest, the longest, and the most bittersweet,
Still hang in the air around me.
Me, so broken-hearted, so despairing
Shedding some of the saddest tears of my life.
And my only wish is that
My closest friend
Could be here
To dry them.
(November 23, 2016 - 4:49 pm)
SONG OF THE SEA
Ebbing, flowing
That is my song
Swirling, whirling
Come dancing along
The song of the sea
Is the call of the gull
The whalesong you hear
In stories long ago
It's the crash and thrash
Of water in storm
The soft pitter patter
Of water meeting water
The song of the sea
Is the song we all hear
The song in our hearts
The one we remember
The song of the mermaids and sirens and swimmers
Who show off our love of the sea with deep shivers
If you live by the sea, you grow up hearing it
If you live far, you grow up longing it
But always, yes always
The song continues
Through war and bloodshed and negative things
The sea is still singing
Giving its gift
(November 23, 2016 - 6:18 pm)
Wow. This is way better than mine.
(November 24, 2016 - 7:04 am)
No! Do not think like that! Be proud of your work and know that it is unique and special and no one can tell you that theirs is better. It's your decision whether or not you decide to post your poem, but please don't compare yourself to others. That's how failures think (and these words are coming from a failure, so...yeah). Anyways, you should never talk yourself down like that.
"My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or BEEP, because I'd still beat you, no matter what you call me."
A quote from my favourite book series of all time, stated by the best character of all time.
(November 24, 2016 - 7:33 pm)
Okay, people! Judging is today!
In first place: Aelin
I have a soft spot for rhyming poems, and yours was beautiful. I like how it flowed, especially. Congratulations! You get to pick the next category.
In second place: Leeli
I also have a soft spot for sad poems- yours almost made me cry! It was a creative twist on the water theme, I applaud you for that.
In third place: Rose bud
I love the way you formatted it, and I like how it told a story. The imagery in it was beautiful as well.
Honorable mention: Cho
Yours was creative, and I always enjoy reading your reverso poems. Keep up the good work!
These were so hard to judge! Congrats, everyone, I can't wait for the next round.
(November 25, 2016 - 8:36 am)
Thanks, Aelin. I realized I shouldn't have downed my work like that after I posted it. Your poem was amazing, and it did win over mine, but I am still proud of my work, and getting second place. What is your favorite book series called? I'd have to disagree about that person being the best character of all time, but that's just my opinion.
(November 25, 2016 - 10:37 am)
It's called Throne of Glass. It doesn't particularly matter if you agree or not, because everyone has a right to have their own favourites and not favourites. Although, out of curiosity, who would you consider the best character of all time? :)
Also, the next theme will be an interesting one, I think, to read about. Your task in writing the poem is to take the words "To whatever end" and write about them. You could include the words, or not. You could write what they mean to you. Or maybe make a mini story with a character saying those words. Whatever floats your boat, as long as it has something to do with that phrase.
To whatever end.
Hopefully, this isn't too confusing! Judging will be on Friday, December 9th.
(November 25, 2016 - 8:25 pm)
Oh wow! How interesting! Yes, it doesn't matter. Throne of Glass... Hmm, never heard of it, but it sounds interesting. I don't know who my fav charrie would be!
(November 25, 2016 - 9:08 pm)
I usually don't step out of my own life to tell a story in my poetry, but the image that popped into my head when I heard the words "to whatevery end" prompted a story of two sisters (who look alike, aparently) separated by life and death and glass.
To Whatever End
Every time I look in the mirror
my sister stares back at me.
I can see her in my eyes
trying to claw her way back out
into the land of the living.
just the glass separates us now
the glass and one tiny crack
that’s been growing larger and
larger ever since I bought the mirror.
One day it will be wide enough
for me to crawl through;
what profound abyss waits for me
on the other side?
will my wold of glass keep cracking
even after I’m gone?
Will it remember the long hours
I spent staring
watching the fracture
between our worlds
waiting for the day
I would fall in
and disappear.
My world is made of glass;
all it takes is one tiny crack
and everything
is splintered.
(November 25, 2016 - 9:29 pm)
This was a very strange poem inspired by The Fault In Our Stars. Oh well, I have no other ideas...
we talk about death like it's nothing
painting our faces white
skeletons, dancing through the numbered days
planning our futures out, ending at age 25
to whatever end we come to
will you be there?
when we're drowned by the fluid in our own lungs
betrayed by the body we call our own
will you mourn?
when our hearts finally decide to give up
will you be there?
will you stay with us
the few, the cursed
to whatever end?
(November 25, 2016 - 9:57 pm)
Wow, I love that! You're such a good poet, it's hauntingly pretty but not overdone. I never know when to stop with these things... :P
(November 26, 2016 - 11:07 pm)
(November 26, 2016 - 10:14 am)
Concrete Poem anyone? Well, here it is!
Eh, maybe less of a poem and more art, but here it is!
(November 26, 2016 - 11:00 am)
Oh, this is cool, Gared! I never thought about incorporating art into this.
(November 29, 2016 - 7:26 pm)
Wow.
(November 30, 2016 - 10:40 am)