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The War of
The War of the Words!
Hello everyone and welcome to *dramatic music* the War of the Words!
*gasps*
Let me explain.
The War of the Worlds is a creative writing/poetry competition split into different rounds. Each round has a unique, creative theme.
ROUND ONE: Write a short story excluding one vowel (harder than it sounds).
ROUND TWO: Create as many sentences as possible using the amount of letters in each word as digits in Pi. (3.1415926 might be "May I have a whole container of coffee?")
ROUND THREE: Create an acrostic poem with each letter of the alphabet.
ROUND FOUR: Free writing (under 750 words)
QUARTER FINAL: Free poetry
SEMI FINAL: Free writing (under 750 words)
GRAND FINAL: YET TO BE REVEALED
In each of the first three rounds, only the top five contestants will receive points depending on the position they came. This is not essential in your survival in the competition, though it will be added to your total score if you make it into the Grand Final.
Anyway, in round four, the top 8 contestants move through to the Quarter Final. Please note that people who do not make it in will not have there scores announced because, lets face it, no-one wants to come last. If we have few entries, we may skip the quarter finals all together.
The top four entries will then go through the the Semi finals, and so on.
I will be the judge in this competition, though please note that this is just a bit of fun and should not start any arguments or conflicts.
Okay, we will begin on the 15th and I'll cover the rounds in more detail later on. Please sign up below and enjoy!
~Coraline
(December 4, 2018 - 12:56 am)
Here is my acrostic poem!
apple
blossoms
can you not smell them?
does their
enchantment
fail to reach your nose?
good
however smart you may be
i know that to you
juice is blood
kangaroos dying is happy
lemons are better than sugar
my brain cannot comprehend the
nonsense that you
often spout
please, then
question your integrity
right?
should you not be thinking
that right now
understand that you should be
valentines should never reach you
wonderous things should be meaningless
x-rays do not reveal your evilness
yet i know that you know
zombies will attack you someday for your crimes
(March 12, 2019 - 8:53 pm)
@Kitten, I loved your poem, it was so creative! Keep up the amazing writing and thanks for participating.
(March 13, 2019 - 4:39 am)
Here's mine, based off of nothing at all! I have an extra line at the end to complete it, is that okay?
You are More to Me
“All the world will burn.”
“But… wouldn’t it have ended anyways?”
Could I have ruined your moment any more? Your face snaps up to look at me.
“Don’t test me.” (Ah, but it’s so fun.) (You keep going,
Even though you can read my thoughts.)
“Feast on this moment while you have it. Something this
Good must be savored.”
Here we sit, feet dangling down to the open nothing below.
I smile at you, and we lie on our backs, examining the stars, which look
Just like bits of flour spread across a midnight-blue counter. I’d be
Keen on having cookies now, the ones we used to bake. (The flour reminded me.)
Live like there’s no tomorrow.
Maybe there isn’t a tomorrow… you
Never do know until tomorrow is today.
Over the chorus of city sounds, I hear your heart
Pounding, in sync with the pattern of my breathing. (You never do anything
Quietly. Always passionate and noisy.)
“Rest now, dearest,” you whisper. I close my eyes. (I’ve noticed- the air is
Stiff. Full, yes, but stiff.)
Tonight will fade into tomorrow… if, of course, there is a tomorrow.
Until you lie down and close your eyes too, I will not fall asleep (you know that, too).
“Vie for someone worth fighting for.”
“Well… don’t I already have them?” (Watch now as you
X-ray me to see if I’m serious. And soon you see I am.) You smile.
“You are a wonderful child, filled with kindness and
Zeal.”
(The memory warms me, enough to lull me to sleep, breaking my own promise.)
(March 15, 2019 - 4:26 pm)
Here's mine!
about lack of sleep
after hours you slump your shoulders and see the world before you
bend in odd ways, twisted by lack of sleep--falling falling falling into a
chasm that's never there (and you always hit the bed). but you can't sleep,
dancing lights flicker in the
empty air and you sit, staring at the clock that ticks away the minutes and you
feel slightly panicked for some reason.
gentle, gentle, close your eyes,
heavy eyelids, you know. but you don't want to go to sleep.
instead you watch each hour die--what were you doing tomorrow, anyway?
jagged edges of the floor warp in your vision--you
know. (you should just turn off the
light.) but
maelstrom dizziness pulls you down, down, down, and
nothing can help you focus.
open/close/open/close your eyes.
plunge, sink, you're losing yourself. can't stay awake, can't sleep, your own little
quandary--so exhausted, what's
real and what's not?
swim, swim, drown, and fall--
the world spins in circles and threatens to go black.
underneath your cold white lights,
vague shadows blur and sway.
when will you finally fall asleep? tomorrow? wait, it is--
x-ed out letters and ink on your hands--too late, too late, to try.
you know. (it was the
zenith of the night and you finally fell unconscious.)
(March 18, 2019 - 9:23 am)
(March 21, 2019 - 10:02 pm)
Thanks so much everyone for the entries! The due date is fast approaching, so please submit your poems ASAP.
(March 29, 2019 - 8:13 pm)
(March 29, 2019 - 8:14 pm)
Done! It's not great, but it's all I could come up with. I kind of cheated on X.
An escape
Breaking free
Could you make it?
Don’t forget
Everything you’re learned
Find yourself
Go, look
Help will come along the way
It will find you
Journey on,
Kill your doubts
Life is a winding road
Maybe you’ll find someone to walk it with you
Never alone
Often, I wonder
Pondering
Quietly, I think
Roads can cross
Sometimes they do
Take my hand, if you will
Understand we’re both walking different paths
Very far apart, but
Would you let me walk with you? E
Xplore, wander
You and I, our
Zeal filling the world
(March 31, 2019 - 9:28 am)
Ugh! I missd the last one! Sorry! Here is my acrostic poem!
"Adventure is for the great..."
"Bear pain silently..."
"Count the stars..."
"Daredevils pay..."
"Explore the world with wisodm..."
"Fear the greater power..."
"Gather up the troops..."
"Hide from the light..."
"I never thought..."
"Jumping the chasm..."
"Kindness never is repayed..."
"Love is for the weak..."
"Minors should bow..."
"Never show emotion..."
"Options are crucial..."
"Posibilities are endless..."
"Questions are silenced..."
"Remember the path, never..."
"Sacrifice the worthless..."
"Tether the world to your hand..."
"Under power? rule..."
"Victory will prosper..."
"Win the game..."
"X-ray the world..."
"Yellow? choose red..."
"Zero is the number of enimies..."
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That took a dark turn.... sorry about that!
(March 31, 2019 - 7:31 pm)
(April 2, 2019 - 5:47 pm)
Sorry I haven't judged yet but we had a few last minute entries I have to take into consideration. Thank you so much for such a large amount of high quality entries!
One quick note, you can join anytime and the winner of the whole game isn't fully based on the first few rounds, anyone has a chance at this point.
Just a reminder, the points you accumalate in the first rounds are added to your final score if you make it into the finals, but I'll get more into that later.
(April 3, 2019 - 12:18 am)
(April 5, 2019 - 3:45 pm)
Top you!
(April 6, 2019 - 2:39 pm)
(April 8, 2019 - 7:06 pm)
Top! To the top!
(April 15, 2019 - 10:44 am)