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Well, we haven't had one of these in a while, have we? Time for a new one, I say! Welcome, resident poets!
The rules are pretty simple. I am the first judge. I will give you a theme, and you must write a poem relating to the theme. Be creative with your interpretations! I will then judge the entries by a set date, and the winner will then be the next judge, and set the next theme. And so on, and so forth.
The first theme will be... *dramatic drumroll*
Stars! Whether you chose to write about the kind of stars you wish on, or the kind that take the stage, I will be eagerly awaiting your sparkly, shiny, beautiful poems. Have them in by... Saturday, March 18. Two weeks. Sound fair?
I hope to see your poems soon!
~Booksy <3
submitted by Booksy Owly
(March 4, 2017 - 8:58 pm)
(March 4, 2017 - 8:58 pm)
First off, I want to say that it was SO hard to judge this! Everyone did great, and it was really fun to read through all of the entries. Good job, lizards!!
Honorable Mentions: (in no particular order)
Reuby Moonlight! I was really impressed by the rhyming in this! It's very well done, and this fit the theme perfectly. The last line in it was really cool, too! Great job!
Phantasmagoria! This was really good! The wording was great, and I liked the way you used the idea of fog in it. My favorite line was "tendrils of obscurity". That is such a cool way to describe fog. Well done!
Darkvine! I loved the simplicity of this one. You were able to create a really interesting poem in just a couple lines, and I applaud you for that! I also thought that your descriptions were great, especially "mist hanging like a ghostly drape". All in all, I'm really impressed! Well done!
Hex! I really liked the way you incorporated fog into this poem, and the places you had linebreaks were perfect. My favorite lines were "the fog rolled in/turned your hair gray/your mouth down/ your eyes away". Great job!
Rainbow! I thought this one was great! It has a lot of emotion in it, and the imagery was beautiful. You had the perfect ending, too. It really made the poem feel complete. Well done!
Third Place:
Serpentine!! I loved this so much! The descriptions in this were so vivid, and the eerie theme to it was really cool. You did a great job of creating an uneasy feeling in the reader, which added a nice touch to the poem. On top of that, the last lines really tied it all together! Well done!
Second Place (tie):
Periwinkle!! Wow. This was such an emotional and strong poem. The way you were able to tell the story through it was really impressive, and I love the theme of the dogwood tree! The last few lines really completed the poem well, too! Great job!
Jaybells!! The imagery in this is amazing! The lines "Wisps kissing the sky and earth/Rising from the water like ghosts--/Unloved and lost, homeless spirits--/Creeping up to a place far/Away from their watery graves" are definitely my favorite. They really added to the poem! All in all, this was so beautiful, and I loved reading it!
First Place:
Wordsong!! This was amazing. Your imagery is just beautiful, and the storytelling was really intriguing! My favorite line was "when the books told to follow her dreams, they did not tell her that her dreams could strangle her, wrap around her until she cannot see through them". That is the actual coolest sentence ever, in my opinion. But seriously, this was so well written!! Well done!
Congratulations to Wordsong, and great job everyone! I'm looking forward to seeing the next theme!
(May 16, 2022 - 9:17 am)
Oh my gosh, thank you so much! I really liked my poem from this round, but everyone else's were so good that I really did not expect to win.
The next prompt is 'stained' and the judging date is May 30.
(May 16, 2022 - 4:30 pm)
Inkblots
Drip, drip, drip
Ink all over my page
Black liquid staining my floor
Cascading off my desk
Drenching the carpet in darkness
A single mistake ruins so much
Drip, drip, drip
My writing hadn't been perfect
But at least it was nice
What do I do with it now?
Toss it away; don't look
No more white paper; only pitch-black ink
Drip, drip, drip
I'll leave it here: the ink
To remember what not to do
Staining everything
The puddle of abstract blood
I'll see it everyday and I won't forget
(May 17, 2022 - 8:30 am)
did you know that coffee
can ruin your teeth?
it stains them and turns them a gross yellow.
but mom, i really like yellow.
and then you laughed
~
ha.
can you believe
that the last conversation
that we ever had
was you trying to lecture me about
coffee stains.
it's my fault, really
that you had to tell me all about
how to grow up.
how to get nail polish
stains out of the carpet,
how to get gum out of
your hair.
how to live
and move on.
it's my fault, really
because i was the one
who made you have to learn
everything the hard way.
i was the one
who didn't let you grow up normally.
mom, i'm sorry.
i can't move on.
you were 16 when you had me.
you were 25
when you died.
you were 19
when i spilled your nail polish
on the living room carpet.
you were 21
when i got gum stuck in my own hair.
you were everything to me.
and you were too young to have to be everything.
it's my fault that
you were so exhausted that
you had to learn the hard way
what coffee does to your teeth.
and it's my fault
you're gone.
so no, i can't move on.
because that laugh will echo in my mind.
your last words
will be my everlasting ones.
ha.
yellow is a pretty color
but will never be my favorite.
and i don't think i'll ever drink coffee now.
because, don't you know,
that coffee stains
can last a lifetime.
i'm not sure how to feel about this poem.it's not based on personal experience and it's slightly strange but overall, this prompt was fun :D
good luck guys, keep up the good work!
Spellbound <33
(May 20, 2022 - 7:20 pm)
Hay is it fine if I join? If so hears my poem it is an acrostic poem!
Stains they never come out
Take so much time
Again and again
I try and try but
No matter what the dreaded stain is still there.
:3:3
(May 23, 2022 - 3:31 pm)
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(May 28, 2022 - 4:14 pm)
I meant to put this up a while ago, guess I forgot.
A stained problem.
Stain,
Stain.
What a pain,
The red liquid,
Splashing down like rain.
In the wash,
Your white shirt goes.
Will it ever come out?
No body knows.
Bleach perhaps.
Soap aswell.
If it cleans out.
That would be swell
(May 28, 2022 - 4:57 pm)
The sky is woven - wrought - with mascara-smeared clouds and rain,
Rain that is stained with the heavy thickness of petrichor,
Petrichor evoking, entwined with, the silver-lined bittersweet memories,
Memories twinged with the sour marrings of guilt and grief,
Grief discarded like blemished handkerchiefs, tears and snot to be cast away.
And yet such things still grasp onto the essence of rain,
Rain stained with tears and ink and blood and petrichor,
One woven into a story by those bittersweet memories;
Overwhelming and foreboding and inviting all the same.
(May 29, 2022 - 8:40 pm)
This is the third time I've judged this, and I have to say it's an absolutely wondrous experience. Every single poem submitted this round was masterfully done, and I wanted to congratulate all of you for trying this out.
Honorable mentions (in no particular order):
Reuby Moonnight - I love how light this poem feels, how simple and sweet compared to all the others. Rhyming is something I struggle with, so I really admire how cohesive the rhymes feel. I particularly love the lines, "The red liquid, / Splashing down like rain."
NorieTorent - I really love acrostic poetry, wordplay and double meanings to a work of art are my absolute favorite. You did a wonderful job of making it not feel forced. My favorite lines are, "Again again / I try and try but / No matter what the dreaded stain is still there." Keep writing!
In third place: Phantasmagoria
I love the little story contained in each stanza. I absolutely adore it when an author manages to say so much with so few words. You did a wonderful job of painting a picture with your words. The repetition of the "drip, drip, drip" really ties it all together. I love the lines, "Cascading off my desk / Drenching the carpet in darkness." Such a beautiful, vivid image.
In second place: Spellbound
This poem is hauntingly beautiful. The 'ha.' is such a perfect line to repeat. There are so many meanings of the word 'stain' that you managed to tie together. The introduction is absoutely gorgeous, and the storytelling is astounding. And the end hits so hard. I have to say it's my favorite part: "ha. / yellow is a pretty color / but it will never be my favorite. / and i don't think i'll ever drink coffee now. / bexause, don't you know, / that coffee stains / can last a lifetime."
Which means that in first place we have . . . Jaybells!
I know for everyone else I chose favorite lines, but for yours that would mean litterally just copying the entire poem down, because it's so short and so good. The imagery is so vivid and so beautiful and so beautiful. In the first stanza how the last word of each line is the first word of the next is just such a marvelous detail. "mascara-smeared clouds" is such a wonderful little phrase. Wow. I genuinely love this poem so much. I could go on, but I think you get the point.
Congratulations everyone! I'm super excited for the next round.
(May 30, 2022 - 8:06 pm)
Thank you so much WordSong!! Congrats Jaybells, your poems was beautiful as always! I can't wait for next round :D
<33 Spellbound
(May 31, 2022 - 10:43 am)
Yay, thank you so much for all your thoughtful comments, Wordsong! <3
Since I just judged a few rounds ago, I'll leave that to Spellbound, if that's alright with xem. :)
(May 31, 2022 - 11:17 am)
Oh my gosh Jaybells, I'm pretty sure you made my day- heck, maybe even my week! (thank you thank you thank you for using my pronouns! I haven't really told many people about my pronouns so it felt amazing to see that you noticed and used them!) I really appreciate the offer to judge, but I'm actually going to camp soon and I don't wish to rush anyone by having to judge really soon, so I'm going to hand over the job of judge to Phantasmagoria, If they're good with that!
(May 31, 2022 - 4:07 pm)
Of course, luv ya! (Happy pride month, everyone!) <3
(June 1, 2022 - 6:24 pm)
(June 1, 2022 - 11:28 am)
Wait, didn't jaybells win?
Also, I would have responded sooner; I was gone all day yesterday. XD
(June 1, 2022 - 3:46 pm)