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Poetry Contest
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)
Sure! I would love that!
(July 7, 2017 - 3:53 pm)
@Ruby M., you can join at any time! Also, are you new? I don't remember seeing you around.
Here's my poem:
The owner doesn't care about us
He's rich and fancy
And we're just slaves
We work
Work
Work
All day and through the night
We sleep when we can
Having sweet dreams
Of freedom
But when we wake up
We face the truth
Our lives are nightmares
Ruby is a former Chatterboxer who just returned.
Admin
(July 7, 2017 - 4:26 pm)
Oh, that makes sense. Thanks!
(July 8, 2017 - 1:12 pm)
Here's mine! I would love name suggestions! I got my inspiration from Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes, that we've visited three times on vacation. This year will be our fourth, and we're going in a week, so I really am dreaming of all this stuff.
I'm dreaming
Of an indigo lake
It might as well be an ocean
Because the water stretches out forever
I can't see the end.
I'm longing
For an indigo lake
That touches the sky
Again.
I'm dreaming
Of standing on the shore
While the playful waves kiss my toes
And bury my feet in sand
I'm longing
For standing on that shore
The sky and the water
Hand in hand.
I'm dreaming
Of running on the shore
Chasing the sun
As it sinks below the water.
I'm longing
To watch the gulls
As they fly away,
Away to the sun.
I'm dreaming
Of wading deep
Into the dark waters
Watching the moon come up
Touching the stars
I'm longing
For the midnight chills
When the fog rolls in
It's no wonder
they call this lake great
It goes so far.
I'm dreaming
Of an indigo lake
It might as well be an ocean
Because the water stretches out forever
I can't see the end.
(July 8, 2017 - 2:05 pm)
Leeli, this is beautiful! I love the imagery— I can see myself standing there with sand in my toes! As for name suggestions, how about 'blue-glass-lake'?
(July 9, 2017 - 1:57 pm)
Thank you, Sep! I like the name, I'll consider it!
(July 9, 2017 - 5:40 pm)
Wow, Leeli. Your poems always describe nature in such beautiful detail, I'm in awe.
(July 11, 2017 - 11:32 am)
Thanks Booksy! That means so much to me, especially coming from you, because I really admire your poetry!
(July 11, 2017 - 6:30 pm)
My title doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but anyways:
cornerstone-
i'm dreaming of the bigger picture
the panorama, the poster-sized, the moment
when you take your eye away from the camera
and you see, you see everything that couldn't fit
within that tiny scope of a lens because a picture
may be worth a thousand words, but a moment
must be worth millions.
i'm dreaming of the finishing touch, those last second
additions the icing on the cake so to speak, but
a cake isn't a cake without icing, is it?
i'm dreaming of the final piece, the final part of the
equation, the last piece to complete the puzzle
we say we want to find a cure for death, but how awful
would it be, if we were all confined to eternity
i'm dreaming of a better world because ours is so
broken but don't we all love broken things?
(July 9, 2017 - 2:50 pm)
Amazing September. I always love your poetry so much. It just feels so empowering. Thank you for sharing this beautiful gift with the world.
(July 9, 2017 - 5:20 pm)
Some poems don't make sense, and that's part if the beauty. Amazing, September!
(July 9, 2017 - 5:41 pm)
Aww, thanks guys! I'm glad ya like it!
(July 10, 2017 - 12:41 pm)
Wow, Sep. Amazing, as always.
(July 11, 2017 - 11:20 am)
Thanks, Booksy! I absolutely loved your poem!
(July 12, 2017 - 1:05 pm)
Oh my goodness! This line- /because a picture / may be worth a thousand words, but a moment / must be worth millions / is incredible, I love it! Everything you write is so amazing!!
(July 22, 2017 - 3:12 pm)