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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)
Wow!!! I love this, Rose bud! The phrasing is beautiful!
(July 19, 2017 - 12:40 pm)
Thanks so much September! I loved yours too! It flowed wonderfully from thought to thought.
(July 20, 2017 - 8:42 am)
My poem is about daydreams.
Daydreams~
Daydreaming
Is an art form
To dream,
You must have an
imagination
That knows no end
You must be able to
Dream up the
Wildest situations
Out of the ordinary
Think of all the
possibilities
Before they even happen
You must see the
Happy,
And the sad,
The bitter,
The angry,
The fear,
The disgust.
TO daydream,
You must be able to look
out the window
And see a dragon flying by
Or look up in the trees
And see fairies flying
through
The
branches
To daydream,
you must have a boundless mind,
a mind that sees that beauty
and the insanity
in everything
~This is kinda long, sorry. I hope the formatting turns out, I copied and pasted this from Word.
Additionally, everyone's poems are amazing. :)
(July 19, 2017 - 7:21 am)
I love this.
(July 19, 2017 - 5:45 pm)
Today's the 20th, so judging is today. Just a reminder. ^^
(July 20, 2017 - 11:47 am)
Yepo, thanks! I wrote it on my calendar and everything so I wouldn't forget. Reminder alarm and all!
@Everyone, I will have the results ready in... less than 3 hours! Great work you all!
(July 20, 2017 - 2:53 pm)
Okieee, everyone, I have the winners choosen! I am so terribly sorry, there is no excuse for why it was WAY more than 3 hours. But at least it is still the twentieth here xD
First off, I wanted to say congratulations to all of you. Every. Single. One. Of you! These poems were some of the best I have ever read, and there were SO MANYYY! It was spectacular! I spent maybe an hour or so reading all of them today? Great! So congrats to every one of you, I have a feeling you all will be published someday. *Bows*
Now onto the winners, there are five of them, so let's give them a round of applause!
HONORABLE MENTION ~ Biblio!
Congrats! You had such a beautiful, mystic, emotional words. I adored the story and the layout, the power. I especially loved the last part: "The only way out of the labryinth.../is to forgive."Means a lot, so congrats!
3RD PLACE ~ Rose Bud!
Congratulations! You know, between these last four, I was sooo stumped. You all did fantastic! As for yours, the rhythm and rhyming was so creative! The repeated words of "dream" and "scheme" really stuck with me, because of one, the theme, and two, the power behind each word. Dreaming and scheming - it seems like total opposites, but they are actually connected, so deeply connected. My favorite was the: in blackest waters almost serene/searching, never finding what we seek/A sleeping world wades into dream. Congrats!
2ND PLACE ~ Booksy and Abi!
Congrats to both of you, so much! Booksy, let me describe yours first. I absolutely adored your work. It was spectacular. I loved the "I can['t]" parts and the referring to "me". So, so powerful. The meaning of the entire poem and how it is formed is beautiful and haunting. I especially loved this part: come for me, aim for me/they're not okay with me, fighting me" So haunting and beautiful, all of it. Congrats
Abi, congrats to you as well! I was stuck between you and Booksy, so I knew only one thing would work - make it a tie. Here's why I so loved yours, too. I love the hidden secrets within the poem, especially counteracting the "the universe has no secrets--" part. The meaning is super important... especially the "and video game controllers/won't do." And the turn around was great! Although my favorite part was: something/as perfectly ridiculous as/dreams;/which (of course) means/life is not for/someone/as perfectly ridiculous as/me. Congrats, both of you!
AND FIRST PLACE GOES TO....
*DRUMROLL PLEASE*....
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RUBY!!! CONGRATS!
This was such a hard decision, but I knew it had to be you. The poem... it was fantastic. Absolutely stunning work ! You really deserved this, Ruby. It's haunting, powerful, takes the meaning of the theme and distorts it perfectly. It's a haunting nightmare, a living dream, and it's beautiful. I so loved the:
"Like Lazarus, I am back from the dead but I am not sure/Am I truly awake?
And the: "I drowned." and "I perished." because they bring such power to the poem. Really, great work! I am utterly shocked. Congrats again!
So yeah, I know it's late, but that was stinking hard to choose! CONGRATULATIONS YOU ALL!!! *Tosses confetti everywhere*
Ruby, I cannot wait to see what theme you will give us all! *Bows*
(July 20, 2017 - 11:49 pm)
Congratulations to everyone!! Your poems were amazing!
(July 21, 2017 - 11:53 am)
Thanks so much!!! By the way, the labyrinth quote is NOT mine, it's from Looking for Alaska by John Green. I have zero desire to plagiarize, I just thought that would be a nice way to wrap things up.
(July 21, 2017 - 3:34 pm)
Can I join the next round? These poems were so good!! Ruby, you'll be judging, right?
(July 21, 2017 - 9:50 am)
Oh my gosh!! I am in such shock right now! I was hoping for third place and when I saw I didn't get it, I was like, "Aww, too bad," but I kept scrolling and I am in SHOCK!
Thank you so much, Ashlee! You guys all produced amazing poetry and you all deserve first place more than I did. Oh my, there was so much good stuff.
The theme for these next two weeks will be Nonfiction Poetry. I want you guys to teach me something- be it about an animal, a physics equation, a story of yourself, whatever- but tell me the truth, or the truth as you see it.
Let's make them due August 4, okay?
FYI, the Admins and Editors are enjoying the outstanding poetry on this thread and on others. Congratulations and thanks to all!
Admin
(July 21, 2017 - 11:09 am)
Yay, congratulations, Ruby!!
(July 21, 2017 - 11:52 am)
You are welcome very much, Ruby! You truly do deserve this, it was spectacular. And again, so was everyone else's work, so congrats to you all!
Brilliant, I've never done non-fiction poetry before, but I will give it a good shot all right. Good luck everyone!
(July 21, 2017 - 12:27 pm)
I'm kinda disappointed that I didn't place. As I scrolled down I just KNEW I was going to see Leeli, but deep down I knew it wasn't possible. With such amazing poems how could mine ever get up there? Congrats to everyone, especially Ruby. You all deserved it, so I hope I don't sound like I'm wallowing in self-pity or anything.
I'll try to join the next round, the theme is really interesting!
(July 21, 2017 - 5:52 pm)
I know I'm the first to post my poem. Congrats Ruby!!
Cancer
I've heard of it
You've heard of it
But do you really know how big it is?
I do.
It's common
Around my house
Because I know
Someone close
When I first found out,
I cried
Because I knew
It was incurable
It was two years ago
And she's still fighting
But it's winning
It always wins
And sometimes
It seems hopeful
But it's never that way for long
Because she's getting older
And weaker
And the monster inside
Is growing stronger
Last week,
My mom told me,
To say anything I needed to say
To Paw-Paw
Because I didn't know
If I'd ever be able
To say it again
And I have nothing to say
Except for goodbye
And I won't say that
Until it's too late.
~~~~~~
I cried writing this poem. And I think you can definitely see why.
(July 22, 2017 - 12:53 am)