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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)
Re-joining! Am I too late for this theme?
(September 21, 2017 - 8:40 pm)
Not too late!
(September 22, 2017 - 9:38 am)
All right everybody! That's what I'm talkin' about! Now, give it up for the winners of this contest, our resident poets!!!
In third place, we have Kitten with her poem Old! Kitten, I love how your images dwindle away into a fleeting glimpse of the word 'old' at the end. Sometimes the short poems can carry the strongest messages.
In second place, presenting miss Lucie and her backpacks! Lucie, the last lines in the poem were my favorites. Suddenly, the poem dropped from a whimsical story of your backpacks into the much deeper thread of your identity.
AND IN FIRST PLACE
(We all know who it is, but still, can I get a drumroll please?)
PRESENTING
TWIRLGIRL!!!
(whohoo)
Your devotion to the rhyme scheme won this one for me. I can tell you put a lot of effort into this poem, and I could picture everything you described. Congradulations everyone!!
And my notes that I cannot help adding...
One thing I did notice in this round was only a little apparent subject + deeper subject. That means that there wasn't a lot of reflection beneath the poems. Have you ever read a poem that seemed to reach up and grab you, or even slap you across the cheek? Those are the poems with a punch, usually near the end, and that comes from including a deeper subject to put beneath the translucent layers of your apparent subject. Lucie, you did this very well with your last lines. It was really hard to chose between your poem and Twirlgirl's, and I even had to read them out loud in order to pick the right one. Twirlgirl, when I read your poem, it glided and bounced and flowed smoothly. That was like the feather added to the scale for me. So, just so you know, it was REALLY close. So in summary, Lucie, great job using a deeper subject, I really appreciated seeing that, and Twirlgirl, wonderful job catching the bounce of your words within your rhyme scheme. I look forward to the next round!
(September 22, 2017 - 7:57 pm)
Aww, thanks, Rose Bud! I wanted to keep all the stanzas in the same format, but with the changes written out instead of the same thing repeated. Thanks so much!
And congratulations to Twirlgirl! I loved your poem! I can't wait to see what you come up with for the next theme!
(September 22, 2017 - 10:15 pm)
Oh for heaven's sakes. How on earth did I manage to spell your name wrong? So sorry Lucy!
(September 23, 2017 - 3:43 pm)
It's fine, don't worry about it!
(September 24, 2017 - 3:50 am)
Can't wait for the new theme!
Ookz says xkcu. Ha, that's almost xkcd. ;)
(September 23, 2017 - 7:24 pm)
XD XKXD is great.
(September 24, 2017 - 11:47 am)
OH MY GOODNESS I CAN NOT BELIEVE I WON FIRST PLACE MY MOUTH WAS LITERALLY HANGING OPEN!!!!!!!!!! Ok everyone the next theme is... drumroll please... wishes! Everyone have your poems in by October 10th!
(September 24, 2017 - 9:34 pm)
Thank you so much everyone! Especially Rose bud!!!
(September 24, 2017 - 9:37 pm)
Congrats Lucy and Twirlgirl! Here is my poem:
Artificial Wish
An eyelash
Falls
On my computer
I pick
It
Up
Ever so carefully
Can I
Wish
On an eyelash
That artificially
Made its way
To
My
Fingertip
I pretend
I can
For when an
Opportunity
To wish
Comes swirling by
I
Snatch
It
(September 28, 2017 - 8:38 am)
If I could have one wish
I was told
If I could have anything
What would it be?
I could have chosen
Another cat,
Though I have two.
Another book,
Though I have too many.
More art pens,
Though I'm happy with what I have.
So I would choose
To change nothing
Except . . .
I guess I'll have to decide!
(September 29, 2017 - 12:15 am)
This poem is about a chapter of a wonderful book. Can anyone guess the book? Hint, the title is from the chapter, and Sydney Carton is a character.
Darkness
—For Sydney Carton
An unfinished shoe
lies overturned on a workbench
its shadow stretching
beyond material confines
as it edges into darkness.
Outside,
a window braces
for a night lit with stars
that burn and sear the glowing eyes
reflected off every surface.
Outside,
dead wishes flutter
like skeletal leaves
lost in a sanguinary autumn.
Outside,
someone abandons the wish
he never knew he made
he imagines a breath of warmth
sinking into his heart
and turns away.
(October 1, 2017 - 7:49 pm)
Wow, this is really good. I have no idea what book it's from--but the Admin does! :) Your poetry is so...mature.
(October 2, 2017 - 10:31 am)
Can't guess? It's A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickons! Thought you would get that one Admins! :)
(October 2, 2017 - 1:32 pm)