Forums → Art, Music, and Writing → Periodic Poetry Contest - Theme: Touch of Truth (Page 390, due Jan. 28)
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First, I will post the overall rules, and then I will post the specifics about this week.
Original rules, as stated by Ubertuna:
It must fit the week's theme.
It must be submitted by the deadline.
It cannot have inappropriate language in it.
It cannot be stolen (if you plagiarize, we will find you).
Also:
The poem must be created for this contest
A user cannot win two weeks in a row (though everyone is welcome to submit every week!)
Only one submission per user will be accepted
As we all know, the winner will recieve a merit, and their poem will be featured on the _Poetry_ page.
OK, on to this week's topic...Again, we are having a style instead of a theme. Also, this week we are having TWO WEEKS to do it, instead of the usual one. Why? Because this will be an EPIC poem. Or, rather, a parody of an epic poem. Generally, epic poetry is very long, and tells the serious story of a heroic figure. Well, this week, the epic figure is YOU! Write a long poem (I'll leave the definition of 'long' up to you, but give it a good go) about the heroic story of you! It can be silly, serious, whatever... just have fun with it. You have two weeks, so have a great time!
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Oh, whaddaya know lol. It's been changed. See the title?
Sorry for double post. >.<
The forests of steel (the destruction progress brings)
In blackest night
The brightest light
Shines through the trees
An endless white
The smallest ant
The creatures free
The eternal fire
The flames to be
Behind the light
The darkness grows
The world of grey
The world we know
The trees of metal
The forests of steel
Causes the destruction
That can never be healed
Yet all the builders
Black or white
They bring death
And their death brings life
a new idea
a daring concept
a shining prototype
tempered steel panacea
an anticipatory fright
the world will watch
as the process starts
a day to commemorate
hold the applause, pass the scotch
technological emirates
a blood-curdling shriek
groaning metal
the unthinkable occurs
every single evil creak
signals death's chauffeurs
in a biting, sordid epiphany
the truth to you is revealed
the voice of reason
was the voice of treason
the whole thing was planned
and so through one man's demented dream
civilization is undone
read this to the tune of "twinkle twinkle little star"
Google, Google, Facebook, Wii
Cell phone, iPod, PS3
Never walked a library floor
That's what Wikipedia's for
Google, Google, Facebook, Wii
...Why my homework's incomplete.
Woke up this mornin'...
Back up was sending me a warnin'...
A server did not connect...
It was not runnin'...
I got the broke down server blues.
Opened the server room,
The air smelled funky...
Ozone in the air..
The machine was dead, it ain't fair
I got the broke down server blues.
Power supply was shot...
We need that machine a lot...
Technology classes with out files...
Sever based programs, out for awhile...
I got the broke down server blues.
Contacted the vender...
A power supply he will render...
Tuesday will have it Fed-ex
Then I can relax
I got the broke down server blues.
I hope it is okay that i did two in a song type form
a new idea
a daring concept
a shining prototype
tempered steel panacea
an anticipatory fright
the world will watch
as the process starts
a day to commemorate
hold the applause, pass the scotch
technological emirates
a blood-curdling shriek
groaning metal
the unthinkable occurs
every single evil creak
signals death's chauffeurs
in a biting, sordid epiphany
the truth to you is revealed
the voice of reason
was the voice of treason
and so through the demented dream of one
all of civilization is forever undone
I made it betterz!
What is technology?
what is technology I ask,
A brain surge
is a blast of the future,
with magnets
you detect planets,
with telescopes
you eat cantalopes,
with binoculars
you drive many cars,
with cell phones
you eat ice-cream cones,
with television
you crash in collision,
with clocks
you build with blocks,
so what is technology!
Information, Superhighway
Electric blood, in the sky,
Raining hard drives, we all die.
A cold lightning, strikes us down,
In this paradise, we will drown.
Nuclear fights, drive us so,
In a jungle, we will know.
What was our values, they've gone away,
Replaced by evil, here to stay.
Insane lust, our knowledge grows,
The seeds of destruction, humans sow.
A quest for power, leads our lives,
A quest for wealth, death arrives.
It's about our quest for technology, and how it will send us to our dooms.
The internet is activated,
Data streaming everywhere,
Thousands of websites and games,
The vastness of this starts to ensnare.
The cyberspider looms it's head,
The trapped E-flies try to escape,
But they are tightly bound by many websites,
They shall be devoured like crepes.
The time is now 2 a.m.,
Many hours passed and wasted,
Pulled off the computer by sheer tiredness,
Tomorrow will be another day to stay addicted.
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I guess it's supposed to be some kinda metaphor, and joking how lots of things on the internet are related with spiderwebs.
And yes, the rhyme scheme is ABCB.
Y'know the drill.
Platinum Medal
a new idea
a daring concept
a shining prototype
tempered steel panacea
an anticipatory fright
the world will watch
as the process starts
a day to commemorate
hold the applause, pass the scotch
technological emirates
a blood-curdling shriek
groaning metal
the unthinkable occurs
every single evil creak
signals death's chauffeurs
in a biting, sordid epiphany
the truth to you is revealed
the voice of reason
was the voice of treason
and so through the demented dream of one
all of civilization is forever undone
by thisisnotanalt
Gold Medal
Electric blood, in the sky,
Raining hard drives, we all die.
A cold lightning, strikes us down,
In this paradise, we will drown.
Nuclear fights, drive us so,
In a jungle, we will know.
What was our values, they've gone away,
Replaced by evil, here to stay.
Insane lust, our knowledge grows,
The seeds of destruction, humans sow.
A quest for power, leads our lives,
A quest for wealth, death arrives.
by EnterOrion
Silver Medal
Prayer
Dear Lord, I pray upon this day
That you may come and guide my way:
For on this journey of my life
I've found myself beset by strife.
But still I take this chast'ning blow
So my discipline can grow.
I give thanks for the troubles deep
That you have planned while I'm sleep,
But this I ask, to make me strong
Enough to help me last this long.
Hear my supplication, Lord,
And I shall stay upon your word.
Amen.
By Parsat
Bronze Medal
In blackest night
The brightest light
Shines through the trees
An endless white
The smallest ant
The creatures free
The eternal fire
The flames to be
Behind the light
The darkness grows
The world of grey
The world we know
The trees of metal
The forests of steel
Causes the destruction
That can never be healed
Yet all the builders
Black or white
They bring death
And their death brings life
by Cabearea
Merit for the winner; if you want me to review your poem then contact me via profile. Thank you.
New Theme: Cats And Dogs
New Deadline: Monday, Dec. 14
My poem didn't have to do with technology. I submitted it when I thought it was still the Thanksgiving thing. :P
Very good job alt. You have that talent of diction which many, myself included, lack.
Cats and dogs? Literally you want us to write about two domestic animals? :|
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