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MoonFairy
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As most of us know, the last Tanka Contest died. This is the new Tanka Contest! Ta-daaaaa!

Tanka consists of five units (often treated as separate lines when Romanized or translated) usually with the following mora pattern:
5-7-5-7-7.
The 5-7-5 is called the kami-no-ku ("upper phrase&quot, and the 7-7 is called the shimo-no-ku ("lower phrase&quot. Tanka is a much older form of Japanese poetry than haiku.

Rules
1) Must be original. NO PLAGARIZING ALLOWED!
2) Has to fit the Theme.
3) Submition deadline will be inforced.
4) Only one submission per user
5) The winner cannot win twice in a row.
6) The Tanka MUST be created for this contest.

Easy enough? And If you are questioning Rule #5, it is because some people may be Beastly at any type of poetry and have really good submissions every week, and I am sure that you would want to win too right? See? Fairness makes the world go round. (not really) And if you are questioning Rule #6, it is on here because if you made something beforehand, that is giving you a better chance at winning, and it isn't fair to the other participants *if any)
The Frist Theme is......
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Music! Deadline is the May 29th, 2010 Judging will be Either the 30th or 31st.

Also, Me and Thepossum will be the judges. I am the first judge, Next week will be possums. Good Luck to all!

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MoonFairy
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LivingToDie, your syllables are correct

Also, I am really loving how many people we have entering this. Sure it makes it harder on me, but it is great seeing so many people enter in poetry :P

I'll see what I can do about getting a merit for this contest, since this is liable to stay popular, I'm not letting this thing die again.

You have till Wednesday, people! Enter in some Tankas and you get virtual cookies and/or brownies! ;P

3 days left!

SupaLegit
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Well, the 27th is my birthday... So here goes nothing!

Divine invention,
Long have I awaited you.
For you bless my life;
Let me eat my yummy cake.
God bless eating utensils!

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ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED!
JUDGING WILL BE GIVEN SHORTLY!

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TackyCrazyTNT
The Longing Award
Shining spoon and fork,
Lying on the white place mat,
How I adore thee.
Without you, my food is lost.
May you always be near me.

I really liked this one, spectacular Tacky. And you said you gave up on humor XP

Wolf1991
The Harlet Award
Fork, what hast thou done?
To have mated with yonder
Spoon, is nost unheard of.
Now you do not call yourself
A fork, but a spoonfork. Spork.

You messed up, but then again, you can't win this round. So... I guess it cancels out?

Deathopper
The Admire Award
I shall cut with knives.
I shall pick up food with forks.
And to my delight
I shall scoop up soup with my
Trustworthy spoon. What a feast!

It was funny, I liked reading it, but work on the rhythm just a bit.

pHacon
The Toddler Award
Vroom! Here comes the plane!
Chugga! Into the tunnel!
Hah, taste bud sighted!
Payload has been delivered!
Son, stop playing with your food.

:3

Ernie15
The Reason the Theme was the Theme Award
Splinters on my tongue
From the cheap wooden chopsticks
At the Hunan Moon
I now know why fancy joints
Use plastic sticks for chopping

Okay, I really have no more advice for you, Ernie. You are too good.

LivingToDie
The Harmful Award
Swallowing these knives,
Rupturing my arteries,
Coughing up some blood,
Tossing in another knife,
Finishing off my last meal.

Very..... suicidal. But hey, it fits, and I like it. Good job.

Theregulator
The Man made Award
One of the greatest
Inventions by man ever
Eating utensils
Though some dishes don't use them
Forks, spoons, and knives are still loved

It is a very nice tanka, I would give more advice but my creativity is on an all time low.

SupaLegit
The Jeebus Award
Divine invention,
Long have I awaited you.
For you bless my life;
Let me eat my yummy cake.
God bless eating utensils!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUPA.
And your tanka was great, but don't dare post that in the WEPR.
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Runner up:
LivingToDie
Third:
SupaLegit
Second:
TackyCrazyTNT
First:
Ernie15.

LivingToDie
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Congrats, Ernie, Tacky and Legit.
What's the next theme, Moon?

MoonFairy
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Theme is.....
Uh.... Let me get back to you on that one.
I might let someone take over while I'm gone..

LivingToDie
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Alright, then.
The suspense of waiting for the theme. *whistles*

MoonFairy
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Icy Will be this weeks judge while I am gone. She will give you the theme and all that good jazz.

Armpit
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Icy Will be this weeks judge while I am gone.


It doesn't appear that she's replied back to you yet. It looks like you just told her she'd be judging it and you have since confirmed that yourself without her saying anything. Until I see something from her telling me that she is officially the judge for this week, you may need to find yourself a new judge.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUPA.

I'll imagine a "!" in there my friend, but thanks for caring Moon!


And your tanka was great, but don't dare post that in the WEPR.

Who said I put my beliefs in there? :P Lol... I'm not that silly to post that in the WEPR either way...

Don't fret, it is 9:30 in Cali, people are tired. If this doesn't work out though, I'll trust my gut and improvise.
Moon has approved me, evidence:
My comments AND on Icy's profile.
However, only time will tell. Give people time jeez ;P
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It doesn't appear that she's replied back to you yet. It looks like you just told her she'd be judging it and you have since confirmed that yourself without her saying anything. Until I see something from her telling me that she is officially the judge for this week, you may need to find yourself a new judge.

We have a little place called CountingTime where AG people go to chat about things. Moon asked Icy about the judging there and Icy agreed to it.

I couldn't come up with something for this theme because I didn't like it - but I'll see what I can do for the next theme. I hope Icy chooses a good one.
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It doesn't appear that she's replied back to you yet. It looks like you just told her she'd be judging it and you have since confirmed that yourself without her saying anything. Until I see something from her telling me that she is officially the judge for this week, you may need to find yourself a new judge.

Uh.
We have a little place called CountingTime where AG people go to chat about things. Moon asked Icy about the judging there and Icy agreed to it.

Yeah.
I'm not stupid, thank you very much, and you wanna know what? She asked to be the judge before, if you look at other comments. I wouldn't go and tell them that they are a judge without them agreeing to it. What bloody idiot does that?
I would appreciate it if you actually looked into both sides before you went around trying to either wiggle your way into judging or insulting people.
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You stuck a link in there for me, Moon? Woo. I feel special. :3

So, the theme for this week. It's gonna be suspense.
There are a few different definitions for this. So be creative.
And it should be due on May 5th, unless I'm wrong.

And sorry for not posting this earlier. I had things to do and sort of forgot. :b

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Hmm.. time to let go and think.

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Running out of air,
A constant struggle with rope,
Waiting in suspense,
Only seeing complete darkness,
As my soul evaporates.

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As your last breath and
Last words detach from your mouth.
I run your same path
As death catches up with you.
I know I won't live for long.

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