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Well! What was originally going to be my own little poetry challenge has turned into a major competition! Please read every word in this opening post very carefully as everything I say must be adhered to. I don't know if you know this, but I am very strict with my rules and regulations...
The general point of this competition
A few of us users have come up with a list of 50 themes which can be found below. The aim of this competition is to write a poem or a piece of short prose for each theme, just for fun! There are no deadlines (as of yet) for the submissions because I don't want the pieces to be hurriedly written, so don't let that put you off participating. Everyone is welcome to participate. There's no pressure to submit all 50 pieces, take your time, have fun!
Please remember to follow the basic rules of the AMW. All work must be your own. No flaming, trolling, spamming, etc. Only provide critique on a user's piece if they have asked for it specifically. Keep general discussion on this thread to a minimum so as to remain at least a little bit on topic.
Submissions
A list of rules that (hopefully) cover everything you need to know about submissions. Read carefully. If you have any questions, contact me on my profile.
*You do not need to submit the pieces in order. You may start with whichever theme you like.
* Once you have written and revised a piece, submit it!
*You may submit more than one piece at a time, although submitting too many at once will seem as though you've rushed them.
*I will keep track of how many submissions each participant has entered on my profile, so take a look once in a while.
*Only short prose pieces are accepted. Nothing too longwinded please. I am going to include a word limit of 1,500 words.
*There is a certain structure to submitting a piece in order to keep the thread nice and tidy:
- Your piece must have the theme name and number as the title in bold. You may also include your own title in brackets next to it.
- You must state which form you have written your piece in, for example, haiku, short prose, sonnet, standard verse, etc.
Here is an example post;
51. Insanity (Two Minds) - Haiku
Come here; don't be scared
I am confined in both minds
Stay away from me
List Of Themes
1. Innocence
2. Entombment
3. A Forgotten Name
4. Rising Tide
5. A Broken Picture
6. Leaves Falling In Autumn
7. Birth
8. Falling Into The Abyss
9. Near-death Experience
10. Beautiful Sunset
11. New School
12. Describing Colour To A Blind Person
13. Home Alone
14. Nightmare
15. Dreams
16. Inner strength
17. Self-Hatred
18. Martyrdom
19. Political Corruption
20. Self-Completion
21. Genius
22. Thanksgiving
23. Halloween
24. Christmas
25. Guilt
26. Daydreams
27. Orange Leaves In Autumn
28. A Shy Person In The Middle Of A Crowd
29. Unrequited love
30. Kraken
31. Memories
32. Revolution
33. The Shining Auroras
34. Poverty
35. A Hero Among Evil
36. An Entity Who Shows Itself
37. The 5th Dimension
38. Berserk Wildlife
39. A Light In The Black
40. Trial And Error
41. A Creation
42. Two-Faced
43. Disillusionment
44. Regular/Ordinary
45. The Mind Of A Villain
46. Someone Who Lives To Watch The World Burn.
47. Old Age
48. Something For The Girls
49. Something For The Boys
50. Go Crazy
And now for the fun part...
I am going to include a few features similar to Strop's 'erks and penalties' idea in the WoM. Some of them are preeeetty difficult, so good luck with that. Once you've completed one, I'll stick your name on my profile.
Here they are:
1) Theme-a-Rama!: Mention 15 separate themes in one piece.
2) Sonnet 130: Write a mock sonnet which relates to love and one other theme.
3) Total Overkill: Use the theme title 6 times in one piece.
4) Like a Freight Train: Be the first to complete the first 10 themes.
5) In The Dank And Dark Recesses Of The Mind...: Be the first to complete themes 8, 14, 17 and 46.
And there'll be more coming your way!
Lets get started!
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#41. A Creation - Poetry
A dormant puddle of nothingness
Resting, conducive to none
A torpid lump, nothing less
Unwritten slate betrothed to one
A tremor, a quake, shook the unnamed mass
Transforming, transmuting into form
The matter of matter turned into gas
A curious technique begat the warm
Cacophonous sound bellows among
Restraining physics unaffected
Crafting a world still as young
Variables remain disconnected
Shaping the clay into a mould
From which life will spring
Bountiful power around the wold
The essence of the very thing
Frolicking, thriving into strength
Delivering from the evil
Timeliness of unknown length
Destruction, lethargic upheaval
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I'm agnostic by the way, leaning towards atheism.
GAH! Why can't this be a mixed media challenge > >.... I feel like drawing more dumb crap like I have done all day.
Anyway, 3 tomorrow, most likely, to keep up.
Also starring Strop and Jess.
URGENT NOTICE REGARDING RULES REVISION: Cenny is allowed to post pictures. Only pretty ones with words though.
*sleeps*
Cenny is allowed to post pictures.
Only pretty ones with words though.
WOW...lol you two are quite a pair xD
*bobs Jess with an inflatable mallet* update your profile pl0x :3
Who, Cenny and I? :/
Arww.. Okay I'll update my profile if I get on the PC tonight. If not, it'll be done tomorrow morning.
Heeeyyy...am I allowed to draw preeetty pictures tooo?
I could just write one about sheep and include my sheepy...
2.
I will not believe that days would end with our heads beneath the ground.
Our final words will not be penned in stone without a sound.
I hope to echo as a ripple received in various forms.
I seek to double and to triple to the effect of gentle storms.
I will not believe that we are jailed and know we should now fear it.
When finally our form has failed I believe it will free our spirit.
3.
I did not know your name when we first met
And did not see your eyes or lips or nose.
I've never seen your face or hair, and yet,
I'd have no qualms if I were to propose.
I do not know your body shape or breasts
And surely know there are more beautiful.
What I call love my friends will most protest
As nothing notions of the fanciful.
I did not know your name when we first met;
You told me once but I cannot recall.
Your name may pass but I cannot forget
Your user as you're always raquette_ball.
I do not care if you are plain or fair,
For love is art of soul not lovely hair.
Heeeyyy...am I allowed to draw preeetty pictures tooo?
Yessss Ryan, you can do pwetty pikkies too.
Nice sonnet, Gantic!
4.
The shore upon which mussels grow
Is most distressed by ebb and flow
They cling to rocks with byssal threads
And crack their shells above their heads
When the time has come to feed
When the tide has come they're freed
When the tide has come they breed
And with the tide release their seed
With the tide the whelks will feed
With the tide the mussels bleed
4 - Rising Tide (a limerick)
I tell you a tale of the tide,
Which decided that time it would bide,
The water receeded,
And mosquitos breeded,
Since all of the fish had died.
But soon the tide chose to rise,
To the gasp of onlooking eyes,
It rushed in fast,
They let out a gasp,
Their carcasses now eaten by flies.
46. Someone Who Lives To Watch The World Burn.
raising arms, screaming in pain.
a horse, leting off its mane.
oceans boiling in rage.
choas itself, out of its cage.
standing there, watching.
up from space, it can be seen.
chinas wall, burning in a beam.
alians destroying the united states.
men failing to protect thaire mates.
standing there, watching.
left of the station - big whide ships.
missile lunchers at there tips.
just a second after the roar,
russias capital, in two is tore.
standing there, watching.
its like a man in the space station
5.
A piece of paper torn in two along the red and blue
A circle green sits above the triangle and the square
A circle backslash red in hue, an X or dot red too
Sit on a page with a corner up and possibly a tear
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