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!
I am not that good of a poet, but I thought I'd at least try my hand at poesy.
I actually started writing about one thing, but then I realized how each one of the segments had one thing in common, so I expanded on that. I was originally going to say what I am day by day, but I found a better ending that is more applicable to my life. You'll see what I mean in a bit.
I'm not sure if it might be off topic, since it is not really epic.
Even if it does not qualify, please give me any comments you have, probably on my page to avoid spamming this topic.
Actually, I don't write poetry that often, unless I really feel like it or if it is assigned for school. When I write for myself, it mostly depends on my mood. It swings severely, and when I'm in the mood to write, I usually do so very well and in extreme amounts. Otherwise, I can only stare at a blank page unable to think (like right now ). This is especially inconvenient when sitting in school unable to do the most basic problems or write a basic story.
Thanks for all the comments. I really appreciate them. That is the first draft, so are there any changes that could be made? Should I make it rhyme better or something?
Rhyming would make it flow better, but it would do no good if it took any feelings out of the poem. if you can still create the whole feel and rhyme then i vote do it.....then again it is very good the way it is....it is all your choice...
These are all coming along great! I don't know if I'm going to be in over my head here, haha. Also, I noticed a few that didn't necessarily follow the rules I put in place, I'm only going to consider ones that followed the theme. Next week's theme will be a bit easier, promise!
I am from gardening in the springs, Flowers, shrubs, and tomato plants Growing from small seeds Covering the garden blues and greens and reds The bubble bees fly to them then to there nest
I am from skate boarding in the summer, My deck of blacks and blues, Miss a trick and it might just break clean in two, My body covered in bruises and scrapes, Each from a different mistake. Skating with my friends in the streets Saying hi to those we meet.
I am from apple cider in the fall Sticky on my lips From thanks giving turkeys Eating apple and pumpkin pies Filling the house with cinnamon smells From raking up all the leaves, making big old piles Jumping in them brings to our faces big smiles.
I am from winter, and the snow on the ground From building snow man and angels littering the yard Sledding down the biggest hills, Till my face turns to blue Drinking hot chocolate, sending warmth down to my toes Presents on Christmas morning, With a sweet Christmas ham Spending the day with family, fun to be had.
i don't know if that really fits here...it was a poem I just kinda wrote down. Sorry if it dosnt belong here.
Was one of the rules that it had to be a PARODY of an epic, so does it have to be funny cause I know mine isn't :P
It doesn't have to be funny, though I'd like that too... what I wanted to show was that it doesn't have to be an *actual* epic poem, where a third person writes about a hero for pages and pages and pages. Most of the submissions here are great. Just a few days left!!
Yup, submissions are now closed! AND I'm going to post this next week's theme... I'm going with a theme again for now, and we'll see how things progress.
I know it's a little late, but now that we've all gotten back into the swing of things, the theme will be school! I've seen a lot of great poetry about this in the past, and I'm sure you can all come up with something great this week. Any style, any rhyme scheme, etc... and since it's such a broad topic, you can feel free to be as creative as you'd like. I'm going to judge the submissions now, so I'll be posting here shortly!
