ForumsArt, Music, and WritingPeriodic Poetry Contest - Theme: Touch of Truth (Page 390, due Jan. 28)

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DragonMistress
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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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Teeheegirl123
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He's so popular
On every sports team there is
The girls all like him

He's Mr. Perfect
charming, and rich too
And when he smiles, the whole world smiles with him

Always wearing the latest style
Straight A's in school
Runs a charity for the people who are on the streets

Has his own CD
Got the lead in the school play....5 times in a row!
He's traveled all over the world

Doesn't ever get mad
Cheers people up when they're sad
His parents are famous beyond belief

You'd think with all that he'd be
The happiest kid on earth
Oh, how he deceives you!

His parents don't have any time for him
They're always too busy, too tired
He takes care of himself.

He hates all the attention
That he gets at school
and wishes that he could be alone

In his spare time he just likes
To curl up and read a good book
And forget the world around him

No amount of anything in the world
can fill up the empty gap in his heart
that is longing for someone...

Someone who can
love him for the person that's inside
and trying to break free

Parsat
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Ah, the love theme. I do remember last year's turnout on the same thing at this time of the year...wonder where Fritz Rublehelm is.

Moabarmorgamer
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*sigh* Orion, why do your poems always have to be dark and depressing and all that? It gets repetitive.

Strop
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Bard

roflrofrlforlforlfroflrofrflro omg you guys. You just had to pull this theme out for Singles Awareness Week :P

nichodemus
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Grand Duke

Love the love theme, wanted to write one anyway

nichodemus
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You need to cut and paste to notepad, change the punctuation, then paste here, or directly paste here and change the punctuation not directly pasting here from Word.

jezz
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*sigh* Orion, why do your poems always have to be dark and depressing and all that? It gets repetitive.
I actually liked Orion's poem, all bar the dull name. To me the poem is unique in the wording choice, each line is unpredictable and the flow makes it fast paced, not dull and boring. I suppose the dark and malicious theme can get monotonous, but I liked that one ^~^
adios194
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Yah, I won my first merit. Thanks Moab.

EnterOrion
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*sigh* Orion, why do your poems always have to be dark and depressing and all that? It gets repetitive.


Because. That one wasn't actually intended for that specific purpose. I used it as another view on love, and something few others would think of.

Uniqueness I guess you could say.

I actually liked Orion's poem, all bar the dull name. To me the poem is unique in the wording choice, each line is unpredictable and the flow makes it fast paced, not dull and boring. I suppose the dark and malicious theme can get monotonous, but I liked that one ^~^


Thank you.
Gantic
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i want to press my lips to yours and kiss
i think you want that too
your eyes your lips your eyes and lips
the feeling of your hips against mine
i know i like my body when it is with your body
my body knows its words my mind forgets
your breath puffs them away
and i just want to
press my lips to yours and kiss
and feel
your tongue with mine

adios194
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@EnterOrion, I love your poem. I am copying it and posting it on my profile. Good job.

liverpool8
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i came up with this at soccer practicee when we had this as a school assignment

Soccer


Running, kicking, blocking
All part of the beautiful game

Scoring, saving, yelling
All part of the beautiful game

Winning, losing, tying
All part of the beautiful game

Happiness, sadness, relief
All part of the beautiful game

Soccer, football, futbol
The beautiful game

liverpool8
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Peasant

i am sorry i got the wrong poem. i can't find the other so i feel like an epic fail.

Ernie15
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What is love


Baby don't hurt me...!

You set yourself up for that one.

I can't enter a poem this round because love and passion are two emotions that this poor old shark doth lack.
evilsmilyface
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just something I wrote. hope ya like it

-Forgive me-
You see my calming blue eyes,
but they are really iced over in pain.
You hear my sweet laugh,
but it is only my crying out in anguish.
You smell the perfume on my hair,
but its single purpose is to cover up death.
You feel my silky soft hands,
but they are truly calloused with unforgivable doings
You taste my passionate kiss,
but you must savor it, for it is the last.
You know me no more,
but what does it matter when I don't know myself.
You don't understand how life is so harsh,
but now you've read this I hope you will,
and I hope you forgive me for leaving this world.

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