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!
Ag_King. Wistress stated the theme after she judged Look a little closer at the very end. But for now I will save the you time and tell you. The theme was storms. For more detail look at the judging.
Humm, I like the theme Wistress. I think you'll get a lot of good poems out of that one. I'll think up one and enter as well (later).
Humm, I like the theme Wistress. I think you'll get a lot of good poems out of that one. I'll think up one and enter as well (later).
I thought the theme would receive a lot of good entrees also. The only qualm I had about this theme was that I truly didn't know if it had been done before. However I am looking forward to the pattering of poems ... I know, "attering", bad pun, I just couldn't help myself.
the rain was falling hard as stone we were in our houses all alone no one dared to go outside so much lightning we'd lose our hides
reversal of Noah I presume so much rain, is that the sun...or the moon rain was absent for 40 days and nights we looked out the window and had no sight
all but one was in his house the gravedigger was digging and getting doused his back was cut from all the rain I don't see what he had to gain
he was screaming from the pain so loud I heard him the sky was releasing its heavy burden his arms where strong his stomach was thin he finished the grave then jumped in
gravedigger, when you dig my grave, can you make it shallow, so I can feel the rain
gravedigger, when you dig my grave, can you make it shallow, so I can feel the rain
I am assuming you put italics around the last line since it is from a song by the Dave Matthews Band ... however, for future reference, please quote the phrase and give credit to the actual author.
For instance, type "gravedigger, when you dig my grave, can you make it shallow, so I can feel the rain" - quote from the song Gravedigger by the Dave Matthews Band.
Sorry, I am not sure I can explain it more then this statement already explains itself. Let me try though ... I guess I am just letting you know that I appreciate all the poems, after all, they are all good poems and well thought out.
Still doesn't explain much. Are you saying our poems suck?
