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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JereN
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Here is my poem for the theme Life.

What once was

So peaceful flow,
pure, gentle glow.
I see myself below,
yet, someway hollow.

I feel myself flying,
am I really dying.
I look down to see myself again,
and suddenly I can feel the pain.

Again I'm in my body,
I see my fingers all bloody.
It flows out of my chest,
life's essence, the best.

My hands are going numb,
how could I bee so dumb.
Out of me comes a little sob,
even if I try to make it stop.

So peaceful flow,
pure, gentle glow.
I see myself below,
yet, someway hollow.


Thank you Thank you...The message of my poem should be quite clear :P
But if thou may need help analyzing it so just ask :P

I know that I'm not a good poet, BUT with this I should get higher than the last place I have gotten with the other ones :P lol

JereN
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Sorry for the double now, but there is a typo in the poem.
It should be

how could I be so dumb
and not
how could I bee so dumb

:P thank you again

sonam
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life is so beautiful,
it is as soft as wool,
dont think of life as a silly game,
make it so that you dont die with shame,

its so beau..... beautiful,
i like to see it that way,
when the night comes down and the breeze is cool,
its like there is something life wants to sayyyyyyyyy,

does it have to be like a joke,
spending it on smoke,
its the way we want to live,
even if there is little we can give,

the life is meaningless,
if you dont use it right,
so i say to you to make it the best,
so i say to you to make it the best,
so i sayyyyyyyyyyyyy to youuuuuuuuu to make it the besttttttttttttttttttt

Kinda new in poetry so sorry if it was bad

Roult
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Cowards die many times before their death, the valient never taste death but once. Of all the things that I have heard, it seems strange to me that men should fear, seeing that death a neccessary end will come when it will come

thisisnotanalt
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@Roult: Not yours, not a poem, and completely offtopic. . . .

DDX
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Cowards die many times before their death, the valient never taste death but once. Of all the things that I have heard, it seems strange to me that men should fear, seeing that death a neccessary end will come when it will come


UMMM most definitely the play Julius Caesar.... total rip off of Shakespeare mate. My english teacher would eat you alive.
Strop
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lol Julius Caesar, I mistook it for one of Hamlet's lines.

We also eat plagiarisers here. Well, Strop's vegetarian but he serves them to Devoidless, who is not!

nichodemus
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Strop's vegetarian


Really? Never knew that....Hitler was reputed to be one. Notice the word. Don't pounce on me.
Moabarmorgamer
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Okay now this is my poem submission.
It's kinda funny especially since I haven't had trouble with my homework since the fourth grade =).
This is the definitive works of "long poem" lol.
Theme: HOMEWORK!!!!!
O Great Guy In The Sky
When I last opened my lids(woke up: meaning yesterday)
There were mountains of homework for kids
Homework O homework, the pupil's sole bane(bane: fear, dread)
But we do it, for honest we remain
But now O great guy I find myself lost
I'm tired of being told what to do and bossed.
In the mountains of homework I am buried
And now I ask you, how will I escape: I cannot be carried
So help a guy out once in a while
You don't even have to do it in style
Just give me answers: my brain is all blank
And now even chocolate tastes rank(rank: sour, bad)
And I'm lost in the depths of society
The school system, it's notoriety(notoriety:notorious, infamous)
I am kind, and I am strong
On my homework I've slaved all day long
But I just can't do it, so here's my request
Help a guy out, because you? You're the best
I'm gonna do it if I can
But last month I began
It's still not done, and I need to run
Because on Monday it's due
And it's Saturday night, and I'm still stuck in the goo
O hey the Great Guy In Sky you're the coolest!
You helped me out, and now I'm not clueless
And so, back to school this hero goes
For next week's homework
Oh no, oh no

Hmmm...well having read the finished works I am disappointed, but I already did it so no use letting it go to waste...might as well submit it. It's not gonna win though, not with the competition its got.
=(

thisisnotanalt
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Dude. . .the poem has to be life themed. . .not homework. . .you can read, can't you?

adrecka_33
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Um what alt is trying to say, is that your poem has to be about life. If you want you can write another one...

phsycomonkey
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judge i no i wont win but they lied!!!! lol jk just when are they going to judge.

choazmachine
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I still haven't gotten that merit for winning that contest last week :S

adrecka_33
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Oh well Choazmachine, tell Carlie and she will give you one. If she needs proof or what ever tell me and i will tell her.

Judging is the 22 of march

nichodemus
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Oh well Choazmachine, tell Carlie and she will give you one. If she needs proof or what ever tell me and i will tell her.


Just inform any other mod. Carlie isn't exactly free these days...
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