Poetry Contest!

[Hiryuu Megami23]

Okay, starting December 5th, 2004 and ending on January 5th, 2005 we will be running a FanFiction Contest! I’m hoping to make this a monthly thing, so please read carefully. So, all Poetry writers, pro and beginner, here is a chance to strut your stuff.

Prize to be offered:

1st Place: 50,000 gil
2nd Place: 25,000 gil
3rd Place: 10,000 gil
With this you can buy just about any weapon you wish, have enough to get colors and glows for your name and title, buy as much antidote as you want, or just stock pile it because you either don’t know what to do with it or because you want to.

Rules:

1.) Poetry should be no longer than 28 lines long (that’s roughly 7 stanza’s if you’re going by the 4 line to a stanza rule).
2.) No Hentai whatsoever! (Common Sense, but generally good to reiterate this point.)
3.) PG-13 Please! (That would be best…Keep it as clean as possible)
4.) Post your Contest Poetry in THIS TOPIC ONLY.
5.) Must be a new Poem. It cannot be one that everyone has already read. You can make it longer or change it AFTER the contest is over.
6.) NO PLAGIARISM! Do not, under any circumstances, go to another site and copy and paste what you see there. It must be your own original work.
7.) Only One (1) entry per member, Per Contest.

You can write a Poem on anything you wish. There is no Topic Setting this month.

Moderators: Since you are automatically considered judges for this contest, but you wish to enter into it instead, Please make sure you inform us immediately. That way, we can take you out of the judging process and you will be considered an entrant in the competition instead.

All right, people, behave, and post your entries in this topic only. Winners will be selected on January 6th, 2005 and notified on that day in the bulletin’s that I have posted in the three spots and via PM’s. Good luck to all the entrants. This topic will be unlocked on December 5th, 2004.

[>Liquíd<]

Do we post enteries in this thread? Or will their be a section of the forum allocated?

[KyoKo]

Ok here i will try

The Rush

The Wind Blows
The Bitter cold
Cars Stop I Get On
Ponder Ponder
More and more
the halt comes
I get off
the chitter chatter
along the day
the scratching of my pencil as i make my last dot
lost in the darkness of the dot
i find my way out
and into the sea of people
the rush.... blinded by the dot
i rush from the room to the next
the dot still in my vision up the stair down the hall i
i take a seat in the middle of it all

[>Liquíd<]

Wow, I love it.

[Sei Akujin]

I am entering.....I want to impress a special someone.....I dunno where to post it......

[Dark Shadow]

The illusion

the day i met you,
i felt strange,
my lips were not opening,
my legs were stunned,
was it an illusion?...
I constantly ask to myself,
why if you loved me,
you got away from me?,
was your love an illusion?,
I don't want to accept it, but...
when i see your eyes,
I saw lies,
so, i saw illusions... right?,
How could you hurt me?,
you loved me,
and still,
after all of what i suffered,
after all of what you did,
you ask me whats wrong?,
How can i trust you again?,
if you only gave me illusions?

how about it?

[Hiryuu Megami23]

All Poetry that is to be entered into the contest goes in this thread. There is no need to make a new topic for it until after the contest is over with.

[>Liquíd<]

Thought I'd go for something a bit different and more original.

Deceived

What’s so special I don’t understand
It’s just boring, and very bland
Yet millions abide by it, taking it in
They see truth and meaning, that’s so grim
Don’t they know it’s all just tot
I’ve seen better stuff come from Asuka the bot
It’s just olden day rap
They’re all such saps
Shakespeare was fifthteen hundreds Eminem
I’ve seen better crap come from a guy named Ben
Poetry why? It’s all such wack
You’re being deceived; it’s all so crap
We have to study it in school
We’re being set up; we’re all such fools
So wake up, you’re being set up; you’re all such suckers
Who ever invented it, is one mean ______

[jeff]

Lapsang souchong

This tea, is a fire:
it’s ashen smell escorts me
It’s bracing sapor exhorts me
to a locus of, affinity and adore.

Embraced around a campfire
feeling warm-hearted, from the fires heat,
amorous feelings from, the love in our hearts.
This memory captured by, the aura of the smoke.

The love I once felt and still feel for her
The love she’ll never know
Is stronger than this fire’s heat
Is stronger than it’s taste.

Despite the fervor of my feelings
I left it for fate to decide;
I left it for time to declare.
I will, now never know if she would,

Have ever accepted, my love.
But it’s far too late,
I left it too long, and now
only the fire is there, to remind me:

With its sharp taste, and it’s distinctive smell,
How could I forget;
that I lost the chance to air my passion flame
with a girl, whom I love?

The moment’s gone and
love’s crusade has passed me.
Yet I still savour the unique taste
Of love’s own smoky cup of tea.


you'll need to know a little about LS first i guess...Lapsang souchong is a very strong black tea with a distinct smoky taste that is made by literally sitting the dried tea leaves over smoking ashes of pinewood!
I put alot of emotion into this poem, It's my best by far, I was depressed by the theme of it for along time. It kinda helped me to get over it better. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it!

[ReiRei]

OMG!! Jeff, Liquid, and Dark...these are all so good! I enjoyed reading them all. Jeff, yours is so full of honest emotions, I like that! Keep up the good work guys!

[Sei Akujin]

Here is mine:

The nightingale splits the darkness with her song,
Even the moonlight pales at its beauty.

I find her chilled and trembling on the forest floor,
And fain would bear her gently to my nest.

[ReiRei]

I love it...it's so sweet! good job SE

[Rhoey]

So far, the one that fascinated me the most is SE's poem. It's short, but good. Less is more. Good job!

[Takai]

Wow, you guys are so good.. I wish I could write something x.X; I love Saint Evil's poem. It's short, but meaningful. Nice job everyone.

[Seraphim]

Diamond Heart



Incomprehensible is her love for him
The fireflies cast their somber glow
Only she understood what she saw within
Miming their lives of brevity and woe

But her affection remained unrequited
The flowers bend under their merciless strain
Her heart was moth-eaten, splintered and blighted
Heads bent in long-suffering and brutal pain

She was imprisoned by her pure fascination
The willow trees shed their tears of leaves
And trapped by her wretched infatuation
Sighing wistful regrets over vanished eves

His gaze was a cage for her fractured dreams
The waterfalls bubble, flow and seethe
Built of precious stones and fractured moonbeams
Their whispered cries echo as they breathe

Ensnared completely by his godly perfection
Zephyrs sing of a maiden who was hollow inside
And entirely controlled by her own obsession
How she lived, laughed, loved and died

She slit her throat upon diamond bars
In the end she was able to escape her cage
Cut herself to erase her scars
And bled her broken heart onto this page

[ReiRei]

wow...Seraphim this is good, I like it very much..keep it up!

[belial11737]

No title
I was gonna give this to a girl that I liked, but decided against it....instead I told her how I felt myself.....

There is something that I want to tell you
But I always hold back, always choke.
I don’t want that no more.
What I want is your smile, care and love
I want you to be my star
My beacon in the night
I want you next to me
Holding your hand and making you smile
I want to hold you, I want to love you
I want to be your Knight-
Your lover in the night.

[jeff]

My poem, lapsang souchong has been selected to be published in this competition http://www.voicesnet.org/NewEntry.aspx
I'm so happy! I was told to expect a decline but It was accepted! I don['t really know what to say...just thanks for your support guys!*gives some free hugs* Lokkiing at everyone's poetry prehaps you should enter too?

[ReiRei]

*hugs him back* congrats man, wtg

[DEATH-CROW]

ok .. i guess i can write something too .. well here goes :
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"suddenly all alone ."
* i have had a family .. i have had friends ..
i have been happy .. i thought it would never end ..
yet now , now i can see the truth ..
the bitter truth that i have ignored all my life ..
it struck me like thunder .. it stabbed me like a knife ..
and now . i see nothing but sadness ..
wrapped in a black clock of pitch darkness ..
i am scared and frightened , for i have never known ..
what it meant to feel pain .. what it meant to be alone ..
now as i am slowly departing .. i wail for my family ..
yet they have dissapeared .. where could they be ?..
and those who were supposed to be my friends ..
they look at me so disgusted as if they look at a fiend !
what happened to my life ? ..
i have had a family .. i have had friends ..
i have been happy .. why did it have to end ..?
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ok ..now reply please .lol

[Tohru*]

My Love for you

When you are sad and lonely, I am here,
My love will never end.
When she breaks your heart and makes you cry, I am here,
My love will wipe those tears.
When you hate your self and is willing to die, I am here,
My love will fight for you to live.
When you are blind to the one you love, I am here,
My love will light the path.
When she hurts you and leaves you to die, I am here,
My love will mend your wounds.
When you ready to fight to get her back, I am here,
My love will fight as well.
And when you finally realize that I'm your true love, I'll be here,
My love will be too, because this is my love for you.

[jeff]

lol...these are all so good! I really feel sory for the guys who have to judge it all! (good luck!)

[gamefreke013]

Hey I'm new. YAY newbies!!!!!!!!!! Finaly a place someone will hear my poetry. Here's a poem I wrote to show my feellings about a girl. I'm sorry but I'll post it when I can find it again.

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

you guys are pretty good.

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

here let me try

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

Angles in the dark

In the shadows I lay in wait.
Hopeing my chance will come.
I am bound the shadows who inprison me.
They torment my soul they become me.
I wait hopeing she will come.
I don't know her face but shes been with me for so long.
So I wait here in the darkness of my heart, waiting for the lost angle of love to fill me with her light.

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

crap i made some type - o

[Seraphim]

That is what the edit button is for.

Please stop double posting.

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

sorry

[ReiRei]

very good Jing, but Seraphim's right..that's why we have the edit button, so please keep up your writing

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

what edit button?

[Seraphim]

Look at your previous messages. In the upper right corner of your message, there is an edit button.

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

oh ok thanks for the help Sera.

[Seraphim]

^-^ You're welcome.

[Kuronue : Lord of Shadows]

So the resolets going to be anonced Jan 5 right?

[gamefreke013]

Hey can I still enter this poem?

How can I resist,
That gorgeous smile you have?
How can I exist,
Without your love in my life

Your eyes
So Captivating

You got me crazy thinking of you,
Since you inhabit my every thought
I can’t help, but think of us
Together in a dream
Because I’m…

Your smile
So dazzling

Desperately in Love
I just can’t go on
Desperately in Love
You just stay on my mind

Your voice
So wonderful

Ambition takes me over
With every glimpse of your face
Ever starting passion
Meets its ever ending fate

Your walk
So graceful

Desperately in Love,
Won’t you be mine
Desperately in Love,
Loving all the time

Your touch
So smooth

Why can’t I withstand
Your contagious personality?
Help me escape this, this
Addiction to your love

Your hair
So cascading

Im Desperately in Love…
With you
You stay with me during every moment
But you don’t even notice
I try to tell you,
But you don’t believe

You face
So Yearnful

I’m Desperately in Love
I just don’t know what to do
You’re just unavoidable
And never unlikable

Your lips
So tempting

So Desperate, Desperate, Desperate for a cure
But I’m afraid of it
Until you don’t fall into my arms
I won’t get over it

So Desperate, Desperate…
Desperately… In Love

[Hiryuu Megami23]

Contest is officially done now. The judges will be convening and all winning results will be posted by Saturday at the latest!