It's my birthday today, and I decided for it I would do a poetry contest. You can enter any kind of poem you want, just try to make it at least five lines, proper grammar is required, unless you want to say it as like a hillbilly or something
First prize-fat pack of M14
Second prize- intro deck of your choice, or modern masters pack
Third prize- pack of your choice
Also, if people want to send there own prizes to the winners they can
1. Happy birthday
2. Do we post the poem here or send it as a pm to you?
Posting it here is fine
Oh, and the entry will close either in three weeks, or if I there are less than five in three weeks, it will be when ten entries are submitted
Van we post multiple entries?
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 26, 2013, 09:48:37 AM
Van we post multiple entries?
no...it wouldn't be fair If you did
So no haiku
I forgot about haiku's...ok. Haiku's are the exception
Here my entry:
Mechanical Failure
The clock hands twirl and signify the slow dance of submission.
And I synchronize my movements as time dares me to intervene.
But me feet pace in this infinite circle and dizziness clouds my judgment and direction.
For every crossroad found feels like the same one from before because I can't remember the journey or the choice of my destination
Every breath I take is cloudy and full of ice
Is it the temperature outside or in?
My life is full of mistakes and vice
Is it the temperament inside or out?
So now ill swallow this potent mixture of pride and oil spill
To wash away the grime and corrosion of all my slowing gears
And as I succumb to mechanical failure, the weight of gravity becomes apparent
For I am a lesser metal, bent and shaped to the will of the world, and it spins at a speed so rapid that the only form of safety is the act of acquiescing
These robotic intentions come so naturally
These robotic intentions come so naturally
I forgot to mention the contest is going to be judged by a bunch of mods to determine the top three or four, and then the community will vote
Evil
What's te deadline?
Happy birthday bird!
I am a little late but happy B-day...:D I was not here yesterday...:)
thanks
Happy Birthday!! 🎂🎂🎂🎂
I'm not too good at poetry but ill give it a shot
I love poetry...It will take me a bit to figure out which one I like best. But please contact me the deadline and I will get my poem in before then.
Deadline?
Three weeks after I posted this thread
Our entries go here? Or do we send them to you birdbrain?
Either one is fine
Remember, you guys:
If you shake it more than twice,
It's masturbation.
I'm sorry couldn't help myself ;)
Oh and a very happy b-day to you sir, in look forward to mowing you better in the future
Lol I'm continuously making innuendos
Quote from: Birdbrain on June 28, 2013, 06:33:33 PM
Three weeks after I posted this thread
July 17th I believe is three weeks after the 26th (original posting)
Get those entries in folks, looking forward to reading them :)
I am a freind of the night,
death is my relative, but I lack his bite,
when I am with you, you are at peace,
when you are without me, your forehead is creased,
when I am troubled, you may feel the same,
when I am peaceful, your body is lame,
when you are tired, I call your name,
when you are rested, I retreat once again,
I may be vivid, full of colors and dreams,
but mostly, I am a black void, without seams,
my name is sleep, and though I am strange,
how much stranger would you be, if I did not caress your brain.
(is it any good?)
Makes you think or at least it made me think up until the reveal that it was sleep
thanks! I wrote this while I could not sleep ,_,
My entry:
I see you there
Standing
Waiting
Ever so graceful
Beautiful
Vibrant
Full of life
Compassionate
Loving
Be my wife
Tender
Gentle
One of a kind
Laughter
Brightness
I'm missing you
Anger
Dispair
Where'd you go
Death
Finality
I'll see you there soon.
Can we enter multiple times?
Just wanted to make a quick note for legality's sake.
We forgot to mention plagiarism. I don't anticipate this being a problem, but because there are real prizes involved, I thought I should state that plagiarism is 100% unacceptable. By submitting an entry, you are declaring that your piece is your own work.
This was not brought on by anything, so if you submitted already, don't worry, I'm not accusing anyone :P And like I said, I don't expect it to be a problem, y'all are no dummies! it's simply a legal necessity that popped into my head.
Happy writing, everyone! I'm getting pretty excited to start reading what everyone has come up with!
;) don't worry, mine's legitimate
Wish there were more entries...
Is it superman?
It is not that Nor a plane
Why it is Birdbrain
Pronounce superman as "supermane" for rhyming bonus.
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 07, 2013, 02:32:53 PM
Wish there were more entries...
Don't worry I'm still thinking of mine
How many are there I know I sent one to you birdbrain and there have been at least 5 on this thread I think. So like 10-15 before the deadline? Seems like a good goal
Can we still enter?
Quote from: Imink on July 08, 2013, 03:46:01 PM
Can we still enter?
Yes, there's still time! Pm birdbrain or just post your entry here when you're ready! The deadline is posted on the first page, I do believe
Can we get a list of the entries?
Can I use a poem of mine that has actually been published?
Quote from: rarehuntertay on July 08, 2013, 05:42:28 PM
Can I use a poem of mine that has actually been published?
if you can prove it was you that originally wrote it
I look outside and see the warm summer rain fall I hear the rythmic tap tap tap of the rain hitting the roof the slow roll of thunder across the the gray sky I step outside and smell the freshly cut grass I feel the cooling sensation of the rain on my skin I finally feel at peace
Quote from: Destore117 on July 08, 2013, 04:55:59 PM
Can we get a list of the entries?
ill collect them together after the deadline has past
Alrighty
Happy birthday as of 13 days ago!
Haiku:
It is cold and white,
Shiny, metallic, perfect.
Refrigerator.
Burn spells are red,
counters are blue.
Vintage artifacts
were colored like .poo..
Goblins are red.
Merfolk are blue.
So am I
when I get mana screwed.
{Assquatch} is red,
beebles are blue.
Why can't they print
more sets like unglued
I could go on. But it's probably best if I don't.
I realize I posted more than one poem. These aren't entries. It's just me getting into the spirit of the contest.
Quote from: Langku on July 13, 2013, 10:38:04 PM
Burn spells are red,
counters are blue.
Vintage artifacts
were colored like .poo..
Goblins are red.
Merfolk are blue.
So am I
when I get mana screwed.
{Assquatch} is red,
beebles are blue.
Why can't they print
more sets like unglued
I could go on. But it's probably best if I don't.
I realize I posted more than one poem. These aren't entries. It's just me getting into the spirit of the contest.
Your killing me😂
Quote from: Langku on July 13, 2013, 10:38:04 PM
Burn spells are red,
counters are blue.
Vintage artifacts
were colored like .poo..
Goblins are red.
Merfolk are blue.
So am I
when I get mana screwed.
{Assquatch} is red,
beebles are blue.
Why can't they print
more sets like unglued
I could go on. But it's probably best if I don't.
I realize I posted more than one poem. These aren't entries. It's just me getting into the spirit of the contest.
maybe I could count them as an entry?
If it would help you're welcome to 😄. I don't think those were poetry though.
Femreearyyle!
Ermm... Freestyle. Da.love phone?
Hey birdbrain! To late to get on this?
'twas the last night of Hanukah
When I first learned about the 10 guilds of Ravnica
It was a new beginning for me
And it brought me great glee
For I finally found a game that challenged the brain
When it came time to choose my guild
There were a lot of cool builds
But I have to much cheer to be in Dimir
And Selesnia was a bit to goody two shoes
It was a difficult task to choose
I like Azorius and their controlling
But I hate how they are so boring
Golgari was evil the symbol of life and death
But I just couldn't face the trolls deadly breath
Boros was too strict and proper
While Izzet was mostly just for Pauper
Rakdos was simply too hastey
While the Orzhov were just too lazy
I seriously consider Simic
But I was very confused on how to play Progenitor Mimic
So the last gild was Gruul
I loved the bloodrushed effect, it was so cool!
When I tried it out it was good but not great
Then I learned of a way to get my dorks to be and 8/8
With the help of my Beastmaster
I would create a brilliant disaster
On turn 3 I'd routinely swing for 34
And that's quite the score
So for me the decision was easy
I would be Gruul and make my opponents uneasy
My deck is unexpected yet beautifully made
So the next time you see me watch out for my Domri Rade.
Again Happy Birthday!!
Happy belated birthday brother. I have a little flow here that I wrote a few months ago. I consider it poetry, most music is poetry. Either way, here we are:
"I turn glass into lightning with the blink of a socket;
Increase my nine lives with this pen in my pocket;
Cross out the old and leave it behind;
Revolutionize the use of intellectual mind;
Inspire those blind to think highly inclined;
Give keys to locked doors and study my finds;
Climb 14,000 to the summit and toke;
Accomplish my goal without the use of a rope;
Fight through the middle ages with dragons and spell pages;
Give thanks to the elite whom pillaged others for raises;
Tweak the strings of the brain, fix those who think sane;
Take the pulp of the slain, flush the rest down the drain;
Wrong minded or not, down the left path I go;
You can wait in line forever, I'm backstage at the show;
Skeletons are breakable, leave crushed bones where they lie;
Life's a game, f*** it, play on hard 'til you die."
I.D. - a.k.a. Eschelon
Today is three weeks after original post
And infinite divinity. I only have a sister, so if I'm your brother, that makes you a woman
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 17, 2013, 09:51:00 AM
Today is three weeks after original post
And infinite divinity. I only have a sister, so if I'm your brother, that makes you a woman
Does this mean entries are closed or are you going to wait for some more stuff?
Quote from: Crisys on July 17, 2013, 10:24:43 AM
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 17, 2013, 09:51:00 AM
Today is three weeks after original post
And infinite divinity. I only have a sister, so if I'm your brother, that makes you a woman
Does this mean entries are closed or are you going to wait for some more stuff?
it means entries are closed. Unless enough people protest it closing
Wait! Let me enter! I'm not home, or else I would have submitted this morning! Oh, the busy life of an intern.
"The Brothers Brave"
(Note: this poem is in the style of an epic, a la "Beowulf" or J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fall of Arthur")
Two brothers brave there were
Brave, courageous,
A sun that shone like molten gold upon their breasts.
Blessèd with strength uncommon,
Unmatched prowess in spear, axe, and sword;
Two brothers brave there were, whose past laid in the heat and rage
Of a godly being,
A specter from the days come before,
A beast of death and fire,
With cold intellect- sharp claws like daggers.
A dragon, with scales like burnished gold.
Great halls and the company of friends the brothers had known;
Now their halls laid in a barren waste- charred beams like accusing fingers were all that remained,
Now their friend's blackened bones were food for the carrion-birds that aimlessly wheeled;
Following the path of fire the dragon left in its wake.
Two brothers brave there were, whose bravery knew no bounds,
Two brothers who, stol'n upon the smoking cave of the dragon,
Prepared to be revenged on the beast;
That marrow-cracker,
That flame of primeval fire incarnate,
Lay sleeping deep in its mountaintop cave.
Treasurers and trinkets surrounded it,
An acrid stench of burnèd flesh was about the lair,
The dragon slept,
Scales like rubies, with beauty beyond compare.
Two brothers brave, venturing near, did enter the lip of the cave,
Heedless in their anger, fear burned away by white hot vengeance,
Ignored trinkets-
Ignored the fatal fumes surrounding,
Two brothers brave, their lances gleaming, struck true,
Piercing the foul wyrm betwixt wing and neck,
Fatal blows, and cunningly struck.
But lances are no match to dragon scales,
Forgèd in the depths of hells,
Unnumbered aeons ago
For what mortal can match the bastard child
Of nature and fire?
Two brothers brave there were, their tomb sits upon a high peak,
Sealed away in blood in flame,
Their golden crests cloven;
Their lances cut;
Their swords melted
In dragon fire, the punishing flame,
Smokes tree, burns bush, sets the strongest metals to running,
Two brothers naïve there were, to tempt a dragon so,
In cunning or in force, a dragon is not so vanquishèd-
Heed this warning;
In anger or in spite, in righteousness or deviousness,
We mortal husks are but twigs underfoot,
Where idle gods and rampaging beasts do tred;
Let the burnèd bones of these brothers remind and warn,
Upon the smoldering peak do they lie,
The bones of two brothers, brave they were.
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 17, 2013, 09:51:00 AM
Today is three weeks after original post
And infinite divinity. I only have a sister, so if I'm your brother, that makes you a woman
Nailed it!
heehee... he said breasts
Ill organize everything into a voting thread tommorow. Hold on everyone
I'm ready to vote! :D
If I get even 5 votes I'd be happy lol xD some of these are just absolutely amazing compared to mine
I'm ready also
Just noticed this section :p I still wanna post even though its all over, so don't mind me.
Fruit
A seed planted twice granted fruit for all who formed in its womb. Hot, sticky flesh dressed in the finest of dew, the first stares as the other grew.
The earth pumps nourishment to fruit two, but the flys feast on you. When will you ripen, flowers bud but you stew, sour taste born anew.
Mother grants the second a crown, Father permits you to drown. Thorns pierce flesh, core aches from duress. Stem screams, time for rest.
Leaves shiver, innards and ground mesh together, the second quivers.
Fruit, the first forgotten, the second fat and rotten.
Whoa.
Unstickied, since the contest and voting is all over. Congrats to the wonders and good job to all participants!