Poll
Question:
Whose poetry you like the most?
Option 1: prayos'
votes: 2
Option 2: InfinitiveDivinity's
votes: 8
Option 3: MrsNosihctuh's
votes: 3
Option 4: CbStrad's
votes: 1
Option 5: Imink's
votes: 9
Option 6: IceScythe's
votes: 5
Option 7: Destore117's
votes: 0
Option 8: Xaol's
votes: 5
Option 9: Crisys's
votes: 1
Option 10: Mattao19's
votes: 3
Option 11: Scarsabrex's
votes: 1
Option 12: Thetrufflehunter's
votes: 5
Entries in Contest
Quote from: MrsNosihctuh on June 29, 2013, 08:04:48 PM
FOUR WORDS
Four words come to mind
When I think of you:
Tear, fear, hope,
And love so dear.
Tonight was the night
Every dream crashed down.
A problem I caused
Rendered a frown.
For those above me,
Everything that I've done
Ashamed them.
Respect I have not won.
However, I may gain
Our relationship again by
Putting aside wrong.
Even so, I will try.
Love is not an emotion
Our hearts soon forget.
Very easily though,
Even love can be bent.
I love you with my whole heart,
And therefore, I will try
To right every wrong
As the morrow is nigh.
Quote from: Destore117 on June 30, 2013, 07:05:51 PM
Awaken The Light
Death is like a butterfly
Falling from the sky
All the life outside must die
Underneath the sky
To awake the light inside
Find the power of the soul
And exact on all the final rule
Break the body shatter the mind
While rebuilding the world inside
I would like to enter this poem in the contest
Quote from: Crisys on June 26, 2013, 10:11:47 AM
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
Quote from: CbStrad on June 27, 2013, 02:43:08 AM
I suppose I'll try. Haiku's my game, yo
Brilliant flames soar high
Painting the sky with glory
Independence Day
Quote from: IceScythe on July 05, 2013, 12:48:10 AM
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?)
Quote from: prayos on July 05, 2013, 12:43:04 PM
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.
Quote from: Imink on July 09, 2013, 01:22:15 AM
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: Thetrufflehunter on July 10, 2013, 01:59:09 AM
Haiku:
It is cold and white,
Shiny, metallic, perfect.
Refrigerator.
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 16, 2013, 11:31:28 PM
'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.
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on July 16, 2013, 11:49:25 PM
"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
Quote from: Xaol on July 17, 2013, 06:55:07 PM
"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: scarsabrex on July 07, 2013, 03:54:38 PM
Is it superman?
It is not that Nor a plane
Why it is Birdbrain
Pronounce superman as "supermane" for rhyming bonus.
Great! Can we contestants vote?
Quote from: Xaol on July 20, 2013, 12:48:28 PM
Great! Can we contestants vote?
All contestants should vote for themselves... To prevent possibility of cheating...;)
Quote from: whitedrake on July 20, 2013, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Xaol on July 20, 2013, 12:48:28 PM
Great! Can we contestants vote?
All contestants should vote for themselves... To prevent possibility of cheating...;)
Okay, sounds fair.
THEYRUFFLEHUNTER A THE WAY!
Thank you whoever did this
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 20, 2013, 01:13:45 PM
Thank you whoever did this
You can see the Author in the first post in thread...;) And you are welcome... Oh and thanks to Mikefrompluto it's stickied. Now people can vote...:)
I request that you leave the poll open at least a few days ;) I've been super busy lately, and have another busy few days ahead, and won't have a chance to read+think+compare+consider+vote yet, if no one minds waiting a couple days for results.
I was actualy going to leave it up for another week or two
I see you didnt edit put my little comment of self doubt ;D
Wow! A lot of people are voting!!!
if only they were voting for me... •^•
Quote from: IceScythe on July 22, 2013, 03:10:00 PM
if only they were voting for me... •^•
I quite liked yours actually.
No one liked mine. :(
I feel cheated, my poem on the third page wasn't entered.
=_____= hmm... Yes, very interesting...
Quote from: scarsabrex on July 22, 2013, 05:43:43 PM
I feel cheated, my poem on the third page wasn't entered.
PM Birdbrain mate... There is no problem to add you to the list...;)
Quote from: whitedrake on July 23, 2013, 01:43:02 PM
Quote from: scarsabrex on July 22, 2013, 05:43:43 PM
I feel cheated, my poem on the third page wasn't entered.
PM Birdbrain mate... There is no problem to add you to the list...;)
sorry, must have missed it. Ill give you a consolation prize as an apology
I also thought at the time that you were just joking...so again, I apologize
Quote from: scarsabrex on July 07, 2013, 03:54:38 PM
Is it superman?
It is not that Nor a plane
Why it is Birdbrain
Pronounce superman as "supermane" for rhyming bonus.
Scarsabrex is in poll and in original poetry listing now...;)
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 23, 2013, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: whitedrake on July 23, 2013, 01:43:02 PM
Quote from: scarsabrex on July 22, 2013, 05:43:43 PM
I feel cheated, my poem on the third page wasn't entered.
PM Birdbrain mate... There is no problem to add you to the list...;)
sorry, must have missed it. Ill give you a consolation prize as an apology
I also thought at the time that you were just joking...so again, I apologize
Nah no consolation prize needed i just wanted it in the running 😜 sorry for giving you a hard time.
When does voting close?
Ouch... 0 votes :/
._. I got thus in the bag, yo
Gah! A tie...I'm giving it another week so we can break it...
Lol I'm in a 4-way tie for forth
Well then...
Ok. So this is how things are going to go. Ill get third prizes winners prize first, then second, than first
Will you pm us for shipping info and things of that sort?
That's a bunch of good poems!
Quote from: Imink on July 30, 2013, 12:50:23 AM
Will you pm us for shipping info and things of that sort?
yes. Though it looks like its tied again...
You should just declare a winner then that ends the tie
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 30, 2013, 10:01:57 AM
Quote from: Imink on July 30, 2013, 12:50:23 AM
Will you pm us for shipping info and things of that sort?
yes. Though it looks like its tied again...
Imink has 9 votes
This makes me feel like I am terrible at poetry ._.
Quote from: Destore117 on July 30, 2013, 07:35:04 PM
This makes me feel like I am terrible at poetry ._.
your not. You'll get it. Keep working at it
Quote from: jAzz on July 30, 2013, 01:25:40 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 30, 2013, 10:01:57 AM
Quote from: Imink on July 30, 2013, 12:50:23 AM
Will you pm us for shipping info and things of that sort?
yes. Though it looks like its tied again...
Imink has 9 votes
He sure does. Shall we wrap this up?
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on July 30, 2013, 08:47:43 PM
Quote from: jAzz on July 30, 2013, 01:25:40 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 30, 2013, 10:01:57 AM
Quote from: Imink on July 30, 2013, 12:50:23 AM
Will you pm us for shipping info and things of that sort?
yes. Though it looks like its tied again...
Imink has 9 votes
He sure does. Shall we wrap this up?
yes. Before it ties again. I'm already picking up Xoal's prize tomorrow
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 30, 2013, 09:01:19 PM
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on July 30, 2013, 08:47:43 PM
Quote from: jAzz on July 30, 2013, 01:25:40 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 30, 2013, 10:01:57 AM
Quote from: Imink on July 30, 2013, 12:50:23 AM
Will you pm us for shipping info and things of that sort?
yes. Though it looks like its tied again...
Imink has 9 votes
He sure does. Shall we wrap this up?
yes. Before it ties again. I'm already picking up Xoal's prize tomorrow
Thanks. Please check your PMs as well mate
A crime was committed during the vote. Someone has set up 8 fake accounts and used them to vote for one particular member.
Tell us more!!! I love a good scandal haha
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
Voting log for the poll in question. Every single but one vote for Imink's is by 0 posts user.
id_member real_name label
12068 Imink Imink's
12691 Cuzzig Imink's
12694 CallmeCRASH Imink's
12705 Turtel Imink's
12714 Dealhome Imink's
12754 Imtheelephant Imink's
12798 (.Y.) Imink's
12857 Fluxcap1 Imink's
12883 jAzz Imink's
Should we start a trial? Or is it not nessicary?
Man, that's low...
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 31, 2013, 08:57:06 PM
Should we start a trial? Or is it not nessicary?
Trial is up.
Ok. I had a feeling to use mods to judge this. You can bet I'm using mods to judge the next contest I have that needs it
Quote from: Birdbrain on July 31, 2013, 09:35:16 PM
Ok. I had a feeling to use mods to judge this. You can bet I'm using mods to judge the next contest I have that needs it
Excellent idea.
I apologize to every one that was involved in this contest I've also taken full responsibility for my actions
-.- dude, for rizzles?
How are we going to decide third place?
BATTLE TO THE DEATH!!!!!
Coin toss.
Quote from: Piotr on August 04, 2013, 06:33:15 PM
Coin toss.
I second this. Statistics say they are equal, so leave it to chance.
Who's tied?
At least a best of 5 coin toss to make it fair
I'll back out of the 3rd place tie, I just wanted to submit something and have fun, who needs a prize? :)
No one needs to back out of third place. We just need to figure out a way to determine the third place winner
No really, I don't need a prize, take me out of the tie if you please.
Wait I tied for 3rd? Wow ok that's cool but like Ice Idc about a prize
Just let whoever wants it compete for it.
So it's a tie between MrsNos, TruffleHunter, Ice, and me. Like obviously I'd like it but I really don't care.
Die roll would work, regardless of number of people tied - you can always leave it up to chance.
True I guess Bird Brain roll and it could be:
1: MrsNos
2: Truffle
3: Me
4: Icy
(The order is just the order of the names in the vote if you want to switch it that's fine)
The anonymous person I had decide thinks trufflehunter should win. So I'm giving third to truffle
What pack did he get?
I've learned something. Don't hold a contest until you have the prize or the money to buy the prize...I'm going to deliver to the bitter end however. And learn for the future
Quote from: Birdbrain on August 16, 2013, 09:26:53 PM
I've learned something. Don't hold a contest until you have the prize or the money to buy the prize...I'm going to deliver to the bitter end however. And learn for the future
Let me know if you need anything! I'd be happy to try and help out if need be!
Quote from: Silent1236 on August 16, 2013, 10:42:12 PM
Quote from: Birdbrain on August 16, 2013, 09:26:53 PM
I've learned something. Don't hold a contest until you have the prize or the money to buy the prize...I'm going to deliver to the bitter end however. And learn for the future
Let me know if you need anything! I'd be happy to try and help out if need be!
That was very nice of you +1.
Also feel free to ask me I can help if you need it
No thank you. The biggest problem is going to be getting infinitedivinitiy's 2 fat packs. Though, I want to do that on my own. Otherwise, I might forget this lesson and do it again later on down the road
Quote from: Birdbrain on August 17, 2013, 09:12:42 AM
No thank you. The biggest problem is going to be getting infinitedivinitiy's 2 fat packs. Though, I want to do that on my own. Otherwise, I might forget this lesson and do it again later on down the road
Lol nice
I FINALY got first prize sent out today...my next contest won't be hampered by such delays...anyway. Hopefully I'll send out third prize next week...
Coolio. Prizes are prizes are prizes, but if prefer if it got here before 2027 ;)