Poetry Gala - Elimination-Style Contest with CSP Prizes!

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sorrow • 17 May 2018 at 10:52 PM

Congrats!

Deleted • 18 May 2018 at 1:31 AM

Congrats 😊

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 3:47 PM

I'm pleased to announce 6th, 7th, and 8th place, who also did wonderful! If you want to win the whole competition, I recommend stepping up your game! But you guys are on track to a large amount of rounds left to improve!! 😃

In no particular order...
Cro! (@crown)
Wiggly! (@wigglytuff)
Amethyst! (@amethyst_elf448)

Congratz! Looking forward to reading your ~~WEEK 2~~ poems!! 😃

Stay tuned for 9th-10th and 11th-13th (bottom 3 yikes!!) reveal at 5:30 TODAY ECT! 😉

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brynn • 18 May 2018 at 5:36 PM

Ahhh!! Hello guys its me @ethereality bringing you 9th, 10th, and our bottom three!

In 9th-10th place, we have in no particular order:
Iris! (@iris1929578)
Mocha! (@playermocha345)
Congrats guys! You barely missed the bottom 3. But you will see another round 😃

And the bottom 3... dun dun dun.
Ice (@icecloud101)
Anime (@animefan)
Mar (@marner)
Who got the lowest score? Who do you want to stay? Post here!
Don't miss our bottom 2 reveal at 7:30 EST.

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wigglytuff • 18 May 2018 at 6:25 PM

@ethereality hi ^^ cool, thanks!

What do you mean who do you want to stay? So we vote?😱

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 6:34 PM

@wigglytuff Nope, its just to generate discussion lol

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sorrow • 18 May 2018 at 7:21 PM

Oh! I'm actually glad I'm in the bottom. Its pretty good for knowing where my mistakes or weaknesses may lie, and makes it more suspenseful! Ah, anyway, good luck to my fellow bottom-ers! ❤️

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 7:38 PM

And CONGRATS to Ice!!! (@icecloud101) You were 11th place overall. Now, we are down to our bottom two.

Anime (@animefan)
Mar (@marner)

Who finished last place? Who will survive another week? Stay tuned for the final result at 9:30 PM!! 😉

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icecloud101 • 18 May 2018 at 7:57 PM

@ethereality
Cool! Thanks ❤️
Am I still in?

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 7:58 PM

@icecloud101 Yup! You're in 11th place out 12 spots next week though so you might wanna try a little harder for week 2 ❤️

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icecloud101 • 18 May 2018 at 7:59 PM

@ethereality
yup! tysm
p.s.
what is the theme for next week, when does it start, and other info?

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 8:01 PM

@icecloud101 That all will come out when the final result comes out (i.e. who was 12th, and who was 13th!) D: It will be tonight at 9:00! 😃

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icecloud101 • 18 May 2018 at 8:04 PM

@ethereality
thanks a lot!

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iris1929578 • 18 May 2018 at 8:38 PM

@ethereality

Oh gosh I was lucky! This is suspenseful, like with the Chinese tv shows that we watch, right when the winners are going to be announced, there will be an ad break.

Edit: looking back at page 2: @skyfall4 LOL yes allergies! I’m aggresive, it sucks. Kinda. @marner I loved yours, I wonder why it is either last or second to last place...

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 9:29 PM

Hello guys! I am here with the results on Eggcave Mobile. That means I won’t be able to post Round 2 instructions and Round 1 scoreboards until tomorrow ☹️

But.....!!!! Here are the results. I just want to let you know that I did love all your poems and I’d like to remind you that I graded everybody on a rubric. I weighed humor/originality lower than other factors like technical words used and creative voice. Keep this in mind as we look at the results.

And the results....
The person who received the lowest score is.... Anime (@animefan). Thank you so much for participating but unfortunately we will not being seeing you in the second round. You are welcome to comment on the rest of the thread! Your poem was good, but your description skills are still developing and there are some crucial grammar/spelling errors that marred the flow of the writing. I would love to see you try out for Season 2 I’m planning in a few months!

Congrats @marner !! You made it. 12th place. I did not dislike your poem, on the contrary it was the opposite. It’s just that your poem lacked length and technically skilled writing in my opinion. I graded on a strict rubric. I’m glad you will be able to see another round though! 😊

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sorrow • 18 May 2018 at 9:34 PM

@ethereality
Now I know what i need to do to redeem myself 😉 Can't wait to write again! Thanks for keeping me in 😊
@iris1929578
Thanks ❤️
@animefan
You did so great ❤️ Please stick around and give your opinion as this goes on!

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 9:55 PM

@marner I’m looking forward to it ❤️

I’m pleased to also announce our round 1 winner.... @asteria ... absolutely beautiful !! ❤️ if you would like, set up a lot for a little 30,000 EC prize 😉

HEY TOP 13!!
So... ive decides to release the theme early so you guys can start working on it! but still, in order for me to copy the scoreboard into this post, I need my laptop so to see your round one scores you will have to wait till tomorrow! However, you can start to submit for round2!! Also, guys, what do you think of a half-week system? Like Saturday-Wednesday or something? Round 3/4 will likely be half week schedules if everybody is okay with that.

WEEK 2 (Friday May 18 - Thursday May 24)

Theme: Struggle You Overcame
Length: Atleast 15 lines or -1 point.

+0.3 for first submitter
+0.1 for submitting within first day.

Good luck!!!

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@asteria congrats!!! 😃

@ethereality sorry about the previous ping, accidental one from my side. Does it have to be a struggle I overcame in real life? ❤️

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ethereality • 18 May 2018 at 10:09 PM

@crown it’s okay!! that would be preferable (in real life can be online too) but if you can’t think of one you can make one up just let me know in like a footnote in your poem ❤️ 😊

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@ethereality Okay thank you 😊 ❤️

Deleted • 18 May 2018 at 11:22 PM

@ethereality

Theme: Struggle you Overcame

Ant n Friends

Minor and insignificant,
Looked down by all,
I'm trapped by their glares,
And yet you say I'm not.

Helpless as a newborn,
Useless and weighed down,
Can't do a thing,
I'm too afraid to do so.

Spits and lashes,
You say I'm worthless,
I've struggled and failed,
To lift my own weight up.

Oh, how I wish to escape,
Those days upon years,
Words I speak,
That never pass,
And you shall never hear.

Dear Lord do I pray to,
Lord of whom I belong,
He hears my cries,
And merciful he is!

Spirits does he sent,
To liven up my life,
And grateful am I,
For the friends that I've had,
Since very long ago,
My anchor of hope.

Caring and tender,
Sweet and gentle,
You set me free,
And shared my hopes.

One by one,
Step by step,
You've followed me,
And flown beside,
Never straying,
Into eternal peace ..


My inspiration for this piece was an ant, it's struggles, some friends and bread dough. Hope you like it, I'm still going to change around some wording.

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wigglytuff • 18 May 2018 at 11:30 PM

@ethereality is it ok if I drop out...? Sorry if you're not allowed to, but tbh I'm not that great at writing poetry and it takes me longer than that to write better poems ☹️

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 5:56 AM

@ethereality Woah, you serious? Hadn't expected that at all, I don't really have confidence in my writing skills. Thanks SOO much! ❤️ Here's my lot

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ethereality • 19 May 2018 at 10:26 AM

Scoreboard! ❤️



Asteria 4 2.5 2 8.6*
Mechanical 4 3 1.5 8.5
Daredreamer 4.5 2 1.5 8.1*
Sky 4 2.5 1.5 8.1*
Power 4 2.5 1.5 8.0
Wiggly 3.5 3 1 7.6*
Cro 5 1.5 0.5 7.3**
Amethyst 4 1.5 1.5 7.1*
Mocha 4.5 1 1.5 7.1*
Iris 3 3 1 7.1*
Ice 3 3 0.5 6.6*
Mar 3 1.5 2 6.5
Animefan 3 1.5 1 5.6*

The first number is creative voice (out of 5 points)
The second number is technical skill (out of 3 points)
The third number is originality (out of 2 points)
The last number is your total score.

*If you submitted within the first 24 hours, you received 0.1 extra points.
**If you submitted first, you received 0.3 extra points

@playermocha345 0.3 extra for week 2!

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skyfall4 • 19 May 2018 at 10:44 AM

WHOOOHOOOOO CONGRATS TO ALL!!!! 😃😃😃

@iris1929578
YASSSSSS XD

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mechanicalheart • 19 May 2018 at 10:49 AM

Congrats everyone, most of the scores are pretty close O.o
Nice job @asteria 😸

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 11:00 AM

@mechanicalheart You did a nice job too, only 0.1 of difference 😊

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mechanicalheart • 19 May 2018 at 11:02 AM

@asteria
Yeah, didn't know the 0.1 bonus could change so much XD if only I posted within the first 24 hours.

Anyways, you did amazing.
I better start working on my next entry ^^

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 11:07 AM

@mechanicalheart Thanks a lot, good luck in the next round! 😊

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@ethereality
I hope this is okay to post- there's nothing bad about it, but it's about a topic some may be sensitive to? Let me know if I need to change it. Also again, not great at poems, but hopefully this is still okay XDXD lol
***I have not actually struggled with this, I am very happy with myself. This is just for the poem ❤️

“Good Enough”
I was a girl,
Content with myself,
But one day I came across
A magazine on the shelf.
I flipped through the pages,
My eyes blurring up
At the words and phrases,
Apparently I’m not “good enough”.
I went to social media,
A thing that usually cheers me up,
But this time all I saw,
Was the same words I fear of.
Fat, ugly, acne- “cover!”.
Even being non-symmetrical was another.
One day I saw,
Myself in the mirror,
And ticked off these flaws.
I felt like I was being attacked,
By a stranger’s set of jaws.
But as a tear started to roll down my cheek,
I looked more closely at my physique.
The “fat” I had was just the dress shape;
The “ugly” I was, was just unique;
The “acne” I realised were just freckles;
The “non-symmetricality” of my face,
Was only the fault of my lopsided mirror.
I wiped my tears and smiled,
The words disappearing,
From my list of struggles.

Yeah...😃 At least happy ending right? haha

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