Poetry Gala - Elimination-Style Contest with CSP Prizes!

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ethereality • 19 May 2018 at 11:51 AM

@crown

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 11:52 AM

@ethereality Oh that's so cool! 😃 You can just change out the real name for a fake one XD So the topic is okay? ❤ī¸

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ethereality • 19 May 2018 at 12:22 PM

@crown Yes! But its like published online so i can't like change the name lol

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 12:34 PM

@ethereality great! 😊 and oh lol haha

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 1:34 PM

@ethereality

Warrior of Honor, look what I've done
With chains that bound your just, hungry soul
With chains that covered your warpaint, your wounds

"One day we shall win" the Master would say
And his pride would grow every time he walked away
As he saw you find paths in lands you don't recognise

In all but one detail world followed your vision
Your brothers and sisters remain in your mansion
Your dreams and desires now fuel their minds

Rest in peace now, for you've been avenged
All that you wanted, it's what I arranged:
The vile inquisitor afraid of us

Loving Wise Woman, look what I did
With enemy scratching your well-prepared shields
And loop on unguarded neck

Carefully studying and deeply thinking
Done what minds brightest were never achiving
Led your family to happiness

With virtues of mind wiped off every tear
Which ever was shed by one you found dear
Admiring good and knowledge

Resting in hearts of your family
You'd propably laugh at a fool like me
But man you died for gave me strenght

Queen of the World, look at my doing
Blood like marzipan always is flowing
Just the way you liked it

Wearing the armor of divine mercy
Happiness greatest for you endlessly
Pure chaos, pure untamed pleasure

Then you found a way to crazy enlightment
Through love, ideals and tears defensless
Survived, knew it was worth it

I tried to copy all that you did
But fate left me helpless and punished my greed
Turly, you are the luckiest

Though I will never be what you are
With fog in my mind and weakness in heart
I told her "I'm not afraid"
And even if for not for anything else, for that they shall know my name

Okay, I do realize this isn't any good at all. But I did my best to portray my thoughts, even if I'll pay for it with few points less. Yesterday I told my abusive mother I'm not afraid of her. Something my past selves mentioned in the poem could never do, despite how much better they were in every aspect. It was hard, but I did it. Nothing else from my life fits the topic equally well.

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ethereality • 19 May 2018 at 2:12 PM

@asteria Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I assure that it is in no way "not good at all"

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 2:16 PM

@ethereality You think so? Thanks a lot ❤ī¸

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 8:39 PM

@asteria It's definitely a mouthful, but it portrays well your inner emotions. Would this do?

Warrior o' Honor, look what's done,
Chains that bound just, hungry souls,
Chains that cover wounds and warpaints,
"Once we'll win" Master says,
And his pride grows each time he walks
As he sees you find paths in lands you don't recognize

In all but one detail Worlds followed your vision
Brothers and sisters remain in your mansion
Dreams and desires now fuel their minds

Rest in peace now, for you've been avenged
All that you wanted, it's what I arranged:
Vile inquisitor afraid of us

Loving Wise Woman, look what I've done,
With enemies scratching your well-prepared shields,
And a loop on an unguarded neck.

Careful studying and deep thoughts
Have done what mind's brightest never achieved
And led family to happiness

With virtues of mind tear wiped away,
Which ever shed by ones found dear
Admiring good and knowledge

Rest in the hearts of your family
You'd probably laugh like a fool at me,
But knowing men you died for gave me strength

Queen of the World, look at my doing
Blood like marzipan always flowing
Just the way you liked it

Wearing armor of divine mercy
Happiness greatest for you endlessly
Pure chaos, pure untamed pleasure

Then you found a way to crazy enlightment
Through love, ideals and tears defensless
Survived, knew it was worth it

I tried to copy all that you did
But fate left me helpless and punished my greed
Truly, you are the luckiest

Though I'll never be what you are
With fog in my mind and weakness in heart
I told her "Afraid I'm not"
And even if for not for anything else, for that they shall know my name

Sorry to offend but may i post this on my profile page? It touched my soul. From the bottom of my heart. 😋

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skyfall4 • 19 May 2018 at 9:15 PM

@ethereality
Here's my go- it's not the best unfortunately ☚ī¸

Fly

I look at the sky and thought I'd never be good
Admiring the birds that soar so high
Twisting, turning, diving through clouds
Knowing I cannot be as talented as them.

But a bird does not fly each and every time
Even the falcon will sometimes make a fall
But what makes them strong is they pick themselves up
And they try, try, try, again to fly, fly, fly.

I've been batted down by the wings of fear
More than I can count
Doubt and fear weighing me down
Dragging me inside a gorge.

But it was this that lifted me up
I finally understood what I saw
That in the face of competition
You don't compete- you enjoy it.

The churning ocean in my stomach drove me forward
Courage burning bright
I wasn't afraid of making mistakes
And it pushed me further.

I felt as exhilarated as the swooping eagle
Free, flying, no doubt pushing me back
For I learned the hard way
That fear won't hold you back- your own self will.

With every smash and clear and dive
I felt more of myself coming together
And I knew I was not here to win
I was here to give a fight.

So while this poem may not be a work of art
Nor will it win this gala
But I'm happy to share the experience on court
Just ask, and I will narrate how the wings while I play really feel....


Like I said above, this definitely isn't the best I've done..... but there's a big story behind it. If anyone's interested in what it is, I'd be really happy to share ❤ī¸

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 9:17 PM

@skyfall4 I'm interested. Tell the story.

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 9:18 PM

@playermocha345 Of course you can, I feel very honored by this. Hadn't expected someone would like my poem. Thank you very much ❤ī¸ As for your version, it has less rhymes but I like the style of it 😊

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 9:24 PM

@asteria I like to sing when doing something, following a tune that's stuck in my head, yours is wonderful originally. It's a bit long to sing out.

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skyfall4 • 19 May 2018 at 9:24 PM

@playermocha345
Welp basically I play badminton, and well, the common perspective is that it's a competition. Actually though, I learned through the hard way, it's actually quite the opposite. It's honestly a battle of whose fitter and mentally tough- there aren't people that are better, only those who are consistent. Plus, if you have a winning mindset, you'll have an 70% chance of losing, because you put pressure on yourself. If you enjoy it and just have fun (not too much fun, mind you xD) you play better, as you're not afraid of losing. People in the audience can tell what you're feeling, and I've found that just playing and being yourself often gets you to amazing places ❤ī¸

There's a whole bunch more, but then there'd be too much to type o.o

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 9:25 PM

@skyfall4 You could type in your own time but why birds? Because they are free? To fly in the skies?

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asteria • 19 May 2018 at 9:32 PM

@playermocha345 I see. Now I feel even more honored ❤ī¸ ❤ī¸

@skyfall4 Although I don't play any sport games, the advice to put joy over victory is good for many things 😊 I'm glad someone wrote about it.

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skyfall4 • 19 May 2018 at 9:38 PM

@playermocha345
Oops another part I forgot to mention xD Basically it's the general perspective of the "really good players" . We think they are so good, but we sometimes dont really believe they had to go through stages of mistakes. It's also how free you can be when playing, when you start to enjoy it.

@asteria
Thanks 😃 ❤ī¸

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sorrow • 19 May 2018 at 9:56 PM

@crown As somebody who severely struggles with self-image, i really loved your poem ❤ī¸
A little backstory: Cancer just won't leave my mom's side of the family alone. I lost my uncle to it (bladder), my Oma beat it, but it's back (Breast), and my best friend's grandma (Who is basically like my 3rd grandma) has it (Esophagus). So my poem is organized in introduction, section about my Uncle, section about my Oma, section about my best friend's grandma, closing. Sorry my vocab got so limited during the end, I'm about to go to a parade so I had to write fast.


Cancer

Cell growth, cell divide
Why do you cause so many to die?
Poked fun at relentlessly,
To relieve us temporarily,
From the pain.

Tragedy struck in 2005,
When my family took a dive,
My uncle Chris was taken,
Now he watches from Heaven,
As his twin girls head to college.

Yet again in 2016,
My ill-starred mother crestfallen,
A call from home,
Caused her distraught mind to roam,
To places unimaginable.

2018, to top it all off,
Weight loss and never ending cough,
Leads to chemo and surgery
But lots of expectancy,
To meet future grandchildren.

Cell growth, cell divide,
Keeping love divine,
You may think you're vigorous,
But that's where you're amiss,
And we will triumph in this war.

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 10:02 PM

@marner I'm glad you liked my poem ❤ī¸ I hope you overcome your struggles with body image 😊 (I saw you used present tense, so I'm guessing it's still kinda going on?)

I think your poem is great, and that you're able to open up about such things ❤ī¸ Sorry for your losses also, and I'm glad you've or are overcame/coming it 😊

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mechanicalheart • 19 May 2018 at 11:31 PM

[Currently writing my poem, this is not my entry yet, I'm still writing my poem and shifting parts around. Just a mini rough draft sneak peak sorta.]

I'm in the middle of writing my poem, still need to move a lot around and find some better wordings, write more, etc, etc but I wanted to see if anyone online [that ends up reading this] if they could guess what it may be about. This is only a small portion of the rough draft and will most likely be changed a bit with the rest before I submit my entry but here's a lil' part-

"Bridge of imagination"-

Waking up and there she saw,
a strangers face oh so raw.
Pounding heart but then she blinked,
the image gone without a link.
There she sat left to ponder,
"was it real was he there,
or just my mind let out to wonder?"


Questions unanswered,
time gone by fast,
until it happened again so vast.
Doll in hand as she hugged it tight,
but then she saw it's face shift right.
Another fear that day was written.


-A bit butchered and like I said I'm probably gonna change a bit of it so it sounds better. Anyways, just wanted to see if anyone could guess what it may be about before I finish and explain it myself [with my entry]?

Now I shall go return to my writing.

Deleted • 19 May 2018 at 11:49 PM

@mechanicalheart It's a trick of the eye, when you feel something unnatural you turn to look. It scares you as you fear the dark. You see things that shouldn't be and you feel even more afraid, a child's mind thinking of subtle movements that are frightening. But is it real or is it truly a trick of the eye? Shivers run up your spine, you're afraid to stay. In human company, are they alien or not? A child's fear of the unknown world.

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ethereality • 22 May 2018 at 3:48 PM

@id2d @power @wigglytuff @amethyst_elf448 @mechanicalheart 2 more days left!

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wigglytuff • 22 May 2018 at 5:19 PM

@ethereality ok ^^ idk though, i don't really feel like entering anymore, sorry! If I don't turn it in on time then you can dq me 😊

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sorrow • 24 May 2018 at 5:05 PM

@ethereality
When will we get the results of this round? I will not be on at all until Monday because I'm going out with some friends, so my poem for the next poem might scrape it close to late, depending on the schedule.

Great poems everyone, and good luck ❤ī¸

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ethereality • 24 May 2018 at 5:14 PM

@marner soon sorry busy

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mechanicalheart • 24 May 2018 at 5:57 PM

@ethereality

Here's my entry, couldn't quite figure out how to make this one fit properly so it's not going to be the greatest thing ever and definitely not my best work but hopefully if I do manage to somehow carry on I'm sure I'll be able to make up for it. ^^ Anyways, I don't believe I'm late because I'm pretty sure it was 7pm when it was supposed to be due but anywho, hopefully I'm not and here's my entry before I keep rambling on-

Bridge of imagination~

Waking up and there she saw,
a strangers face oh so raw.
Pounding heart and then she blinked,
the image gone without a link.
There she sat left to ponder,
"Could it be my mind out to wonder?"


Questions unanswered as time went by fast,
until it happened again so vast.
Doll in hand as she hugged it tight,
but then she saw it's face shift right.
Another fear that day was written,
all because of her mind's misken.


Restless nights and days been lost,
she couldn't see right from wrong.
Sitting still she questioned reality.
Could it be real or just her minds tragedy?


Years of diffusion that started disappearing confusion,
as she learned the misfortune
of her minds soon found fortune.

A mind full of fantasy now her ecstasy.


[Tried to keep the rhyming going, pretty sure this is 15+ lines.]

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ethereality • 29 May 2018 at 6:04 PM

it is with incredible regret that it must be said that the poetry gala is cancelled and closed.

the combined factors of time restraints, people leaving, and so much other stuff.
sorry to all! ☚ī¸

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mechanicalheart • 29 May 2018 at 7:24 PM

@ethereality
Ah, well it was fun while it lasted, thanks for trying to host this fun lil' competition even if it didn't end how it was supposed to.

Deleted • 29 May 2018 at 11:30 PM

❤ī¸ Had lots of fun. Maybe another time!

Deleted • 30 May 2018 at 1:31 AM

@ethereality Aww ❤ī¸ Had lots of fun ❤ī¸....

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sorrow • 1 June 2018 at 9:28 PM

Oh well. It was fun while it lasted ❤ī¸ Thanks for hosting!

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