Form Poem Contest

[qimissung]

Congratulations, Dark Muse. What will the next form be?

[Dark Muse]

I am going to choose a personal favorite of mine, that sounds fairly simple, but can prove more difficult than my first appear.

It is called a Septolet

The Septolet is a poem consisting of seven lines containing fourteen words with a break in between the two parts. Both parts deal with the same thought and create a picture.

Here is an example of my own:

Winter's blush
blooms my soul,
cold embrace

Eyes close,
drift away
forever
to sleep.

Deadline: October 1st

[Pendragon]

Death arrives
taking me out
in a carriage

Driving
me over
to the
graveyard...

Pendragon
8/27/09

[qimissung]

Arjan
breaths dreams
upon Anangi's
sleeping form

Anangi,
eyes aslumber,
clasp's Arjan's
truest words

[Dark Muse]

I really liked that qimissung, it has a very fantasy feeling to it.

Nice entry as well Pengradon, very dark and haunting.

Thank you so far for your entries.

I look forward to see what others come up with.

[AuntShecky]

Fields
rich with
yellow yarrow
and goldenrod

may outshine
kings and
rival the
sun.

[Dark Muse]

That is beautiful, everyone is doing so well so far

[Dark Muse]

No more entries?

There is still plently of time, but pretty soon the deadline is going to start to creep up on you.

[Drkshadow03]

New York’s bravest
haunt
scattered September ashes.

Each year
the calendar
remembers
lost dreams.

[krymsonkyng]

tinkling glasses,
piano keys,
sultry smoke,
stools

Captain Morgan,
Sailor Jerry,
and the
crew

[Dark Muse]

Here is a reminder just 5 days until deadline

[balehead]

A golden ray
Of sunshine
Lingers

On Faerie’s dancing
In
A never ending
Ring

[Dark Muse]

Thank you to everyone how has entered with all of your wonderful entries. The deadline is now here, so I will get to work on reading all of your works carefully, and the hard task of choosing a winner.

[Dark Muse]

Great Job everyone, this was really a tough one.

Pendragon: Of course I love the topic of your poem, and it is very October appropriate. You did a fine job in creating a very eerie scene, and telling a story, painting a visual image for the reader in such few words. I particularly loved the first verse. I could hear the hooves of pitch black horses ringing against cobblestone streets as the looming dark carriage rolled down the road to its fateful journey. The ending was intriguing as well, suggesting that it is not quite over yet, adding a touch of mystery.

qimissung: I thought your's was beautiful. And I loved the originality and creativity behind it. The fantasy aspect was quite unique, and the words were elegant. It was mythical, and spoke of the old romance, in the days of knights and maidens. Also loved the way in which you used two different perspectives, and points of view to create a whole picture.

AuntShecky: Beautiful poem that invoked many of the senses. You can see the colors of the field and smell the plants and the grasses in the air, feel the warmth of the sun. I loved the nature aspect of the poem, it was quite vivid and offered a very serene feeling to it and I just loved the last verse.

Drkshadow03: A very heartfelt poem of a tragedy that many people can relate to and have suffered personal losses from. I particularly enjoyed the lines scattered September ashes and remembers
lost dreams. This poem had a very nice flow to it, and I like the uniqueness of the structure in your poem.

krymsonkyng: The first verse was lovely I think. I loved the way you invoked the sounds, with the tinkling of the glasses and one can just imagine the way the piano keys sounded. Also I like the way in which the sound of the glasses and the piano could be merged together. You set up a really good atmosphere for the poem within the first verse, and I loved 'sultry smoke" and the suggestiveness that is offered. The second verse for some reason cracked me up, but I am a stickler for nautical themes, and so I quite enjoyed that.

balehead: This was quite a lovely poem, I loved the line "sunshine lingers" and I enjoyed the fantasy feeling behind it with the dancing of the fairies. This poem was quite playful and lighthearted, but rather delightful, and I enjoyed the creativeness in your structure of the poem.

After carefully reading over all of the poems, as we all know I had to choose but one winner. And so in much difficult dliberation, I have at last choosen qimissung as the winner of this form poetry contest.

[Dark Muse]

Congratulations to qimissung