Um.thanks, but I will pass. Every time I come back to the contests, they just die. You go ahead an post a subject.
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Um.thanks, but I will pass. Every time I come back to the contests, they just die. You go ahead an post a subject.
Ok, I'll continue with a new theme: Valentine's Day.
Deadline: whenever Valentine's Day occurs this year.
My love is like a red red rose,
Shame about the prickle,
But its worth it I suppose,
For a bit of slap and tickle.
Valentine's Day Cinquan
O be-
nign my valen-
tine - May our days prolong
May we grow stronger through this our
cancer
2/13/2016
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Keep Your Shafts Dry
Cupid left his quiver out in the rain
Bois-D’arc shafts began to curve.
Spotting me next to an Oak, he took aim,
not this time, the arrow took a swerve!
That flying baby’s arrow pierced the bark.
The sap started feeling frisky tingles.
Her canopy began swell, a herald from a Lark.
A litter of acorns now rattles my shingles.
It's Valentine's day. Tomorrow morning, I will select a winner. Thanks for all the entries. There are still a few hours left to enter!
Untold Love
I loved my friend
And it did not end
As we went to war
Where many a whore
Comforted our souls
Letting us fill holes
Of enemy arrows,
Their crimson blows.
On this day I recall
Us together, and all
I then wished to tell him
in this hell all too grim.
Roses are red
(though not all roses, some are white or pink then there's those little yellow ones..)
Violets are blue
(Hang on, Violets - blue? That can't be right, sort of purpley I'd've said. I think they do white ones now as well.)
Like love,
It's complicated.
What's in that particular you?
A blind guess is more than a few
Continue on, I'd say
You asked this yesterday
The question was your answer too
Contest is over.
prendrelemick: The tickles are worth the prickles.
tailor STATELY: Very nice. I liked the "be-nign" with the "cancer" at the end.
Gilliatt Gurgle: Even if Cupid misses, the arrow is not wasted.
North Star: There is nothing like a friend-enemy to bring back memories and keep hell interesting.
prendrelemick: I agree that the color violet is not quite what I expect a blue color to be.
M4ngo: It is an interesting idea to equate the question with the answer.
Thank you for the entries! They all deserve to win. For this round, the winner is Gilliatt Gurgle!
Congratulations!
Congratulations Gilliatt Gurgle !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Quote:
Originally Posted by YesNo
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by tailor STATELY
For some odd reason, I can't log in using my lap top anymore, so we'll give the I pad a try.
Need a subject, what to do, what to do...Aku Aku?, Burnt umber? Red wine?, trucker music?
It is February here in the States, so let's go with Frederick Douglass
I'll monitor for a couple of weeks and see where we stand.
A Clerihew Without Jheri Curls for Frederick Douglass
A 19th century titan among men Frederick Douglass
Enlightened through overcoming slavery and ignorance few could surpass
Had all humanity's sensibilities echoed Freddy's
Mankind would now be colonizing the Pleiades
2/19/2016
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Oh crikey! Seems I entered twice there! Senility strikes again.
The way I look at it the more entries the better. Now to think of something to say about Frederick Douglas.
Once a slave, he later ran
For Vice-President.
He showed he could and so we can
Transform. He set a precedent.
Wasn't quite sure what you were intending to do there Mick, did you have a poem to submit?Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
All I'm seeing here in Texas is the "Oh crikey!..." line above.
If something followed, then it must have been a casualty of telegraph cable breach.
No, I entered twice,
A poem and its twin,
A senior moment,
(Still didn't win).
Soon I'll forget,
My own given name,
So I'll carry a spare,
To keep in the game.
Yes, two names,
Like Frederick Douglas,
That or a drug,
To keep my mind fugless.
Thanks Prendrelemick.
Alrighty, then, let's wrap this one up and give it to tailor STATELY, you had me at the title.
Thanks to Y/N and Mick for contributing as well.
Mr. STATELY you're up.
Thank you Gilliatt Gurgle ! The next subject is in honor of the month of March: Madness
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Though I thought I was rational, I
Knew better than doubt my shrink. Why
Question expertise so?
My mind’s strip tease will show
That sweet gravity helps me to fly.
Diagnosis: Bi-Polar
Madness comes, and madness goes
Sometimes I rant and rave
And sometimes I embrace the pain
Because it is all I have
When you fall apart folks disappear
You learn just who your friends are
Am I mad? Am I insane?
Nobody asks or cares
Pendragon 3/10/2016
I'm in a warm confused blanket
peering at the still—
swarming thru this blink
OK OK OK
Deadline end of day this Tuesday PDT... 1-Tuesday only... 4/12.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Yes/No - Good use of rhyme and enjambment
Pendragon - Enjoyed the sight rhyme: rave/have. Definitely a poem wrenched from experience.
M4ngo - Wow. Good use of language and imagery.
Great poems all ! Stepping off the cliff edge myself on this one for M4ngo. Congratulations all !
I'm sorry it has taken me this long to get this thread rolling again! I appreciate the recognition tailor.
Next subject: Risk
Some demon will upend my thoughts with fear
When some nice dream looks like it’s meant to fade
Or was it some mistake that I had made
That sentenced something good to not appear?
And was that something better than what’s here
Already at my side without some trade?
Perhaps some angry angel must be paid.
What currency would tempt her to come near?
A seed will sprout and hope that it will grow
Not knowing that its chance to rise too high
Is shaded by the parent oak above.
It simply does what it has come to know
Is how it should behave before the sky
To win or lose what it is dreaming of.
Throw the disc
at the risk
of hitting the mark.
Fancy China
I keep my fancy china locked away
For who knows what special occasion.
A special visitor or a dear old friend
May just happen by at any time now.
I take good care of this set of plates:
I can't afford to buy another one.
I have locked it in a wooden case,
An unwelcome gift from my mother.
Every now and then I meet someone
Who's worth putting out my china set.
It's such a risk to put it out for strangers
Who may not know its true worth.
What if it slips or breaks?
Or is used beyond repair?
I can't afford another set,
Nor do I know how to fix
A broken china plate.
Risk
with consequence affixed
calculate your risk
pray don't roll the dice
if you can't pay the price
5/9/2016
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Great entries so far! Hope to see some more! Alright, let's set the deadline for Wednesday (5/25).
To day is 5/28. What happens now?
The deadline is a demarcation of the suchness of when, in general terms, poems may no longer be submitted for the contest whenceforth and hereto with; after which a mulling over is begun by the arbitrator for an indeterminate period of time, or longer.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
"for an indeterminate period of time, or longer". All sorts of things may happen during this time, starting with everybody forgetting about the contest.
Hi, Pendragon. I'm not sure if this member is still active on LitNet. It would be nice if you took over and decided, what happens now.Quote:
Originally Posted by M4ngo
Forgive me my tongue in cheek posting above Danik 2016. It was another of my futile attempts at humor.
I'll PM M4ngo and see if I can get a response. In my case sometimes life gets so hectic that I miss checking back in a timely fashion. If M4ngo does not respond in one more week of time I'll go ahead and do my best to judge and select a winner and continue on.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Never mind, Taylor. Just wanting to keep the ball rolling!:)
No answer from M4ngo so here goes... (hoping all is well with you M4ngo):
YesNo: Writing a Petrarchan sonnet (abba abba cde cde; passable volta @ L9; 10 sillybibbles per L) was a worthy effort of content and of form.
Danik 2016: I enjoyed your tongue in cheekiness in your poem; short, sweet, and to the point.
_Joe_: Free verse using 3-quatrains and a quintain; with a rag tag line scheme of: 10/9/11/10; 9/10/9/9; 10/9/11/7; 6/7/8/7/6. (I'm fond of the 6/7/8/7/6 quintain scheme myself.) An interesting mix of poetics. I can commiserate with your poem's sentiment... I feel the same way about lending out tools.
tailor STATELY: What can I say ? Rhyme scheme 6/5 5/6. Affixed and risk: a stretch for a near rhyme, but passable to my mind. Perhaps more interesting was the passive use of parallelism between the couplets. A bit of consonant alliteration play in each couplet made for a passable entry.
I give YesNo the nod this go round. Congratulations to all.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Congrats YesNo.
Tailor, thanks for the comments but my poem has nothing to do with the lending of tools. It's an extended metaphor for the risk of baring your soul and being vulnerable in front of others.
Thank you, tailor_STATELY, Joe and Danik for keeping this going! I hope M4ango is OK.
The next subject for the contest is "words".
Deadline: Two weeks from now.
I look at these contests with their prompts as an excuse to write something if only a first draft. If that writing turns out OK, it can be reused or revised for a blog or a future collection. It is practice, but potentially more than practice. That is why I set the deadline for only two weeks from now.