The tension never weakens when waiting for judging.
The tension never weakens when waiting for judging.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Bump.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Well, AndyDio did say the 26th...
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us smoke
Some of us lie
But it's all just the way
that we cope with our lives...
Did he? Oh I'm sorry...i got date confused again, excuse the above.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Hey guys sorry bout not posting yesterday! But I had just gotten back from the airport and my family wanted to spend time with me. (^: Give me a couple minutes and I'll post the results.
"O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself. "
-Louis Aragon
PS To all who are confused, I am a "she"
"O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself. "
-Louis Aragon
Hey everyone, great job with the poems- here is what I thought about each one.
Originally Posted by AdoreroDio
Dramasnot6- I really liked the imagery in this poem. I think it’s a great point of view, different because it’s from the book but intriguing. Great poem. You really captured the feelings I saw in the picture. Those last lines “Only discovering we were Blown away” are really great and this poem caught me all the way to the end.
This is an amazing poem. When I chose the picture I thought most would write of abandoned books, something not so cheery but your poem gives a new point of view for the reader. It made me smile because it seems as if you reached into my mind about what I think about books as I’m reading them then put it flowingly on paper. Very impressive.
This is a good poem, as I read it I thought sort of like a “revenge of the books” and the ending is great. You almost did an awesome job on the rhyming, it wasn’t forced and sounded great but what sort of caught me off guard was that Stanza two didn’t seem to follow the rhyme scheme. But I must compliment you on your ability to write unforced rhymes, I know many writers who avoid writing rhymed poetry because it usually sounds like they are working to hard at it and it doesn’t flow. Great job and great word choice as well
Mushabu- I loved the intro, great way to capture your audience but after that this poem confused me. The point of view seemed to be from an inhuman, non-god thing but I couldn’t figure it out. And it seemed to go from books in the beginning to how humans are flawed and will have to die before they understand.
Wow...that is a really great poem. You really wrote what I saw in the picture. The imagery and word choice, especially in the first stanza is just exquisite. It flowed really well and I enjoyed reading it very much.
You did an awesome job Debrasue. I loved how well you rhymed, unforced and it really flowed. It really captured the emotions that a book lover would feel when looking at those step of books just waiting to be read. Great job!
This was a really good poem It really touched my heart. It truly puts an image in your head that sticks there. Great job. I loved the words you used - The Pedant, architraves, and firmament among many others caught my eye. Great word choice and rhyming
-autolycus
I liked this poem for it’s deep insight and I really like the title. Great use of mathematical terms evenly throughout the whole poem. It made it flow very well and come together as a great poe
Beautiful poem, it really makes you hear the books from the steps calling out to be picked up and read. I love the line “Lift them up, and turn endings to beginnings.” and this poem really just flows off the page. It’s very well written and has great words
Ok so this was really hard to judge there were so many great poems. It ended up being really difficult to choose between three of them. I loved all of the poems, they are all amazing.
But I believe "the humble effort" of Petrarch's Love really was the best. Congrats Petrarch! You did a really great job!
Yes, welcome back Adorero Dio.Not entirely clear as to when the deadline is now, but in case it hasn't passed here's my humble effort:
The End
Scattered souls in a heap,
Lives laid open
In haphazard violence.
Upon the steps their final words
Cry out in silence.
Scattered dreams at their end,
Warm love ripped apart by
Lives laid open
On cold stone steps,
The marriage of true minds broken
At the spine.
Scattered forms in dismal piles,
Still and motionless,
Glad animal movements all gone by.
The flesh and blood of Human Anatomy
Torn and left to die
In haphazard violence.
Scattered voices in polyphony
Cry out in silence.
These who told sad tales of the deaths of kings
Meet their own death,
And beside them others cease to sing
A song of themselves with a barbaric Yawp!
Scattered souls walking by
Will you have mercy on these?
Upon the steps their final words
Appeal to you,
Appeal only to be heard.
Lift them up, and turn endings to beginnings.
Remember them
As you would be remembered
When you have joined
Scattered souls in a heap.
"O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself. "
-Louis Aragon
congratulations Patriarch’s Love!!!! you did a great job!!!
Yeah its one of those "oh my!" poems!
Congrats Petrarch's Love.
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...the smell of flowers through metal labyrinths.
Good job, Petra. As the ex-facto judge, I will not say if this was the one I would have chosen or not. The job of AndyDio was hard enough...
OK, Petra, what's the next picture? I couldn't enter this one since AndyDio wanted me to judge in her place and then returned to judge anyway...
Pen
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us smoke
Some of us lie
But it's all just the way
that we cope with our lives...
Pet congrats! awesome poem...it was beautiful reflection of the pix
thank you adio for taking the time to review our poems...great choice!..i thought pet's was an incredible poem too...as always the poems posted were beautifully written and inspiring...can't wait for the next pix....
Wow, thanks Adorero Dio, and thanks for the other kind comments. I'm honored to have my poem chosen from among all these fine compositions.
O.K., will go off and hunt for a good picture now and post again shortly.
"In rime sparse il suono/ di quei sospiri ond' io nudriva 'l core/ in sul mio primo giovenile errore"~ Francesco Petrarca
"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."~ Jane Austen
I enjoyed all of the poems also. Congratulations Petrarch!
I'm in love with The Vinegar Man and Mr. Tanner, but be careful, it could just as easily be you.
"If you're going to write you better have somewhere to come from." Flannery O'Connor
Interesting. I'd like to be informed when the next picture is posted.
And here's the picture for the next round. The deadline for entries will be August 19th. Good luck to all of our prolific poets.
"In rime sparse il suono/ di quei sospiri ond' io nudriva 'l core/ in sul mio primo giovenile errore"~ Francesco Petrarca
"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."~ Jane Austen
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