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One-a-Week Poetry Contest: Week 4 - Winner: WrathofCath
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There will be one poem a week for 4 weeks, each week, the community will vote for their favorite poems and the winner will be announced and win 1000 sp. (Figure since I'm spacing it out, might as well up the ante!)
So, let's break this down:
Every week you will have to do two things:
Now, some of these poems will be hard, some will be easy.
Every Monday, I will post a theme for the week. If you can write your poem about that theme, you get an extra 250sp.
Also, every week there will be a different style, if you follow that style, you get an extra 250sp.
And Yes, you may hold off on collecting your winnings until the end. There is a potential to win up to 6000sp (might be more...the last week might have a surprise)!
For style: Musette
The Musette, created by Emily Romano is a poem that consists of three verses of three lines each. The first lines have two syllables; the second lines have four syllables, and the third lines have two syllables. The rhyme scheme is a/b/a for the first verse; c/d/c for the second verse, and e/f/e for the third verse. The title should reflect the poem’s content.
For theme: Childhood
You have until Saturday to write and post. Sunday and Monday is for voting. Tuesday, winner will be announced.
Week Three
So, let's break this down:
Every week you will have to do two things:
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1. Post a poem
2. Vote for your favorite 2
Now, some of these poems will be hard, some will be easy.
Every Monday, I will post a theme for the week. If you can write your poem about that theme, you get an extra 250sp.
Also, every week there will be a different style, if you follow that style, you get an extra 250sp.
And Yes, you may hold off on collecting your winnings until the end. There is a potential to win up to 6000sp (might be more...the last week might have a surprise)!
For style: Musette
The Musette, created by Emily Romano is a poem that consists of three verses of three lines each. The first lines have two syllables; the second lines have four syllables, and the third lines have two syllables. The rhyme scheme is a/b/a for the first verse; c/d/c for the second verse, and e/f/e for the third verse. The title should reflect the poem’s content.
For theme: Childhood
You have until Saturday to write and post. Sunday and Monday is for voting. Tuesday, winner will be announced.
Week Three
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Week One - TheLessy - 1500/GIFTED
Week Two - ErnesaT - unsure. Did everyone get their prize? Please let me know.
Week Three - jezebelthenun - 1500/GIFTED
Week Four - WrathofCath - 1500/GIFTED
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Clutching Teddy
Shouting...
Cover your ears.
Doubting.
Confused...
Why are they mad?
She's bruised.
Closed eyes...
Clutching Teddy...
She cries.
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Just a reminder question, we can only enter 2 right?
Light Bright,
Matchbox, Micros,dice .
Delight.
Lined up,
set and ready
to play
My toys
desires dreams
my joys .
Hiding
In the closet
Biding...
Found me
Cruel game we play
Bound me
Don't tell
Lie to mommy
Lie well
Sorry if it's depressing.
CoffeeFreak the first stanza's second line has one too many syllables and the second stanza's missing its rhyme, but I like!
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You can post as many as you want but only one can be voted on.
Salt air
blows and tangles
long hair
Skinned knees
Bumps and bruises
Scaled trees
Tomboy
Rough and tumble
Pure joy
Flakes fall...
Let's go have a
snow brawl.
Snowstorm--
sip some cocoa,
get warm.
Next day,
we are snowed in--
more play!
Service Woman Returns
Laughing
Running, Tripping
Crying
Lifted
Papa Hugging
Hinted
Gasping
Finding Mama
Laughing
I would love any critiques or tips/tricks on how to write better poetry if anyone would like to share their experience with a so far casual poet.
Cruel names
cuts and bruises
mean games
won't stop
shove me down and
I drop
why hate?
just want friendship
too late
My poem this time is about all the people in your childhood who you really trust and in whom you can confide, and the sense of relief in finally getting something off your chest. I hope it's a light relief from the sadness of previous weeks; I wanted to end with a sense of optimism.
•••
—Comfort
Feeling
Scared with insides
Reeling
Spoken
Words return but
Broken
Breathing
Slow — all worries
Leaving
•••
Toys - You bring alive just the way a child lines up all the favorite toys to play. It doesn't follow pattern exactly, but you've added your own twist to it. The toys are desires and dreams ready and waiting on us!
Hiding - Cruel "game" indeed! Lying and hiding. Waiting, without real hope. Pretending. Very strong poetry. I particularly love the two-syllable rhymes of hiding, biding and found me, bound me.
Rough and Tumble - Love the salt air tangling the long hair; the alliteration of bumps and bruises, skinned and scaled; and the pure joy of being a tom boy. I want to scale the trees before skinning the knees but I also see going from a low of skinned knees to a high of scaled trees reinforced by rough and tumble followed by pure joy. Great poem!
Winter Fun - I can see the children enjoying playing in the snow and coming in to warm up with cocoa. Very nice job with the rhyme and rhythm and bringing a memory alive.
Service Woman Returns - Just curious, is this a child happy to see Mama again after she returns from a long military deployment or the return of Mama after she has been working all day? I love all the "ing"s in the first stanza the repeat of "ing" later and "laughing" at the end, though a true Musette has no repeats of the rhymes in other lines. It is a happy poem. I personally love two-syllable rhymes, internal line rhymes, alliteration, and repeating consonant and vowel sounds within words, lines, and stanzas; so adding any of those works well for me. Your poem presents a picture I can see and feel. Kudos!
Bullies - another sad poem of the cruelty that can exist in childhood. Great rhyme and rhythm and regret as well. I found "down" and "drop" redundant, but it's nice alliteration. The "too late" at the end adds to that feeling of hopelessness and of an unfulfilled dream. Nice job.
Comfort - lovely rhyming words that blend into other words and thoughts without pause. Nice use of alliteration as well. We feel the tension in the beginning and we slow and leave worries with you at the end. Nice effect!
I've found
true joy in a
playground.
I spin,
climb, swing, and slide.
I grin
happy
in the moment,
care free.
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I'm actually happy that you caught the fact that she could apply to so many different people, and that the view could be seen from so many different perspectives. I wrote it this way on purpose, as in many cases it was both the mom and "the girl" (.....me) bruised or crying. Cover you ears applies both to me sitting in my room trying to block out the yelling, as well my mother's denial about the situation and making excuses.
Sidewalk.
Sketch squares, concrete,
Blue chalk.
New block.
Serious face -
Toss rock,
Boss grin.
Hopscotch jumping
I win!
I am loving the poems and form this week! Thanks so much everyone
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Thank you for the critique as well this was my first time writing a Musette.
I thought that's what it was. We see lots of videos about service members surprising their family when they return.
But, then I thought, it could also work for someone returning after a long day at work. For little ones, the day is always really long and they get excited seeing Mama after so long without her.
I did enjoy the happy little one's excitement. It's a great feel-good poem!
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Sweet Dreams
Are Possible,
It Seems.
Troubles,
Float Away Like
Bubbles.
Too Fast,
Our Youth Becomes
Our Past.