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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:09 pm

~ Carpe Diem! ~ A Poetry Quest ~ The Poetry Charity! ~

This is your chance to seize the day, and help me on my poetry quest!

Once upon a time this was a quest thread, now it is a charity thread as my goal is to reward talented poets.

This began in the spring of 2007 as a poetry contest where I would give gold to a talented winner once a week.
The prizes grew to 1000 gold a week and sometimes I gave away more.

I would like to invite all talented Gaians to please bump creatively and leave me poetry.

I would love fun contributions to my poetry charity so that I may reward talented Gaians for their work.

As this is now a charity and poetry contest; please click on and follow the links to read the rules for both the charity and the poetry contest closely if you are interesting applying for a donation or entering the poetry contest.

.....Table of Contents
.....1. Poetry Charity Rules and Application
.....2. Poetry Contest Rules
.....3. Donations
.....4. Poetry Contest Winners & Charity Requests Granted
.....5. Quest History

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:14 pm

Note: The Poetry Charity Now only exchanges poetry.

1. Poetry Charity Rules

1. Do not beg or post your long wish list of expensive items in this thread. Do not advertise junk lists here.

2. Please be polite and kind to everyone in this thread. Respect all of the poets here. Say nice things about their work. Poetry is personal, please respect the artists.

3. No foul language please. This is a literate thread for educated people (or those who would like to think they are). Obey all Gaia rules please.

4. Not everyone will get a donation every week. If I do not give you a donation at first, please do try again another time. It does not mean I do not like your poetry, it may mean I am low on funds.

5. All requests for gold or items must be accompanied by an original poem. You must also post your poem in this thread, and you must stay and chat/bump here at least 20 times. This thread has become a warm friendly place between the poets and those who like to chat with them. I would like to keep it this way.

If you try to pass off someone else’s poetry as your own—my father Okonkwo* will come after you (or worse).

Application

Application Form:
1. PM this application to Obiageli
2. Post it in this thread after you PM it.
3. Post your poem in this thread after you PM it to me as well.
4. Bump/Chat 20 or more times here before I will process your charity request.

*Donate: It really shows me you still care for others, even though you're questing*
*Chat in my thread: To show that you're not just here to get gold then leave. Plus, bumping gets boring. Chat with people and have a great time! Leave positive comments about other people's poetry. I am more likely to honor the requests of those who contribute positively to others.*
*Have a quest page: So I can see if you're dedicated to your quest.*

[b]I am a humble poet who would love a donation![/b]

[b]1. Username:[/b]
[b]2. Date Joined Gaia:[/b]
[b]3. For what are you questing?:[/b]

[b]4. How much have you saved towards your quest?:[/b]
[b]5. Quest thread? ((optional)):[/b]
[b]6. Why should my charity donate to you?[/b]

[b]7. I have bumped your charity thread ____ times[/b].

[b]8. Original Poem:[/b]

"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
"Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys [and girls], make your lives extraordinary."
from Dead Poets Society

*Okonkwo is my fictional father from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. You seriously do not want to mess with him! eek

I have a pet slime. I named him after my "father" Okonkwo. Please help me feed him daily!
Okonkwo was one of the slimiest people I have ever met! wink

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Now, let me tell you a little bit about my dad Okonkwo.
There are some things about him that were cool.
He was a really great wrestler for example! Okonkwo was a wealthy and respected warrior of the Umuofia clan, a lower Nigerian tribe that is part of a consortium of nine connected villages, including Okonkwo’s village, Iguedo. In his youth, he brought honor to his village by beating Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. Until his match with Okonkwo, the Cat had been undefeated for seven years.

Now, you may ask, why would I name my slime after him?
Well, there were some things that were not cool about my dad—the slimy things.
My dad had three wives—that alone was not a big deal in our culture.
But, I feel he did not honor my mom when he married a younger one when she saw him wrestle Amalinze the Cat. My mom was not the favorite. In fact he never even called her by her name!
Okonkwo is terrified of looking weak like his father, my grandfather Unoka. As a result, he behaves rashly, bringing a great deal of trouble and sorrow upon himself and his family. He shot a gun at my stepmother for example—luckily he missed!
Everyone in our village was angry with him during the Week of Peace when he beat my other stepmother—and all she did was go get her hair done for heaven’s sake!
But the biggest thing he did was when he was responsible for killing my friend. I won’t go into the details as it really really bugs me. He even thought of this young man as a son! Now that is slimy!

Now, then you may ask, why should you feed this little slimy Okonkwo if he is so slimy?
He did do a few nice things.
The thing that tops my list is the way he treated my stepsister Ezinma when she was sick.
Ezinma was always his favorite. I do not mind this so much. I am not the jealous type. My dad, Okonkwo, wishes that Ezinma were a boy because she would have been the perfect son. Well, anyway Ezinma was always getting really sick. Once, Chielo, the priestess of the goddess Agbala, came to take her away. We did not know whether she was taking her away for healing or to die or what. My dad followed her in secret (he was not supposed to do this) to make sure she was safe. He loved her so much. For a man’s man, there were times when he could be really tender and caring, especially when it came to her.

So, even though my dad Okonkwo could be slimy sometimes, my little slime is not he!
Please feed my slime, Okonkwo!
Thank you! heart

Story adapted from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:17 pm

2. The Poetry Contest

Any poet who wishes to enter the poetry contest can enter. Once we have 5 to 10 poems we will hold a contest.
Directions:
1. Post your entry in this thread.
2. Bump/chat at least 20 times in this thread to enter (the names of those who have "paid" the bumping fee are listed below). You are only asked do this once no matter how many contests you enter.
3.Visit often to encourage the other poets and remember to return to vote once the voting starts.
4. First place prize: 1000 gold
5. Second place prize: 500 gold
6. Third place prize: 250 gold
7. We will have as many contests as we have poets and poems.
8. Voting will go on until we have enough contestants for another contest or no longer than two weeks.
9. This contest will also be posted in its own thread for voting.

Poets who have paid the entry "bumping" fee:

Alice-Cullen-Vampire13
Haunting Lullaby
Ebonflame
darklord.poet
pinkkittysakura
megatron992
The 0ne You Love To Hate
I m p y
drageta
xxpenguinsxx
mirelena
Angel Of Naught
Travandcori
Zhim
Malkior-Lemareck
LovelessTrueSacrifice
xanus1211
ImNemoIGoGloop
harpsdesire
waterlover8
Demon-angelic
StKekeke
Daemonchild89
Blutengel Luvr
LoveMinusZero
Madame_Freak
Nyoko Kuro
black_burning_rose
FLUFFY THE MONKEY THIEF
Mysteh
Polyphonic Twilight
Vanity Angel_TDOL
Satine of Arabia
Ashterah
Rei Yami Hikari
DreamMasterx
Roxle
Rainbeam
Minnalia
i.am.duckie
Daisuke01470
Flare-Demon-Zein (Holy-Swordsman-Zein)
Tsuki No Tragedy
(Yunagirlie) Kesify
Marrionetta
SweetShySuz
EladrinStarmist

Please post poems as often as you wish in this thread.

heart Donations are always welcome. heart

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:29 pm

3. Donations

RAS-Anjilyn ~ clothing
nejiluver4ever ~ framed art
Poppingdillo ~ Lucky Star
Coffy ~ 430 gold
ITheWon1 ~ clothing
mirelena ~ MoMo heart
I m p y ~ flower crown, gold bracelet, Grecian sandals with rose trim 3nodding
Angel Of Naught ~ Enchanted Wooden Trunk = Starfield Floor Tile! heart cool
Malkior-Lemareck ~ 280 gold heart
I m p y ~ MoMo heart
An anonymous benefactor ~ MoMo heart
An anonymous benefactor ~ Brown Musketeer Top mrgreen
Minnalia ~ 3000 gold!!!
SweetShySuz ~ 150 gold & 1 pink carnation
Ebonflame ~ 300 gold
travandcori ~ 800 gold
Malkior-Lemareck ~ 100 tokens, white carnations & 1 labu necklace
Demon-angelic ~ 400 gold
Mysteh ~ 1000 gold
Satine of Arabia ~ 825 gold
Minnalia ~ 1000 gold
SweetShySuz ~ 200 gold
EladrinStarmist ~ Lovely Genie Red Hairpiece, Mokona Hat, Red Sleeveless Silk Top, Jack's Grab Bag 2k7 (1of 8 ), Jack's Grab Bag 2k7 (2 of 8 ), Jack's Grab Bag 2k7 (3 of 8 ), Green-Blue Winter Scarf, banners

Thank you to Russell T. Barr for the Avi Art heart
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:31 pm

4. Poetry Contest Winners & Charity Requests Filled

2007 Poetry Contest Prizes & Winners:
week 1 2/5-3/3 100 gold ~ Alice-Cullen-Vampire13
week 2 no winner - no poetry entries
week 3 3/3-3/17 200 gold ~ Haunting Lullaby
week 4 3/17-3/24 300 gold ~ darklord.poet
week 5 3/24-3/30 600 gold ~ megatron992
week 6 3/31-4/6 1000 gold ~ I m p y
week 7 4/7-4/13 600 gold ~ drageta
week 8 4/14-4/20 300 gold & 100 tokens, white carnations & 1 labu necklace ~ Malkior-Lemareck
week 9 4/21-4/27 800 gold ~ LovelessTrueSacrifice
week 10 4/28-5/5 500 gold ~ Demon-angelic
week 11 5/6-5/11 900 gold ~ harpsdesire
week 12 5/12-5/18 500 gold ~ Madame_Freak
week 13 5/19-5/25 1000 gold ~ xanus1211
week 14 5/26-6/1 1000 gold ~ I m p y
week 15 6/2-6/8 1000 gold ~ The 0ne You Love To Hate
week 16 6/9-6/15 1500 gold ~ Mysteh
week 17 6/16-6/22 Quest Posting ~ Ashterah
week 18 6/23-6/29 1325 gold ~ DreamMasterx
week 19 6/30-7/6 1000 gold ~ I m p y
week 20 7/7-7/13 1000 gold ~ Minnalia
week 21 7/14-7/20 1000 gold ~ harpsdesire
week 22 7/21-7/27 1000 gold ~ Minnalia
week 23 ~ no winner - no poetry entries
week 24 7/28-8/10 1000 gold ~ Roxle
week 25 8/10-8/17 1000 gold ~ Holy-Swordsman-Zein
week 26 8/18-8/24 1000 gold ~ Rei Yami Hikari
Sept. 15 1000 gold ~ Yunagirlie
Oct. 15 1000 gold ~ harpsdesire
Nov. 10 1000 gold ~ Kesify
Dec. 26 1000 gold ~ SweetShySuz

Thank you to all who help! heart

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:32 pm

5. Charity/Quest History

This thread began in March of 2007 as a quest for Momos. I now have plenty of Momos. mrgreen

I am a high school English teacher. My Gaia adventure started in October of 2006 when my son wanted some extra gold. He asked to use me as a "mule" account to gain gold. At the time my students were reading Achebe's Things Fall Apart so I selected the name Obiageli from the book for my avatar. I ignored my Gaia account until a year ago during winter break. During that time I started playing around with Obi, and discovered for myself how much fun this interactive website can be. I now treasure the friendships I have made through this site.

My avi, Obiageli, is a character from the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. I love literature and poetry. This is why I choose Obiageli for my avatar; I wanted to bring a minor character from literature to life through this creative website. To find out more about my avi, please go visit my profile and read my journals. If this does not satisfy your quest for knowledge, you might enjoy reading Mr. Achebe’s fascinating book.

As my avi is from Nigeria, I want her to look like she is from there, yet with a somewhat contemporary look as well. My first idea of a Nigerian avi is complete. However, I do sometimes enjoy dressing up with the monthly items for fun (who can resist becoming a mermaid for example!).
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I had been on a MoMo quest because as MoMo is a monkey he might be found in Nigeria.
I have placed 3 MoMos in my home and I and have kept one for my avi.

I reached my first goal on June 27, 2007, however, I still enjoy collecting MoMos. Thank you to all of you who donated MoMos! heart

Here is an updated Avi goal and a few fun quest items.

Total Value: 227,524 Gold
[Item Information]

Item List:
Mochi the Puppy
Fire Flower
Enchanted Strings
Gift of the Goddess
Brown Musketeer Top
Snazzy SLIK Skirt
Brown Lace-up Cork Sandals
MoMo the Monkey
Gold Hoop Earrings
Gold Bracelet
CoCo Kitty Plushie

New Quest Goals:

Elemental hair

Demonbow

Lunar Cloak

Whip of Ice

Nitemare Parasol

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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:35 pm

6. Charity Requests & Contributions January 2008:

Harpsdesire
Questing for: An AFK
Poetry Quest Contribution: 2000 gold

Original Poem:

I'm Real

Trapped myself in this perfection
So pure and shining to the sun
I never killed or stole, I hardly ever lied
So why did I hide
the things I've done?

Why was I
So afraid of what you thought
I lived a lie
But now I know what time has taught
I'm a regular girl like any other
I'll try to escape from the ties that smother
I cry and I crawl and I lie and I fall and I feel-
I'm real.

Self imposed, it was my prison
Perfect virgin vision in their sight
I never spoke my mind, but yes I thought those words...
The mask that I wore
Left me
Chafed and sore...

Why would I
Always hide what makes me me?
Now I don't fear to let you see
I'm a regular girl like the rest
I'm tired of trying to always be the best
I sigh and I sin and lose and I win and I feel-
I'm real.

I tried to pretend that I never imagined
The deeds that hung and haunted in the night
It was a way to keep my terrors safe,
I painted myself white.
What's the use of storing dust in gold?
Now I must be young before I'm old....

I hid my fear in good behavior
Straight A's and service to the poor
That doesn't mean that I don't get those dirty jokes.
I can't deny
It any more.

Why did I
Live a lie to fit and flatter?
How could I
Pretend it didn't matter?
That virtue-bright stare
Hid the sorrow in there...
I'm a regular girl just like you
Learning now "to thine own self be true".
But I strive and I scream and I thrive and I dream and I feel--
I'm real.

I was a dream in flesh and glitter
So gentle, cloying-sweet and dull
Wore this disguise so long
I forgot how life could feel
But one day I remembered
I am real!

Sick of deception,
Of dodging perception
Even oysters need some dirt to make a pearl.
I'm an regular girl like the rest of the world
My soul may be tarnished but at least it's unfurled.
I laugh and I wish and I hurt and I kiss and I feel...

I'm real.

©2007-2008 ~harpsdesire

EladrinStarmist
Questing for: An OMG
Poetry Quest Contribution: 2000 gold

Original Poem:

response ability

write from the body? a broken place
(w)hole empty something just to be filled
giving life to only find death
words spill blood on the page, drops pattering a few at time,
the flood is over

yellow soft robe red t-shirt connecting to the women of the past
strained grunting moans from painted toes
vanity of shaved legs forgotten
hands and knees cold stone floor; a cave overlooking a river
flames in the trees of autumn
Stars stare with empty eyes--hospital, the last bastion
Silvery surgical slices slit soft skin slowly

Home
sleep
sleep
sleep

walking death i pace the carpet of my cell
bundle of pain waking sleeping waking sleeping
feeding changing wakingsleepiwakefeelpslechangwa--

head of butterfly cocoons softly spinning
break out away gone fly flee free
response ability (v) :the ability to wake every two hours without fail so your child does not starve
Infant ... aside natural instincts strong white pillow
weak white woeman

rei Yami hikari
Questing for: A Superior form for a friend, possibly another Imperial Queen or another chess piece
Poetry Quest Contribution: 2000 gold

Original Poem:

The forest of people

In the forest of people,
I'm small as you see,
just one in a million,
they don't care about me.

I'm small but I'm gifted,
and as you can see,
I'm just one in a million,
and they don't listen to me

I hear them talking
It's me they can't see
I may be just one in a million,
but listen to me!

I'm tired of scilence,
I scream to the sky,
I yell out my talent,
they don't ask why

It doesn't matter if your small
as long as you're gifted
and work your best
your spirits'll be lifted
trust me, I know

You're one in a million,
but you are unique,
everyone is gifted,
if you work at your peak.

You may have some failure,
fall once or twice,
if you do your best you'll make it;
take my advice

A forest of people, is a forest to me
to you or another, it may be a sea
a forest of people is everyone around,
you need their opinion, or fall to the ground

Discover your talent,
like all the rest.
Train it and work it,
you'll be the best

The forest of people,
is a big place
shout out your talent
or win your first race

In the forest of people,
you're not alone, shout out your talent,
do your best,
you're not just one in a million,
you are unique,
you can also be gifted,
if you work at your peak.

-Rei Yami Hikari, 11 years old

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:36 pm

7. Charity Requests & Contributions February 2008:

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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:36 pm

Avi Art by ShadesOfGreen171

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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:32 pm

thank you! I'm sooo sorry about the skin sweatdrop That's the thing about markers xDxD

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:56 pm

hhheeeyyyy
this forum got moved into the guild!!!!
good job!!!!

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:38 pm

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hhheeeyyyy
this forum got moved into the guild!!!!
good job!!!!

Thank you mrgreen

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