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 Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:51 am
That's right, it's the next contest of the Barely-Knowns!
Let's see who will be the guild's Poet Laureate!
And win a sketchbook and a beatnik outfit! mrgreen
So to make this contest fair, I'll have to be a Nazi and ask you to follow these instructions:
1. The minimum length of the poem is 16 lines; in my writing, that usually means four stanzas. The maximum length of the poem is 32 lines; in my writing, that usually means eight stanzas. Exceptions for these include sonnets. If you have a poem you'd like to submit that's longer, PM me and I'll see if I can accept it.
That's right, NO HAIKUS.
2. The poem can be in any form you like. You can have it as a rigid sonnet or some crazy spiel of ramblings. It DOES NOT HAVE TO RHYME.
3. EVERYONE CAN COMPETE. This includes your chief moderator (Mea), your vice captain (Saur), and your captain (yours truly). HOWEVER, if by chance one of those three wins, the runner-up will receive the title and the prize. It's only fair. 3nodding
4. I understand that some people like to swear in their poems (cough)me(cough), but I'm gonna have to draw the line this time. KEEP THE BAD LANGUAGE TO A MINIMUM. If you feel like throwing in a "s**t" or a "damn" in there, I don't care. But if the poem starts to look like "fu**ity fu** fu** fu**ers fu**ing fu**", I'm gonna have to stop you.
5. Your poem does not have to be about Gaia. It can be about whatever you want. 3nodding
6. Sometimes you will submit a poem just for fun, not to be voted on. If that is the case, you must put a pirate smiley at the bottom of your poem if it is the one you wish to submit to be judged.
7. Have fun! Don't feel too restricted and let it all go.
Moosey Edit: Censored the F-word...several times...
You have until December 1st to post your poems. The BK population will vote for the two best poets until December 5th. Then the second half of the challenge shall begin!
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:01 am
Example of an acceptable poem:
The light of the Barely-Knowns shall shine
Upon the helms of the Gaian tower
What's mine is yours and yours is mine
As we post wild ramblings every hour
And in this heavenly guild we stay
With dreams and schemes and happy times
We laugh, we sing, we cry, we pray
And the love samurai finds hate to be crime
Great things will come, some weird, some wild
The penguins reign and the love thread is king
We all have the right to again be a child
In our jokes and our stories and our own little flings
So the Barely-Knowns sleep, though not all are unknown
Everyone can be in this wonderful realm,
Come to open arms and get his personal throne
Like the rest of us, here at the Gaian tower's helm
This poem was at the minimum sixteen lines and was one of the many styles you can write and submit. Notice it did not overload on swear words.
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:46 am
Hm..I'll give it a shot.
The Doom of General Discussion
The GD was once a home to many of us;
To us Gaians, we laughed and cussed.
Until one day, the trolls invaded;
Spammed our forum, had a parade.
The mods did little, for they were never on;
But some joined the flamers, and in moments their modship was gone.
The regs tried helping out, but unsuccessful they were;
To try and get their GD back, but did they? No, sir!
Within months the spam got so bad;
The regs couldn't take it anymore; they were more than mad.
So fleeing they did! To never return;
But watch the GD, like Gambino's Mansion, helplessly burn.
Eventually, when the ashes died down;
Some regs came back, with their lips in a frown
To see their GD, no longer glorious with glee;
Because the trolls, spammers, n00bs, made them see
That it wasn't just the trolls that made GD worse
But the regs themselves, made the GD cursed.
Now they found, after the war they fought
The GD is now nothing but naught.
Never again, will the GD be gold
But a shameful place, only entered by the belligerent bold.
The GD is done, gone, never the same
Which is why, my friends, we never again speak its name.
pirate
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:51 am
Kelti.
That was BRILLIANT. xd
But remember, it doesn't have to be about Gaia.
I better put a rule saying you need to have some symbol signifying it's the one you're submitting.
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:52 am
Awesome Reeves!
I'll be sure to make something up later.
Though Kelti's is going to be a tough one to beat.
^^;;
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:55 am
Reeves Kelti. That was BRILLIANT. xd But remember, it doesn't have to be about Gaia. I better put a rule saying you need to have some symbol signifying it's the one you're submitting. I am well aware that it doesn't have to be about Gaia, my dear Pimp Lord. whee heart But that was what popped into my mind first. *Should put a pirate smiley on her poem*
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:58 am
Kelti Reeves Kelti. That was BRILLIANT. xd But remember, it doesn't have to be about Gaia. I better put a rule saying you need to have some symbol signifying it's the one you're submitting. I am well aware that it doesn't have to be about Gaia, my dear Pimp Lord. whee heart But that was what popped into my mind first. *Should put a pirate smiley on her poem* All 'ight. Just making sure, my Pimp Lordess. Have some chocolate cake for a marvelous poem. biggrin
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:59 am
Kelts, that poem was wonderous.
I shall submit a poem later.
...once I figure out what to write about... sweatdrop
REEVESIE. DOES IT HAVE TO BE A NEW POEM? gonk
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:00 pm
Meacorme Kelts, that poem was wonderous.
I shall submit a poem later.
...once I figure out what to write about... sweatdrop
REEVESIE. DOES IT HAVE TO BE A NEW POEM? gonk Of course not. It can definitely be a poem you've written earlier.
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:05 pm
Good. Gravy.
I've been looking at my book of song lyrics.
I have...(counts) 75 sets of lyrics to choose from.
Out of over 120 sets of lyrics I've written since August 31st.
gonk <********.
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:06 pm
Reeves Good. Gravy.
I've been looking at my book of song lyrics.
I have...(counts) 75 sets of lyrics to choose from.
Out of over 120 sets of lyrics I've written since August 31st.
gonk <******** class="clear"> ...That's it! YOU ARE OFFICIALLY CREATIVELY INSANE.
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:07 pm
Meacorme Reeves Good. Gravy.
I've been looking at my book of song lyrics.
I have...(counts) 75 sets of lyrics to choose from.
Out of over 120 sets of lyrics I've written since August 31st.
gonk <******** class="clear"> ...That's a good one! Creatively insane Looking over my book at the window pane... (guitar)
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:10 pm
Reeves Meacorme Reeves Good. Gravy.
I've been looking at my book of song lyrics.
I have...(counts) 75 sets of lyrics to choose from.
Out of over 120 sets of lyrics I've written since August 31st.
gonk <******** class="clear"> ...That's a good one! Creatively insane Looking over my book at the window pane... (guitar) *facepalm*
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:11 pm
Reeves Meacorme Reeves Good. Gravy.
I've been looking at my book of song lyrics.
I have...(counts) 75 sets of lyrics to choose from.
Out of over 120 sets of lyrics I've written since August 31st.
gonk <******** class="clear"> ...That's a good one! Creatively insane Looking over my book at the window pane... (guitar) Reeves...
You do realize that if I am going to win this, I'm going to have to kill you.
-__-
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:13 pm
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