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| What poem are YOU voting for? |
| "The Doom of General Discussion" by Kelti |
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17% |
[ 3 ] |
| "I Remember" by Ribbish |
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11% |
[ 2 ] |
| "A Barely-Known Sonnet" by Spatterdash |
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11% |
[ 2 ] |
| "Untitled" by Siani |
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5% |
[ 1 ] |
| "Untitled" by Lyzz the Dark Beast |
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17% |
[ 3 ] |
| "Ways of Rhythm" by Reeves |
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17% |
[ 3 ] |
| "Take A Step Closer" by Meacorme |
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11% |
[ 2 ] |
| "Farewell" by Lord Narcissus |
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5% |
[ 1 ] |
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| Total Votes : 17 |
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 Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:01 pm
Welcome to the second part of the Barely Knowns Poetry Slam!
In the first half, BKers were persuaded to submit their best poetic works to be judged by the BK population. Let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, this contest was not for the weak of imagination!
Eight poems have been selected from eight different users. It is up to you to vote who wrote the best poem!
But the contest doesn't end there.
Once the voting deadline has come, WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS DECEMBER 5TH, the two poets who got the top votes for their pieces will have to endure one of the most brutal trials of all time:
That's right, in the third and final part of this contest, there'll be an IMPROV POETRY SLAM BETWEEN THE TWO FINALISTS!
Which leads me to what you can post in this thread. Other than voting and posting who you voted for (or be a fan for them, either way), for anyone who is interested in becoming part of the voting panel for Part 3 of the competition should post why they should be selected to judge. All the work done by a finalist(both should be online at the same time) will receive a score of 1-10 from each panelist. After three rounds, whoever has the highest average BECOMES THE POET LAUREATE!
LET'S DO THIS THING!
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:05 pm
The Poems
The Doom of General Discussion
by Kelti
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.
I Remember
by Ribbish
I remember the times
Both the good and the bad
I remember the fun
That we both had
I remember the tears
You cried when you were sad
I remember my arms around you
When you felt so bad
I remember you told me
About your troubles and your past
I remember when you told me
You'd found the perfect guy at last
I remember the moment
You said he broke your heart
I remember you said
He left you in the dark
I remember I was there
With tape in my hand
I remember it was your heart
That I began to mend
I remember taking away
All of your pain
I remember I sat with you
That night in the rain
I remember my jacket
Wrapped around you in the cold
I remember I realized then
I'd never have you to hold
I remember I showed you
What you needed to see
But I have a Question
Do you Remember me?
A Barely Known Sonnet
by Spatterdash
Barely known, new and confused, wandering lone
I had no friends, no gold, no fishing skills
The n00bs in the GD made me feel ill
What could I do but grumble and moan
So idly across the world map I'd roam
Searching for items my inventory to fill
Desperately wasting the time I had to kill
Then came a Guild invite - to the Barely Knowns
I read the description, it pleased my mind
Finally a place for people just like me
So glad I'd been thought worthy to come inside
Thanks for the invite, mysterious Reeves
For here are great people, smart, literate and kind
Overlooked but beautiful like autumn leaves
Untitled
by Siani
Childhood is the kingdom where there is no heartbreak.
No one will take your hand and
Then let you fall, leaving you
to nurse your scrapes and bruises.
No one will take your heart
for a little while only
to cast it aside later, leaving you
to scramble around on your hands and knees
to try to find it again in the dark.
No one will tell you to jump unless
there is someone there
to catch you.
No one will tell you
to go and play only so
that they can tell you later
that you did it wrong-
to play a different way and
No one will break your heart in an attempt
to mend their own because
Childhood is the Kingdom where there is no heartbreak.
Untitled
by Lyzz the Dark Beast
It's as if the thought of sleep
Has pulled me in so deep.
So now I close my eyes so tight,
Wishing, wishing, every night.
If you see me, if you don't,
Long to see you, wish I won't.
Sleepy eyes so drear and gray,
Tries to push the pain away.
Sleeping silent, sleeping sound,
On the door no-one will pound.
Late is early, night is day,
You can't wish the sun away.
Wish I may, wish I might.
I will lock this pain up tight.
If I see you, if I don't,
Help your day, wishing won't.
If you're here, If you're there,
Wishing won?t help anywhere.
Lively eyes so bright and blue,
Not to wish they have no clue.
So go to sleep,
Don't count your sheep.
Lay here now it's that shameful gray,
Don't you wish this pain away.
Ways of Rhythm
by Reeves
I found a boy the other day, sitting on the docks
He had his journal at his side, kept with fourteen locks
Eyes set on the ocean
His body gave no motion
But he sang a melody with rhythm on the rocks
I tried to learn the awkward notes, but nothing could compare
His voice was monstrous in his youth but fragile in his care
Caught in lines that glistened
For the one who listened
He was finding conscience and the rhythm in the air
And the rhythm moved on
To somebody else's song
I walked home in the bitter sun and sat down at my desk
I wrote a song of mischief and I sang it at my best
And the air was silent
No wind growing violent
The boy had woke the rhythm, and I had put it to rest
Later it would move on
To somebody else's song
Take A Step Closer
by Meacorme
Take a step closer
and don't look behind
at the ribbons of light
tangling, intertwining
in dazzling braids
Immerse yourself
in the black that sinks
deeper into the ground
by gravity's pleading hold
Please don't go
I will find you in the darkness
where you sit and watch
for nothing
something
everything
Farewell
by Lord Narcissus
Look what you've done now.
Yes, you.
There's no one left to blame.
Just lead in your belly
And copper in your mouth.
Face it.
You slipped up.
But you already knew that.
And so did they.
Lying by your side now, they know it.
But you still feel it.
Cutting the numbness with pain.
So you're going to die
Yeah.
Alone, leaving your own stain on the contorted and twisted landscape.
Your personal mark completing the mosaic of lost souls.
And yet, you've left nothing else.
You feel that?
The regret?
"If only..."
Scraping at the back of your skull like a trapped animal.
Trying to escape the dying shell.
You don't want to die.
Not like this.
Just a gun with a rank.
A dog of your country.
Paying the price of patriotism.
Paying in full.
The Reaper's come to collect.
A price you have the means to pay.
But it's still going to cost you.
So farewell, lonely soldier.
Dream sweet dreams of freedom.
Farewell.
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:40 pm
|__|b***h on Board|__|Vote 4 Lyzz plz.
She worked hard on her Emo poem. ;o; 'All we are is dust in the wind...'
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:44 pm
Ayyyy, everybody. Vote for Reeves, man! She worked hard on that poem.
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:53 pm
|__|b***h on Board|__|Nothnx talk2hand
Everybody knows that poems are supposed to be emo, y'know, all 'THIS IS PAIN SO GO DIE'.
xd
-Hugs to everybody- 'All we are is dust in the wind...'
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:59 pm
Bah on that! Vote for Ribbish! His poem is not only Emo, but its a Nice Guy poem too!
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:01 pm
Ribbish Bah on that! Vote for Ribbish! His poem is not only Emo, but its a Nice Guy poem too!
Niceness fails! D<
It's all about being Goff!
D<<
xd
PS
vote4lyzz plz cuz shi nvr gits mre den 1 vte. ;o;
'All we are is dust in the wind...'
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:04 pm
I wish I had some mules in this guild.
Or mules in general.
Seeing how I bet Ribbish will use that to his advantage.
-__^;;
Oh, and I'm predicting Lyzz and Reeves as the winners.
^^
Just a guess.
Because Reeves is too good.
And Lyzz's was freaking awesome!
[Edit] Oh yeah...
And erm... vote... Narcissus... yeah.
Do it!
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:07 pm
Lord Narcissus
I wish I had some mules in this guild.
Or mules in general.
Seeing how I bet Ribbish will use that to his advantage.
-__^;;
Oh, and I'm predicting Lyzz and Reeves as the winners.
^^
Just a guess.
Because Reeves is too good.
And Lyzz's was freaking awesome!
4laugh
-Feels loves- heart
I liked yours as well. x3
But if I get faced off with Reeves, I'll have to get my poetry skills sharpened. xd
Hahahah. sweatdrop
'All we are is dust in the wind...'
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:08 pm
Lord Narcissus
I wish I had some mules in this guild.
Or mules in general.
Seeing how I bet Ribbish will use that to his advantage.
-__^;;
Oh, and I'm predicting Lyzz and Reeves as the winners.
^^
Just a guess.
Because Reeves is too good.
And Lyzz's was freaking awesome!
Are you accusing me of using mules to increase my votes? ~Throws Inspirational Death into a trunk and locks it~ Thats proposterous!
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:10 pm
Ribbish Lord Narcissus
I wish I had some mules in this guild.
Or mules in general.
Seeing how I bet Ribbish will use that to his advantage.
-__^;;
Oh, and I'm predicting Lyzz and Reeves as the winners.
^^
Just a guess.
Because Reeves is too good.
And Lyzz's was freaking awesome!
Are you accusing me of using mules to increase my votes? ~Throws Inspirational Death into a trunk and locks it~ Thats proposterous!
Are you accusing me of being pretty/attractive/hot/sexy et hoc genus omne?
I think so!
*Accusation fight!*
I also think you... wear a... erm... kilt!
Yeah!
Take that!
-__^;;
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:12 pm
Lord Narcissus Ribbish Lord Narcissus
I wish I had some mules in this guild.
Or mules in general.
Seeing how I bet Ribbish will use that to his advantage.
-__^;;
Oh, and I'm predicting Lyzz and Reeves as the winners.
^^
Just a guess.
Because Reeves is too good.
And Lyzz's was freaking awesome!
Are you accusing me of using mules to increase my votes? ~Throws Inspirational Death into a trunk and locks it~ Thats proposterous! Are you accusing me of being pretty/attractive/hot/sexy et hoc genus omne?
I think so!
*Accusation fight!*
I also think you... wear a... erm... kilt!
Yeah!
Take that!
-__^;;
~Jaw drops~ How dare you go so low...Oh yeah? Well...You wear Winged Anklets! Thats right, I went there! (( xd ))
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:12 pm
|__|b***h on Board|__|Gasp~!
Ribb would cheat to win? O<
HOW UNCONVENTIONAL. 'All we are is dust in the wind...'
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:13 pm
Lyzz the Dark Beast |__|b***h on Board|__|Gasp~!
Ribb would cheat to win? O<
HOW UNCONVENTIONAL. 'All we are is dust in the wind...' What about you? Both you AND Reeves have mules that are members of this guild...
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:15 pm
Ribbish ~Jaw drops~ How dare you go so low...Oh yeah? Well...You wear Winged Anklets! Thats right, I went there! (( xd ))
Oh my...
You did not just go there!
I challenge you to a doo-el!
*Whips out Parasol*
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