Poetry competition CLOSED 3rd September 2018 5:42pm
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Medinda
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RUNNERS-UP: Ahavati and Ely

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Tournament Rounds Poetry

clewluss
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Poetry Contest

steve, with an experimental voting using tournament rounds pairing
Hello Friends, and Countrymen,

I finally  made it back from the Northern Territories
Photographing a Northern Lights type of sky thing,
that nobody knows what it is.   Researchers have
nicknamed it "Steve", because recently there was
a 2006 movie called Hedge,  where the animals
did not know what something was, so they called
it that.

Your assignment is to Create what Steve conjures up in you.
Please keep it to under 227 words, or close to that max.

One way to find out about Steve is to google:
"Aurora Steve Name"
Or here is a links:
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-aurora-named-steve

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/there-s-new-aurora-subpolar-skies-its-name-steve

This is only half the story of this comp.
The other half is how to pick a winner/runnersup.

Your entry will be like a sports team in a tournament, with a first round, then the winners go on to the next round, and the next,
until there is a winner.

In this thread, I will post pairings of entrys, and ask the members,
"Pick one of the two".  You may PM this to me, or post your votes publicly in this thread.

I will tally up the votes, and pick the winners for round Two, then Three, until the winners are determined.

So if you decide to post an entry here, Please be aware of this experiment al style of voting, that I want to try out.    
It may not be to every poets taste, as there will be winners and losers, publicly displayed.  Not for any malfactored reason, but just because thats how it goes if it were a sports game.  

This is highly experimental, so lets roll with the pizza dough.  

If you like, give it a try, by all means !


Here is my example poem about Steve:

An Umbilical Cord of Light
reaches Heaven tonite
to a world badly in need
dont cut, I bleed


OK,  
on your marks,
Get Set....
grow





rabbitquest
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Serene is
air conditioned commute
Soiled is
Mother Nature's AIR
Her mysteries
RETREAT north

Ahavati
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Steve

Jewel of night: emerald
violet; his ebbed crown;
  a garland arching  
  our northern skies

As the first Christian protomartyr:
gnashed, cast out, stoned;
  viewing the glory of God
  in heaven despite pain

  forgiving those
  who tresspassed against him

Steve:

reminder of mystery
captivating beauty
  relief from a mundane
  life of responsibility;

   an eigth wonder of the world
   never to be forgotten;

     a miracle of the third dimension
     modern science loves dissecting

~

clewluss
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I am deleted to announce,
That we have two entries,
Thank you Ahavati
and beer rabbit

Medinda
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Southern Steve (tournament round submission)

I once met Steve on my way  
To the grocery store in our tiny town
As I drove along the wooded way
I saw red glowing throughout the sky
And thought to myself  
Who's house Is on fire  
 
I finally came to a break in the bottom  
( low lying stretch of land )
We live in The South
You must understand  
The open sky revealed to me
A cloud of red laying low
Moving slow and erratically
I called my husband freaking out
I described the curious colored cloud  
 
Don't get out of the car  
You'll get abducted  
He actually said that
I ignored what he instructed  
He said,  you're crazy  
You're going to die
Just couldn't believe  
What was before my eyes
 
Next morning on the news
The mystery was explained  
Aurora Boreales
From a southern view  
Apparently it's very rare  
Below the Mason Dixon line  
To see an apparition of this kind  
 
But I was one of the few
Brave enough to face the unknown  
To marvel at the strange beauty  
Of what too few knew what to call
Wasn't an alien invasion
T'was just a Steve after all
 
Or so I was informed recently  
Guess you really do
Every day learn something new
Btw, story here is 100% true
 
 
 
Written by Medinda
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Ely
E.A.Rothwell
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an Aurora Named 'STEVE'

 
A slim purple bird...  
...arcs a slim purple trail...  
 
      From his long verdant tail, flows...  
 ...an Emerald green veil...
Written by Ely (E.A.Rothwell)
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clewluss
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Lovely, Medinda and Ely,
We definitely will now have to do two rounds

clewluss
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The first pair offs are ;

Rbt .vs. Ahv
And
Ely .vs. Mda

Choose a winner for each pairing,
Either POST or PM your selection.


let the games begin!


Ahavati
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clewluss said:The first pair offs are ;

Rbt .vs. Ahv
And
Ely .vs. Mda

Choose a winner for each pairing,
Either POST or PM your selection.


let the games begin!



Hopefully I'll be the tortoise who beats the hare!   📝🔚  🐢        🐇

clewluss
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I want to thank the 19 voters PM to me.
In Round two we have....
Drum role please....

MEDINDA. .vs.  AHAVATI

please PM your final vote to me or post it publuckily here.

Ahavati
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Good show, Rabbit and Ely! 📝📝

Thank you, voters. 😘💕

clewluss
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There were 7 votes for candidate A , and seven for B, so,
an officially recorded coin toss which will be posted on U Tube,
selected the winner.  

It is with many thanks to all who sent in their selections,
and sadly, this comp has come to its natural end.
may poetry be with you
adieu

Ahavati
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Congratulations, Medinda! A very worthy win!  You too, Ely!

P.S. - Clewless I trust you! No need for a youtube vid.  

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