Poetry competition CLOSED 14th June 2013 7:25am
WINNER
lepperochan (CraicDealer)
lepperochan (CraicDealer)
RUNNER-UP:
Jestalessa
More Free Verse
Anonymous
Poetry Contest Description
Write a free verse poem using at least four, this time, of the techniques below
[font=Verdana]*repetition
*patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
*alliteration
*occasional internal rhyme
*occasional rhyme at the ends of lines
*patterns of assonance
*imagery
These techniques are taken from this article about free verse, or open/mixed form poetry: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/f/forms-of-verse-free-verse/ Please remember that, although you're more than welcome to use every technique presented here, your entry must be free verse, and thus can't follow an established form like a sonnet or villanelle.
The previous "free verse" contest: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/5180/
One more rule: Feel free to post more than one poem, but please indicate which you would like to be your entry.
*patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
*alliteration
*occasional internal rhyme
*occasional rhyme at the ends of lines
*patterns of assonance
*imagery
These techniques are taken from this article about free verse, or open/mixed form poetry: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/f/forms-of-verse-free-verse/ Please remember that, although you're more than welcome to use every technique presented here, your entry must be free verse, and thus can't follow an established form like a sonnet or villanelle.
The previous "free verse" contest: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/5180/
One more rule: Feel free to post more than one poem, but please indicate which you would like to be your entry.
Anonymous
Showtime, Show The Tune
He's got a round about way of doing everything
gives just enough to play along, a little
then he moves on
while I hang on
awaiting his next performance
a given, with his next appearance
and I'll participate passionately
grant him center stage, too willingly
again
I'll polish my shoes and dust off my hat
paint up my face, to catch his act
I'll highlight my hair and oil up my skin
on opening night, I'll be entertained
he'll steal the show, win applause
hold me til I'm screaming, crying encore!
and he'll take a bow as the curtains close
and go
while I stay
with memories and an old program
believing in magic, I'll wait for him
I'll wait, for him
He's got a round about way of doing everything
gives just enough to play along, a little
then he moves on
while I hang on
awaiting his next performance
a given, with his next appearance
and I'll participate passionately
grant him center stage, too willingly
again
I'll polish my shoes and dust off my hat
paint up my face, to catch his act
I'll highlight my hair and oil up my skin
on opening night, I'll be entertained
he'll steal the show, win applause
hold me til I'm screaming, crying encore!
and he'll take a bow as the curtains close
and go
while I stay
with memories and an old program
believing in magic, I'll wait for him
I'll wait, for him
Mask you hide
Scared,screaming ,sorrow
You feel the beat
Only from the heat
I grab the hand
As you kiss me goodnight
Feeling flawless free
Breaths
You run on the heart
Only to be torn apart
I found you hidden in the trees
Now we run, ran, ruined
Scared,screaming ,sorrow
You feel the beat
Only from the heat
I grab the hand
As you kiss me goodnight
Feeling flawless free
Breaths
You run on the heart
Only to be torn apart
I found you hidden in the trees
Now we run, ran, ruined
Anonymous
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the post
now unposted
lost, it is
eternally damned
but for an instant, it lived
existed before exiting
before the button
of all destruction
was pressed by the finger
of this very person
it was there
gone now..gone now
Ha ha Jack, I had a post, went to delete it and ended up with this..lol..not an entry of course but your comp rules inspired it so i'm leaving it :-)
the post
now unposted
lost, it is
eternally damned
but for an instant, it lived
existed before exiting
before the button
of all destruction
was pressed by the finger
of this very person
it was there
gone now..gone now
Ha ha Jack, I had a post, went to delete it and ended up with this..lol..not an entry of course but your comp rules inspired it so i'm leaving it :-)
Standing Last Confession
It’s been so long,
time after time
our story hasn't changed
from the glory days
right back to the cave
painting, praying to
the sun, still enslaved
still standing, slaves
to the rage
How long you been here?
I've been here for years
Now if you live by the word
then you die the pen
I cut the word
here with my sword
I am poetic witness
to humanity's horrible sickness
This will be my last confession
I have little faith forgive me
freewill can leave harsh impressions,
we live and learn that history
you got to pay to play
Turn the page, written by the victor,
the rules change to suit the greed
When it rains it pours,
hunger can drive hatred
of the race sex and religion
such is life
We treat peace like
it’s a term of acceptance
I ain't afraid to die
I’m afraid life is living hell
It’s been so long,
time after time
our story hasn't changed
from the glory days
right back to the cave
painting, praying to
the sun, still enslaved
still standing, slaves
to the rage
How long you been here?
I've been here for years
Now if you live by the word
then you die the pen
I cut the word
here with my sword
I am poetic witness
to humanity's horrible sickness
This will be my last confession
I have little faith forgive me
freewill can leave harsh impressions,
we live and learn that history
you got to pay to play
Turn the page, written by the victor,
the rules change to suit the greed
When it rains it pours,
hunger can drive hatred
of the race sex and religion
such is life
We treat peace like
it’s a term of acceptance
I ain't afraid to die
I’m afraid life is living hell
Anonymous
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[font=Verdana]Which one do you want to be your entry, Kitty?
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Better to burn out
And I've tried, tried to keep the twinkle in your eyes
but its been so long since that first spark
caught a wild west wind
and was blown into our dried up hearts
setting them alight, burning white hot, day and night
now, I see my own eyes have dulled
and I'm saddened by the sight of them
You were special though, you know?
through the years
the joy, the fights, the hurt, the tears
and the passion, pure untamed passion
kept us smiling on the inside
and I'd never want to see you unloved
god knows, when you put your heart into it
you can make a man feel like a pharaoh
or a pauper
after finding a path to the end of a rainbow
So go, go now to where the wind blows wildest
and the sparks burn brightest
because neither of us need to just settle
And I've tried, tried to keep the twinkle in your eyes
but its been so long since that first spark
caught a wild west wind
and was blown into our dried up hearts
setting them alight, burning white hot, day and night
now, I see my own eyes have dulled
and I'm saddened by the sight of them
You were special though, you know?
through the years
the joy, the fights, the hurt, the tears
and the passion, pure untamed passion
kept us smiling on the inside
and I'd never want to see you unloved
god knows, when you put your heart into it
you can make a man feel like a pharaoh
or a pauper
after finding a path to the end of a rainbow
So go, go now to where the wind blows wildest
and the sparks burn brightest
because neither of us need to just settle
Anonymous
lepperochan said:Better to burn out
And I've tried, tried to keep that twinkle in your eyes
but its been so long since that first spark
caught the wild west wind
and was blown into our dried up hearts
setting them alight, burning white hot, day and night
now, I see my own eyes have dulled
and I'm saddened by the sight of them
You were special though, you know?
through the years
the joy, the fights, the hurt, the tears
and the passion, pure untamed passion
kept us smiling on the inside
and I'd never want to see you unloved
god knows, when you put your heart into it
you can make a man feel like a pharaoh
or a pauper
after finding the path to the end of a rainbow
So go, go and live like ladies should
wake up being hugged, kissed, loved, and pampered
neither of us need to settle for this
the world
has enough zombies infecting the place
This poem is so good.
Thank you for competing.
And I've tried, tried to keep that twinkle in your eyes
but its been so long since that first spark
caught the wild west wind
and was blown into our dried up hearts
setting them alight, burning white hot, day and night
now, I see my own eyes have dulled
and I'm saddened by the sight of them
You were special though, you know?
through the years
the joy, the fights, the hurt, the tears
and the passion, pure untamed passion
kept us smiling on the inside
and I'd never want to see you unloved
god knows, when you put your heart into it
you can make a man feel like a pharaoh
or a pauper
after finding the path to the end of a rainbow
So go, go and live like ladies should
wake up being hugged, kissed, loved, and pampered
neither of us need to settle for this
the world
has enough zombies infecting the place
This poem is so good.
Thank you for competing.
