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ooooo... very profound D! I applaud you! I had been wondering if I should interpret 'light' as opposed to 'heavy'... now I'm going to have to go about this from a different approach as you already played the less likely interp card!
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Two more days for submiting entry! Lets see some more creativity peoples!
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A New (New) World Order?
To those of you who deem it right
To bear the weight of the world
On your aching shoulders tonight
I have a new take on your plight
That goes against all wise word,
Of advice heard, a new insight
And though some say it isn't right
I raise my flag up unfurled,
To be heard by all, within sight
For if we all combine our might
The many weights of the world
Would be perceived as something light
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playing with theory - some trouble with rythme though...
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Nice job, TB. Does that syllable structure correspond with a certain kind of poem (e.g. sonnet, limerick, etc), or did you choose it?
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Now polling! Word, "Light". Let's see what you think!
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| D-Lotus wrote: | | Nice job, TB. Does that syllable structure correspond with a certain kind of poem (e.g. sonnet, limerick, etc), or did you choose it? |
Not intentionally, just playing with some numeric theory there, trying to add a new layer of art to the whole. 8/7/8 is a bit odd to read but it balances symmetry and asymmetry in a rather trippy manner when 4 stanzas are considered. See what I mean?
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Yes, I see. I'm actually not as familiar with english poetry as with spanish poetry, but in spanish a poem with meter of 8 syllables is known as a Romance. In spanish as in english, there are a certain number of syllables that conform better to the language.
In spanish, 8 syllables works, as do 11 and 14. In english, 10 syllables is a good fit for a sonnet (at least this is the pattern Shakespeare used).
This might actually be worth investigating further. 
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Keep voting, folks! 
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And with 4 votes, misterbiz is the winner! Let's give him a hand! *Claps loudly* I will be putting up the next challange now, I hope to see continued participation!
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Congrats! Well deserved.
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Agreed - on principle I couldn't vote AGAINST myself but I could not attempt to get in the way of such a deserved win as well! You earned this one Bizzy!
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Poke, poke, poke, pooooooookes! I need at leasat 2 poems for this round....The word is Craft!
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I concur with T...at the moment, I'm in texas and stuck using my phone to view tome...and its fairly time consuming to write anything...so...yeah...leave this open till I get back
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Umns...I kinda have to leave it up til I get at least 2 poems....So sure, let's get crackin'!
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My Craft
My eyes stare straight ahead
My thoughts move at the speed of light
Sweat rolls from my brow
I have to make sure that I do this right
I slip up so I go back, start again
Perfection is the only thing that can stand
Can not tolerate impurity
It must be right, true, great, never be bland
I move ahead, rolling like a tank
Mowing down everything that gets in my way
Here we go, I know I can do this
Yes, success is in the air, I shall seize it today
No, another mistake, back to the start
I'm getting nowhere like a dog after his tail
A devil shows upon my shoulder
He whispers to me that I'm destined to fail
Starting again, I know this is it
This time there will be no slowing me down
I race through, my mind focused
My labored, determined breathing my only sound
An hour later I finish and lean back
And banish the inner demon who had laughed
I rise up, and stroll from my keys
relaxing after completing another chapter of my craft
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I really like that now that I've had a chance to properly give it a read, Bizzy... That's gonna be a tough act to follow being as you pinpointed something most of us here can so strongly relate to. So I'm not going to try. Instead, I'm going the first way I took the subject matter...
End of the Mundane
What can bring a sense of wonder,
To a life that's dull and bland?
What can tear the mundane asunder,
Fulfill our dreams across the land?
A pinch of this,
and a dab of that,
Ethereal mist,
and an eye of bat.
I'd trade away the normal life,
Let go of all reliable things,
Even though it might bring strife,
To cast a spell that gives me wings.
A pinch of this,
and a dab of that,
Boil root twists,
and a tail of rat.
To each the law would be our own,
With power to control our fate,
We'd only reap what we have sown,
Choose thee love or choose thee hate.
A pinch of this,
and a dab of that,
A dragon's fist,
the soul of a gnat.
Those who want for stable path,
Will rue the day I rise to power,
For ours would be the might of the Craft
In ignorance's final hour.
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Lovely, wonderful! I'll leave this up until the end of today, then I'll begin the pollings!
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Sorry bout that! Now Polling! 1 week for voting!
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Well, as Thunder-sama pointed out, we got a tie here! Need a tie breaker peoples!
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Still tied peoples. . . . .
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Yay! Finally there is a winner of our last contest! And it's. . . misterbiz with 2 votes! Let's hear some congratz to our winner!
Putting up the new "Word" now, feel free to join the contest today!
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Hey hey, a new word is up! I'll just not it here
Toy
Have at it you poets I know are out there!
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| I tried this a while back, but nothing hit me with toy. I'll continue to think about it though, and maybe inspiration will come.
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Well, seing as no one was inspired by this last word, I decided to change it! The new word wil be. . . .
Snow
Hope for a few more responses this time!
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*Sigh* Is seems no one is in the mood for Poetry lately. . . .
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~Virgin Snow~
Looking out at the vastness of white
Snow had fallen throughout the night
Footprints in the virgin snow
From whom they come I do not know
Winter it has come at last
Can’t even see one blade of grass
Ice it forms on the lake
But not thick enough to take ones weight
Soon the kids will be here
Sledes out and snow ball spheres
Making angels in the snow
And having fun wherever they go
The day goes and darkness comes
Kids gone home to there mums
The snow falls throughout the night
Erasing all that days snow fights
A clean sheet in the morning light
Ready for that days snow fight
Not my usual fortay but what the hell? I gave it a shot~
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Need another entry before I can put it to vote!
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Snow
Peaceful slumber
Chilling straight through the marrow
dreams of brighter days
Dreams of brighter days
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January's Musings
The cold and weary
seem so dreary
when winter's touch has come.
The flaking snow,
and winds that blow,
announce it like a drum.
But feel not weathered,
or somehow bettered,
as days are short and gray.
Enjoy the sight
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forever she won't stay.
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Okay, it is time to start voting! Put your poetry caps on and let your heart and soul be your guide!
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