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Poetry Contest
Well, we haven't had one of these in a while, have we? Time for a new one, I say! Welcome, resident poets!
The rules are pretty simple. I am the first judge. I will give you a theme, and you must write a poem relating to the theme. Be creative with your interpretations! I will then judge the entries by a set date, and the winner will then be the next judge, and set the next theme. And so on, and so forth.
The first theme will be... *dramatic drumroll*
Stars! Whether you chose to write about the kind of stars you wish on, or the kind that take the stage, I will be eagerly awaiting your sparkly, shiny, beautiful poems. Have them in by... Saturday, March 18. Two weeks. Sound fair?
I hope to see your poems soon!
~Booksy <3
submitted by Booksy Owly
(March 4, 2017 - 8:58 pm)
(March 4, 2017 - 8:58 pm)
Thanks Celine! And congratulations, Woodwind! Your poem was truely amazing :)
(March 21, 2024 - 2:03 pm)
Good job, Woodwind! And Celine, thank you for judging :)
(March 21, 2024 - 4:37 pm)
Plaid
i. Everything has been piled onto
My shoulders
Words of hate, cruelty,
Oppression
Yet I do not bear it alone
ii. Dressed in plaid
Lost amid the storm
A yearning to be heard
From the highest palace towers
Something must be changed
iii. Unity and belonging
Camouflage in battle
Plaid
iv. We trailblaze on
A new frontier
Hold fast, don’t be blown
By the harsh, cold northern winds
Please hold on…
Don’t leave me—
Lost in the tumultuous
Sound of the storm
v. At last, we have found the
Land promised
It was said to have hills of gold
And rivers laden with silver
None of that was true
But what does that matter…?
As long as I’m here
With you
(March 21, 2024 - 5:08 pm)
424
do you wear braces
just so I can see you smile
cuz I think I'd wear plaid for you;
don a dress
and go to a party
yeah, I'd sit in the corner for you 425
do you pity me?
I'd hate to think if you do,
but I guess our lines are intertwined now;
I think it's okay
if you pity me now
if you'll learn to love me later
did you hold my hand
just to make me smile
yeah, I think I'd wear plaid for you
and skip the party
cuz I don't see the point of a fancy dress suit 428
(March 22, 2024 - 6:31 pm)
(March 29, 2024 - 8:59 pm)
Hmm. Maybe some text will top better?
plaid~
once when we were hiking
a couple and their dog
met us on the trail
and said that my dad
looked like a mountain man
because he was wearing plaid
and could he help them please? they asked
since he must be so knowledgeable
I think
that if people looked at me like that
if people followed my every word
if people had so much assurity in everything I said
I think I would wear plaid
every day
if not just to have a bit of confidence
sidenote: "assurity" was just a random word I made up that sounded good but it might be an actual word too?? Idk <-- low self-confidence. Can be solved by wearing plaid apparently.
no but seriously that actually happened my whole family was trying not to laugh the couple seemed so sure in my dad's expertise lol
(March 30, 2024 - 1:10 pm)
in america,
the uniform
of the pioneers
carving out
in scotland,
the dress
of a culture
oppressed
by monarchs.
plaid, like plain
i chose to
wear plaid
to my first day
of school
don't stick out
i thought.
plaid, like jade
the new girl
with the round glasses
was pretty
like jade
in her plaid.
plaid, like lemonade
thought
it'd be sour
but turned
to be sweet
attention flocked
to me
like birds
of a feather.
plaid, like played
as i realized
she was
the queen
and i
no more
than a worker.
plaid, like evade
as i tried
to be
the quiet nerd
again
to no avail.
the lemonade
turns sour
again.
plaid, like a raid
angry and furious
my spot, not hers
how
can i reclaim
my glory?
plaid, like jaded plaid, like jaded
too tired too tired
to do all this to care about
"popularity" "popularity"
i just i just
fade away give up
again. again.
plaid, which i plaid, which i
stopped wearing started wearing
maybe i maybe i
could be could be
the quiet girl on my throne
again again.
i'm hoping the formatting still stays the same ;'(
(March 30, 2024 - 3:32 pm)
the formatting didn't stay the same!! noo )):
well, here's a reformat
PLAID
in america,
the uniform
of the pioneers
carving out
a new land.
in scotland,
the dress
of a culture
oppressed
by monarchs.
plaid, like plain
i chose to
wear plaid
to my first day
of school
don't stick out
i thought.
plaid, like jade
the new girl
with the round glasses
was pretty
like jade
in her plaid.
plaid, like lemonade
thought
it'd be sour
but turned
to be sweet
attention flocked
to me
like birds
of a feather.
plaid, like played
as i realized
she was
the queen
and i
no more
than a worker.
plaid, like evade
as i tried
to be
the quiet nerd
again
to no avail.
the lemonade
turns sour
again.
plaid, like a raid
angry and furious
my spot, not hers
how
can i reclaim
my glory?
plaid, like jaded
too tired
to do all this
"popularity"
i just
fade away
again.
plaid, like jaded
too tired
to care about
"popularity"
i just
give up
again.
plaid, which i
stopped wearing
maybe i
could be
the quiet girl
again.
plaid, which i
started wearing
maybe i
could be
on my throne
again.
(March 30, 2024 - 9:39 pm)
The Red Striped Flannel
(based on "The Red Wheel Barrow" by William C. Williams)
so much depends
upon
a red striped
flannel
hugging a scared
boy
through his tattered
storm.
the world cannot
touch
fabric quite so
loving
holding in its
folds
a blossoming
soul.
(April 1, 2024 - 12:06 pm)
*dissolves into tears*
this is so so so so beautiful. the way the lines are broken up is really effective, and the simplicity of the poem makes it hit home harder. it's like you just took the idea of love and protection and something else i can't even define, and presented it to the reader through words - your words don't create distraction or misunderstanding, just pure meaning. which is very hard to do :/ anyway, i love this poem and i'm so glad you posted it <3
(April 1, 2024 - 7:04 pm)
thank you so much! Usually I prefer to write detailed poems with long lines, but the Red Wheelbarrow just hits so hard I figured I'd try to do the same. so I'm glad it resonated with you!
(April 3, 2024 - 3:53 pm)
Overlapping
These are the lines of my life
Sadness
Happiness
Overlapping
No one understands when I say it
How the sadness seeps in
It crosses off the other lines
I can't get rid of it
But I can add more
The more I add
The more Happiness
The more Saddness
They start Overlapping
The more the two become mixed together
The more days there are when I can't tell them apart
The days the lines seem to be against me
A thousand different feelings
That everyone else say are just one
Everything is mixed together
Your feelings are new
Every
Single
Day
Happiness
Sadness
Overlapping
Mixed together
Trying to tell them apart
(April 2, 2024 - 11:18 am)
Flannel Jacket
I used to know this boy
He had a flannel jacket and I’ve always liked plaid
And so I envied him
But his jacket couldn’t keep him warm
And his words were sharp and quick and mean
So I don’t sit with him at lunch nowadays
And I don’t know him anymore
I used to know this girl
She had a flannel jacket and I’ve always liked plaid
And so I envied her
But despite the jacket, inside she was cold
And everything she said was made of ice
So I don’t do group projects with her nowadays
And I don’t know her anymore
One day it rained
And I went to the store
I bought a flannel jacket because I’ve always liked plaid
I did not let the cold world make me cold
I kept my words warm and soft as often as I could
And I don’t bother with people who will hurt me nowadays
I’ve got my own flannel jacket
(April 3, 2024 - 7:04 pm)
(April 4, 2024 - 10:42 am)
What the heck?? It happened again! Part of my comment got deleted.@admin do you know what's going on?
ANYWAY, this poem is so good Peri!
I don't know! I've been noticing more glitches since the CB came back. We're trying to fix them. - Admin
(April 4, 2024 - 3:40 pm)