Steemit Poetry Contest #8 + Winners of #7!

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DISCLAIMER - Yes, I know that the Steemit logo has changed, but I like the old one more and do not want to change it :)



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My Greetings To You!




The theme for Steemit Poetry Contest #8 - Illusions




About Prizes:


Attention! Due to the fact that SteemDollar is really high! Since Steemit Poetry Contest #8 I reduced prizes but, as a result, I increased the number of prize places. That, in the beginning, was First Place with 15SD ~ 15USD, now 7SD ~ 70 USD. Of course get first place and 150 USD (15SD) very nice :) But good... no... EXCELLENT poems more and more and it's hard for me to leave them authors without encouragement. So I decided that it would be more correct! Now there are seven prizes! And even the seventh place with the prize of 1 SBD, it's more than last place with 5 SBD (in USD) on start... In any case, feel free to write your opinion about it!


First Place - 7 SBD

Second Place - 6 SBD

Third Place - 5 SBD

Fourth Place - 4 SBD

Fifth Place - 3 SBD

Sixth Place - 2 SBD

Seventh Place - 1 SBD




Entries will be accepted within five days from the date of publication of an announcement!

Deadline - December 17 12:30 AM UTC





The winners of the Steemit Poetry Contest #7



1st Place - "Home" by @moeknows I really felt it! It's so simple, without special "cunning" metaphors... but the expression, feelings! Bravo!



I wrote a verse so terse

It disbursed my soul

I sneer, jeer and curse

Wherever I go



I growl when I talk

And I carry a scowl

Attack ears like a hawk

With words so foul



I'm in a terrible mood

Crude down to the bone

Counting the days

till I return home






2nd Place - "Over the Ridge" by @csbegu The opposite case - a lot of metaphors! I'm just sure that my mediocre knowledge of English will not let me fully realize all the beauty of this poem... I re-read it many times - goosebumps every time! Very beautiful!



Over the ridge there are lions,

Over the ridge there are warriors of old,

Over the ridge there are waterfalls crying,

And the mountains of water are flowing with gold.



Over the ridge there are cowherds,

Over the ridge there are maidens in sight,

Over the ridge there are leaves never-dying,

And the forests are glowing with chants of delight.



Over the ridge there is memory,

Over the ridge there’s a mother in wait,

Over the ridge there’s no danger of treachery,

And the old man is crying for his soon joyful fate.






3rd Place - "What is home?" by @calluna "Home is comfy clothing and no need to wear a bra" - After reading this line, I smiled... girls are such girls :) Seriously, from this poem warmth breathe!



Home is a dog that loves you, waiting at the door

Home is flopping on the sofa, not doing any more

Home is the person, who accepts you are you are

Home is comfy clothing and no need to wear a bra



Home is a smile, a waiting cup of tea

Home is a flicking hearth, and smoking chimney

Home is a hiding place, on the very worst day

Home is a hug, the promise that you'll be ok



Home is not a place, made from bricks or stone

Home is not a thing, that you can build or own

Home is a feeling, something we can share

Home is waiting, it will always be there





Rules of The Contest!


  • Only one entry is allowed.

  • Your entry-post must be tagged both #poetry and #poetrycontest

  • The Title must be "SteemitPoetryContest #(with the number of the actual episode)" + the name of your poem.

  • You can use any types of rhyme - End rhyme, Cross rhyme, Internal etc.

  • The size of the poem - three quatrains (one quatrain = four lines).

  • Do not steal! The contest is only original works!






I wish everyone good luck and creativity!





Let's make STEEMIT more interesting and varied together!



Sincerely, Terry Craft.



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My entry. #8. https://steemit.com/poetry/@khackett/steemitpoetrycontest-8-give-the-illusion

Give the Illusion

Put on your mask, adjust your crown.

Whisper on the wind says, "You're a fraud." Push it down.

Fake it til you make it, give the illusion of confidence.

Give the illusion that anything you're saying even makes any sense.


Put on your mask, fake that smile.

Keep writing down the words until it all compiles.

You have to fake it til you make it, give the illusion of confidence.

Do it long enough and it begins making sense.


Put down the mask, pick up the pen.

Write down some words and do it again.

The mask served it's purpose, hang up that crown.

The confidence is in the words ! Just keep writing them down.

Thank you @terrycraft for giving me a reason to write poetry, an excuse really. Blessings to you and yours.

MY ENTRY

A really good one

Hi @terrycraft i hope you're doing well , here is my entry :
https://steemit.com/poetry/@educ.leb/steemitpoetrycontest-8-country-of-illusions

Country of illusions

When i stay alone some illusions comes to me,
Those pictures & feelings really scares me.
To profit from this sensation i close my eyes,
The feeling becomes big,you can't imagine the size.

At first I see myself flying to a faraway country,
right there peoples become easily rich and happy .
I knew this country .. yes i knew it !
I searched it & finaly i find it !

Without a doubt i trusted this illusion ,
My heart beats very fast thinking of a conclusion.
I open my eyes .. am i awake? is it reality?
Im afraid to know, afraid not to know ,oh Unfortunately !

I am not sure if i've chosen the correct place to post this . this is my entry for contest#8" the complaint."

I am writing this to complain,
I'm going to lose again ,
no one seems to care .
The rules are just so unfair.

Like who knows what a quatrain is,
this really takes the piss.
and why can't I copy from the someone like keats.
All these new poets he beats.

And we are supposed to make it all rhyme ,
Well maybe for some that is fine ,
I'm not gonna win . I don't see the point,
can winners be joint?

oops missed that there was a theme - or did I ?

Hi :) Yes, there is a certain theme and the poem should be a separate post, not a comment!

Thanks for that. new to steemit this week . I've some catching up to do but ill get there.i tried separate post as well #poems #poetrycontest #8.
a way i could qualify this to meet the illusion theme criteria ,the poem is written as a complaint letter .but really it is a poem . thus there is the illusion.

you are suppose to write it as a post and then enter the tags #poetrycontest and write the specific headline. then drop the post link here in the comment section.

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