I have noted members of the club and I have selected four visual art pices from their galleries and for this contest, you will write a poem about those pieces!
RULES: They must have a minimum of 10 lines and please don't exceed 35-40 lines. Poems are due March 29, 2006, CST!
Good luck!
All Hallow's Eve by Deadpoet-16 (https://www.deviantart.com/deadpoet-16)
This eve the full moon hangs like an eye
Bloody red in the dark sable sky,
Around my room the lamplight flutters,
Casting flickering demons 'pon my walls,
Their howls the banging window shutters
In the wind the lamplight stutters
Caught in the light the velvet drapes
Cast ghostly ghastly unthinkable shapes
And so real these things in seeming
Tree-branch claws at the window;
Dark demons in vicious scheming
That I can scarce sleep for fear of dreaming
All Hallow's Eve is rising
Full of dark and grim suprising
Full of ancient mischief, guile and cunning;
Come witches, demons, goblins, trolls
Hello! It's about time we had another contest eh? So since the "day of the dead," is coming up, here's a "dark" contest! Here are the guidelines:
Write a poem that has a dark feel to it, or describe a spooky situtation. Just something meant to either chill the reader or jump the reader out of their seat. We all do love a good horror poem. ^___________^
It should be longer than 10 lines. No limit on how long, but don't make it ridiculously long, like 50 lines, around 25-30 should be suffcient. The piece must not be one you already have on DA, only afterwards can it be upload.
The due date for all submissions it 10-17-05 at 12:00 P.M. CST.
'Saying goodbye...' ENTRIES by poetrycafe, literature
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'Saying goodbye...' ENTRIES
I Saw her Dance BY: Deadpoet-16 (https://www.deviantart.com/deadpoet-16)
I saw her dancing there
Many years before, but it is still bright
In my mind's eye:
Her blue dress ripples with the music
Rushing in and out like the waves on the shore
And she took my breath away.
All night to her my lonely eyes would stray,
Her pale face shone among her raven hair
She was a star in the night
A diamond on a coal face.
I sat and watched her still as the pink sun rose
Until I could bear it no more
And I walked uncertainly to her side
Saying goodbye to caution, to sanity, to fear
And waving hello to hope, to chance, to love
I asked her to dance once again, so we danced
To th
Saying Goodbye waving hello by poetrycafe, literature
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Saying Goodbye waving hello
Hello everyone! Welcome to our new contest!
The poem here is, "Saying goodbye, waving hello."
Basically, your saying good bye to something, and then you move on. Whether it's bye bye to your vacation and hello to school, it's whatever!
The catch: You must actually have a line that litterallysays good bye, and literally waves hello.
It must be no longer than 35 lines
You must submit your contest entries in a note and please do not submit your poem as a deviation to DA until the contest is over and the winners have been announced.
The poem cannot be one that is already on DA.
Deadline for this contest will be midnight CST, Saturday, Sept
Summer Poetry Contest: Entries by poetrycafe, literature
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Summer Poetry Contest: Entries
Beach Girls by Kagey-chan (https://www.deviantart.com/kagey-chan)
She had waterlogged skin
She never seemed to dry out
Just sitting there in the sun
Wet and shining
A perfect golden brown
While I was the dusty girl
Floating in the wind
White as new fallen snow
Turning into a perfect lobster red
And I stare at her golden tan
Wondering how she kissed the sun
Me, blending into the white beach sand
Watched faithfully the golden idol
Though everything else about her
Remains un-extraordinarily plain
On her multi-colored towel
Surrounded by chatting friends
Our eyes met briefly over the dunes
Both the same hue
Green Blue…
But each jewel was framed
By skin o
Hello everyone! Welcome to our new contest!
The poem here will be written about... Summer! Since Summer is here(for some of us) I thought we should do a summer-esque type poem, ya?
The poem must be about summer; whether what you plan to do or a favorite memory, or whether your stuck in summmer school, whatever! It must be no longer than 35 lines
You must submit your contest entries in a note and please do not submit your poem as a deviation to DA until the contest is over and the winners have been announced.
The poem cannot be one that is already on DA.
Deadline for this contest will be midnight CST, Saturday, May 14th.
Good luck everyo
Valentine's Day Contest Result by poetrycafe, literature
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Valentine's Day Contest Result
1st Place: Lost your eyes into the night By :devbifr0st
The first of nights with summer sky
with singing hearts and joyful souls.
When the sun don't leave the heavens
but stay there to illuminate a world of bliss.
Through a purple mist I saw you come
towards me 'cross the flowers and grass.
An angel who lost his crystal wings
but kept his grace and dignity.
Eyes can meet in many ways
but not as yours and mine.
Because eyes can't sparkle as yours did
and cannot both burn and caress the skin.
And all I knew was my heart pounding
and all I felt was my eyes watering.
If love can be, then that was it
I know you felt it too.
So how
:bookdiva:OK! Here we go! Our first contest is a Word Weave . The rules are simple- just write a poem using each of the 5 words below. You may use variants of the words (i.e. leathery for leather). And guess what? You don\'t have a month... you have a week! So get started!!! Good luck!
Adoration
Leather
Polish
Prejudice
Infinite
:bulletpurple:Post your submission on your personal page and send a note to the club with a link to your entry.
:bulletpurple:Contest deadline is Friday, July 4th by midnight DA time.
:bulletpurple:Results will be posted on Monday, July 7th.
:coffeecup:
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'WORD WEAVE' WINNERS!!!!!
:winner:1st Place: promise and glass polish by Serverchilled55 :party: :airborne:
Some comments from the staff:
:bulletpurple: I liked this one a lot because of the excellent imagery it brings to mind- there are so many subtle details that are outlined in this poem, it is a snapshot of daily life described perfectly. I just really really liked it. The use of the \"weave words\" was very well done as well.
:bulletpurple: Mmmm, very homey feel if you know what I mean. Beautiful depiction of ordinary life. Also flows incredibly well.
:trophy:2nd Place: Playing Outside by poeticaftermath
Staff comments:
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Floral Poetry - contest 2 by poetrycafe, literature
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Floral Poetry - contest 2
OK- here's something different!! The challenge this time is to write a poem around the theme of a specific flower! For the sake of the challenge, I'm disallowing the 'rose' as a flower of choice. That one's just way too easy- LOL. Here are just some of the flowers you can choose from:
:bulletred: Daffodils
:bulletred: Tulips
:bulletred: Carnations
:bulletred: Lilies
:bulletred: Jasmine
:bulletred: Snapdragons
:bulletred: Orchids
:bulletred: *You'll find a ton of flowers listed here: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefEdList.aspx?refid=210081825, you can send us a note asking if it's acceptable (it probably will be).
The su
Floral Poetry Contest Entries by poetrycafe, literature
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Floral Poetry Contest Entries
Floral Contest Entries
1. Violet Lust
Invisible fingers caress my lips
as I playfully swing, spread wings, take flight.
The breeze carries me on perfumed feathers,
while dew drops shine, golden in honey light.
Creeping through canopies, rays watch intent,
as branches dance to the chime of laughter.
Bathe together in purple-veined petals,
Violet unfolds like eons hereafter.
This flower bed, found in woods, majestic,
bloom in moist meadows, \'neath mother\'s kind care,
yet here in passion-wrought dream garden, is
where lust-coloured heart shapes burgeon most fair.
~~~
2. Geraniums
Garniums, garnebums, garbonems.
Darn that na
ELEMENTS
This week's contest topic is The Elements!
Your poem must be made up of one or more of the Four Elements:
:bulletblue: Fire
:bulletblue: Earth
:bulletblue: Water
:bulletblue: Air
Your poem must be twenty-five (25) lines or less. Send your poem in a note to the club (just like last time). Voting will be done by members again, poems are to remain anonymous. After the voting results are announced, you\'ll be able to post your poems to your galleries. Details on voting will follow at the close of the contest deadline.
Deadline for entries is next Friday, July 25th at 12 midnight, PST.
Floral Contest Entries
1. Violet Lust
Invisible fingers caress my lips
as I playfully swing, spread wings, take flight.
The breeze carries me on perfumed feathers,
while dew drops shine, golden in honey light.
Creeping through canopies, rays watch intent,
as branches dance to the chime of laughter.
Bathe together in purple-veined petals,
Violet unfolds like eons hereafter.
This flower bed, found in woods, majestic,
bloom in moist meadows, \'neath mother\'s kind care,
yet here in passion-wrought dream garden, is
where lust-coloured heart shapes burgeon most fair.
~~~
7. broken heart,
i was a daisy
Misunderstood by all aroun
Elements Contest Submissions by poetrycafe, literature
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Elements Contest Submissions
1. Witch Hunt
There she waits, strung up amongst the wood
The final flight for this damned phoenix
Mocking crowd to purify their friend
Their spite rains down on her sullen face
A crowd seeking redemption from God
She can only weep her bitter tears
Secret fetish practiced in the shade
Brought to light with the whites of her eyes
Closed eared to her pleas
Save us from her sins
Once friends, now turned cold
Progeny taught hate
Crucifix suspends around her neck
Radiating red from newborn scorn
Silence broken, tasted by the flames
This life condemned to live in ruin
Ethereal encounters tempt her past
Nefarious nature, she sough
Witch Hunt
There she waits, strung up amongst the wood
The final flight for this damned phoenix
Mocking crowd to purify their friend
Their spite rains down on her sullen face
A crowd seeking redemption from God
She can only weep her bitter tears
Secret fetish practiced in the shade
Brought to light with the whites of her eyes
Closed eared to her pleas
Save us from her sins
Once friends, now turned cold
Progeny taught hate
Crucifix suspends around her neck
Radiating red from newborn scorn
Silence broken, tasted by the flames
This life condemned to live in ruin
Ethereal encounters tempt her past
Nefarious nature, she sought
Questions to a Young Lady... by johnhawks, literature
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Questions to a Young Lady...
Why do I break down to my knees
when your reciting words to me
that you read once in a story
about a young lady?
Why did her back stiffen
when his hand was on her lips,
silencing the words
that accidentally slipped.
Why do you cling to the memory
of childish things long past?
Why do you lose sight of your true lover,
but to me you hold fast?
Why do I let you do
those things you do to me;
things that return to haunt me
or comfort me in dreams.
Why do you turn the lights off
when I'm outside thinking?
Why do you forget me?
Why do you wear your ring?
Why do you think you fool me
into loving you
by speaking to me
Why do babies cry their lungs out but adults simply mourn?
Why do hearts shatter to pieces when a second love is born?
Why do celebrities work for fame, yet earn pain, stress, and greed?
Why do people long for money when love is all they need?
Why do warnings accomplish nothing when experience teaches all?
Why do teenagers hate themselves and take pills for their fall?
Why do humans lust for power as they fall down to their knees?
Why do men abort their dreams when only then their lives will freeze?
Why do people go to church, yet learn nothing in many years?
Why do humans take such risks, yet never face their fears?
Why do people w
Clever little spyglass,
let your gaze remove me far.
Today, I'll climb a mountaintop
or race a shooting star.
There's pyramids we must explore
and tombs of dusty fear.
Lead me to adventure
and leave reality here.
I'd like to see the distant lands,
Cambodia or Spain,
the tip of California,
and the very peak of Maine.
Through your eyes the world is laid
before my very feet.
There's pirate ships to loot and raid,
Kings and Queens to meet.
For the payment of a quarter's worth,
the world belongs to me.
Clever little spyglass,
show me all there is to see!
-: Without Wings :- by Estranged-Euphoria, literature
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-: Without Wings :-
All I want in life is to be happy,
So sad how you ruined that for me...
All I ever thought was that we were happy,
But your selfishness ruined that for me...
It's funny how I suddenly thought,
You were an angel, sent from God,
but now it seems you've lost your wings,
Descended into sinful things...
The tearing at my soul withdraws,
Drowning into silent screams,
No longer do I wonder,
About the heavenly things...
I turn my back to everyone,
Forgetting everything,
Curled up in my own anima,
Drowning in my soul...
Take my hand and break my bones,
Save me from my own.
Wet tears fall
down a beautiful face.
The nights call
brings her to that place.
She sends her pain
through space and time.
Hoping it isn't in vain
she opens her mind.
Faintly he hears a call
and is drawn to the sound.
The emotion makes him fall
to his knees and nearly drowned.
He runs to the voice
sweet and innocent with fright.
As if he has no choice
he tries to find her with all his might.
So close they pass by eachother
but fate is a cruel friend
to keep them from one another
and never let them love again.
My heart cries when you are not around,
There is no breath, i hear no sound.
I desire to feel your warm embrace,
my heart slowly stops then begins to race.
Your voice, like the wind that gently flows by,
Your soul like a distant hum of a bird's cry.
Around you i begin to understand,
Natures soft, sweet, and gentle command.
I want you to take me as your own,
to assure i will never be alone.
I love you more than words can say,
and i always want it to be this way.
Because i love you always...
Seeing The Sign of Your Love. by SilverMidnightCross, literature
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Seeing The Sign of Your Love.
I'm sitting here beside you,
A bit sad
From reflecting my memories.
Past loves,
All broken,
But you... seem to take it all away.
You run the back of your hand over my cheek,
And I lean against it,
Relishing the touch of your skin against mine.
I close my eyes,
And recall the sweetened afternoons,
Which I spent with you,
Playing,
Talking,
Laughing.
I open my eyes,
To find you looking at me,
With a gentle smile in your eyes.
I wanly return the smile,
And giggle softly.
I tilt my face to the warming sunset,
As you bow you head down,
So that your lips may meet,
The gentle brush of mine.
Up on the cliff
Eyes wide open
I see it, I hear it
My senses are stronger
I'm lighter, I'm higher
Holding the wind in my wings
I feel it, I smell it
My heartbeat is quicker
I run in the air
Soaring with the clouds
Down I fall
Greeting the earth,
Heading towards the water,
the expanse of life.
My wings are drawn close
My claws are outstretched
I grasp, I dig
My meal in my fist.
I open my wings
Victory is mine
I climb towards my rock
Upwards I go
I stretch open the flesh
I eat greedily
Then I look from the cliff
Eyes wide open.
74 - Rock Paper Scissors by lost-mister-me, literature
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74 - Rock Paper Scissors
I am the fire leaping from the night...
Tempting you to join me here,
Hypnotizing you come near,
Lashing out at your kind soul,
Water destroys all my control...
I am the ever tricky water...
Filling every pore I find,
Flowing past the water line,
Fighting now to keep you low,
But now to air I let you go...
I am the weightless hopeless air...
Yielding space for you to fly,
Even though you wont know why,
Lighter that you care to feel,
But Earth it beats me just to steal...
I am the Earth beneath your feet...
Making your way as hard as I can,
Doing so since I began,
Providing home for alive and dead,
Yet fire burns, and leaves
Redemption - The Nameless by polyhymnia, literature
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Redemption - The Nameless
Walk down the street in the old town
and there will be the man.
Look closely and maybe
you will see the man.
Entranced by his aura of
filth, despair, hatred, anger.
Just pass by before the mesh
of his misery haunts your path.
Throng walk on, clipping their footsteps short,
but still he can feel their lurid stares.
He stands before the mass
raising his head –
monarch of the street.
People no longer stare, but look
at the eyes of the nameless
as he walks into the fire.
Flame caresses and cloaks him,
blinding him from the crowd,
who look on, silent and scared.
The blaze recedes and the man emerges.
Fire still clings to his
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Welcome to Mocha's Poetry Cafe, the last owner was ~unheard-voice (https://www.deviantart.com/unheard-voice)!
Your manager is :iconsilvermidnightcross:
Your co-manager is :iconcrustymuffin:
Your staff members are: :iconangeljunkie: :iconlifeeternal13: :iconsic-blackgoat: :iconspokenaubade:
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What's been going on with the club?
SilverMidnightCross (https://www.deviantart.com/silvermidnightcross) here! Sorry the club was dead for so long, I was in the midst of college finals. BUT IT'S OVER YAY! *throws her books in the air*
Now, onto the club news.
We have a War competition alert! Scroll down to "Wars," and read what the theme is. When you have written a poem for the contest, send to me and I
Welcome to Mocha's Poetry Cafe, the last owner was ~unheard-voice (https://www.deviantart.com/unheard-voice)!
Your manager is :iconsilvermidnightcross:
Your co-manager is :iconcrustymuffin:
Your staff members are: :iconangeljunkie: :iconlifeeternal13: :iconsic-blackgoat: :iconspokenaubade:
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What's been going on with the club?
SilverMidnightCross (https://www.deviantart.com/silvermidnightcross) here! I'm canceling the previous contest. We only had three entries come in. I'll try to come up with a new one sometime this week. We have two workshop entries, and two spaces left!
CONTEST UPDATE
I have cancelled it. New one coming soon.
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"Ready the inkwells and sharpen our q
Welcome to Mocha's Poetry Cafe, the last owner was ~unheard-voice (https://www.deviantart.com/unheard-voice)!
Your manager is :iconsilvermidnightcross:
Your co-manager is :iconcrustymuffin:
Your staff members are: :iconangeljunkie: :iconlifeeternal13: :iconsic-blackgoat: :iconspokenaubade:
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What's been going on with the club?
SilverMidnightCross (https://www.deviantart.com/silvermidnightcross) here! You can blame Kingdom Hearts II for taking up much of my time. =p
CONTEST UPDATE
I have extended the deadline. The new one is April 7, at Midnight CST. Try to get those entries in!
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"Ready the inkwells and sharpen our quills! My fellow poets, for we head towards a word wa
well u have written loads of poem hey.....really good mann if u can.. visit my page too i have entered only 2 poems though....jus entered deviant..i have loads to do cya friend
It's nice to see the club still going strong! Thanks for keeping it alive! I miss this place and will try to drop in more often. Hopefully I'll catch the next contest and get back in the swing of things. I haven't written in ages and I feel the urge to get back to it! Take care guys! Love ya!