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My Greetings To You!
What are you doing to me? I was late with the publication for several days... I couldn't CHOOSE! I re-read about 30 poems from the primary selection... and to exclude more than 20 excellent entries was really not easy! The theme was very interesting thanks for your thoughts and interpretations!
I am really very grateful to you all! Good luck and success to you, friends!
The theme for Steemit Poetry Contest #14 - Words
About Prizes:
First Place - 8 SBD
Second Place - 7 SBD
Third Place - 6 SBD
Fourth Place - 5 SBD
Fifth Place - 4 SBD
Sixth Place - 3 SBD
Seventh Place - 2 SBD
Eighth Place - 1 SBD
Entries will be accepted within five days from the date of publication of an announcement!
Deadline - February 9 3:00 PM UTC
The winners of the Steemit Poetry Contest #13
1st Place - "The Doll" by @bennettitalia
The one you love most is the last you'd suspect,
but a doll in your likeness, with pins in its neck,
tucked away in the back of a drawer in her vanity's
not a good sign: you question her sanity.
A tickle in your throat makes you cough as you look
through cupboards, closets, boxes, and books...
In the pantry: carved with strange sigils there stands
a broom, made of real wood, polished by hand,
unnoticed before. Now restless, you keep
waking only to search features softened by sleep.
One night, catlike, she'll rise with the moon
and fly to the sky on her polished wood broom!
2nd Place - "Wrong Party" by @okramer
Some dudes prepare for clubbing with a beer
and suddenly the leader has a great idea:
“I have a plan for getting laid tonight!
We'll sneak into a lady's night!”
Instead of jeans and muscle shirts
they put on wigs and dress in skirts
and when the bouncers let them go inside
they praise themselves for being bright
they toss their wigs and put on pants
and watch the girls begin to dance
but when they see them fly around in capes
it dawns on them they made a big mistake...
3rd Place - "Everyone's a Witch" by @spellmaker
When the darkness comes and the moon rises
Skeletons come out of closet and fight.
Where is the line between me and the Moses?
How is the darkness turning to light?
Words! They can tell you good night.
Or worse! They can bring out the fire and might.
Spelling - compelling my life!
I'm telling you - words are there to be right.
Write! You're a witch. You're a bright.
Trust in your self. Your body and sight.
Try! More you miss, more you smile.
Answers are here. Just stay for a while.
4th Place - "Bewitched" by @marcoriccardi
A soothing shroud of silent, sacred night,
When sorrow sleeps and savage dreams flow true.
The sky reverberates a new star’s light,
My soul, alike, vibrates because of you.
Out of the corner of my eye, a ghost,
An evanescent shade of eerie might,
Female, enchanted spell in which I’m lost,
I, clumsy, earthly male with damn poor sight.
You laugh at me, but I’m already deaf.
I’m only a man bewitched just for love.
Your coven plays around me in alto clef,
Your dance is doom for me yet, a hell shove.
5th Place - "Dance Night" by @carrieallen
We gather together every 13th
Dance in the moonlight and pray to the gods
We call those above and some from beneath
Offerings we bring to favor our odds.
Men in the village provide what we need
Then kiss us sweetly, and we're on our way
With our carriage full, pulled by the best steed
We'll see them again at the break of day.
The path is clear, blanketed in moonglow.
The ritual begins, soon in a trance
Our songs cause the trees to bend and billow
By 'morrow we know nothing but the dance.
6th Place - "My Sisters and My Daughters" by @chrisroberts
The foulness and the fairness of this thick and frosted night
Arouses demons, devils, dragons' fire.
My sisters and my daughters on the prowl 'til morning's light
Will follow where I wallow in the mire.
Insanity, it beckons as I seek some things for brew:
A monkey's heart, a badger's leg and fang,
A hair from a neglected child, a genius's breakthrough,
The vocal chords of birds that never sang.
So fly my coven mistresses, my sisterhood of sin,
These portions of my potion seek to find.
Then sure enough I'll conjure stuff to make me young again,
To live forever, doing deeds unkind.
7th Place - "Salem Brooms" by @robhimself1
I cast a spell upon you, to draw you in to see,
Our coven here in Salem, where all we witches be,
Yes Salem town, please walk around, go get yourselves some rooms,
We'll need you here come witching hour, when we ride our Salem Brooms.
Our cauldrons have been bubbling, filled with a foul brew,
A toad, a newt, and owl's eye, it's boiling just for you,
So sit right down, don't move an inch, I promise you'll see soon,
Just why we need you here with us, when we ride our Salem Brooms.
Now take a sip, don't mind the taste, you may find it kind of nice,
The aftertaste won't linger long for our human sacrifice,
For broomsticks can't just fly alone, out of the muck and gloom,
Your blood instills a magic power upon our Salem Brooms.
8th Place - "To Put Things Straight" by @viraythewitch
We don‘t worship the devil
We wouldn‘t hurt a child
Not one of us is evil
Most are meek and mild
There is this picture painted
From ancient fearful men
That still has not yet fainted
Of old hags in a den
We like nature and kittens
Is that really a sin?
Some knit their own black mittens
But we all have light within
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.
Here is my entry to the poetry challenge.
Faster and Mightier
G'day, @terrycraft, and Bravo to all the winners!
Kindly find, here, my light-hearted entry for #14—I hope it tickles :)
Bless their tinny hearts,
it’s a thankless task
doling out love, in parts,
whenever we ask
“Machine, save my face
but, please, hide your own
Secure me a place
high up, not low down
on that Trending List
where champions live
Never mind, it’s fixed—
that's our secret, Give!”
—@yahialababidi
haha I love it
Pirate Words
~
All hands hoy, heave ho or shark bait for the sea,
swashbuckling seadogs, blow the man down, an eye for an eye.
Avast ye now batten down the hatches, there's land we see,
feed the fish of Davy Jones' locker, walk the plank, aye aye.Here is my entry https://steemit.com/poetry/@isteemithard/steemitpoetrycontest-14-pirate-words
Hornswagglers get a hempen halter ye hear,
so we pillaged pieces of eight until the conch shell blew.
Blimey lad, cleave a buccaneer to the brisket with this cutlass here,
no privateers nor scallywag landlubbers, just old salt sailing the blue.
Up in the crow's nest, the lookout keeps sight for low tide,
strung high from the mizzen, a black flag of Jolly Roger held tight by knot.
Run a rig, run a shot across the bow, keelhaul ropes tied,
bring a spring upon'er, the shallows we go not.
~
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Where Words Go To Die
Across the sea of doubt, beyond the hills of mystery,
There is a place where old words go to die.
"Misconstrued, misunderstood and mystified are we,"
Say words long past, "We cannot tell a lie."
The time has been when stroke of pen could lift a million souls,
But so much goes unwritten now by choice,
Their time is gone, and words move on; the parchments, papers, scrolls
Have vanished, and now silenced is their voice.
Longing for a renaissance, renewal of the word,
The ones who seek the truth will always try
To stop the censors' silly game, the madness they've inferred.
Let words live on in peace and never die.
Thanks, @terrycraft! Your topics are always inspiring! :D
Solid entry!
love it.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for hosting this contest every week.
here is my entry for this week:
The power of a word
Is bigger than you think,
It can hurt you like a sword
Especially after a drink.
So be careful when you talk
And always think twice,
If you're not sure, go take a walk
Cause if you're wrong, you'll pay the price.
The right words could bring you love
As the wrong ones, could bring you hate,
So do as I said above
And be responsable for what you create.
My entry:
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@tcpaikano/steemit-poetry-contest-14-words
Congrats to the winners and the first place, wow @bennettitalia great poem
Thank you @sayee :)
Thanks, my entry
https://steemit.com/poetry/@sayee/steemit-poetry-contest-14-words
Just in case you haven't checked all poems :D
https://steemit.com/poetry/@luts/steemitpoetrycontest-14-word-world
Here is my entry.
Thank you @terrycraft for the opportunity provided by his contest! It's my first contest. https://steemit.com/poetry/@catalina10/steemitpoetrycontest-14-there-would-be-no-space-left
PS: I loved the theme.
EntryThanks for the prompt @terrycraft, Here's my
Here's my entry: Word Cloud
Hi, this is my first entry for this contest :)
https://steemit.com/poetry/@dhannabao/steemitpoetrycontest-14-fugitives
glad to be a part of this. here is my entry.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@dan-echems/steemitpoetrycontest-14-what-would-you-have-me-do
Congrats to the winners. It's well deserved.
Here's my entry this week.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@gilmored/which-words-which-way-steemit-poetry-contest-14
https://steemit.com/poetry/@nicholas83/steemit-poetry-contest-9-these-utterances
Good job to all the winners! Glad to see people I know on the winners' list! Hopefully next week, I could be one of them too.
Here is my entry: https://steemit.com/poetry/@poetrybyjeremy/steemitpoetrycontest-14-watered-words
Awesome topic, I think. It's one I'm familiar with, being a translator and an aspiring writer.
Give my entry a read, you won't regret it:
Our World of Words
First time in your contest @terrycraft ! I hope you enjoy my poem, it's the first time I post one in English ;) . Here's my entry:
Your Words
My entry for the contest. Thanks for reading it.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@newcastle/steemitpoetrycontest-14-without-my-soul-and-heart
Here is my entry: https://steemit.com/poetry/@josejirafa/steemit-poetry-contest-14-pages-of-life
My little gospel of truth
Of memories, moments, time took
The narrative of my youth
Tales not so rare to man
For the deeds we once felt sorry
Once were said and done
Fragments of my identity
Reach for that quill and paper
Let dreams become reality
This is my entry for Steemit Poetry Contest #14
https://steemit.com/poetry/@ydal/steemitpoetrycontest-14-tongue-tied
A Memory of You!@terrycraft Here's my Steemit poetry contest #14 entry
Here is my entry for the contest... https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@seesladen/steemit-poetry-contest-14-the-perfect-bliss
Inspiration came in it's tiniest form,
A little motivation and then it all begun,
And in his study, scribbling on a sheet,
This teen wrote words, filled with wisdom and wit...
As he wrote, time flew fast,
And with a flourish, he was through with the last,
Inspiration, rigged into twelve lines,
With sweet sounding melodious rhymes...
Then he beheld it, in silent awe,
T'was perfect, these words men would adore,
And with a quick yet gentle kiss...
He titled it ''the perfect bliss''... These words...
Not sure if I did it right but here's my entry: No Words
Congratulations to the winners
when the words came along
Wish me luck ^_^Here is my entry @terrycraft :
Oh my, I'm actually amongst the best eight performing a little happy-dance
The next subject is a bit more difficult, I guess, since my relationship to words is a bit ambivalent at times...
Have a great and magical day, everyone ;)
(still dancing) Thanks a lot for the contest in general and again for choosing my poem @terrycraft :) It's great that you take the time and read everything!
Good luck with "words"!
P.S. Don't stop your dance ^ ^
Never ever stop dancing. It is your dance that makes the heart smile!
Glad you enjoyed some of the darker poems submitted! Nice to win again, thanks for putting these on :D
Thank you! Without you, it would not have been :)
My Entry
https://steemit.com/poetry/@kingonah/words
Here's my entry for the contest
https://steemit.com/poetry/@faetee/steemit-poetry-contest-14-the-hurt-in-my-heart
Baby’s Early Words:
The first word spoken by a baby,
There is none other than my mommy,
He wants his noon meal to be ready,
Quick and easy because he is needy.
The second word spoken by a baby,
There is none other than my daddy,
He wants daddy to be his “horsee”,
For him to gallop to his play party.
The third word spoken by a baby,
There is none other than “I’m poopy”,
He calls mommy his diaper is dirty,
And he calls daddy to get his potty.
Bows
Here's my entry. to @terrycraft.
The Signified and the Signifiers
They say that pen is mightier than sword,
when used to resonate with brain wave chords.
And I hope you'll not think me too unt'ward
for considering each and every word.
Using words properly, our mental test,
Understanding symbols is of int'rest.
Our words signify reality's depth;
defining concepts is a mystic quest.
Light philosophy that floats on the breeze
or heavy leather tomes filled with treatise,
since the ancient times of wise Socrates
words have been used to bring men to their knees.
Great job! :)
Good thing! I´ve just came upon your contest and will contribute in a day or two (the piece I´m going to contribute isn´t in English, I´ll have to translate therefore). Have a good time so far! (O, yes, I´ll follow you right away (upvote included). Rolf from the Czech republic
i have a big passion in poetry. so love to join this contest
Good luck! ^^
Very nice post boss, keep it up.
Wuhuuu, this is the first time I'm amongst the winners! Thank you @terrycraft for making this contest!
Thank you for your participation and for the wonderful words that form into the poems!
I loved this topic! Congratulations to all the winners. I hope that there are more challenging prompts like this that are both challenging and thought provoking. My entry, Magic Glance, is an excerpt from my book, Zachary Bragg and the Secret Fate of the Winking Witch. I did modify it a bit from the original. When I saw the prompt, I jumped at the chance to enter it.
Thanks again for the awesome contest.
@terrycraft, @Lymmerik
Good stuff! I am working on a few short poems myself. I will be sharing and updating my profile soon. I hope to get your support and advice. Cheers my friend!
Thank you. Keep writing the good stuff!
@levaughnlaw1, @Lymmerik
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks for organising such a beautiful contest. Have a great day friend happy steeming.
it enjoying one ....
thanks @terrycraft
Nice so nice post sir keep it up
There were indeed some fantastic entries this week! :D
I love the next topic, too. Words. Some of my favorite things are words.
Hum just amazing post sir, Thanks to inform us
@upvoted
@terrycraft awesome sir..best wishes for winner all done very wll poetry
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is strange with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a failure comes about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow—
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit—
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Wow! This is the first time that I participate in the contest and I finished 4th! 😀
Thank you! I will take this and the futures contests too, for sure
I hope! :)
Here it is!
Imperfect sophistication
I’ve never been the finest weaver
Of words that shelter from human storm
Or caress the soul, and could relieve her
Bleeding, so different and so equally warm.
In the verge of the night, when she’s alone
And darkness pours its demons inside,
Words are twines of a kite just flown
With which she whips herself to subside.
This is the imperfect nature of our kind
That even the most sophisticated thing we made
Isn’t worth the value of a simple gust of wind
That brings us the calm rustling of a grassy glade.
Wow, fantastic job!
Congratulation to all the winners!
Here is my entry....
https://steemit.com/poetry/@abdulazizganiyu/steemitpoetrycontest-14-cold-breeze
'Cold breeze'
It strikes me as a bright day
Till i felt the cold breeze of despair
For i have lost yesterday
And tomorrow still holds its fears
And my mind is unrest
For the bitter part of myself i try to hide
And for every move i pretend its a test
But the cold breeze on my face is still felt
And at the end of days my steps not be wiped off
For i shall walk on a path that engraves my footstep
But i shall not walk alone
Till night fall i shall be put off
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Oh wow... 1st place! It's an honor, thank you :) Congratulations to all of the winners!
I'm really enjoying this contest, both writing and reading 😍
Enjoy :)