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My Greetings To You!
Friends! I wish you lots of fun, joy, and happiness in the upcoming holidays, the new year and in the life of a whole! This is the last Steemit Poetry Contest... in this year, of course :) The next will be later than usual, I can not say exactly for now. I'll be out of the house, the city... and I will not have a computer. Therefore, I apologize in advance and want to tell you - I love you all :)
The theme for Steemit Poetry Contest #9 - Christmas / New Year
About Prizes:
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 24 15:00 AM UTC
The winners of the Steemit Poetry Contest #8
1st Place - "Mirage" by @kneelyrac
T'was a lovely day on May
That you approached me with bouquet
A blissful happiness with butterflies was spotlighted
And a crescent moon-like smile accentuated
Flames are dancing under the moonlight of big waves
Singing between the clashing of hitch in full raves
Spent the whole day with you by my side
Feeling your strength as our arms and chest collide
As the twilight infiltrates my room
A masculine figure in white uniform loomed
Injecting fluid that runs painfully through my veins
And the mirage of you my love disappears all of a sudden
2nd Place - "Soulless As Glass" by @awolesigideon Full version here
my heart bleeds when i feel your pain
Unspoken though it is real as rain
Your eyes betray you
And even your loud laughter cuts the soul like Glass
I hear your silent screams
I hear it, yes its real
Your eyes betray you
And even your smile is as brittle as glass
You will drown soon
Your thoughts are heavy and they will kill you too
Your steps betray you
And even your excuses are as tasteless as glass
3rd Place - "A Friend"by @tomogiroe
My breathing hitched that I struggled to catch,
Because we ran around too much.
A good day like this is hard to pass,
So we went outside to play on the grass.
We had fun all morning and afternoon,
We did not realize that it’s night time soon.
I heard you bark and called your name,
I called and called but no one came.
I looked around and then I see,
The people pointing and laughing at me.
“A crazy woman”, they said aloud.
And I remembered you’re now under the ground.
4th Place - "Fear is an Illusion"by @chrisroberts
Fear is an illusion, with no power of its own,
But leads to such confusion when its ugly head is shown.
The bravest of the bold and all the boldest of the brave;
When terror takes ahold they know not how they should behave.
With second-guessing madness, they will face the thing they dread,
Often backing down and going another way instead.
Don't judge their fall, when after all, how could they have known
That fear is an illusion with no power of its own?
We're stuck in our illusions like a kitty in a tree,
And nothing's quite as treacherous as what we think we see.
Through all these years, our deepest, darkest fears have only grown,
But fear is an illusion, with no power of its own.
5th Place - "Steem's Oasis"by @geke
A desert, drawn and wind-swept, where the howls
of barren airs can drown the clicks of mice,
the basement crypto trades of secret scowls,
on friendless evenings, tossing digit dice:
her lonely finger, reaching, found a node.
Connected via blockchain to a crowd,
their eyes, a billion backlit screens had glowed.
Then over desert dunes there formed a cloud.
Its rain, a pool's reward for content wrought,
a mining of the world's attention panned.
She spotted Steem's mirage and found it's not
the water that's illusion, but the sand.
6th Place - "Illusions: Truth or Dare"by @yombo
We're taught what's wrong and right
and not to question what we're told.
Why not tell us day is night
or ice is hot or the sun cold?
The facts are manufactured
by the crooks that cooks our books
Our thinking muscles fractured
by their lacerating hooks
The so-called facts are bullshit
but its not hard to see
that the teachers dont control it
its the money powers that be
7th Place - "Outside, Inside, and In Between"by @danmaruschak
What's real exists without your attention.
Out in a forest, the trees do not care
Who listens as they crack under tension
and lie down like logs with you unaware.
Dreams are inconstant ephemeral stuff.
From within they seem true, in light of day
When you think back it will always prove tough
To focus on things that won't melt away.
Illusions exist somewhere in between.
You can know the truth, but look and you'll find
That the same false image you think you've seen
still appears on the path from eye to mind.
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.
Thank you so much for picking my poem and the awesome prize you sent to me. You just made my Christmas!!!
Steemit is such a magical place where people can help each other :) Merry Christmas, friend!
Contest is really making steemit a more interesting place.... Big ups
Hello terrycraft this is my entry:
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@tcpaikano/poem-christmas
Good Luck for all
here's my Christmas Poem entry titled Solstice
Merry Christmas to all the poetic ones
Here is a poem that I have written hope it lives up to the high standards of this contest
https://steemit.com/poetry/@chillpill/contest-9-christmas-is-in-the-air
Here is my entry for the contest:
https://steemit.com/poetry/@asadullah/steemitpoetrycontest-9-be-a-glimmer
It's my first time, but I believe that I'll be the one :)
Here's my submission for poetry contest #9 .... I hope you like... https://steemit.com/poetry/@awolesigideon/steemitpoetrycontest-9-darkness
It's a very busy shipment and I've read it to the end. Thank you for your sharing and your comments.
@Thank you so much @terrycraft for picking my poem, and for your exceedingly generous prize.
More importantly, thank you for running this incredible contest. I've participated in a lot of contests since joining Steemit. It's the main way that I've met people in my Steemings. Your poetry contest has been the most consistent and the most highly curated. Excellent job with this.
It's really amazing that you are able to get so many great creative entries. It's like with the Songwriter's Challenge, already hundreds of beautiful poems have been created simply because you decided to do this contest. I love everything about your contest! Steemon, sir!
Great entry Chris, that I somehow missed... your internal rhyme is blowing me away!
I have to use internal rhymes because I'm not a human dictionary like you ;)
Thanks!
Oh... Chris, I'm sorry, I did not know! Then you simply do not have competitors! Once again, SORRY... I had to make you the winner...
:)
Thank you so much for your kind words! Such comments really support me! Yes, indeed, there was much more poetry and, as a result, the work increased significantly :)
In any case, I assumed this responsibility, I will continue to do this as long as it is necessary for people! I understand perfectly well that I'm not an expert in poems... but I have not yet been pelted with slippers :) So, I'm on the right way... probably :)
Thank you granting me 5th place and for the reward! Such an honor. Am enjoying the other poems - congrats to all the winners! Steemit is such a great platform for poets and I love seeing these contests challenging and sparking them. ❤
You are also a winner. You did good
I for a long time "racked my brains" tormented by the question which of you to give the 4th place...
^ ^
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Lol! Thank you for hosting this, here is my entry. Sharing a computer with my husband had made getting this posted SO much harder than it ought to be! :)
https://steemit.com/poetry/@fishyculture/steemitpoetrycontest-9-christmas-new-year-a-wish
Thank you for the opportunity. This is my entry.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@baboyed1000/steempoetrycontest-9-the-reason-for-the-season
This is my entry into @terrycraft poetrycontest.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@precy123/steempoetrycontest-9-love
CONTRATULATION ...to all the winners you all deserved it.
Here is my entry: Resolve it again
OMG! Another Christmas gift for me! Didn't expect this. Thank you thank you thank youuu! Congrats to all winners especially to my colleague @tomogiroe. So proud of you gine!!
This is my entry: https://steemit.com/poetry/@nicholas83/steemit-poetry-contest-9-to-a-loved-one-passed
This is my entry @terrycraft thanks for this wonderful contest....
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@sirsticks/steemitpoetrycontest-6-christmas
my entry
https://steemit.com/poetry/@cadwell/steemit-poetry-contest-9-a-new-dawn-and-a-fresh-start
Hello @terrycraft....
https://steemit.com/poetry/@mhizoptic/steemitpoetrycontest-9-christmas-new-year-33f90f43daf58
nice post thank you @terrycraft
congratulations to the winners of #8 ... you've done some really great jobs. Looking forward to #9 --- and one of these days ........... ;)
Hi fellow @terrycraft. This is my entry for Steemit poetry contest #9. I hope you like it. https://steemit.com/poetry/@juecoree/steemit-poetry-contest-9-misa-de-gallo-rooster-s-mass
wohuu ... I finally made an entry. Now it´s time to play.
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This is my entry @terrycraft thanks for this wonderful contest.... I've tried it and I'm not a great poet :)
https://steemit.com/poetry/@fauzi11/steemit-poetry-contest-9-flakes-of-hope
Can I still drop my work? Is the contest over or still on?
Contest closes on Dec. 24 as stated above. Feel free to submit your entry. :)
This is a really great and creative way to end the year. Thank you @terrycraft for the opportunity. Looking forward to seeing what the New Year will bring for this contest. Here is ABN's entry:
https://steemit.com/poetry/@abn/steemitpoetrycontest-9-a-reminiscing-reflection-of-resolution-for-the-new-year
Thank you @terrycraft for this opportunity. Here is my entry https://steemit.com/poetry/@isaganispeaks/steemit-poetry-contest-9-the-spirit
Happy Holidays!
hi here's my entry!
Have a merry xmas!
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@deeday31/steemit-poetry-contest-9-yuletide-season
This is a great initiative please receive my submission https://steemit.com/poetry/@ijele/steemit-poetry-contest-9-christmas-the-nigerian-perspective
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Hello @terrycraft this is my entry, hope you like it . https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@vicokiwi/steemitpoetrycontest-9-sweet-christmas
It's been a while since I've written poetry, thanks for this! 😃 This is excellent. Here is my entry. Happy holidays!
https://steemit.com/poetry/@belovebelight/steemitpoetrycontest-9-time-s-tidings-ticking-to-two-thousand-and-eighteen
Yay I got in for the first time wish me luck. :P
Well i forgot to give a link. Did not know it is needed but here it is just in case :)
https://steemit.com/mspsteem/@angelveselinov/steemitpoetrycontest-9-christmas-new-year
Good Luck to all.
here is my entry @terrycraft
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@eceninzz/49vajx-steemitpoetrycontest-9-the-salvation-was-born
Thanks.
This is my entry for the contest. https://steemit.com/poetry/@kmelvin256/steemitpoetrycontest-9-true-meaning-of-christmas
My entry is the first one. I just posted the "supposedly" contest piece under the extras since I dont want my effort go to waste. haha. :)
@terrycraft
@terrycraft,
Thanks again for a great contest.
What Happened To Christmas?
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@lymmerik/steemit-poetry-contest-9-what-happened-to-christmas-by-lymmerik
Here is my entry link.
@Lymmerik
Hi @terrycraft, here is my entry...
https://steemit.com/poetry/@safat/steemitpoetrycontest-9-christmas
Here is my entry. I hope you'll like it.
https://steemit.com/poetrycontest/@renchoo/steemitpoetry-contest-9-christmas-tree
Here is my entry
Christmas and my brother's birthday
https://steemit.com/poetry/@pearlkel/steemitpoetrycontest-9-infant-jesus-and-the-new-moon
https://steemit.com/poetry/@passionate-star/steemitpoetrycontest-9-donum
https://steemit.com/contest/@asure-mavizone/steemit-poetry-contest-9-gift-to-all
Sir @terrycraft here's my entry Trees And Regrets.
I wish I'm worth it this time. Greetings :)
Merry Christmas! Especially for all you guys in democratic countries! For everyone else...
The Joys of (RED) Christmas
https://steemit.com/poetry/@olanrewaju/steemitpoetrycontest-9-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year
Season Greetings to us all