Competition: Week 2: Poetry

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Week 2: Poetry

Write a poem to a possible lover in Plagueis. Make it funny and give us a laugh. Choose a member to write it to, or make one up of your own design. The poem should be free verse with a minimum of three stanzas. Get your creative juices flowing and go write! Graded using fiction rubric, adherence to the prompt and comedic value.

Competition Information
Parent Competition
Week 2 Events
Organized by
Envoy Taranae Rhode, Master Dracaryis
Running time
2016-06-06 until 2016-06-12 (7 days)
Target Unit
Clan Plagueis
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Third Level Crescents and Clusters of Ice as per VOICE guidelines
Participants
14 subscribers, of which 13 have participated.
Results
Member
Abadeer Taasii
Textual submission

What would I compare thee to?
You art like unto a Ithorian rose,
Wild and untamed, but beautiful.

What would I compare unto thee?
Like twin suns, rising in the morn,
Or the dance of three moons, setting across the sky.

What can compare to thee?
Only the cosmos, only its stature grand,
Can even compare to what I see from thee.

Placement
1st place
Member
A deleted dossier
Submission
The deleted member did not want their submission published.
Placement
2nd place
3rd place
Misium
Member
Misium
Textual submission

Misium And Julia Sitting In A Tree, K-I-L-L-I-N-G

Oh Julia, I know that this is unexpected,
but it seems the time has come to tell you how I feel.
And when all my words have been spoken,
I hope that you will understand my heart.

When I pass you in the halls each day,
my rage is only flared slightly.
It seems of all the people I have come across,
it is you whom I hate the least.

When I look upon your face,
I am not immediately repulsed.
It is true, I must speak highly,
though you look only marginally better than a bantha's rectum.

Though your voice is grating,
I feel as though I could endure it for 2, maybe even 3 minutes.
And though your scent is putrid,
it's better than tauntaun innards, at least.

All of these things add up to mean
that you're a very special girl.
And so when the time finally comes for me to exterminate all sentient life,
I think I'll kill you last, and only torture you a little bit.

Placement
3rd place
Member
Kryy Vitaan
Textual submission

Oh dearest Va'nia,
How I wish to be the one to win your heart.
I wrote you this poem, in the hopes that you'll see it

I want only to relish
In the fruits of our labour
We'd explore the galaxy
The odds forever in our favour

It seems that fate
With twisted wicked tricks
Has our candles of love
Burning brighter than ever on brand new wicks

A single wish
That I've dreamt to come true
After being under your tutelage
Is battling besides no one but you

Oh Va'nia darling
Can't you see all the signs?
Me and you together baby
Can start up new figurine lines ♥

Placement
No placement
Member
Malice
Textual submission

The Ramblings of the Guilty: By Malice

I don't know what the point of this is.
I mean, free verse poetry is just writing things
in a unique way, with unique words and a unique idea.

I'm not good at writing things like this,
I don't think either of us are,
but I want our team to win so I guess I'll give it a shot.

You're pretty cool I guess.
I mean, I like you, and you like me.
Which is weird to think about.

Two killers, both alike in dignity,
in fair distant space where we lay our scene.
Wait, wrong poem.

To be or not to be, that is the question.
Whether tis nobler in the mind to actually write a poem,
I'm not good at this.

We aren't good at expressing emotion.
I don't understand it and you don't care,
but we care for each other, and that's good enough for me.

I hope I slightly got across what you mean to me.
Whether you can make sense out of this or not,
or recognize that I took the time to attempt to write this.

You're pretty cool, and I'm glad you're around.
Also, you know that bottle of rum you were saving?
I broke it. Now I've got a headstart because you took time to read this.

~Mal <3

Placement
No placement
Member
Seer Eiko
Textual submission

Lost and Weary Prey (A Rebuff of Teylas Ramar)

In one moment, you ceased
your harsh, sinewy smirk
and the twirling of your tendrils
to offer me honest praise.

“Master Ramar,” I plead
into the vented airlock of your heart.
“Dread Lord,” I breathe
as if your lofty throne would answer me.

No. I understand that every fleeting
glance from on high is poisonous.
I, after all, am on another team,
and Selika has declared this:

“No soup for you!”

Placement
No placement
Member
Master Selika Roh di Plagia
Textual submission

A love poem slipped under the door of Selika's quarters by an anonymous admirer:

What is love?
Baby don't hurt me
Don't hurt me
No more

I don't know why you're so Krath
I give you my love, but get your wrath
So what is light and what is dark?
Gimme a sith

What is love?
Baby don't hurt me
Don't hurt me
No more

Oh, I don't know, who should I kill?
Turel or Vorsa, it's up to you
I’ll kill NPC’s, just me and you
I can't go on

What is love?
Baby don't hurt me
Don't hurt me
No more

Want to get it on, no other PCON
This is our house, our clan
Stay up until dawn, never will be gone
Is it love?

What is love?
Baby don't hurt me
Don't hurt me
No more
What is love?

(To the tune of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXWRTEbj1I)

Placement
No placement
Member
Dr. Giyana Jurro
Submission
Dr. Giyana Jurro opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Silent
File submission
I_glazed_into_the_starry_night.docx
Placement
No placement
Member
Callus Bo'amar
File submission
PoetryRd2_4195.pdf
Placement
No placement
Member
Warlord Brimstone aka Seabr'imsto'nedansr
Textual submission

this is a joke
there's no need for love
sith are pure hatred
the force is my glove

tried to be funny
but those priorities are insane
so this is a poem
that's nothing but a pain

blood is red
i am blue
poetry is a worthless skill
this is worthless to me too

Placement
No placement
Member
Doku Rivendare
File submission
Poem.pdf
Placement
No placement
Member
Battlelord Ra'gnar
Submission
Battlelord Ra'gnar opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
No placement
Member
Reaver Tra'an Reith di Plagia
Textual submission

Oh Rosy Cheeked Lover
How your scales set my heart aflutter

with crimson stained tines
of a tail serpentine

the blood of our enemies makes me sputter

Placement
No placement