Competition: Poetry

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Poetry

Poetry captures in a few words what many tomes cannot express. As one of your characters, write a poem inspired by the phrase “coming home.” Feel free to use any form, from haiku to sonnet to quatrain to free verse. Entries will be graded on adherence to the prompt and the feelings it makes me feel.

Poems must be submitted in PDF or DOCX format, or through the competition submission textbox. File formats that can be edited later, like Google Docs, will be disqualified from participation.

Competition Information

Parent Competition: Post-War Fun
Organized by: Dr. Corinna Magarin
Running time: 2026-07-05 until 2026-07-19 (15 days)
Competition Tier: Tier 3 - Solo, Brotherhood-Centered Activity
Target Unit: Clan Odan-Urr
Competition Type: Poetry
Awards: Dynamic, Fifth Level Crescents (based on participant count)
Participants: 5 subscribers, of which 5 have participated.

Results

1st place

Medic Tor

Member: Medic Tor
Textual submission: Home is not a place
It is holding my hand when nothing is left
It is joking with me in the empty place where grief should be
It is late nights watering plants that have long since gone to sleep
It is cradling me when the world feels too big and unknown
It is wiping away my tears when I realize how much we've lost
Home is a person
Who chose to stay even when they could have walked away
Home is him
Placement: 1st place

2nd place

Duchess Magda Venn

Member: Duchess Magda Venn
Textual submission: Clouds break o'er the sea
Salt on the breeze, a lone palm
Ryll percolating
Placement: 2nd place