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Incinermyn
Biweekly Haiku & Short-Poem Contest XXVII
Rules and Entry Information
1.) Signups will again be based on the order in which submissions are made, meaning that all entries are to be made upfront (either here or via PM to me). The limit for entries is again set at fifteen participants. Once an entry is submitted, it cannot be swapped out for something else or altered in any way.
2.) Submissions are expected to be haiku-style short poems (those with a “five-seven-five” syllable format spread out across three lines). However, other types of short poems will be accepted so long as they don’t exceed four lines in length. New entries will be accepted until Wednesday, August 22th, 2012 around noon, until all slots have been filled, or the thread sits several days without new entries.
3.) Each poem for the contest must follow the selected theme for the competition. Due to artist’s having different interpretations of ideas, no haiku will be disqualified for writing about divergent topics so long as the theme is tied in somehow (if it isn’t, then you will be disqualified for the duration of this round); however, please note that poems posted with intent to troll or written up stupidly will be disqualified automatically. This contest’s theme is Tragedy.
4.) Voting will run for three days and be open to all members of PokéBeach. Everyone will be allowed to vote for up to three of their favorites. If more than eight entries are submitted, then participants may vote for their own poem. However, if less are entered, then they may not and a point will be deducted from the score of anyone who does so.
*Rules, timescales, and other parameters are subject to change without notice.
Entry List (Title/Author Set-up)
1.) {leaving me cold} (By [member]Grumpigfarmer[/member])
Frozen still in time,
Unable to see the light.
Your leaving me cold.
2.) Everyone has Their Tragedies (By [member]Arcanine954[/member])
everyone has their tragedies
it fuels their sadness
it fuels their anger
and creates their hate
3.) Agony (By [member]Lucky Fire[/member])
I am very much harshened.
My friend must be harmed severely;
Is it not forbidden to cause pain to the souls of the dead?
4.) Death's Embrace (By [member]Dark Giratina[/member])
My lungs struggle to breath,
my whole being convulsing madly,
my lifeblood ebbing away with each passing minute,
so this is what death's cold embrace feels like
5.) Onward (By [member]Deus: Nightmare Autarch[/member])
Never let the past
And its tragic reminders
Keep you from soaring.
6.) Metaphysical Bond. (By [mod]Serperior[/mod])
My friend, we were friends for many years,
And it is your body that Death did borrow,
But my friend, we were friends for many years,
And your spirit lives in me tomorrow.
7.) Lost (By [member]Ice Arceus[/member])
Watching my ally
plummet down into the hands
of our traitor.
8.) Loss (By [member]Zyflair[/member])
Despair's sharpest bite,
Follows one's false victory,
Failing expectations.
9.) The Eleventh of September (By [member]Kecleon-X[/member])
A loud crash followed the planes;
People's hearts were filled with pains.
Nothing could be seen in the smoke of grey.
The one who did this would surely pay...
10.) Trauma (By [member]TheBugManiac[/member])
It didn‘t hurt the worst yet
when the world was falling apart
I may deny the memory
but ever bear the scars
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