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Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:33 am
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EsmerayaRose says...



Even though I am a judge can I also enter the contest?
I promise this type of pain only gets worse
~Esmeraya~

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Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:44 pm
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dissonance says...



@EsmerayaRose yes you can! you would just have to avoid judging your own submissions! :)
"If I saw you every day forever, I would remember this time."
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EsmerayaRose says...



@spatula ok thank you
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Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:35 am
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Rook says...



Hope I'm not too late! Sign me up :)
Instead, he said, Brother! I know your hunger.
To this, the Wolf answered, Lo!

-Elena Passarello, Animals Strike Curious Poses




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Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:33 pm
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yoshi says...



Any spots left? I'd love to join
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap




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Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:40 pm
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yamatri says...



I have my exams coming but I would love to give it a try.




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Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:06 pm
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twiggy says...



Oh boy me too!
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Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:58 am
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LadySpark says...



i'm so ready for this. let's goooooooooooooooooooo
hush, my sweet
these tornadoes are for you


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Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:25 pm
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dissonance says...



APRIL MADNESS ROUND 1

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Here is the bracket for this year's April Madness! Eight of you will advance, and there will be a redemption bracket held next round for those who didn't.

Remember, submissions for the first round must be posted by . Please only submit one poem each round! If you have edited your submission, please add a note saying you have done so.

Have fun! If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:22 pm
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yoshi says...



here's my submission :> guess i'll be first

i wish you could hear my voice, even as i cry at my desktop
Last edited by yoshi on Sun Apr 09, 2023 2:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

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Thu Apr 06, 2023 10:02 pm
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EsmerayaRose says...



Title: Born as poet, die as a poet
Spoiler! :


I'm going to poetically die,
In a blaze of golden fire,
My soul soaring up to the sky,
On wings of poetic desire.

My words will be my legacy,
Etched in the hearts of those who hear,
My verses like a melody,
That lingers long after I disappear.

For I am but a mortal being,
But my words will live on forever,
A legacy of my heart and mind,
That will endure and never sever.

So let me go into the night,
With a heart full of love and light,
For though my body may decay,
My poetry will never fade away.
I promise this type of pain only gets worse
~Esmeraya~

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Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:03 am
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Rook says...



Bitter Pear
This is how you start a poem
Instead, he said, Brother! I know your hunger.
To this, the Wolf answered, Lo!

-Elena Passarello, Animals Strike Curious Poses




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Sun Apr 09, 2023 2:16 am
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twiggy says...



8: sun & hopes & wishes & dandelions

Spoiler! :
i don't understand
why we hate yellow flowers
that become wishes.

"weeds" don't normally
look like the sun or give hope
to people who are

running low on it.
leave them there: hope that
fits in your hand is

better than something
you have to keep mowing down.
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Sun Apr 09, 2023 5:19 am
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SilverNight says...



first round submission: the scar in arizona
"silv is obsessed with heists" ~Omni

"silv why didn't you tell me you were obsessed with heists I thought we were friends" ~Ace

"y’all we outnumber silver let’s overthrow her >:]" ~winter

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Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:17 am
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DreamyAlice says...



My poem submission for the first round~ Moonlight Shadows

and if the image does not work for some reason, here is the text version~
Spoiler! :
Moonlight Shadows

Frustrating was the flickering conflict of the heart.
Puerile me used to fear the inferno of fondness.
Dare not go near, in the embrace of its warmth.
But the choice of being scorched or immolate was beyond us...

Was it the fire I fretted or the amorphous shadow luring by its side?
The ethereal darkness of untold stories, of unknown feelings.
The gossip of fly ashes mingling around choked my flight,
to euphoria, sitting side by side with love beside the glowy burnings.

Now I turn to a different side, a different sight.
I want to show love, my naked self before the moonlight.
I want love, to laugh at my dancing silhouette.
Oh, the dreaming grey is too beautiful to remember this meaningless fight!

And no I am not lost
I am just letting go of the beast
Imagination is a superpower. Use it well!







Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
— Leonardo da Vinci