Quick update
I am in the process of judging the contest. It will take me a couple more days to have everything completed as I am juggling work, real life and AP life at the moment. I don't want to rush to judgement as a result of my own personal world of chaos
. But I wanted you guys to know, you are not forgotten and floating in cyberspace without consideration. 
You guys have written some very good and compelling stuff so I want to give each of you ample consideration.
Your Prompt--should you choose to accept it
The Dogs of War
Dogs of war and men of hate
With no cause, we don't discriminate
Discovery is to be disowned
Our currency is flesh and bone
Hell opened up and put on sale
Gather 'round and haggle
For hard cash, we will lie and deceive
Even our masters don't know the web we weave
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... one world
Invisible transfers, long distance calls,
Hollow laughter in marble halls
Steps have been taken, a silent uproar
Has unleashed the dogs of war
You can't stop what has begun
Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion
We all have a dark side, to say the least
And dealing in death is the nature of the beast
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... one world
The dogs of war don't negotiate
The dogs of war won't capitulate,
They will take and you will give,
And you must die so that they may live
You can knock at any door,
But wherever you go, you know they've been there before
Well winners can lose and things can get strained
But whatever you change, you know the dogs remain.
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... one world
Pink Floyd
Rules
1. Categorize properly. I don't care what stance you take, but I will not be responsible for your poem being removed by moderators if you don't follow site rules.
2. Keep sticky caps to a minimum and make sure they have a real purpose within the context of your poem. I don't want to go blind, ya know. But it is your creative mind so you decide how to lay out your poem.
3. DO NOT PUT ANY OF THE SONG LYRICS IN YOUR POEM. It is for prompt purposes only and we don't have permission to use it as our own original work.
4. DO NOT TITLE YOUR POEM DOGS OF WAR. Come up with your own original title. If you want the title to be Dogs of War, then change it after the contest is finished. I will be looking at your entire poem for your own original take on it, including the title.
5. Show some class when commenting on others entries in the contest and comment on the poetry rather than bashing another's opinion of the topic. This is a poetry contest, not a political debate to get you elected to office on Tuesday. If you have an opinion, put it in your poetry rather than bashing an individual who is claiming their right to free speech.
6. Adhere to all site policies.
7. Use spell check.
8. Prewrites allowed.
9. Any poetic form, rhyme or lack of it is fine.
Up for grabs
Gold--500 points
Silver--250 points
Bronze--100 points
All entries receive applause. All will be read and considered in the overall judging. All poems will be read and commented on so that you know I have been there even if you don't have a gold account to view your readers.
I am in the process of judging the contest. It will take me a couple more days to have everything completed as I am juggling work, real life and AP life at the moment. I don't want to rush to judgement as a result of my own personal world of chaos
. But I wanted you guys to know, you are not forgotten and floating in cyberspace without consideration. You guys have written some very good and compelling stuff so I want to give each of you ample consideration.
Your Prompt--should you choose to accept it
The Dogs of War
Dogs of war and men of hate
With no cause, we don't discriminate
Discovery is to be disowned
Our currency is flesh and bone
Hell opened up and put on sale
Gather 'round and haggle
For hard cash, we will lie and deceive
Even our masters don't know the web we weave
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... one world
Invisible transfers, long distance calls,
Hollow laughter in marble halls
Steps have been taken, a silent uproar
Has unleashed the dogs of war
You can't stop what has begun
Signed, sealed, they deliver oblivion
We all have a dark side, to say the least
And dealing in death is the nature of the beast
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... one world
The dogs of war don't negotiate
The dogs of war won't capitulate,
They will take and you will give,
And you must die so that they may live
You can knock at any door,
But wherever you go, you know they've been there before
Well winners can lose and things can get strained
But whatever you change, you know the dogs remain.
One world, it's a battleground
One world, and we will smash it down
One world ... one world
Pink Floyd
Rules
1. Categorize properly. I don't care what stance you take, but I will not be responsible for your poem being removed by moderators if you don't follow site rules.
2. Keep sticky caps to a minimum and make sure they have a real purpose within the context of your poem. I don't want to go blind, ya know. But it is your creative mind so you decide how to lay out your poem.
3. DO NOT PUT ANY OF THE SONG LYRICS IN YOUR POEM. It is for prompt purposes only and we don't have permission to use it as our own original work.
4. DO NOT TITLE YOUR POEM DOGS OF WAR. Come up with your own original title. If you want the title to be Dogs of War, then change it after the contest is finished. I will be looking at your entire poem for your own original take on it, including the title.
5. Show some class when commenting on others entries in the contest and comment on the poetry rather than bashing another's opinion of the topic. This is a poetry contest, not a political debate to get you elected to office on Tuesday. If you have an opinion, put it in your poetry rather than bashing an individual who is claiming their right to free speech.
6. Adhere to all site policies.
7. Use spell check.
8. Prewrites allowed.
9. Any poetic form, rhyme or lack of it is fine.
Up for grabs
Gold--500 points
Silver--250 points
Bronze--100 points
All entries receive applause. All will be read and considered in the overall judging. All poems will be read and commented on so that you know I have been there even if you don't have a gold account to view your readers.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 12, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 500
- Final notes: My apologies for taking so darn long to judge. Wouldn't you know the site upgrade would happen when I was right in the middle of it.
If for any reason, your piece did not receive an applaud, let me know via IM. I know that I read every piece and I think I left a comment on all of them, but some of my comments have dissappeared over the last couple of days. Hopefully I recommented everywhere it was missing.
If for any reason you are a trophy winner and don't receive your points IM me as well and I will send them manually and in a timely manner unless the system eats my points and I have to wait for a refund. If that is the case, I will let you know we are in waiting
Hopefully, I will click the finish button and all will be well, but this is the first contest I have judged after the upgrade so I don't know what to expect. But we will get it all worked out regardless, right?
Thanks everyone for enterring, it was a very hard contest to judge and you all deserve recognition. It was a pleasure to read all of them.
Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2318169, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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On the way across a narrow bridge
A wind with foresight gathered• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
"The glory of war" your people have said,
But where is the glory for those who are dead?• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Arcane polymorphic, psychotropic, myopic,
and so satisfied.• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Some ask,
Others wonder,• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Young and Unstained
Jungles, Saw grass, sweat, evil insects and• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Your hands were cold,
And chest was bare,• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Retaliation ordered from the sky,
mission complete, we leave ocean afire.• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
The Great Armies gather like dark shadows infecting the light
Overhead Demonic Creatures scream and cackle excitedly...• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
You say remember the fallen soldier. / But what about the standing? / While they need remembrance, / The standing need hope. / So remember the fallen soldier, / But pray for the living.by shelly shake up 7 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 8 5:21 PM 2006. In Reminder• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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The guns fired their shot
scattered the clay in largeby NeanderthalMan 33 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 6 7:11 PM 2006. In Hope• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
by Reckless Suicide 29 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 6 10:31 AM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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At the end of yet another week,
weary soldiers are huddled behind church doors,by jjbreunig3 21 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 2 11:12 AM 2006. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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How sad and tragic we have made life. Mankind has become a disgrace to life, an insult to Creator and it is utterly disturbing that man in many instants fails to see the sadness and tragedy. Even worse is the fact that there are entities who limited mankind's choice that resulted in the mess this world is in today. It does not desmiss man's responsibility for having made sad and tragic choices.
RAge
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Hmm... Pink flloyd eh... not sure if I ever got to hear a song of theirs (unless a disturbed moment at the radio
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Quite interesting lyrics though - very interesting
I'll see what I can come up with for this (though not promising - muse is a bit... well... empty
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oooh oooh, and thank you for sending me the link
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Floyd and Rick Wakeman have the sounds of the times, I'll definately be back
way cool idea
Peace Muddy -
Cool. Bookmarking.
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Me too.
Bookmarking.
I'll pass it along to a few friends too, if you don't mind.
"War what is it good for absolutely nothing!"
Lisa -
I love Pink Floyd and this is one of my favorite when it comes to their lyrics. I totally agree with their lyrics in this true-to-life work of poetry. They have hit the nail on the head with many lines in this piece. I am most certainly inspired to write something for this challenge because of these lyrics. I am bookmarking this and will return. God keep us while we try our best to self-destruct!
Much Love ♥
Renee
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It may interest you to know that there is a book entitled "Dogs of War," by an author who's last name is Varner.
The Spanish used Mastiffs with great success to clear the Seminoles out of the nicer areas of Florida. I believe that they were also used in Mexico and Peru. I think here that you are using a metaphor to indicate human counterparts. Either way, they are ferocious beasts. -
PINK FLOYD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this song!!!!!!11 i'll see what i can do
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A thought provoking contest indeed,there is a world of difference between a self-disciplined and disciplined soldier who is fighting for a just cause than there is the merceneries who are the true Dog's of War,they have no affiliation to any cause or belief except being paid the highest price for the most heinous of acts.Shame about the terminology of Dog's in this sense as they are man's best friend,faithful,loyal and trustworthy,I shall bookmark,good luck with your contest,love and light,Yvette
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sounds like an appropiate contest. just to let u know, mine might sound a little vague..btw, good song!!
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Bravo.
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Er ..........
What's the challenge? What are we meant to do?
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