First things first, welcome!
This would be my seventh contest I believe and like always I am sure you all were dying to know that.
UPDATE: You are now allowed to enter more than one poem. Please do not enter more than 2 or 3. Thank you.
This is what I want from you:
Something very horrific that has happened in the past, something say out of WWI such as the use of chlorine or mustard gas or the inhumanity of flamethrowers, or WWII such as Pearl Harbour or the atomic bombings, or the Holocaust or perhaps any other past war related subjects but they must be about something that is fairly well known.
You could also write about :
The Titanic
The Hindenburg Zeppelin
The Halifax Explosion (involving the Imo and the Mont Blanc)
The sinking of the Lusitania
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers
Chernobyl
You could write from the perspective a person (a pilot, soldier, victim, bomber), a bomb, a cloud of gas, an iceberg or a ship, explain to me what is happening.
Or just write about all that is happening.
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Here is a poem (merely as an example) that I wrote about the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
Iniustus Factum (that is, Unjust Deed)
Dedicated to all those witnessed and lost their lives
in the dropping of the first atomic bombs on Japan.
Over Hiroshima flies a lone plane,
The air raid siren sounds again,
Warning inhabitants of a possible air raid,
Running and fleeing like ants they fade.
A while later after the plane is gone,
The all clear signal is given to carry on.
The next day another plane is in the sky
Over the city with a bomb so high.
Its name is the Enola Gay,
"After my mother," some heard the pilot say.
Releasing a single bomb over the target spot,
For forty-three seconds its falls; exploding not.
Barometric sensors detonate the Little Boy
Before it hits the ground to destroy
The city of Hiroshima and every inhabitant.
A bright flash expands vaporizing in an instant
People numbering over a thousand times ten,
Becoming a giant fireball three hundred feet across, then
A wave of radiation sweeps over a radius of miles
And a speed of sound shock wave wipes away smiles
In a giant wall of black dust that covers the city in ash.
A huge mushroom cloud shoots to the sky in a flash,
Filling the atmosphere with radioactive dust,
Causing black rain to fall with which the people would trust
To soothe their burnt flesh and quench their thirst,
Later to their dismay it was discovered to be the worst
Thing they could have done to themselves.
Americans*, you should be ashamed of yourselves!
* Not all Americans in general but those who supported it and had a part in it.
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So that is that time now for the rules:
The Hated Rules:
1. Read everything above carefully.
2. No StIcKy CaPs - so as not to hurt my eyes. I see it I DQ it.
3. Rhyme is preferred but not a must.
4. If you can't spell very well use the spell check please.
5. Use grammar as best you can.
6. Limit you’re swearing - If I think it is too much I will DQ you.
7. No erotica and the like please.
8. Comply with the rules. Thanks.
I reserve the right to remove any works that I believe do not fit the criteria.
_________________
As always I will do my best to comment on every poem.
Remember if you have a question about anything in this contest, don't hesitate to ask.
Good luck to you all!
This would be my seventh contest I believe and like always I am sure you all were dying to know that.
UPDATE: You are now allowed to enter more than one poem. Please do not enter more than 2 or 3. Thank you.
This is what I want from you:
Something very horrific that has happened in the past, something say out of WWI such as the use of chlorine or mustard gas or the inhumanity of flamethrowers, or WWII such as Pearl Harbour or the atomic bombings, or the Holocaust or perhaps any other past war related subjects but they must be about something that is fairly well known.
You could also write about :
The Titanic
The Hindenburg Zeppelin
The Halifax Explosion (involving the Imo and the Mont Blanc)
The sinking of the Lusitania
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers
Chernobyl
You could write from the perspective a person (a pilot, soldier, victim, bomber), a bomb, a cloud of gas, an iceberg or a ship, explain to me what is happening.
Or just write about all that is happening.
_________________
Here is a poem (merely as an example) that I wrote about the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.
Iniustus Factum (that is, Unjust Deed)
Dedicated to all those witnessed and lost their lives
in the dropping of the first atomic bombs on Japan.
Over Hiroshima flies a lone plane,
The air raid siren sounds again,
Warning inhabitants of a possible air raid,
Running and fleeing like ants they fade.
A while later after the plane is gone,
The all clear signal is given to carry on.
The next day another plane is in the sky
Over the city with a bomb so high.
Its name is the Enola Gay,
"After my mother," some heard the pilot say.
Releasing a single bomb over the target spot,
For forty-three seconds its falls; exploding not.
Barometric sensors detonate the Little Boy
Before it hits the ground to destroy
The city of Hiroshima and every inhabitant.
A bright flash expands vaporizing in an instant
People numbering over a thousand times ten,
Becoming a giant fireball three hundred feet across, then
A wave of radiation sweeps over a radius of miles
And a speed of sound shock wave wipes away smiles
In a giant wall of black dust that covers the city in ash.
A huge mushroom cloud shoots to the sky in a flash,
Filling the atmosphere with radioactive dust,
Causing black rain to fall with which the people would trust
To soothe their burnt flesh and quench their thirst,
Later to their dismay it was discovered to be the worst
Thing they could have done to themselves.
Americans*, you should be ashamed of yourselves!
* Not all Americans in general but those who supported it and had a part in it.
_________________
So that is that time now for the rules:
The Hated Rules:
1. Read everything above carefully.
2. No StIcKy CaPs - so as not to hurt my eyes. I see it I DQ it.
3. Rhyme is preferred but not a must.
4. If you can't spell very well use the spell check please.
5. Use grammar as best you can.
6. Limit you’re swearing - If I think it is too much I will DQ you.
7. No erotica and the like please.
8. Comply with the rules. Thanks.
I reserve the right to remove any works that I believe do not fit the criteria.
_________________
As always I will do my best to comment on every poem.
Remember if you have a question about anything in this contest, don't hesitate to ask.
Good luck to you all!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 21, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200
- Final notes: Thank you one and all for your entries even though I found that some weren't what I was looking for but thanks again and congratulations to the winners!
Contest Winners
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‘Tis the story of Columbine,
A sad story at that.
This started on a day so fine,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Chained to the wall Cold stone floorby RecollectionsUnited 30 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 1 2:23 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [16]
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You must never lose faith,
even when the sword hangs over your head.by Think2wice 34 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 27 9:37 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The bullets fly by, my brothers fall down,
The shells hit the dirt, with a deafening sound,by wes4mu089 20 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 22 1:46 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
a crime against God and your collective soul inside
if the jews were the groom, then fire was the bride• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
war is courage cloaked by fear
in a ditch a mans check drops a tear• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Twelve years later, in dread silence
A million souls exploded and found a way to die• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Are you allowed more then one entry?
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not at this time, I may change that though depending on how many entries I receive in the next few days...
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You can now. So be my guest.
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does it have to be about one of those specific events? or can it be about another event?
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It can be about any other event as long as it is fairly well known and I know what it is about when I read it.
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