Visual Art Credit: "Chaos (The Creation), 1841"
by Ivan Aivazovsky at http://art.com
Jeremiah 5: 26-30
26 "Among my people are wicked men
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch men.
27 Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
28 and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it,
they do not defend the rights of the poor.
29 Should I not punish them for this?"
declares the LORD.
"Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
Please DO NOT:
(If you use any of the DO NOTS your work will be DQ'd but you are welcome to enter another poem)
DO NOT: use the words; wicked, evil, devil, Satan
DO NOT: exceed twenty lines
DO NOT: use less than ten lines
DO NOT: place erotica, profanity, bashing, or BS here
DO NOT: post anything blasphemous, I will delete it
DO NOT: use moving backgrounds
DO NOT: use the words of the prophet, his poem is already written
DO NOT: tell me what is said in this passage
DO NOT: mention your name or the names of others entered here. I want to keep the contest anonymous.
I truly detest restriction but in this case there had to be a few rules.
These are the DO's...
DO: try at best to be interactive by reading and honestly critiquing the poems of those posted in this contest (it is not a requirement but a request)
DO: use poetic devices, imagery, metaphors to get a message across that will linger in the minds of onlookers for a long while.
DO: be respectful, it's not that hard to do.
DO: show me what is being said in this passage
DO: take your time, the contest ends on 12.28.07
DO: use the words as your prompt no matter your faith
DO: feel free to write from a spiritual, political, or secular viewpoint
I believe atheists and agnostics can relate to this passage as well, please welcome EVERYONE who enter my contest with open arms.
OK...enough is enough. Let me see what you got!
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah
Happy Kwanzaa
Happy Holidays
Happy New Year
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 28, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250, Honorable mention: 6 people
- Final notes:
Every single poem in this contest was so very well written. I wish I could sneak in a part two and three to give everyone the top three awards but I won't do that. Policy is policy, I guess. ~sigh
Thank you all for your entries. This was extremely hard for me. The winners are in order and the Honorable Mentions are in no particular order. Thanks again for making this a delightful contest. By far this one had the best entries yet!
Gold - "The Land of Lawyers and Pharisees"
Silver - "Confound Their Knavish Tricks"
Bronze - "Inverting The Ignorance {Palindrome}"
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!
Renee ♥ † ♥
Contest Winners
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this is a testimony against the lawyers and false teachers of today, who claim to be all about law, all about justice, and compassion, butby NeferMaatNetjer 23 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 14 11:25 AM 2007. In Spiritual, Angst
Gold trophy winner
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We live in a confusing world,
where all is not as it seems.by I-Like-Rhymes 19 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 14 11:51 AM 2007. In Personal, Society, Thoughts
Silver trophy winner
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Abiding among the Righteous Immoral, depraved Hunters• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Cast down your reason for language
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Honorable mention
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happy holidays!
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ty for the contest and reason to write this for a friend.
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