The Truth About War

So this will be my third contest now

This contest is going to be based on the novel I'm currently reading: The Things They Carried

I'd like all poetry to be based on this quote here... not too many specifics.

"War is hell, but that's not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead."

Tell me what you think war is all about.
I am open to all kinds of opinions so don't be shy

::The Stuff That Everyone Puts On Their Contest Rules, Which Everyone Should Know By Now, But We All Continue To Put It Up Anyway...

+ no sticky caps
ex) yO i dOnt knOw hOw tO tyPe
+ no erotica in this contest...
ex) sex + war = what the fuck?
+ prewrites are accepted but not preferred
+ have fun and good luck ^-^

-Angi Terese

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on May 28
• Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 1 people
• Final notes:
  The entries in this contest were all excellent, I had such a difficult time deciding. I wish I had enough points to give to everyone. Heart-wrenching powerful messages in every write. Outstanding job everyone and congratulations to the finalists.
  
  -Angi Terese

• To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 4 awards but only 3 finalists.

Contest Winners

1. One Voice From The Many War Dead.

   I am coming home at last Mom,
   But it's awful dark for me

   by artis 43 lines, 5 comments, on May 14 12:33 PM. In Pain, Sad, Personal, Life, Love, Goodbyes, War
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. Creatures of Dreadful Habit

   Kill them! And our world will be secure
   We can kill them with such leisure

   by Philosopher Gabriel 91 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 5 12:41 AM. In war, enemy, nation, kill, soldier, society, life, thoughts, compassion, humanity
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. A poem for Christopher

   by Vera Rich 39 lines, 13 comments, on Feb 9 10:37 PM 2006. In Society
   Honorable winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [19]

• Brittle Breeze

  Little blond girl in light blue gingham

  by SnowShadow 25 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 25 2:30 AM 2007. In Contemporary, Life, Love, Lyrics, Pain, Personal, Spiritual

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Times Of War

  by Weltt 9 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 23 5:46 PM. In Contest, Life, Thoughts, Society

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• 1968

  It was nineteen sixty eight and I was six years old.

  by Swan song 61 lines, 4 comments, on May 18 10:30 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• The Meat of War

  Like cattle, even the wolves are jealous,

  by thegoldenpath 16 lines, 1 comment, on May 18 10:49 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Hubris ad Finitum, and Latter-Day Latin

  by JustBe 46 lines, 21 comments, on Dec 9 1:36 AM 2007. In Society, Thoughts, History, Philosophy

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Elegy

  Here descends Brahma, "Lord of the universe".

  by Nishantshah2381 14 lines, 2 comments, on May 19 2:48 AM. In Dark, Contest, Fantasy, Nature, Other, Sad, Society, Spiritual, Thoughts, Weird

  • Commented on by judge.
• A World At War

  I feel myself diminishing Fading day by day

  by Zarokk666 24 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 11 12:07 PM. In Sad, Society

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Deja Vu

  Oiled spoiled, troubled soil,
  HOW

  by Timespell 19 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 28 9:22 AM 2007. In Sad, Thoughts, Society, War, Greed, Money, Hate, My own style, Lost in though

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• fight like the brave

  when you expell all thoughts and desires that's when you get war

  by AvhClove 28 lines, 1 comment, on May 19 9:53 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Another

  it is just another night... when we see another dead body on the road...

  by mizerdrea 24 lines, 2 comments, on May 19 10:04 AM. In War, Sad, Life, Contest

  • Commented on by judge.
• Truth

  The time has come, to war we must
  And as you know our cause is just

  by judmc 27 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 30 11:14 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• You Will Pay for What You've Done

  The cries, the deaths, of the innocent.
  Some will return with forgiveness.

  by DemonSpit 15 lines, 6 comments, on May 19 8:19 PM. In war, no more sorrow

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• War

  Once I was a farmer Now I am a soldier,

  by Wolfpoet 46 lines, 2 comments, on May 19 10:13 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• "An American Soldier Sits Alone"

  He sits alone, wondering if we care.

  by TexasMomma 27 lines, 29 comments, on Oct 30 4:56 AM 2007. In Sad, Pain, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• war

  WAR

  by nilav 64 lines, 24 comments, on Aug 20 5:15 AM 2006. In Contemporary

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Bloody Game

  This game of death--we sure do love games--
  Cannot possibly be a just one,

  by elmundopasa1 29 lines, 5 comments, on May 10 8:33 PM. In Thoughts, Society, Dark, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

Comments

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  valor
  May 18
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  love that book. good luck with the contest, by the way.
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    angela.di.carta
    May 18
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    Isn't it great? I love how detailed he is with it all. He makes everything so real for the average person. Every word seems to drag me more and more into the heart of Vietnam.
    
    -Thankies ^-^

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