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Rapture

So I'm doing my third contest now. This one is going to be on The Rapture. Not rapture as in bliss, but rather the end of the world and the following judgement of souls at least according to some Christian faiths. I myself am not particularly religious, so you don't have to be nice about god. If you want to just write about the end of the world you can, but I would prefer some sort of religious involvement. Here's an example of my take on The Rapture

Burnt Rapture

Twisted shapes plummet to the ground
With smoking craters all around
Misshapen faces and broken wings
Angels to herald the end of all things.

Fear and panic reign over all
As fire and sluphur begins to fall
Grotesque angels shrieking in glee
Pronouncing judgement on the guilty

A trail of fire floats through the sky
An angels scream "gaze upon with thine eye"
With rapture glowing on their face
The angels fade in bombs embrace

Reap what you have knowingly slown
Human evil caused angels misgrown
The end of all is not godly disaster
No flood this time from your master

The sky shall be torn and the earth shall be rent
With all of humanity's greedy intent
Bombs and heaven begin to fall
Brought about by man, it's the end of all.


So rules and such...Please don't use chat or l33t. It kind of annoys me. So does all caps and sticky caps. Spelling is important. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs so please respect them. Other than that, go forth and create...or destroy as the case may be.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on September 30, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 50
  • Final notes:
    Thank you everyone for entering. I had some really interesting takes on the end of the world, and some truly talented poets. Puts my poem to shame. So congratulations to everyone who won, and everyone keep writing.

Contest Winners

  1. One Man
    One man was robbed within the sight of yet another man
    by Maldronah 77 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 24 5:57 PM 2007. In Fantasy
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Revolution Rapture.
    The world was finished in minutes
    And not a word was said in complaint,
    by KafkasCat 90 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 25 9:54 PM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Be With Us All... Til' The Ends of the Earth
    Tangerine pumpkins evanesce like ice cubes,
    Emerald grass desiccates like hay on a sweltry afternoon
    by perfectsunset 45 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 13 12:45 AM 2007. In Life, Thoughts, Death, Religious, noguest
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Thirteen Days
    It's been thirteen days since the death of all
    God's right hand now smashed to pieces, is all that remains
    by Ltecho13 28 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 27 4:55 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Life, Dark
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Tehuni
    September 25, 2008
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    weird, I got back from class today and decided the world was ending and people needed to realize it so I was going to have a poetry contest.
    I don't think it's necessary though, this seems to be something on everybody's mind...


  • AliceinPoetryLand gold member
    September 25, 2008
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    Interesting! I don't know of many people who call it the 'Rapture' Have bppkmarked


  • perfectsunset gold member
    September 30, 2008
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    Thank you so much for the bronze!
    Great contest and congrats to all
    winners