Hello everybody and welcome to my 8th contest.
Basically, I'll give you several quotes which influenced me in my writing
and I hope it will inspire you too. So without further ado, let's go to the quotes.
1) All persons mean something to some persons.
Some persons mean something to all persons.
I want to be some person. (my own)
2) "Here lies the bones of some poor homeless vagrant
He died as he lived, in the shit on the pavement." (Skyclad - Cardboard City)
3) I'm just thinking aloud
Isn't thinking allowed? (Skyclad - Thinking Allowed?)
4) I have been told to thank the Lord for all that He will send,
But if death should come to meet me - Must I greet him as a friend?
(Sabbat - Do Dark horses Dream of Nightmares?)
5) After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive. (Death of a Salesman)
6) Think back and lie of England. (Skyclad - Think Back and Lie of England)
(You can use another country if you like).
7) D.J.s, V.J.s, pimps and trollops, never mind music - this is bollocks. (Skyclad - Penny Dreadful)
8) Once you enter you are bound to find salvation by the pound,
assured the more you pay the nearer God you are. (Sabbat - The Church Bizarre)
9) "Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so." (John Donne Holy Sonnet no.10)
10) Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted. (Fred Allen)
11) This underdog not only barks - it bites! (Skyclad - Civil War Dance)
12) Man is condemned to be free. (Jean-Paul Sartre)
13) Your outward appearance is all that you're worth /
Men who will feed you to the lions for having different thoughts or skin.
(Skyclad - Gammadion Seed)
14) If life is sweet - then I'm diabetic / The future looks rosy - I just went colorblind. (Skyclad - Just What Nobody Wanted)
Use the quotes in any way you like them.
Some other things:
- More quotes will be added during this contest.
- A quote can be used by multiple poets.
- I'll comment on every piece.
- PW's are allowed, as long as they have something to do with the quotes.
If not, I won't DQ you, but you won't win anything.
- Up to 2 entries are allowed.
- Don't WrItE LiKe ThIs. It's annoying.
- I prefer rhyme but a free verse can blow me away as well.
- Please put the number of the quote in your Author's Notes
(Don't worry: you can remove after the contest if you want to).
Good luck!
C.I.M.A Punk
Basically, I'll give you several quotes which influenced me in my writing
and I hope it will inspire you too. So without further ado, let's go to the quotes.
1) All persons mean something to some persons.
Some persons mean something to all persons.
I want to be some person. (my own)
2) "Here lies the bones of some poor homeless vagrant
He died as he lived, in the shit on the pavement." (Skyclad - Cardboard City)
3) I'm just thinking aloud
Isn't thinking allowed? (Skyclad - Thinking Allowed?)
4) I have been told to thank the Lord for all that He will send,
But if death should come to meet me - Must I greet him as a friend?
(Sabbat - Do Dark horses Dream of Nightmares?)
5) After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive. (Death of a Salesman)
6) Think back and lie of England. (Skyclad - Think Back and Lie of England)
(You can use another country if you like).
7) D.J.s, V.J.s, pimps and trollops, never mind music - this is bollocks. (Skyclad - Penny Dreadful)
8) Once you enter you are bound to find salvation by the pound,
assured the more you pay the nearer God you are. (Sabbat - The Church Bizarre)
9) "Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so." (John Donne Holy Sonnet no.10)
10) Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted. (Fred Allen)
11) This underdog not only barks - it bites! (Skyclad - Civil War Dance)
12) Man is condemned to be free. (Jean-Paul Sartre)
13) Your outward appearance is all that you're worth /
Men who will feed you to the lions for having different thoughts or skin.
(Skyclad - Gammadion Seed)
14) If life is sweet - then I'm diabetic / The future looks rosy - I just went colorblind. (Skyclad - Just What Nobody Wanted)
Use the quotes in any way you like them.
Some other things:
- More quotes will be added during this contest.
- A quote can be used by multiple poets.
- I'll comment on every piece.
- PW's are allowed, as long as they have something to do with the quotes.
If not, I won't DQ you, but you won't win anything.
- Up to 2 entries are allowed.
- Don't WrItE LiKe ThIs. It's annoying.
- I prefer rhyme but a free verse can blow me away as well.
- Please put the number of the quote in your Author's Notes
(Don't worry: you can remove after the contest if you want to).
Good luck!
C.I.M.A Punk
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 1
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 200, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Hello everyone,
to some of the earlier contestants: thanks for your patience.
I want to thank you all and I'm honored that you are inspired by the quotes that inspire me.
I have seen many great poems from great poets but I have to make a choice. I hope you had fun and hopefully I'll see you at my next contest.
Congrats to all winners,
C.I.M.A Punk
Contest Winners
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When the last Home Page is indexed, content filtered, untried, and the oldest critic muzzled, youngest webmaster tried, we'll pass to a peaby Jonathan ROBIN 114 lines, 59 comments, on Apr 16 3:39 PM 2005. In Society, Humor, Contemporary, Parody
Gold trophy winner
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In house or out, some story write
which makes dark reading few recite.by Jonathan ROBIN 94 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 21 2:17 AM 2007. In Society, Sad, Love
Silver trophy winner
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I stalk the alley ways and garbage cans
of downtown Manhattan.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
We work and we strive,
we're soulless money-makers,• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
The only promise that is never broken,
is our untimely death.• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
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Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Dressed in leather
covered in spikes and patches.by FreedomsVoice 28 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 26 7:19 PM• Commented on by judge. -
My dad just died abit ago this is about him.....by Imanatus 30 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 30 1:28 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Pleasure is an illusion
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My skin's a different color
And we may not talk the sameby Cantbreakbroken 13 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 6 10:18 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Is it a gift or a burden not meant to be born?
There is two sides to see, and two sides to be worn.by Cantbreakbroken 14 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 30 6:45 PM• Commented on by judge.
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cool contest
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I'm commenting so It'll be a little easier to find it once I have a poem to enter. 10 hours and counting until its closed! Hopefully I can write something EPIC
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