Contest Winter Solstice 2019 Poetry Contest Voting and Reading Thread

[pendrake]

No one is obligated to use all their votes. I've polled this and straw polled this in the past. Most fluff forum regulars seem to like the one vote per three entries thing we have going.

If popular opinion changes, I can change the rules in the future.

I would have done four votes but due to failing to pay attention I only selected three. I just stopped after three out of habit.

 

[Scalenex]

Last minute voted pushed our four way tie to a two-way tie between “They Came Upon a Midnight Clear” by Imrahil and "The First Return" by Aginor

Honorable mention to Infinity Turtle who for the longest time made up two of the four poems in the four-way tie.

Good job everyone. No stinkers in the bunch.

 

[Scalenex]

I could be talked into doing these contests more often, but my educated guess is that twice a year is appropriate for L-O poetry contests with roughly two month entry periods and three week voting periods.

The next poetry contest will occur around the Summer Solstice. Praise be to Chotec and Huanchi.

 

[Paradoxical Pacifism]

Well, despite the low amount of votes i received for my poems, l still had fun conceptualizing and writing them . This contest was probably the tightest one i've seen so far, and everyone did an amazing job; well done!

Last minute voted pushed our four way tie to a two-way tie between “They Came Upon a Midnight Clear” by Imrahil and "The First Return" by Aginor


Poem 1, “Order” by @Sevesh

Poem 2, “Seasons” by @Killer Angel

Poem 3, “The Introspective Dread Saurian” by @Paradoxical Pacifism

Poem 4, “The Saurian” by @Sudsinabucket

Poem 5, “They Came Upon a Midnight Clear” by Imrahil

Poem 6, “The First Return” by @Aginor

Poem 7, “Chameleon Skink” by @Infinity Turtle

Poem 9, “They Come in Force, Chaos Marches Again.” by @Nazqua

Poem 10 “The Lonely Darkness” by @Paradoxical Pacifism

Poem 11 “Animals and Machines” by @Infinity Turtle

Poem 12, “Wonder of a New World” by @Paradoxical Pacifism

btw i think you missed poem 8 - Skaven Beware.

 

[DeathBringer125]

Well, despite the low amount of votes i received for my poems, l still had fun conceptualizing and writing them . This contest was probably the tightest one i've seen so far, and everyone did an amazing job; well done!



btw i think you missed poem 8 - Skaven Beware.

Shhhhhh...... Nobody will ever know..........

 

[Scalenex]

btw i think you missed poem 8 - Skaven Beware.

Shhhhhh...... Nobody will ever know..........

My bad, I assumed the Skaven killed him in retribution, but I guess he survived, if briefly.

 

[Killer Angel]

Well, given that I'm not a poet, i'd say my result is not bad at all.

 

[Scalenex]

Well, given that I'm not a poet, i'd say my result is not bad at all.

You also justified good thread necromancy on the seasons discussions thread which spawned a spinoff discussion on Black Arks. In a way, your poem contributed to the fluff forum more than any other.

 

[Nazqua]

btw i think you missed poem 8 - Skaven Beware.

E-E-Eshinnnnnnn

 

[Killer Angel]

You also justified good thread necromancy on the seasons discussions thread which spawned a spinoff discussion on Black Arks. In a way, your poem contributed to the fluff forum more than any other.

We aim to excellence!


edit: for anyone interested, here's a linky link to my brief personal comment about the piece

 

[Aginor]

Thanks for the votes!
I am happy that you liked my poem. I rarely write poetry and I usually only use simple rhymes, especially in English.

It was fun to write, too. Thanks for making those contests, @Scalenex! Without them I would not even consider doing stuff like that.

 

[Imrahil]

Congrats Aginor with the joined win. If only I would have voted for myself aswell

I liked writing the poem, Love that you guys liked it.

but when I tried to sing it out loud to the tune of "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" it was very bumpy.

Yeah that's correct, after entry closing time I thought of doing the syllable count. That would have taken it further.

Thanks for voting.
Looking forward to the next poem Contest(as i am not a skilled story Writer)

Gr, Imrahil

 

[Aginor]

Congrats Aginor with the joined win.

Congrats to you, too!
I like yours a lot (and voted for it. Didn't vote for my own, that's bad form IMO. I'd rather be last place).

 

[Imrahil]

I like yours a lot (and voted for it. Didn't vote for my own, that's bad form IMO. I'd rather be last place).

Same for me. liked your creativity to rhyme to return

Gr, Imrahil