Well! What was originally going to be my own little poetry challenge has turned into a major competition! Please read every word in this opening post very carefully as everything I say must be adhered to. I don't know if you know this, but I am very strict with my rules and regulations...
The general point of this competition
A few of us users have come up with a list of 50 themes which can be found below. The aim of this competition is to write a poem or a piece of short prose for each theme, just for fun! There are no deadlines (as of yet) for the submissions because I don't want the pieces to be hurriedly written, so don't let that put you off participating. Everyone is welcome to participate. There's no pressure to submit all 50 pieces, take your time, have fun!
Please remember to follow the basic rules of the AMW. All work must be your own. No flaming, trolling, spamming, etc. Only provide critique on a user's piece if they have asked for it specifically. Keep general discussion on this thread to a minimum so as to remain at least a little bit on topic.
Submissions
A list of rules that (hopefully) cover everything you need to know about submissions. Read carefully. If you have any questions, contact me on my profile.
*You do not need to submit the pieces in order. You may start with whichever theme you like.
* Once you have written and revised a piece, submit it!
*You may submit more than one piece at a time, although submitting too many at once will seem as though you've rushed them.
*I will keep track of how many submissions each participant has entered on my profile, so take a look once in a while.
*Only short prose pieces are accepted. Nothing too longwinded please. I am going to include a word limit of 1,500 words.
*There is a certain structure to submitting a piece in order to keep the thread nice and tidy: - Your piece must have the theme name and number as the title in bold. You may also include your own title in brackets next to it. - You must state which form you have written your piece in, for example, haiku, short prose, sonnet, standard verse, etc.
Here is an example post;
51. Insanity (Two Minds) - Haiku
Come here; don't be scared I am confined in both minds Stay away from me
List Of Themes 1. Innocence 2. Entombment 3. A Forgotten Name 4. Rising Tide 5. A Broken Picture 6. Leaves Falling In Autumn 7. Birth 8. Falling Into The Abyss 9. Near-death Experience 10. Beautiful Sunset 11. New School 12. Describing Colour To A Blind Person 13. Home Alone 14. Nightmare 15. Dreams 16. Inner strength 17. Self-Hatred 18. Martyrdom 19. Political Corruption 20. Self-Completion 21. Genius 22. Thanksgiving 23. Halloween 24. Christmas 25. Guilt 26. Daydreams 27. Orange Leaves In Autumn 28. A Shy Person In The Middle Of A Crowd 29. Unrequited love 30. Kraken 31. Memories 32. Revolution 33. The Shining Auroras 34. Poverty 35. A Hero Among Evil 36. An Entity Who Shows Itself 37. The 5th Dimension 38. Berserk Wildlife 39. A Light In The Black 40. Trial And Error 41. A Creation 42. Two-Faced 43. Disillusionment 44. Regular/Ordinary 45. The Mind Of A Villain 46. Someone Who Lives To Watch The World Burn. 47. Old Age 48. Something For The Girls 49. Something For The Boys 50. Go Crazy
And now for the fun part...
I am going to include a few features similar to Strop's 'erks and penalties' idea in the WoM. Some of them are preeeetty difficult, so good luck with that. Once you've completed one, I'll stick your name on my profile.
Here they are:
1) Theme-a-Rama!: Mention 15 separate themes in one piece.
2) Sonnet 130: Write a mock sonnet which relates to love and one other theme.
3) Total Overkill: Use the theme title 6 times in one piece.
4) Like a Freight Train: Be the first to complete the first 10 themes.
5) In The Dank And Dark Recesses Of The Mind...: Be the first to complete themes 8, 14, 17 and 46.
When I am asleep: Shadows flit in-between, Causing havoc and despair.
When I am awake: Crossing over into My life; recking everything.
When I am asleep: Scenes warped out of control Tantalizingly surreal.
When I am awake: Showing on the outside Turmoil burns my belly.
When I am asleep: My insides filled with dread Pain forcing my eyes open.
When I am awake: Fear is my compainion Can't take it anymore. __________ Just cossing over a nightmare into how I feel asleep and awake. Inspired from real life, and also a Japanese Poem called 'Choka', where you start out with two similar sounds/words.
And I believe this sets me up for "In the Dank and Dark Recesses of My Mind". Sorry Waluigi: I beat you to it.
Won't you come with me, and fly, And we can soar, up high. Just wave the ground, good-bye. So come and kiss, the sky.
Woah-oooh-oooh-oh Woah-oooh-oooh-oh Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ah Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh-ah __________ Its about flying, and I stuck it under 'daydream', 'cause well... thats what I daydream about. The first line kept popping up in my head, and I ran with it. Sorta turned into a song, I guess...
Hmmm.. I really don't know which theme this ties in with. I just wanted to post in my own thread D:
29/31/42. Everything Is Backwards - lyrics
I'm afraid I still can't figure you out, And I'm afraid I never will, And I'm ashamed to say this hurts me, In ways you don't have to feel.
I thought you said you're different? There's silly girls who believed it, And they liked the songs you wrote, Though your words don't mean a thing.
Get away and come back to me, Stop the bleeding, let me bleed free, Everything is backwards so you tell me how I'm supposed to feel?
You believed I was afraid , To be alone with you, But I'm afraid that one day you'll find out, I'm afraid to be without you and, The mistake was writing this song, In case it tears you apart, And in case you realise the rhythm, Is the beating of my own heart.
Now the clocks, they don't ever stop, Not for time wasters like me. Which is why I'd stay up all night, So I wouldn't miss a thing.
I'm honestly not interested, In those silly games boys play. So tell me now, why seriously, Do I fall for it every day?
This is my final chance, 'Cause you've noticed I'm watching you, And you should know I want this, Because you know I tell the truth, but,
Get away and come back to me, Stop the bleeding, let me bleed free, Everything is backwards so you tell me how I'm supposed to feel?
Oh just leave and come straight back to me, Stop the hurt, please stop hurting me. Everything is backwards so you tell me how I'm supposed to feel?
You believed I was afraid, To be alone with you, But I'm afraid that one day you'll find out, I'm afraid to be without you and, The mistake was writing this song, In case it tears you apart, And in case you realise the rhythm, Is the beating of my own heart. Just the beating of my own heart.
Don't let me down, Don't ever let me down. Don't let me down, Don't ever let me down again.
You believed I was afraid , To be alone with you, But I'm afraid that one day you'll find out, I'm afraid to be without you and, The mistake was writing this song, In case it tears me apart, And in case I realise the rhythm stops, Stops the beating of my own heart.
Been up too late, and don't care to get up and do what must be done. Waiting till the last moment to drag myself out of bed and fwump into some more or less clean clothes lying on the floor. And since there is no clean dishes, it is eating breakfast out of a cup. With a tea spoon, since the regular spoons are somewhere in the mess of... whatever is in the sink. Out the door, down the street, standing at the bus stop and staring at the little numbers showing when the next bus will drop by. At school, finally, waiting on my classmates. I might be early, but definitely not prepared. We have a long day ahead of us, having to write the last of our assignment for tomorrow. When I say "last", I do mean "all". Writing, surfing the internet, procrastinating. Discussing something or another for the assignment, but not getting anything done. More of all of it. Then a break for dinner after all that time, still not getting anything but a few lazy keystrokes done. And goodness... If this wasn't the same thing that happened every time I had to write a paper... 14 hours left. 20 pages left. We are doomed TT TT
