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Incinermyn
Biweekly Haiku & Short-Poem Contest XXXI
Rules and Entry Information
1.) Signups will again be based on the order in which submissions are made, meaning that all entries are to be made upfront (either here or via PM to me). The limit for entries is again set at fifteen participants. Once an entry is submitted, it cannot be swapped out for something else or altered in any way.
2.) Submissions are expected to be haiku-style short poems (those with a “five-seven-five” syllable format spread out across three lines). However, other types of short poems will be accepted so long as they don’t exceed four lines in length. New entries will be accepted until Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 around noon, until all slots have been filled, or the thread sits several days without new entries.
3.) Each poem for the contest must follow the selected theme for the competition. Due to artist’s having different interpretations of ideas, no haiku will be disqualified for writing about divergent topics so long as the theme is tied in somehow (if it isn’t, then you will be disqualified for the duration of this round); however, please note that poems posted with intent to troll or written up stupidly will be disqualified automatically. This contest’s theme is Death.
4.) Voting will run for three days and be open to all members of PokéBeach. Everyone will be allowed to vote for up to three of their favorites. If more than eight entries are submitted, then participants may vote for their own poem. However, if less are entered, then they may not and a point will be deducted from the score of anyone who does so.
*Rules, timescales, and other parameters are subject to change without notice.
Entry List (Title/Author Set-up)
1.)Lifeless & Lost (by [member]Lucky Fire[/member])
My disembodied soul... is it lost?
Lonely, withdrawn, signs of lust for something.
All of this... n-no, it can't be!
2.) Your death (By [member]Arcanine954[/member])
You die
my heart stops
you were my soul then
but now you are forever gone.
3.)Eradication (By [member]Dark-Giratina[/member])
Eyes of crimson,
Whispers of eradication,
Demise lurking round thy heartstrings.
4.) {The Middle Heaven} (By [member]Grumpigfarmer[/member])
Now I'm gone, but I'm still here?
Stuck in this place where my soul is glass.
Everyone is trying to break me, why?
Why must I disappear?
5.) End of a wonderful journey (By [member]Teal[/member])
With you at my side
my last heartbeat fades away
a smile on my face.
6.) Undone (By [member]teegrun[/member])
Pulling apart a
life together, the future
frays like a cut edge.
7.) Once Upon A Murder (By: [member]saurs'pokefan[/member])
Scared... when he walked in.
Terrified... as he approached.
Thankful... for my life.
8.) A Grievous Demise (By [member]Nigel[/member])
An ailing, moribund soldier
In terminal decline, lacking vitality or vigor
His aging psyche obsolescent
Preparing weak souls for posthumous grief
9.) Watcher (By [mod]DNA[/mod])
I see the whole world
Live and die before my eyes,
Time has lost meaning.
10.) Legacy (By [member]Zyflair[/member])
A water drop falls,
Lands into the lake, no more
But ripples, it passes.
11.) Up. (By [mod]Serperior[/mod])
Eyes close. Heartbeats stop.
But the Gates open...soft light.
Enter...rise again!
12.) A Second Demise (By [member]Bisharp37[/member])
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There is No Escape
It is Rapidly Approching
The End is Now Near
13.) Distant (By [mod]Ice Arceus[/mod])
A dimming light leaves
your eyes and travels across
the field of dark.
14.) Glub Glub Glub (By [member]HypnoticLuxray[/member])
Simplistic Children
Why is my fishy sleeping?
If only they knew.
15.) Reincarnation (By [member]Reshiwott[/member])
Death is the gateway
to another destiny
brought once more to life.
{End Point}
