APS Poetry Competition Thread

[IceWhiteFreak]

These are phenomenal guys and gals. Well done, seriously.

Thanks

 

[The_Geeza]

This is getting serious.........i best buy a Calendar next Yr 8)
...........Great reading guys and gals

 

[Snapped]

I love reading everyone's poems, so many different styles, certainly some talented peeps here.

 

[Slateman]

Seriously, this will be so hard to judge. Should we go for art or for the funny one?

 

[longqi]

Salty

Fear me if you wish to
I simply do not care
I lie in wait
I feed with need
I always have been here

Prehistoric
possibly
dependent on your view
My kind will live forever
Not feeble creatures
such as you

You
so purely evil
spreading like some mad disease
Whilst I
eternal
in friendly swamp will take my ease

Oh your shock
your horror
when I need to kill
only ever done through hunger
never to display my skill

In silence midst the reeds
waiting for one blunder
my normal prey deceased
is it any wonder
I also hunt you now
just to quench my hunger

So come down to the waters edge
Come and clean your fish
all is calm and peaceful
come now
grant my wish

 

[Umbral]

Longqi.... That's fantastic!

 

[sharky]

Longqi.... That's fantastic!

You can say that again!

 

[Umbral]

Longqi.... That's fantastic!

 

[PieBald]

If i was the judge longqi is the winner!

 

[Umbral]

If i was the judge longqi is the winner!

If I was the judge I would be getting a calendar and Longqi could have a pat on the back lol.

 

[PieBald]

If I was the judge I would be getting a calendar and Longqi could have a pat on the back lol.

HAHAHA thats great!

 

[Snapped]

The Hatchy


Take one Woma hatchy
a stunning little girl
Don't feed her for a week
she'll strike your thumb and curl

All of 2 feet long
and as skinny as a worm
Attitude of a Jungle
& bites that start to burn


Contained in a click clack
on a heat mat with a 'stat
This hungry little hatchy
goes crazy for a rat

Handle her at your peril
she really isn't sweet
For the second time today
she thought my thumb was meat


So anyone want a Woma
going for half the price
Nah, I'm only joking
she's sure to turn out nice

Bloody hell I take it back
for the third time today
She's trying to eat my hand
take her now, I'll pay!

 

[Stuart]

One week down and a few days to go yet. There are some fantatstic entries guys and gals, but its not over yet. Theres still time to get your entry in before we have the difficult task of choosing some winners

 

[Stuart]

Only a few days left to go...

 

[Bluetongue1]

Having read most of the latter half the thread, I am not sure why I am bothering. The message is important however, even if the poetry sux… the need to keep working on changing attitudes!

Sinuous beauty so gracefully glides,
Adored by some, by others reviled.
Breathless enchantment in multitudinous forms
Maligned and maltreated by those ill-informed.
The Gordian Knot would be easier solved
Than this riddle of life lacking resolve
One can but try to the limit of one’s skill
To engender an outlook that lacks the word kill
To remind other mortals we’re a piece of the plan
That Mother Nature created, not solely for man.

Blue

 

[Bananapeel]

That's amazing Blue! Your poetry does not suck! But your spelling of 'sucks' needs some improvement! :lol: jokes.

Anyway, your poetry is a lot better than mine,

Cobras, cobras in the grass,
Watch out or they'll bite your...................... foot!

 

[Bluetongue1]

Bananapeel,
You are far too kind young lady. I can string words together. My language skills are fairly strong. Partly due to what was in the genes, for which I take zero credit, and partly due to what I have worked hard at developing. I love our language. It is so expressive, so creative, so many ways to say the same thing but with so many different nuances – both a pain and a palette. I only wish I had the time and the drive to develop some of the skills so evident in others here. I accept my limitations and tip my hat to those wonderfully creative persons who have put their skills on display. It is truly rewarding to lose one’s self in their talent... their words and the imagery they meld therewith.

Blue

 

[Bananapeel]

I envy every comment you write blue. Every bit of info you give is so well expressed, so detailed and just something remarkable. It really fascinates me and drives me to become as knowledgeable and wise as you sound. Hopefully I will one day be able to provide others with knowledge in the way you do. (Must be something to do with Perth tehe. I'm a WA'er originally.)
Oh and thankyou for your kind comment.

Geez midnight?! Off to bed for me... Oops. Night everyone.

 

[Vixen]

That Mother Nature created, not solely for man.

This needs to win, because of this one universally important and very true statement.

 

[Stuart]

Less than 24 hours remaining. There have been some stunning entries so far, but there is definitely room for more so keep posting.