This post includes:

• New dice roll! 😃
• Contest Rules
• Winner's announcement (Week 10)
• Tips on Winning
• Contest stats

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New Roll!!

This week's roll is in tribute to the poet "Issa."

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Rules

1. All 9 images on the dice must be referenced at least once, each. Images are interpreted loosely. How you interpret (or assign the image meaning) is up to you and does not count against you.
2. The 10th (Mary Jane) dice is optional. Reference MJ in your poem the corresponding number of times as leaves on the die.
3. Make your first tag “poetrydice”, so I can find your entry.
4. Label your entry clearly. Include "Poetry Dice Entry:" and your title, so I know it's official.
5. Put a link to your post in the comments section (below). This is so I can count entries past 7 days.
6. You can submit up to 3 entries per week.

Deadline to enter contest is next Saturday at Midnight PST (UTC-7)

Winners will be announced weekly

***Please only use the “poetrydice” tag for official entries to the contest! 👮🏿‍

I will be flagging any user who intentionally misuses this tag.

Yes I am the only judge of the poetry dice contest right now, but I am wishing and hoping someone else will want to join in and take a turn, too. Two or three heads are better than one, so if you would like an opinion too, please let me know and we can chat up which poems we like best for the week and why. :-) Without further ado, I give you the Winners of PDC3K!

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Winner's Announcement

Congrats to the winner's of week 10!

Thanks again for participating in the re-vamped Poetry Dice Challenge 3000! I really wanted everyone to have another opportunity to be inspired by a semi-structured and unique poetry contest. Rory's Story Cubes have been an inspiration for me for many years, and Steemit has provided an opportunity for me to share that inspiration with you. - @robyneggs

PDC3K Entries - Week 10 (all)

1. Ancient Amulet by @isaria
2. Sky High by @yvonn
3. Death for Hire by @clayboyn
4. Once Upon a time in Giza by @dearjyoce
5. Pyramid Hits by @jonknight
6. Inspiration has no Time by @shello
7. Wake Up by @breezin
8. The ill-elites/Elites by @verbal-d
9. Shocking News by @tegoshei
10. Supernatural Baby by @moonleesteem
11. Mary J. (entry2) by @breezin
12. A Question of Happiness by @g-force1980
13. PDC3K Entry by @girlwithoutwings
14. How Ram Stole the Ganja by @krizia

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@girlwithoutwings - 3 STEEM

"Come on sweet Mary
I'm beat as a drum,
Wrap your magic arms round me
Come on, take me home,
There's flish flashing lights
In my world worried face,
I'm too God damn weary
To stay in this place...cont."

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@krizia - 5 STEEM

"Ram, the domesticated sheep
One night, couldn't sleep
The magic of scarab beetles
Kept him wide awake
The barn creeps with evils
His heart felt a quake...cont."

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@breezin - 7 STEEM

"Wake up from your slumber
and experience the magic that is life
It is not too late to pull the rip cord
so that the parachute of your dreams
can land them safely

Wake up from the herd
and realize that you are not sheep
wake up as by thunder
and let it's lightning ignite again;...cont."

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Cheers! And thanks for all you do!

Whether you are taking a break from your own flow, or you desperately need pushed over the writer's block edge...this poetry challenge is for you. All of us coming together and sharing our versions of how the dice speak to us, is what makes this weekly challenge so great. I hope the roll of the dice will continue to be an inspiration for you and the ones close to you.

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Tips on Winning

The winners are based on the entries which I think are the best.
I am not saying anyone is a bad poet, I will not say that. Instead, I seek to offer you my encouraging and supportive feedback as a fellow poet. My opinion takes into consideration many things that can add or subtract to the value of a poem, including:*

• grammar / Does it make sense?
• flow / Are there any loopholes that leave me confused?
• rhythm
• rhyme
• imagery / Can I imagine the pictures the words paint?
• feeling / Does it cause a reaction?
• and emotional pull / Do I suddenly have an opinion?

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Contest Stats

Averages

Weeks 5-10

comments: 36.8
views: 65
votes: 58.4
earnings: $5.95
entries: 9.6

First 5 Weeks

comments: 59.8
views: 125
votes: 42
earnings: $5.04
entries: 22.6

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(Time spent crafting this post - 2.5 hours)