☝ Poetwisdom #1 : Poetry Contest ✍ [20+ SBD Prize Pool 💰]

droucil (62) in poetwisdom • 8 years ago (edited)

As a growing minnow myself whom recently won the 2nd place in the Bounty4Love contest, I decided this was a good opportunity to use that reward and create my own contest.

Introducing

#poetwisdom

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"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers"
~Alfred Tennyson

Theme : Mysteries of The Universe

An example (one of my recent poems) can be found HERE

*please note that the title of this poem wouldn't be valid for entry

The aim of this contest is to bring forth the philosophical and poetic minds out there. Depending on how well-received this post is, future poetry contests will be held containing various topics relating to philosophy.

💰Prize Pool

First Prize: 10 SBD
Second Prize: 6 SBD

Third Prize: 4 SBD

If the author payouts of this post were to exceed the initial reward money
(minus the promotion costs) ALL additional makings will go to the prize pool!

Deadline : Sunday 9th of July 12:00 PM CEST

Contest will be judgded by me and winners will be announced
shortly after the deadline has been made.

📛 Rules to be Followed

Avoid Profanity in your poems
Your entry should be titled:
Poetwisdom #1 : (name of your entry)
Poems should be above 8 lines and below 25 lines
ORIGINAL CONTENT : No Plagiarism & pre-writes!
One entry per person
Use #poetwisdom as your primary tag

    Please consider supporting this project by

Upvoting this post

Resteeming this post

Leaving a link to this post in your poem

Looking forward seeing all the creative minds out there and the different approaches used towards this subject, Good Luck!

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8 years ago by droucil (62)

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randowhale (67) · 8 years ago

This post received a 4.4% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @droucil! For more information, click here!

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sumsum (64) · 8 years ago

Here is my entry. - Thank you for the opportunity!

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Nice rhyming, I can see how the picture brought u inspiration ;)

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sumsum (64) · 8 years ago

thank you so very much!

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thedamus (72) · 8 years ago

Like it! Better put me ol' writing beads on and look up at the wall for an hr or two! Lol

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

haha, GL!

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rootingrobert (55) · 8 years ago

Great! Coming back to this after my creative juices have flown :D

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

GL, still plenty of time :)

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flaminghedge (50) · 8 years ago

Hey @droucil! Thanks, for doing this. Here's my entry.

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Thank you for your entry, and welcome to Steemit :)

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arkadiy (52) · 8 years ago

Here's my entry.

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Seems like a dark poem, I can relate to it. Was actually thinking if the next contest were to take place, to take Society as topic. This one would have fit right in as well :)

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arkadiy (52) · 8 years ago

Glad you liked it :)

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mitchelljaworski (63) · 8 years ago

Got plenty of competition after all! - here is my link for convenience. Realized we were chatting in the comments on my post.

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booster (68) · 8 years ago

This post has received a 7.44 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @droucil.

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robyneggs (66) · 8 years ago

Wow - Cool contest! Cheers and best wishes! Thanks for curating the poetry community too xo...

I curate poetry with the tag #onehumanbasket
Find out about it here where there is also a poetry dice challenge!

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sumsum (64) · 8 years ago

awesome idea! I would love to use a picture by an artist I saw as inspiration and cover for my poem. Is this allowed?

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Of course, just leave a link as of the source of the picture

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outerground (63) · 8 years ago

entered / upvoted /resteemed :) best of luck

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outerground (63) · 8 years ago

my entry: Planets Mind by @outerground

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outerground (63) · 8 years ago

my other entry: The End of the Age of Innocence

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helpingothers (39) · 8 years ago

Hmm sounds like a great opportunity, might just throw my hat in the ring >;3

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

:) Looking forward to it

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robyneggs (66) · 8 years ago

Here is my entry for your contest: Left becomes the light...

"sometimes i look left
sometimes i look right
somtimes left looks at me and says wait..."
by @robyneggs

I curate poetry with the tag #onehumanbasket
Find out about it here where there is also a poetry dice challenge!

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Picture suits well with the topic :)

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aineyann (58) · 8 years ago

Oooooo Exciting!!! If I don't get this in tonight .. I will get it in tomorrow , I usually can think more clearly in the mornings :)
Love the theme too! I'm excited!

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

:D Still some days left so no rush ;)

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aineyann (58) · 8 years ago

I have been for years saying I should write more!!!.. Funny how this has suddenly happened out of the blue!
will get thinking on it , cheers!

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago (edited)

Steemit is what did it for me (giving me the motivation). U have a very cheerful attitude, that's for sure :)

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aineyann (58) · 8 years ago

That's good as I do feel I try to be very cheery, & I write the opposite way ;D

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rensoul17 (62) · 8 years ago

Thank you @poetwisdom for hosting this poetry contest. I truly enjoyed the subject as well as being in the company of such accomplished writers. I enjoyed as well reading their work. Looking forward to following you. Much Love and greetings to all Steemians. Here is my entry, https://steemit.com/poetwisdom/@rensoul17/poetwisdom-1-spirit-indigo-dreams

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Thank you for joining, it's nice to see so many people enthusiast for this contest :)

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uniwhisp (62) · 8 years ago

Oh yay, I'm glad I found this! I love things like this. Thank you for starting it. Now to write my entry...

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

can't wait ;)

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aineyann (58) · 8 years ago (edited)

OK. That took me a while, :) 🛌 🛌 🛌 !!!!!

I hope you like my Poem , it's called Unseen Totality!

& basically it's about the world around us.. that all is not what it seems.

We need to open our eyes to the reality that we think is reality is not.

We are just blindly following a system when we are capable of so much more bigger things. We know it inside of us, but we just are so controlled it's like there is a veil covering the truth!

So when I think of Mysteries of the Universe I think in terms of the matrix we live in.

https://steemit.com/poetwisdom/@aineyann/unseen-totality

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

It's a very cryptic one so the explanation helps ;)

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aineyann (58) · 8 years ago

oops!. My poetry always seems to come across that way!lol!

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trumotiv (37) · 8 years ago

Hello fellow Steemians,

Here is my entry

Enjoy :)

https://steemit.com/poetwisdom/@trumotiv/poetwisdom-1-human-nature

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Thank you for your entry :)

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uniwhisp (62) · 8 years ago

Thanks for doing this contest! Here's my entry!

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

TY, for showing interest ;)

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michaeladamparis (61) · 8 years ago

Here's my entry! Thanks for the fun contest! https://steemit.com/poetwisdom/@michaeladamparis/poetwisdom-1-a-universal-mystery

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girlbeforemirror (66) · 8 years ago

I have only discovered this now. So close to closing! Great initiative. Following for future posts.

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

Still some time left

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d-pend (73) · 8 years ago

Hey @droucil I wasn't able to get an entry ready on time, but I think this contest is an awesome idea and I will definitely participate on the next one! Best of luck to all that entered :)

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outerground (63) · 8 years ago

I've entered two by mistake as I got over excited so I'll nominate Planet's Mind and kindly ask you to ignore the equally philosophical End of the Age of Innocence.. Think I might have blown it there...oops !

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droucil (62) · 8 years ago

haha, great to hear ur so excited, Planet's Mind it is ;)

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outerground (63) · 8 years ago

thanks droucil, great project. apologies for the double entry, I could jam this topic all day long

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☝ Poetwisdom #1 : Poetry Contest ✍ [20+ SBD Prize Pool 💰]

Introducing

#poetwisdom

Theme : Mysteries of The Universe

💰Prize Pool

First Prize: 10 SBD Second Prize: 6 SBD Third Prize: 4 SBD

Deadline : Sunday 9th of July 12:00 PM CEST

📛 Rules to be Followed

Avoid Profanity in your poems Your entry should be titled: Poetwisdom #1 : (name of your entry) Poems should be above 8 lines and below 25 lines ORIGINAL CONTENT : No Plagiarism & pre-writes! One entry per person Use #poetwisdom as your primary tag Please consider supporting this project by

Upvoting this post Resteeming this post Leaving a link to this post in your poem

Here is my entry for your contest: Left becomes the light...

First Prize: 10 SBD
Second Prize: 6 SBD

Third Prize: 4 SBD

Avoid Profanity in your poems

Your entry should be titled:
Poetwisdom #1 : (name of your entry)

Poems should be above 8 lines and below 25 lines

ORIGINAL CONTENT : No Plagiarism & pre-writes!

One entry per person

Use #poetwisdom as your primary tag

`Please consider supporting this project by`

Upvoting this post

Resteeming this post

Leaving a link to this post in your poem