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12 Days of Poetry
T'was the thirteenth of December And a night to remember For the mods, full of fear, Thought of a poetry activity this year! It's perfect for this holiday Each poem written in a different way. So writers, use your brain stems And get a brand-new emblem! Welcome everyone to the 12 Days of Poetry. Much like the 12 Days of Christmas, you will be gifting the Poetry subforum with twelve different poems. Each poem will be a different kind, ranging in difficulty. There will also be an explanation on the poetry kind, so everyone will have some understanding on it. A new kind will be revealed every day until December 25th. When the giving is over, participants who wrote a poem for the twelve different kinds will receive a brand-new emblem! It's a surprise what it looks like. Just post your Christmas tree in this thread, and the mod team will keep track of them. A new post will go up on the start of the new day, and the front post will be edited with the new style so everyone can follow. And, as always, have fun! -- On the first day of the holidays, the Poetry forum gave to me... A poem in the style of free verse! Free verse poems are poems that follow no specific guidelines. They don't have to rhyme in a particular pattern. They don't have to follow any certain meter. The poet is more in control with this style of poetry. -- Day 1: Free verse Day 2: Rhyming Day 3: Haiku Day 4: Limerick Day 5: Enjambment Day 6: Acrostic Day 7: Doggerel Day 8: Imagery Day 9: Tanka Day 10: Ballard Day 11: Sonnet Day 12: canzone -- List of Participants Aisu: 3 DeathGodKyo: 2 3 Forever: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Kayges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Misheard Whisper: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Palladium: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SeekerOfDarkness: 2 1 3 4 tente2: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Toujours: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Zeffy: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
I'm in without a single iota of hesitation! Sign me up. (Do the poems have to be Christmas-themed?)
Free Verse - Something About Christmas Something is coming, It's the time of the year. Everything happens at once. People are rushing Preparing for the time When everything comes to a head For the twenty-fifth is the time When we all come together And celebrate, however that may be. We don't all believe in Jesus We don't all believe in the virgin birth We don't even all believe in anything at all But there's something about Christmas That puts such trivialities out of the way. There's something about Christmas That brings people together, Regardless of differences of opinion. There's just something unique About Christmas. |
Ehh, I'll give it a go. Anything for the Poetry forum! Oh, and I suppose poems are supposed to be Christmas themed? Well, eh, anyways, here's my poem for day 1.
~~~~~ The dog who barked on Christmas Bark, bark, bark! Shouted the dog outside the door Bark, bark, bark! His paws fiercely stomped on the floor Bark, bark, bark! Shouted the dog again Bark, bark, bark! As there entered three tall men Bark, bark, bark! He wanted to break free Bark, bark, bark! When the horses neighed with glee Bark, bark, bark! A baby's cry was heard Bark, bark, bark! And the dog, full of pride, just stood ~~~~~ |
Givin' it a shot, you know before PC I'd never write a poem and actually show someone ^_^
Well, I'm not a poet but I try ~~~~~~~~~~ Nostalgia ~~~~~~~~~~ I remember, Staying up until late, Waiting for Santa. I remember, Feeling anxious, To see my distant family. I remember, The satisfaction, To see my Christmas gifts. I remember, Saying, I’d never grow up I also remember, Breaking that one, Promise that I made to myself, Now times have changed, Family has left, I’m alone in this world, Now I remember, To always be a kid at heart, And now, The nostalgia will not depart. |
The poems don't actually have to be Christmas-themed. But you do all get special bonus points for writing Christmas-themed poems. Maybe a special challenge will be to write all the poems about Christmas if you want.
But you've all been added to the list, and thank you! |
Watch out for the wind,
it blows off your cap. It attacks your face, leaving red marks Raw and vulnerable fingers and cheeks. Frozen by the December wind, But warmed by the December spirit. ... :3 |
Celebi
Coloured green, like the ocean it flies above, Earthly red, like the blood stains, stained for love Luminescent White, like its soft wings, Ever joyous, like the glee it brings, Bold, yet calm, like the natures it wishes to avoid, Insecure, Scarred, Frightened, Like the world now destroyed. Yeah, Christmas, Celebi... etc. |
It's a new day for me (I'm in the Eastern Time Zone, so it's one in the morning now) so a new kind of poem!
On the second day of the holidays, the Poetry forum gave to me...poems with two rhymes in them! This day is all about rhyming poems. Rhyming poems have similar-sounding words, or even the same word, at the end of lines. The rhyming pattern can be any way. Nursery rhymes are great examples of various rhyming poem patterns. You don't only need two rhymes in the poem. You can have as many as you want. |
FIRST
Rhyming Poem - Trim The Tree It's time to decorate the tree, So everyone gather round. With carols and laughter and hullabaloo, It's a marvellous, happy sound. Everyone's brought a bauble or two, To hang on the Christmas tree. They sparkle and glitter and don't really match, But they all look fantastic to me. There's cheap plastic globes in all colours, With red, gold and silver and blue. And sparkling, fanciful stars That let the draped strings of lights shine through. And colourful tinsel in swathes and strands, Strung liberally over the boughs. It's a bit of a mess, but it's the best tree Because before anything else, it's ours. |
Spend some time doing this one ^_^
Here it is Austin ^_^ ~~Tick Tock~~ Tick Tock, Went the clock, Nobody was awake, Santa was his journey to make, Tick Tock, Went the clock, Carols and bells were heard in the background, Santa was flying all around Tick Tock Went the Clock, Everybody slept, Not even one noise was heard, Except , That tick tock, That went the Clock, On Christmas Day, Before the presents lay, Santa took a sip, And took a bite, And with a quick leap, He went off on the night, What did he leave behind,you ask? Presents and gifts, Happy dreams to the darkness mask, A mood lift, And That tick tock, That went the clock |
Bells in patterns, Christmas songs
Chiming over the large throng Humming as they skip along. Ding dong, ding dong. Children laughing at the crowd As parents shush them, "not too loud!" But of course they still were proud. Ding dong, ding dong. Pretty stores all dressed up nice Tags with fancy written prices Smells like cinammon and spices Ding dong, ding dong. Kids are pulling, loud and strong They're too young, they can't be wrong Humming as they skip along Ding dong, ding dong. |
Oops I missed the first day. Well, I'll just start with a rhymey poem then.
Let the Snow Fall Outside, hear the angels Singing loud and with cheer While children fill the cold air With laughter for all to hear Quietly, the snow falls While the children play Today the snow has fallen Let it fall all day |
Okay so I'm running out of time and I did this yesterday and since it has rhymes it can count so going w/ this. Not Christmas-related BUT OH WELL.
Nothing is impossible Nothing is impossible, Only our fears hold the improbable. The distance between the stars and the sea, The length of time between months and years, Non-existant only if you believe. The thoughts of those that have broken away, Keep those memories, convince them to stay, Embrace the now and live for each coming day. |
Updated the list.
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Nearly forgot about this. Speaker!
On the third day of the holidays, the Poetry forum gave to me...three haikus! Haiku is a type of poetry originating from Japan. It consists of three lines. The first and third lines have five syllables, and the second line has seven. Again: No you don't have to write three poems. |
Spirited children
"You can't have that," parents chide. Saved for Christmas day. |
You forgot to put Day 3 on the OP
Anyways, I have no clue if this is the right quantity of syllables per line, I don't know how to separate them in English '-_- Anyways, here it is ~~ Writer ~~ A writer that can’t Express himself is like an Untouched white canvas Blank and empty,he Longs for something to soothe his Aching lonely soul He awaits for his Savior, someone that can free Him from his bound self Also, my 200th post ^_^ |
HAIKU DONE. Can I just say syllables were not my strong suit, (aka got people to help me confirm the amount of syllables!) lool.
PC members cry Having tempted overlords Infracted they are |
I am quite late with this event, but I will just have to catch up. I'm not experienced at all in poetry, but I have an idea.
Free Verse ~ Crossing Paths The carriage halts and I'm off, Wind throwing my hair all over, Dark clouds foreshadowing, The cold air threatening all life, A blizzard approaches us In the castle we all cross paths, He is wise and humorous, She is warm yet serious, And you are shy to meet my eyes, We are destined to fight together Rhyming ~ Team Our eyes were light with fire We all breathe in time Our souls will never tire As one, we cross the line Not one of us feel lost We banish dark with light Protect each other at any cost We share the will to fight Haiku ~ Decisive Battle Surrounded by foes The tides of war are shifting We struggle to stand Our fire is dim My vision is going red Was our fate to fail? I hear your voice, though Rekindled is our passion We tip the balance |
I can catch up? Awesome! I'll just do that then.
~Freeverse~ Tree of Lights With colors dancing on a string And silver bells of joyous song The mighty tree stands tall and proud For it has come a very long way Through icy winds and freezing rain It patiently waited for the day When the man with the axe would set it free And send it here for some family It's seen the sun, it knows the stars It's seen enough clouds to fill a lifetime It watched its friends be born, then die But all it wants is to be a tree of lights Its fought the cold, defeated fall Now it stands tall above all else In your living room, a joyous sight It knows it is a tree of lights ~Haiku~ A Snowflake A falling snowflake Sees the blanket down below And knows that it's unique |
Haiku, let's go!
A pure white blanket It looks to be, anyway But its really snow |
Haiku
Christmas is something Just a little bit special For all those involved |
Poetry... Mm, tastes good!
I can swallow this poetry all day! Wow! You guys are good! Unfortunately, I have no skills with which to contribute, but I'll try...
Haiku of awesome: Guardian I howl to the sky My tears stream from within me Goodbye my Houndoom Based on a text-based Pokemon RPG I played, where my Houndoom died saving me from a falling boulder. Now for a more Christmasy one! Gosh... Welcome to the Christmas Party!... Right? Once upon a snow-white day With all my problems drifting away The excitement built like a torrent of joys As I got ready to play with my newest toys Houndoom ran in to wake me But I was already awake and jumpy I was happy to see him, and invited him to jump into my bed But he just signalled me to follow him with a turn of his head I groaned and was groggy, for I had had little sleep But if I did not hurry, Crobat would make me weep I laughed aloud as I ran to the living room But what I saw out there made me swoon For presents there were not under the tree And with a turn of my head I would quickly see Etched into the calendar, to my great dismay Tomorrow would be Christmas Day. |
I...have nothing to blame the lateness on except myself.
On the fourth day of the holidays, the Poetry forum gave to me...four limericks! "Limericks are short sometimes bawdy, humorous poems of consisting of five Anapaestic lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 of a Limerick have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another. Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other." From: here No dirty limericks please! |
From the sky came soft-falling snow
On children's faces all aglow. They frolicked with ease, and although they may freeze, they'll look fondly back once they grow. |
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