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12 Days of Poetry

tente2

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  • Ballad

    A ballad tells a story, typically about love, and has a repeated refrain. Think of it like a love song.

    YES!!!!!

    *cough*

    10. (Ballad) Memories

    It was only the dawn that
    Marked the end of such a party.
    Dinner was hostile
    An air of hatred.
    Moments of happiness now nothing but memories.

    Yet, the girl of rowan
    Who without shame, without qualm
    Made sure to overstate her welcome
    Made sure to make them uncomfortable
    For it was a delight of pure malice
    Moments of happiness now nothing but memories.

    With grudge and silent whispers of
    Intentions far from kind
    Many a guest
    Felt very obliged
    To send her out on the streets, invited she was not.
    Yet for being the host,
    One kind to the girl she loved most,
    Thoumaeus, fiery auburn hair
    Stayed that night, her heart filled with might
    Moments of happiness now nothing but memories.

    But, staring out into
    A dying night, a waking dawn
    Morning ahead, she still has one task to accomplish
    There is a man who,
    Even after such events of
    Hostile murmurs, unwilling greetings, refusal to be hospitalable
    There is one mand who seeks her help,
    Moments of happiness now nothing but memories.
     
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    sonnet

    Fourteen lines long, with three four-line long stanzas (quatrains) and a concluding couplet (two lines)
     

    tente2

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  • 11. (Sonnnet) Pherros

    It was
    Dawn that seperated them
    Not hardships, not resentment
    Which was fitting.

    Dawn passes with time
    Emotions are eternal
    Perfectly matching the
    Silhouette of their relationship.

    The man who called himself Pherros
    Had no further emotions with her
    Than a buisness partnership,
    Hollow companionship, mission-oriented friendship.


    Little did he know
    She had more feelings for him than that.



    I'm doing surpringly well with this daily thing...
     

    Kayges

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    Ballad ~ Balladshy

    Longer than a simple poem
    Your hearbeat's gone awry
    Careful as a symphony
    To know you're balladshy

    The Siren Song is calling you
    Will you live or die?
    Quick to close your ears
    They know you're balladshy

    Going, flowing
    Always aware of their knowing
    Feel the earth quake, see the light
    Can you even last one fight?

    Test of time? Test of love?
    Like a clock or like a dove?
    Don't you even try to lie,
    We all know you're balladshy
     
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    canzone

    Has five or six stanzas, with one concluding stanza.

    And I'll edit the first post when I'm not doing everything by the light of my monitor.
     

    bobandbill

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  • Don't worry, I've been updating the last few things for you, Astinus.

    Speaking of which, that's the tweleth poem, people, so you'd want to get in! The emblem's already been made as well and just needs uploading by an admin.
     

    Ho-Oh

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    HI GUYS I CAUGHT UP, MASS UPDATE, ALL DONE. :) last few poems suck okay

    4. Limerick:
    I once decided I wanted to fly
    I had to learn, did not want to die
    Grabbed a lifejacket,
    Threw it on, made a racket,
    Then I decided to eat a pie.

    5. Enjambment:
    It started to rain down on him
    As he got stuck into his sugar tin
    He asked his sister
    "Since it's raining now, is there going to be a twister?"
    She replied that the rain showed no indication
    Of anything other than precipitation
    And that he should use an umbrella
    Otherwise he would be a wet fella.

    6. Acrostic:
    After the war, one soul was left wandering the earth,
    Left lingering were the scarred remains of a once strong man,
    Only after years of torment can he finally attempt to rebuild himself,
    Now he must find his way back home to escape the memories,
    Eventually finding those he loved have now left him, he is now alone.

    7. Doggerel:
    Santa was looking for a wife,
    Not a tall one, not a short one,
    Just a woman which could sharpen his knife.

    Santa decided to head to the supermarket,
    Hoping that he'd get a peek into a woman's compartment,
    Looking in the food section to no avail,
    He started to wonder if he'd have to say "I failed".

    Santa decided he couldn't give in,
    So he headed to the bakery's bin,
    He checked the bin three times,
    But still, he did not manage to find a wife.

    Santa was distraught, so he yelled with great fear,
    "Women, won't you come ride in my car tonight?"
    Out of the shadows a lady appeared,
    She was round and was drinking beer.

    Santa yelled with such glee,
    Knowing that the one who found a wife was he.

    8. Imagery:
    The sun beamed through the windows,
    All that could be seen was white light.

    She moved her head so she only saw half of the light,
    It glared into her eyes.
    She felt the wind blow from the east,
    As the curtains began to dance.

    The purple curtains flew in front of the white.
    As the white dodged the other curtains,
    The wind began to it it,
    Throwing it all over the room.

    Moments later, the sun began to fade,
    The darkness started to appear,
    The moon came out of hiding
    And she started to fall asleep.

    9. Tanka:
    I own a parrot.
    She likes to call out often.
    She enjoys bird seed.
    She is a happy parrot.
    She could not be happier.

    10. Ballad:
    She was only twenty,
    Blonde hair, long legs, and a smile that couldn't be stopped.
    When she took a step, only silence was heard,
    Nobody would dare utter another word.
    She made the world fall silent.

    He was only twenty-one,
    He was brunette, and a had soft touch.
    Everyone said the two should be together,
    He never had had a chance to speak.
    His lips were frozen, could not move.
    She made the world fall silent.

    During the next few weeks he followed her,
    Watched her,
    Never saying a word.
    Quietly wondering if she could be his,
    He planted an invitation in her bag.
    He walked away without a sound.
    She made the world fall silent.

    They only had this one night together,
    He, too afraid to speak,
    She, too confident to give him a chance.
    He tried to look into her eyes,
    Searching for something that could bring the two together.
    His eyes met hers,
    They both smiled.
    She made the world fall silent.

    Words no longer escaped him.
    He grabbed her,
    Pulled her in,
    Put his lips on hers.
    Nobody could say anything else.
    All they could do was watch.
    She made the world fall silent.

    11. Sonnet:
    It was Christmas morning,
    A little girl walked from her bedroom,
    To the Christmas tree,
    And started to shake her presents.

    It wasn't time to open the presents,
    So the little girl went to eat a snack,
    She grabbed a hold of the largest handful of popcorn she could find,
    And started to eat it.

    The time arrived to open presents,
    So she walked down the hallway,
    Taking in every sight,
    Remembering that it was Christmas morning.

    She enjoyed the simple things,
    She was only just seven.

    12. Canzone:
    I'm breeding.
    I've been breeding for hourse,
    Months, and even years.
    The breeding will never end,
    As long as there are puppies to be had.

    When I put my foot down on my bike,
    My emotion is heightened
    and my motivation is lifted,
    As I continue to breed,
    Every day,
    Every night.

    I see wild Audino in the grass nearby,
    I consider stopping to talk to them,
    But I keep my eye on the road.
    I can't let any distractions get in my way,
    As I breed each and every day.

    The old man says my Herdier is doing fine,
    But yet no breeding is happening.
    I wait,
    I wait patiently,
    and still, no puppies are found.

    I tell the old man I want the puppies now,
    But all he does is laugh in my face.
    He exclaims, "You can't have puppies!"
    I look at him wondering what he means,
    Realising that I am a human
    and that I sound crazy.

    I bred everyday,
    and finally my puppies came.
    I raised them to Stoutland,
    and now Unova is theirs.
     

    Kayges

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    Sonnet ~ Oceanic

    Kingdoms fallen one by one
    One side dark and one side light
    And the commoners decide to run
    For they knew this was not their fight

    One young girl roams the land
    The last remaining of her family
    Still so young, yet grown too old
    Her heart stays warm, but her shell stays cold

    She falls to the sand
    And the waves wash over her
    And yet so tired, she dares to stand
    The fire in her eyes say it's not over

    Kingdoms fallen one by one
    A Queendom then begins to rise


    Canzone ~ Bittersweet End

    The end has come
    but we knew its course
    We stand together
    No regrets, no remorse

    You may call us fools
    But is it foolish to not be fooled?
    Together we embrace our fates
    And we rejoice in the end

    The lights are shining above us
    And the earth trembled as we danced
    No sadness in this small town
    Friends all over hand in hand

    But we weren't surprised when we realized
    The lights were the stars exploding
    Shining their brilliance upon us
    Even the northern glow shattered

    And the earth not only shook for us
    But it trembled its own dance
    And we danced with the land now
    Anticipation towards the very end

    You might say we're fools
    But you've only made your fate bitter
    And in our end we must conclude
    We've met our fate and made it sweet

    I had a lot of fun with this! Thanks for creating this opportunity for people to branch out in poetry Astinus and bobandbill. (=
     

    tente2

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  • 12. (Canzone) Farewell

    Farewell my
    Town of birth
    I hold you no remorse
    For I have cleansed my resentment.

    I have made your Christmas horrible
    Unimaginably uncomfortable
    That is my only wish
    Now I may leave.

    Truthfully, maybe you have learned
    As much as I
    About our society, our standards
    For my guilty pleasures where not mine alone.

    This man, he calls himself Pherros
    He thinks outside the box
    We have matters to attend to
    Outside of your concern

    Maybe you should
    Take more than a thought
    To decide who you cross
    And who you forgive.

    P.S. COUGHI'm leaving this poor town losersCOUGH


    I didn't even miss a day (other than when I first signed up.) I'm so proud of myself! In fact, this event was rather short...I'm sorry the ending was so abrupt, but I thought there were more poems to write. Sorry!
     

    bobandbill

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  • Congratulations for finishing! BTW the mblem has been uploaded, so you three should have it now. As for other people, it looks like this:

    12 Days of Poetry

    I had a lot of fun with this! Thanks for creating this opportunity for people to branch out in poetry Astinus and bobandbill. (=
    You're welcome! Good to hear that you guys liked this. Also I'll note that some credit ought to go to Palladium for suggesting it in the first place.
     
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