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My Greetings To You!
I really like many of your poems! But... I need to choose only three - this is a very, very difficult task! Do not lose faith in yourself and do not give up! Remember, my opinion is subjective!
The theme for Steemit Poetry Contest #4 - Emptiness
About Prizes:
First Place - 15 SBD
Second Place - 10 SBD
Third Place - 5 SBD
Entries will be accepted within five days from the date of publication of an announcement!
Deadline - November 17 6:30 AM UTC
The winners of the Steemit Poetry Contest #3
1st Place - "An Ocean of Words" by @sonci
There is a ocean big and wide
There is no water, there is no tide
Dolphins and whales are the fish within.
And minnows, like I shortly have been.
Words are flowing more and more
Some float on the surface, some dive to the core.
Touching the heart, touching the soul
For me this is a worthy goal.
The ocean keeps growing day by day
Like sprouting flowers in early may.
Sources come and sources go
Everything is in a steady flow.
2nd Place - "Roaring Sea, Internal..." by @redsfallin
I ain't this simple little minion,
I have to ask for most,
To many questions,
About everything in the universe.
Deep in the collection of subjects,
Like ninety eight percent ocean,
I can be a stream or the Roaring Sea,
Internal tidal wave of consciousness.
Flooding most moments with no gates,
To hold one back, from the existing space,
Starting slowly, accept, surrender thinking of knowing,
The only place where the chance to know is happening.
3rd Place - "Enjoying the View"by @johnwjr7
Sitting on the beach, enjoying the cool breeze
Viewing the ocean while in the shade of some trees
The sun hits the water and makes it look so shiny
Some ladies in bikinis show me most of their hiney
The view is so lovely I dare not miss any with a blink
A tall glass of cool lemonade is my number one drink
It's the first vacation I've been on in over a year
It may be a long time till another is something I fear
I'm just enjoying life, seeing what I can see on the sea
Hoping that the rest of the world will just let me be
When it's time to go home I think that I will see
If one of the ladies in a bikini will want to go with me
Rules of The Contest!
Only one entry is allowed.
Your entry-post must be tagged both #poetry and #poetrycontest
The Title must be "SteemitPoetryContest #(with the number of the actual episode)" + the name of your poem.
You can use any types of rhyme - End rhyme, Cross rhyme, Internal etc.
The size of the poem - three quatrains (one quatrain = four lines).
Do not steal! The contest is only original works!
I wish everyone good luck and creativity!
Let's make STEEMIT more interesting and varied together!
Sincerely, Terry Craft.