2011 P&Q Idol [Lu's contest] ROUND 2

Jack Haas is on scene at the 2011 P&Q Idol" in Quebec Canada.

[Lu]
Hey Jack there seems to be a lot of excitement happening today at the2011 P&Q Idol" in Quebec Canada.

[Jack Haas]
Yes Lu, there is a lot happening today.
It is a sad yet happy day. Every contestant put on a wonderful performance and each did a magnificent job.
But sadly ... 3 contestants are packing their bags as we speak and heading out for their journey back home.
And 11 are gearing up for a grueling round 2

[Lu]
How are the judges holding up Jack ?

[Jack Haas]
Well Lu I had a chance to meet with the judges last night and they looked very tired. It has been a very long week for them also. And this week will be even more challenging as 11 contestants line the stage.

[Lu]
So Jack tell us ... what is in store for the contestants this week?

[Jack Haas]
Well Lu the contestants will be given 3 choices to choose from and some lovely gifts as well, giving them the chance to score some pretty awesome bonus points.

[Lu]
Well Jack thank you for keeping us updated. I see the judges are about to announce the next round.

[Jack Haas]
Very welcome Lu, I look forward to chatting again soon.

Jack Haas signing off from the 2011 P&Q Idol" held in Quebec Canada.

To the 11 remaining contestants ....

Below you will find 3 packages. Choose 1 package

+1 BP for every gift used
+1 BP for 1st poem submitted
-1 BP for last poem submitted

BP'S FROM JUDGES
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Each judge will gift (1-3 BP's) to each poem.
(Based on originality, spelling, grammar, imagery and voice)

So lots of BP's up for grabs this round. You DO NOT have to use all or any of the gifts. The choice is yours.
But you MUST use a choice to qualify.

CHOICE 1 - Write a life poem

Gifts ...

#1 - Title : Within Me (1BP)

#2 - Free verse poem (1BP)

#3 - Use all three words - starve, future, tragedy (1BP)

CHOICE 2 - Write a nature poem

Gifts ...

#1 - Title : Rivers and Mountains (1BP)

#2 - Triple Haiku (1BP)

#3 - Use all three words - river, silent, day (1BP)

CHOICE 3 - Write a sad poem

Gifts ...

#1 - Title : Without You (1BP)

#2 - 3 stanza rhyming poem (rhyme scheme your choice) (1 BP)

#3 - Use all 3 words - hollow, wings, within (1BP)

RULES
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- Same as previous. Do NOT share your poem or ask for help.Do not post your poems to your profile ect ..

- No editing after poems are sent. (I will give a 6 hour time before submitting to judges for editing)

- Poems are due - Wednesday February 23rd 6PM (my time) any poems received after are not eligible

- 3 lowest scores will be eliminated this round

- ALL words for #3 BPs can NOT be changed.

- When you PM me your poem please state which choice you used and which BPs you are looking for.

Example:
Poet - Lu
Choice 3
Looking for BP's for #1 & #3

Do you mean like can everyone use #3 in every choice for extra BPs?

Nope it is open Britt.
This round there is no first come, first serve. It may end up that 9 wrote for the sad choice and 3 for nature ect ...

But in the end it may make a difference which choice the contestants choose because the judges will be handing out BP's too for originality, voice, imagery ect ...

Oh I love the little packages!

I keep picturing a plane dropping survival care packages off for all the writers!

Good luck all!

Haha, sweet round. I love how well you have all this planned out. This round seems very interesting and I can't wait to see what the poems will be like. Also those judges rule from round one. They did a great job with the commenting of each poem and I like the ranking system! :]

4 poems submitted already

*** There have been a few questions about the #3 for BP's

The tense can NOT be changed. If you have already submitted your poem ... you will have a chance to edit 6 hours prior to being sent to the judges.

EDITED : 6 poems now in

Good to see that four poems are in and I hope those other poems come around as well! :]

How's it coming Lu? Jack keepin' ya busy?! :P
^^^
Jack sure is keeping me busy. He is a real pain in the Haas ... lol

Jack Haas here on location at the 2011 P&Q Idol

[Lu]
Hey Jack nice to see you again. So Jack with less than 21 hours remaining in round two, do the competitors seem anxious?

[Jack Haas]
Yes Lu there seems to be a lot of nail biting going on lately. Many of the contestants have chewed right through their woolen mittens.

[Lu]
Wow Jack that sounds pretty serious.
So tell us how many contestants have submitted their entries and how many left to go.

[Jack Haas]
Well Lu 10 contestants have submitted their entries and only one left to submit.
The countdown is on with less than 21 hours to go before this round closes. And I must say the next round is going to be one fireball of a round.

[Lu]
Fireball of a round? Well that is an interesting saying Jack ... lol

Well there you have it guys. 10 contestants have stepped up to the challenge and only one left to enter.

Less than 21 hours to go before this round closes.
Will the last contestant make the deadline or will he/she be left standing in the snow ?

"Will the last contestant make the deadline or will he/she be left standing in the snow ?"

haha Lu I love the anticipation! The whole Idol vibe rocks :)

Eek double post.

Lu, you take me away with how you have all this planned out or how your making some stuff up on the spot. lol Anyway, that last contestant better enter! :] Not sure if I would like to stand around in the snow by myself!

Thanks Bliss & Jad

Jad you would not believe how many notepad files I have going at the moment, I make myself dizzy.
I have the next round all polished and shiny just waiting to be posted lmaooo

And it is definitely HOT HOT HOT !!!!

As for Jack Haas ... he is reporting live and ya just don't know what that fellow will say next ... lol

Does Mr. Haas own a donkey?

Maybe a fiery poem? 0.o

3 CHOICES
CHOICE 1 - Write a life poem
Gifts ...

#1 - Title : Within Me (1BP)
#2 - Free verse poem (1BP)
#3 - Use all three words - starve, future, tragedy (1BP)

CHOICE 2 - Write a nature poem
Gifts ...
#1 - Title : Rivers and Mountains (1BP)
#2 - Triple Haiku (1BP)
#3 - Use all three words - river, silent, day (1BP)

CHOICE 3 - Write a sad poem
Gifts ...

#1 - Title : Without You (1BP)
#2 - 3 stanza rhyming poem (rhyme scheme your choice) (1 BP)
#3 - Use all 3 words - hollow, wings, within (1BP)

BP'S FROM JUDGES
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Each judge will gift (1-3 BPs) to each poem.
(Based on originality, spelling, grammar, imagery and voice)

CHOICE 1 POEMS

POEM 1
Within Me

I muster up the courage and strength
to starve myself of future destruction,
looking in the mirror -
there are cracks, broken pieces
filled with heartbreak and trouble,
tiny shards surround the floor,
proving I am in
a hopeless state.

Desperation settles,
twisting paths marked with forks
determine whether the balance I crave
should point me towards
tragedy or triumph -
a central hub of my lifetime
permits dire attention,
I am unwilling to cooperate
with demons.

There are times I must learn
that creative lines don't break,
narrow passages can open,
windows can shatter
while portals swing wide open -
and that lessons learned the hard way
always teach us the most.

POEM 2
Within Me

The tragedy within the timelessness
of my soul rests, soundless listening
for the faintest murmur from the wind,
pending on the banks of age, for future.

As I starve for the quiescent force dressing
my heart to erupt with a novel premise,
perchance to give up pursuing pen marks,
before footprints that justly fade away as
days wrinkle, whilst sinking in the tide of
competing years.

The misfortune within me stands in the form
of a hunter chasing musk, until I grasp sweet
scents that my vision radiates from its navel,
and rush to seize a new phase...

POEM 3
Within Me

For once -
I no longer loiter sidewalks
of hopelessness
'round endless circles;
nor starve for happiness
among scraps of pottery
but rather within future -
is where it lies;

for love's tragedy has departed
on a bittersweet note
yet one of content
as the search for survival ends,

'cause it's within me -
as it has been all along.

Yet oblivion always seemed to tussle
my thoughts
as mind overrode heart,

'til it became but a
valuable lesson.

"Follow your heart,
never give up while accepting what is;
look beyond idealism to discover truth;
always hold onto that dream,
never let it flee from your grasp
yet do not cling to it for life."

It was today I captured that glimpse
through rose-colored glasses
among absence,
ripened yet
edible.

POEM 4
Within Me

When a soul is left to
starve; a heart
learns to dance,
in tragedy.

Who will lift a hand,
to soothe a seam,
unlaced;
twice before?

For the future is
obscure;
yesterday,
but a forgotten
melody.

I reach for you once more.

In the draft of winter,
ruled by
nonsensical,
I found you
-within me-
my summertime.

POEM 5
Within Me

All that was perched
in a robins nest
wanderd within me -

a bird
too venerable to fly,
sat with
moth-eaten wings,
singing of

-all she knew,
and all she would
grow old with-

a pocket watch
too rusted to tick and
a mask of tragedy that would
warn off any consort
who dared ask her
to the ball,

for she would rather
dismiss passion
than starve her children,

to hum soley,
than raise young amongst foxes
whose bellies were plump with
feathers of the future, while
her childrens would be
emptied by worms.

POEM 6
Within Me

Whispers in the dark
beckon unto me
with promises of peace
only to be a nightmare

whilst I starve for affection
and a future worth note
every road paved with dirt
every bend another tragedy

brutality is what I remember
colored in black and blue
books provided an escape
lest the stark naked truth

too fictitious to be real
lost amongst the demons
that have lived freely
within me....

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CHOICE 2
POEM 7
Rivers and Mountains Triple Haiku

Abreast a river,
standing proudly over all;
a silent beauty.

Evergreen trees and
snow peaked mountain tops glisten
on a sunny day.

Untouched real-estate,
rarely conquered by humans;
forever serene.

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CHOICE 3
POEM 8
Without You

Shouted out alone today
To see if I could still hear.
The silence, it went away,
but was replaced with a fear.

Looked into my hollow heart
to see if it could still feel.
The images that I saw
they all seemed to be so real.

Listened within for the beat
the rhythm that stole my soul
gave my mind wings, I felt heat,
yet the yearning left a hole.

POEM 9
My Prison

No one heard,
Nighttime was knocking at our door,
It's over now,
Dreams have kissed reality.

I was lost, bound,
Haunted by what you were,
Staring at a past I didn't want to exist,
Broken and fading.

No one believed, not even me,
The ghost of all we were,
Tarnished by what we should have been,
But it's over now.

Hollow sentiments echo within,
Broken wings catching no air,
I have caged myself,
And forgotten how to sing.

POEM 10
Without You

A song set to rhyme deep inside my heart
Is what you are to me, and it sings of joy
Peaceful and content in your presence
God grant that our ways will never part

Within His hand we play and become one
As the sun creates a halo of pure gold
I am invincible, I am God, I am All!
Wings of desire lifting me; I become undone

Without you I am nothing but hollow space
On a dark and endless road leading nowhere
A broken tree withering from the inside out-
Raggedy-dressed abandoned angel, fallen from grace

POEM 11
Without You

My senses awaken at the sight of this place
I've been here before but for a different face

The doors open up and it triggers a thought
so many people have died here no matter how hard they fought

The picture was clear he was lying on the bed
with needles in his arms and a cool towel on his forehead

His face was so pale, his skin was so white
his daughters were holding his hands so tight

He was unconscious but we hope he could hear
so we whispered words of love close to his ear

His wife by his side trying to keep him alive
hoping against all odds that he will survive

You need to hold on and fight for your life
in two weeks time, your daughter will be a wife

You couldn't wait to walk her down the aisle
please don't go yet not for a while

Your other daughter is having a child again
without you here, it won't be the same

His mother starts shedding tears of anger
screaming "Why didn't anyone tell me he had cancer?"

Too old and frail they thought she shouldn't know
it was in her best interest but it's hard to let go

His brothers and sisters and family are there
watching him die, our hearts fill with despair

The nurse comes in to check on his state
we pray to God above though we know that it is fate

I walk out of the room as I needed some time
for only a moment I left them behind

I could see other people in their beds as they lie
all alone in their rooms, just waiting to die

It broke my heart seeing them there
no one should feel this way, it's just not fair

In the waiting room we sat with a prayer in our hearts
all saying the rosary hoping that he would not part

I had to go back; he took a turn for the worst
he died while we were with him, shedding one tear first

We too started to cry, releasing our pain
thinking please God don't let us go through this again

We will feel hollow within our hearts; we've broken down and fallen apart

though we know he watches over us, spreading his wings, showing his love

Britt is right.. I wasn't expecting any of the choices to be that popular.

Wow great job everyone! Curious to see how this finishes..

1 poem left to be submitted.
Contest closes in 3 hours.

You all have until midnight (my time) to correct any errors/spelling/ ect ....

[Jack Haas] popping in to say ...
Well well contestants
Seems you all have done a mighty fine job this round. I am very excited to see what the judges have to say.

It appears you all have a few hours to make some edits ....
Since Jack Haas is feeling pretty fine today

This is what I'll do
I'll give you a clue
Ya'll check and see
if you are missing words for #3

Appears there's a few in the bunch
that won't be eating BP lunch
Cuz your missing a word for #3
now go check your poem, you'll see

Are you are spelling things right ?
because after midnight tonight
no more edits you can make
soooo check em over for goodness sake

[Lu]
Wow seems Jack is being pretty nice today :)
You heard him guys ....

Now go check those poems over, once, twice, thrice .......

Oh wow Jack isn't feelin Jack Haasy today :)

All poems are in .... Contest round 2 is closed

Until midnight my time for edits :)

Jack put the bottle down for a little while lol!

Great work with the poems guys, I expected a lot to be written for the Sad and Life. More sad, but I guess people who write free verse wanted those BPs.

Can't wait to see the results, good luck :)

"- 3 lowest scores will be eliminated this round "

Learn to read Britt!

^lol

They are at it again! :p Anyway I am glad to see that all the poems got turned in and I am also surprised that one category had so much popularity. The poems were wonderful and I can't wait to see what the judges have to say!

Snottiness? What are you on? Jerk. Haha.

[Jack Haas] here reporting live ...

[Lu]
Hi Jack how are you and how is everything going tonight

[Jack Haas]
Hi Lu
Well it seems there has been a bit of a break out in the audience tonight Lu.
*ducks flying chair*
I am not really sure what is happening but it appears that a pretty girl in a pony tail just smacked a tall handsome man in a blue shirt ... with a book.
The crowd is getting very anxious and I fear there may just be a riot !!!!

[Lu]
Ohhhhh no Jack that sounds pretty serious. I hope everything is ok.

[Jack Haas]
Well Lu it now appears that they are making up and all is well.
Beersssssssss for everyone !!!!

[Lu]
Well Jack that is good to hear.

Well folks 2 1/2 hours to deadline and then a 3 day judging period.

Stay tuned folks ....

Sweet! But I do not like beer so I shall find me some wine! :]

I could use a pint of Blue Moon!

Haha, I think we all could! :p Better be sober for the next round though!!!!

:o condoning alcoholism? Cool :)

Less than 25 days and no longer under age!

But Lu is in Canadia! You only have to be 19 to drink there.

AJ, don't let her bully you! We outnumber her :)

Love you Brittboo <3

And, well.... We outnumber you! Haha,

But Britt has a gun.. so thats not fair.

No guy should be scared of a girl that has a gun unless they don't have guns of their own...and I'm not talking about the ones that shoot bullets :)

I have both haha.

Lmao XD

LOL Funny people :P

Come to the UK

everything's practically legal once you turn 14

................post by mistake LOL