2/3 Rounds!!!

RESULTS AT BOTTOM!!! CONGRATS!!! :)

The people who can enter the contest:

~Brittney Schmelter DONE
~Payne Drewelow
~Kyles Woman DONE
~Charisma DONE
~Briddy!!! " DONE

Due Date: May 31st! :)

Ok guys, you all did a GREAT job. But here's the second round....

Ok each of you are going to enter 3 of your poems. They can be old or new. I really don't have a preference. Now when I judge this round I'm going to judge each one with a rating of 1-5 (5 being the best) and then add up the ratings. And the two poets with the highest ratings (with the three poems they entered) will be put in the finale(e.g. at bottom). Give me your best and then you'll find out what the finale involves!!!

Rules:
~No Profanity
~No explicit poems
~No religious references
~Show me you want to win!!! :) Have fun!!!

E.G. of ratings....

You'll enter Poem #1, Poem #2, and Poem#3. Now I'll give #1 a 4.1 / #2 a 4.8 / and #3 a 4.7
Total 13.6
And the two poets with the highest rating will get to go to the finale. If you don't understand just ask. But for now, just give me 3 of your poems. Have fun!!!! :)

-Edit-

I get it now, lmao

Ok i think i get it. Are we allowed to enter the poem that we entered in the last round??

If you want...but there also has to be two others remember. :) Looking forward to reading them!!!
~Midnight Sun

K...I'll get to choosing. Just wanted you to know I found the post and will enter shortly!
Charisma*

Sweet! I'll get my poems :D

Poem # 1

Footprints

We walk along, hand in hand,
Leaving footprints in the sand.
Watching sunsets, near the sea,
Always and forever, you and me.

Leaving footprints in the mud,
Honey, baby, you're my stud.
Stealing kisses in the rain,
No more suffering, no more pain.

Leaving footprints through the years,
When other footprints disappear.
Gazing at the lovely stars,
Knowing this life is always ours.

Staring at your wrinkled face,
We're through this life, won the race.
I see the love, inside your eyes.
We leave with footprints in the skys.

Copyright Brittney Schmelter

-I used to have skys and skies.. but my friend read it as skiis.. and so I just leave it as skys not many people realize the mistake but I'm just pointing it out.. some contest holders judge spelling as well.- Thanks!

Poem # 2

You Have My Heart

I'm trying to walk when you make me crawl.
Drooling over the phone, waiting for your call.
When you kiss me, my heart flies above.
When you're with me I know true love.

You are everything I could ever crave.
You are with me. Wow, you must be brave.
I love everything that you ever do.
You better know that: I love you.

I love chocolate... But I love you more.
That's a lot, before you two were war.
I couldn't choose which one I love best.
Now I love you and...you know the rest.

Being so near you, I just feel so strong.
Not being with you, it just feels so wrong.
I'm trying to speak with nothing to say.
I try to breathe when you take it away.

Bad enough you have cooties and I love you.
But I wrote a corny poem about it too.
You make me laugh, you make me smile.
I guess after that... I can keep you for a while.

Copyright Brittney Schmelter

Poem # 3

Do I Know You?

I see you everyday.
But do I know you?
I'm with you all the time,
And know what you do.

I know all your secrets.
I know when you lie.
I'm staying with you,
Even until I die.

I know your fave color,
But do I know your heart?
Not knowing you will...
Eventually rip us apart.

I know your laugh,
I know your smile.
I'll sometimes hate you,
For a little while.

Some say you never change...
You're changing every year.
But the last time I saw you,
Was when I looked in the mirror.

Copyright Brittney Schmelter

Hey Midnight.. I was just wondering... do you get a.. prize.. for winning the first round? Or is it just elimination for the last round?

Here are my three!!!

Nothing More Than

You may be the one I loved
The one I'll forever miss.
But darling we both know,
Nothing will ever come of this.

Nothing more than tears and pain
Of which I've already done.
There's not even a battle here,
So nothing can be won.

Nothing more than broken hearts
Held on by fraying strings.
We're like a garden without seeds.
No fruitage will this bring.

Nothing more than tilled up ground
Left open and exposed.
It'd be like music in our heads,
Yet never written or composed.

Nothing more than a melody
Played only for the pleasure.
We're like two pirates searching,
For some nonexistent treasure.

Nothing more than hopes and dreams
Marked upon a paper
Like water in a boiling pot
It would all end up in vapor.

I can see how we would end
Only able to reminisce
Darling I know how it hurts
But nothing will ever come of this.
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Burned Bridges

Almost to that point where the flame will kiss the wood
Watch what we once had become ashes where it stood

One word away from disaster's finalizing goodbye
A simple fight and it's over. Not one more retry.

A single step made towards the wrong direction
And you can see it burn in my eyes reflection

Another pain, another tear and it will be our last
Left to reminisce upon our blazing past

Bridges aren't far off from burning to the ground
Smoke and ash will tell the story of what we never found

Yet I know the truth is if they ever were consumed.
I'd swim underneath where they stood to get back to you.
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I Am Death

I've watched many a man march down the path
Unknowing of his true destination
Thinking he'll take a refreshing shower,
But then meet his finalization.

I've heard the last minute prayers
Of the women and young children too.
They cry out in agonzing tones
As they know what I'll soon do.

It was horrible to watch them approach
And not be able to say a thing.
I knew what the outcome would be,
The bitter consequences it would bring.

And if I could have stopped the gas
I would have spared all their lives.
But men controlled my worst actions
And did worse than a thousand knives.

I've cradled lifeless bodies within
The sturdy structure I used to be.
I've looked upon men carrying them out.
It's nothing anyone should see.

I am a cause for broken families,
Missing grandfathers, mothers, and friends.
I am a hated remembrance of a time
That you truly can't comprehend.
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Charisma*

It's just elimination until the last round. But trust me, the prize is worth it! :)

Ok people...the ending date is May 21st! So Payne Drewelow, Briddy, and Kyles Woman you need to get everything in soon! :)
~Midnight Sun

Poem number 1
Never Give up
by briddy

An ocean of heat blasts over her,
and lingers on her for too long.
She falls to the ground in surprise and shock,
and immediately feels something is wrong.

Breaking out in a sweat,
she tries to fight this body of heat.
But she can only struggle as she gets slowly weaker,
and face this powerful defeat.

Her body goes limp with exhaustion,
and her head lolls about on her neck.
She's drowning in a pool of her own sweat,
but her closing eyes it won't affect.

Her lids are slowly shutting,
her dark lashes and brow soaking wet.
The last thing she sees is a blurry mess,
then she is gripped by a feeling she won't forget.

Eventually she wakes up, in a wave of confusion,
and she doesn't know where she is.
Her body is sore, and her clothes stuck to her skin,
and her damp hair is in a frizz.

She manages to stand, with a bit of swaying,
and she realizes her enemy's no longer there.
The sweltering heat has gone and left her to be,
but has left her alone in fear.

Looking around, she only sees paths,
there's hundreds of them all around.
But which one should she take, where do they lead to?
Should she wait till the right one is found?

She chooses one at random,
and walks up to the start.
But something monstrously scary appears,
and tries to stab her in the heart.

She stops abruptly and runs back,
her heart thumping out of her chest.
She turns and tries another path,
but these things won't give her a rest.

She doesn't lose hope and keeps trying,
how is she managing to cope?
Finally there is only one path left,
this path is her only hope.

She closes her eyes and walks towards it,
saying a silent prayer in her head.
She keeps walking, finally opening her eyes,
to see safety lying ahead.

Never give up hope, even in the worst of times,
and always keep trying your hardest.
Because giving up on these things -
is like giving up on yourself.

Poem number 2
natures beauty
by briddy

On a hilltop far away from anything,
I stand so tall, feeling happy.
Natures best things are all in view,
and the sun's shining down on me.

The butterflies and bees gather round me,
and lift me up into the air.
I laugh, I twirl, and scream with delight,
then produce one happy tear.

Floating on air with no fear of falling,
I feel so full and so pure.
My heart is bulging with the goodness of love,
as I'm taken on a magical tour.

I pass the rainbows with dazzling colours,
each one sparkling with dew.
Their colours are being shared with the rest of the world,
and pots of gold are overflowing too.

I listen as the birds sing in harmony,
sending a message to the heavens above.
Angels appear, joining god's gifts at my side,
spreading wings of perfect white dove.

We fly off in the distance to paradise,
through blue skies and clouds of pearl.
And as I look down on nature's beauty,
I know I'm the happiest girl in the world.

Poem number 3
body vs soul
by briddy

Where the once-living now lie,
Is marked by a single stone,
And there deep down in the earth,
You can hear a desperate moan.

The soul is crying out,
Struggling to break free,
For it's trapped within a body,
At freezing point degree.

Wandering through a graveyard,
The living feel that no one's dead,
Because really the graveyard's alive,
With screaming souls instead.

Beneath the grave it burns,
As the soul fights to escape,
The corpse erupts into flames,
Falling victim to some sort of rape.

The body slowly crumbles,
And the soul is now released,
It drifts up through the earth,
And into the world it is unleashed.

No one can rest in peace,
Once trapped beneath the dirt
The ash may still remain,
But the screams can no longer be heard.

Poem #1
Helpless Souls

Brainwashed into the evil
We pretend to be their friends
Then we go and turn around
And tell them this is where it ends
I march forward to the next house
Screaming from the op of my lungs
Until every last one runs out
They are the ones to blame for the war
For every misfortune we've had
So now we load them in cattle cars
Seeing them weep makes us glad
It's long trip to the next camp
And when we throw a piece of bread in
What a sight to watch them trample
Over each other
We unload those helpless souls out of there
And sort them by life and death
I take the ones who get to live on
And leave behind the ones with their final breath
We make them run to see how fit
Each one is and if they can make it
Watching these helpless souls die
Sometimes makes me want to cry
But I must be strong
and I must hold on
So I can make them disappear
Those helpless souls who live in fear
And who were the cause of everything destroyed
That I hold close and dear

Poem #2
Tourmented Soul

I am a girl
Who was in a world
Where night never ended
Separated from family
Was my true fate
As we walked toward the pit of hate
Minutes went by
While my mom sang me a lullaby
Of heaven's sweet melody
But then,
Where has the melody gone?
Why did it leave us
At the crack of dawn
Where is God to stop all of the suffering
That these people have caused
Why is He is allowing this
Watching us die
Just thinking He left us
Makes me want to cry
But I must be strong
I must hold on
To show God that I am loyal
So I may be in the presence of the royal
Father, Son, and Ghost
Yet my soul is being tormented
With the question
Why must I die

Poem #3
Stained Tears, Stained Scars

She went to school with a sad little face
She was so glad to get away from that place
That place that nobody could understand
Where she was treated like a gain or sand
Tears were stained on her sad little face
Stained scars took her heart's place
Nobody noticed the pain that was there
She didn't tell 'cause no one would care
The bell rang
School had ended
When she heard it, her heart was bended
She tried to stay there for as long as she can
And then she met a sad little man
He looked so tired
And so scared
He knew the girl would actually care
Both spilled their hearts out
About their life
She told him she was cut with a knife
He said that his mommy took away his life
The girl was puzzled by this response
As he cleaned her face with a bloodstained cloth
The night had fallen
He left her alone
So she had no choice but to go back home
The morning came and it was half past seven
She never went to school to see the boy
Instead her soul flied to her gorgeous heaven
And she met the boy there
Soon the world forgot the little girl
Who's tears were stained on her sad little face
And stained scars took her heart's place

It's not a problem Payne. No worries. I'm actually extending the due date to the end of May sometime (due to circumstances). It'll prolly be May 31 that you need to have them in. Sound good? Thought so! :) Have fun!
~Midnight Sun

Ok everyone! Here are the results...the two to enter the final round are -

Charisma and Payne Drewelow!!! Congrats you two! You were both excellent! And your ratings actually tied.

Everyone else did an excellent job...everyone was actually only a few points behind these two. Amazing poems everyone!

For the top two...look for the next contest. It's gonna be called "Winner Takes All"
Congrats again and thank you everyone for your support! :)
~Midnight Sun