The Poet's Challenge -- Round IV

The Haiku Round III is past ... onwards ~



Qualifiers: Aya Umitake, TheBaronVVV, Delfishie, Santas Daughter, elfflower1989


Eliminated: Celeste Stanford, Christine Daae, bowmore bill, litolhumster, Black Dragon14, The Celtic Bard







Round IV









The poem you must create, must have:



Less than 50 words. I want brevity.
Do not use the letter 'e' in your poem.
The theme is 'CORRUPTION'
Do not use possesive nouns i.e I, you, me, my, their, our etc.
No mention of Bush, 9/11, terrorists etc.




Do some research first.






Rules:

Obey all standars set above.
Pleae, no bashing.
No religious poems.
Not one word above 50.
Keep check of the 'e's .
Spell check.





Suggestions:


Remember, we're looking for brevity and meaning.
Spell check is a must.
Do not use the '...' unless you know what kind of strong imapct they create.
I like creative formats.






Judges:



callthexylophone


&

Asfand







DEADLINE: 19th of January 2008.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 5, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 100
  • Final notes:
    The winner for Round IV is:












    A Last word spoken in the slums that god forgot. (man!)










    Thank you.







    Umitake
    Elffy
    Baron
    Santas






    One of you has to go ---











    And I am dying to find out who?

Contest Winners

  1. Submit hard-won salary1 / to a grinning thug,2 / gun in hand.3 / Last glint of gold 4 / is sold
    by Delfishie <100 words, 5 comments, on Jan 12 3:43 AM 2008. In , Poem
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Asfand
    January 12, 2008
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    The Most Important Thing Is: Remember no 'e's. Check, Check and recheck. They are the most peskiest little kriggers!


  • elfflower1989
    January 13, 2008
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    Lol you sick, son of a...I kid. Well...this'll take some thinking ><'

  • elfflower1989
    January 15, 2008
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    Ah....crud. Ok, on the note of religion, this is less about God and more about the members of the church...does that still count? ><'