PAPA-PEPPER'S WILD & STRANGE CONTEST SEASON 15 - ROUND 4 - POETRY
Attention all poets and creative writers! It's time to write to win!
It's time to join in and write a little poem for your chance to win some STEEM or SBD! Round 4 of Season 15 of my WILD & STRANGE Contest has officially started! It’s time to put your pens to page and print your prose! The GRAND PRIZE for this round will be the liquid STEEM & SBD payout from this post. Are you ready?
Here is the progression that this contest follows.
ROUND 1 = PHOTO – Take a photo to enter – COMPLETED
ROUND 2 = ART – Use winning photo from Round 1 to make a piece of art – COMPLETED
ROUND 3 = MEME – Use winning art from Round 2 to make a meme – COMPLETED
ROUND 4 = POETRY – Use winning meme from Round 3 to make a poem - STARTING NOW
ROUND 5 = SONG – Use winning poem from Round 4 to make an original song.
SEASON 15 SO FAR
In Round 1, @ecoinstant won the photo contest with this great entry!
In Round 2 @bolivarense dropped him in the sea!
THE ROUND 3 WINNER IS…
@faady92 FOR THE WIN!
This was a tough one with a lot of excellent entries that made me laugh, but in the end @faady92 took it!
NOW WHAT?
Now, it is your chance to write a poem based off of the winning meme from @faady92. Use that amazing meme for inspiration and write your poem! There is no need to have participated in any of the previous rounds. Steemians can jump in on this one any time that they want! The "Official Rules" are below.
Here are the rules for Round 4:
- Create an original poem based on the winning meme from @faady92.
- The poem must be at least 8 lines long.
- The poem must rhyme in some way.
- The poem will be used as lyrics for a song next round, so you may want to keep that in mind.
- Enter original work and provide your entry in a reply to this post.
- You can still make a post out of your entry, but your post does not count as an entry, only your reply.
- Keep everything kid-friendly and G rated.
- You must enter prior to the post payout from this post.
- By entering, you are giving me full permission to use your entry however I wish.
Until next time…
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Shadowing me from the reality of life
I don my mask and put on my fins
Stopping to grab my fish knife
You never know
But never fear
I can hear the whispers of change in the tide
But
Not the fact that I cannot breathe without you
When I don't find a whale of an upvote
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(¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥
LOL - I love it! So far, you're in the lead!
Haha.... At least there was a point that I was leading the pack! Thanks for the generous tip. :)
PS - the third requirement states this:
Not sure if yours would qualify...FYI
You've got a week to tweak it though.
I saw that and mine did rhyme, in my head. But upon reading it again I realize that it needs more than tweaking. I'll get right on it and thank you for the heads up.
NO problem!
Here is my attempt :
With roads that diverge,
So did the beard diverge.
That diverging road took the beard to sea,
The intent was all to create a post for a whale to see.
In the open calm waters,
He swam scaring the father's who had daughters.
Meeting more minnows on the way,
This was just another pleasant fun day.
Found a message in a bottle,
Found a bottle drinking which had him speak of messages.
All that we do,
Is at the end for that shiny vote.
Made a post too on this :
https://steemit.com/esteem/@mydivathings/entry-for-papa-pepper-s-wild-and-strange-contest-season-15-round-4-poetry-23caa774ff76dest
@mydivathings,
I hear you. As father of a teenage daughter ... this line really spoke to me. :-) Nice job.
Quill.
Thank you :) I am glad you liked it!
This Poem was written by @ecoinstant and posted by me (his Mom) for him because he is camping
I'm not sure I got the line breaks right because he had to send it to me as a text because his phone doesn't work in the USA so he had to use my Husbands phone to send it down to me to post.
A Poem~
Fishing for whales is all about perspective,
If you are money hungry then let me be corrective
This sea is full of all different fish
Some loners, plus schools and coalish-
-tions, even the mighty papa-pepper is
just one of the most creative dolphins.
Bring your scuba gear cuz it could get deep,
You might want to stay down here after you meet
all of the unique individuals here on Steem;
Our crop of bloggers has some serious cream,
And its getting better everyday.
The sun is shining and our devs are making hay.
And content creators are perfecting their craft,
someone mentioned facebook and I just laughed.
Steem has opened my eyes and now I see:
Never, never ever post for FREE!
@snook,
I like it. Very positive and uplifting. The original poem I was working on was entitled, "Harpoons and a Carcass." I reluctantly decided to err on the side of diplomacy and changed focus. :-)
And, you will notice, this time ... no salty language!
BTW: You are uniquely qualified to weigh-in on something of a mystery (it has to do with 'paternity'). Did you ever, by chance, spend any time in Russia as a young woman? Check out my second-to-last post. :-)
Quill.
hi @ecoinstant write this poem and I was just posting it for him....... happy you liked it.
@snook,
You're right ... it says so right at the top where no one could miss it. And yet, I did. Tell Alex, good job.
Quill.
I'm just a little minnow
Swimmin' in this bed,
Some thorns they be a growin'
From my puny little head,
I see a whale a coming
He looks to be a humming,
Just swimming by us minnows
Oh look! He turned his head.
Ole' whale he be a chuggin'
Some wine he's now a drunken,
I'm just a little minnow
Some steem I'll gladly swallow,
To be a little bigger
With every little swigger,
I'm just a little minnow
Who wants to be much bigger.
Oh dear faady,
Whales are ready
They are gonna give you an upvote
Damn, where's your gold pot?
I smell, you are thirsty
But, my steem power is below sixty
I am called a minnow here
Finding a whale, somewhere
Steemit is a large sea
I am drowning, but whales don't see
Call me a freak but I am not weak
Oh dear whale, I am just bleak
I wrote
The thought
Whatever Floats in my mind's boat
So here, I submit my plea in whales' court
"My dear friend, Faady needs an upvote?
He will shine, All he needs is your support."
Yours truly
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Lol! That was Great and funny to read ! Thanks for dedicating me a poem 😁😁
Haha.. It was my pleasure.
hey man,can I use your picture to make a post on the same ?
Which picture? the one which is placed as a meme above?
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yup. If you allow then I will make a post about it.
That's Not my property! I guess you should ask mr. @papa-pepper
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Its ok man .. You are right.
Thanks Alot Sir @papa-pepper for nominating me as a Winner! This appreciation really means Alot to me 😊
Congrats man! Thanks for entering!
Free as a bird, I float, I’m a steemian in the ocean,
I see whales pass, I see dolphins, how to get their attention?
Drank some watermelon wine,
so I feel just fine,
Plaited my beard
Just a joke, so don’t be afeared.
Can I get a vote? UpVote?
Can you pick me up in your passing boat?
It’s getting dark and I think I saw
Reggae Shark!
LOL! There's a lot going on in that poem! Thanks!