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My Greetings To You!

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The theme for Steemit Poetry Contest #8 - Illusions

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About Prizes:

Attention! Due to the fact that SteemDollar is really high! Since Steemit Poetry Contest #8 I reduced prizes but, as a result, I increased the number of prize places. That, in the beginning, was First Place with 15SD ~ 15USD, now 7SD ~ 70 USD. Of course get first place and 150 USD (15SD) very nice :) But good... no... EXCELLENT poems more and more and it's hard for me to leave them authors without encouragement. So I decided that it would be more correct! Now there are seven prizes! And even the seventh place with the prize of 1 SBD, it's more than last place with 5 SBD (in USD) on start... In any case, feel free to write your opinion about it!

First Place - 7 SBD

Second Place - 6 SBD

Third Place - 5 SBD

Fourth Place - 4 SBD

Fifth Place - 3 SBD

Sixth Place - 2 SBD

Seventh Place - 1 SBD

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Entries will be accepted within five days from the date of publication of an announcement!

Deadline - December 17 12:30 AM UTC

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The winners of the Steemit Poetry Contest #7

1st Place - "Home" by @moeknows I really felt it! It's so simple, without special "cunning" metaphors... but the expression, feelings! Bravo!

I wrote a verse so terse

It disbursed my soul

I sneer, jeer and curse

Wherever I go

I growl when I talk

And I carry a scowl

Attack ears like a hawk

With words so foul

I'm in a terrible mood

Crude down to the bone

Counting the days

till I return home

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2nd Place - "Over the Ridge" by @csbegu The opposite case - a lot of metaphors! I'm just sure that my mediocre knowledge of English will not let me fully realize all the beauty of this poem... I re-read it many times - goosebumps every time! Very beautiful!

Over the ridge there are lions,

Over the ridge there are warriors of old,

Over the ridge there are waterfalls crying,

And the mountains of water are flowing with gold.

Over the ridge there are cowherds,

Over the ridge there are maidens in sight,

Over the ridge there are leaves never-dying,

And the forests are glowing with chants of delight.

Over the ridge there is memory,

Over the ridge there’s a mother in wait,

Over the ridge there’s no danger of treachery,

And the old man is crying for his soon joyful fate.

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3rd Place - "What is home?" by @calluna "Home is comfy clothing and no need to wear a bra" - After reading this line, I smiled... girls are such girls :) Seriously, from this poem warmth breathe!

Home is a dog that loves you, waiting at the door

Home is flopping on the sofa, not doing any more

Home is the person, who accepts you are you are

Home is comfy clothing and no need to wear a bra

Home is a smile, a waiting cup of tea

Home is a flicking hearth, and smoking chimney

Home is a hiding place, on the very worst day

Home is a hug, the promise that you'll be ok

Home is not a place, made from bricks or stone

Home is not a thing, that you can build or own

Home is a feeling, something we can share

Home is waiting, it will always be there

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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!

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I wish everyone good luck and creativity!

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Let's make STEEMIT more interesting and varied together!

Sincerely, Terry Craft.