Welcome to the new LDW poetry contest!

With all of the interest in the Fan Fiction Forums, we thought it would be fun to have another writing contest - actually - two contests in one!!!

The contest will feature two types of poetry - Haiku and Tanka (see description and examples below). Beginning today - March 3, 2008 - and closing April 3, 2008, midnight PDT, enter your own original LDW inspired poetry to win special brag tags (titles) and t-shirts!

When the contest closes, selected poems will be placed into a poll, and the forumers (you! Yes you!) will vote for their favorite Haiku and their favorite Tanka. Voting will be open until April 10, 2008, midnight PDT, when winners will be announced.

You may enter multiple poems of each type, but only your best Haiku and your best Tanka will be entered in the final contest.

***Spoilers must be CLEARLY marked***

Description:

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. In English, it is traditionally written with a syllabic pattern of 5-7-5.

Tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. In English, it is traditionally written with a syllabic pattern of 5-7-5-7-7

Examples:

Haiku -

Haiku and Tanka (5)
poetry that's short and sweet (7)
write, enter, and win (5)

Tanka -

A contest of words (5)
Poems about LDW (7)
Villagers, plants, fish (5)
Win! Get brag tags and t-shirts (7)
Enter now! Forumers vote! (7)


**No soliciting (begging, lobbying, bribing, etc) for votes -
violators may render themselves ineligible for prizes**

I love writing Haiku's lemme give this a try. Oh, is there a prize for winning? If not, that's fine:

#1:

Shores of Isola,
Villagers have settled there,
We help them survive.

#2
Time to go to school,
First it's time to plant some plants,
Hopefully they'll live.

#3
Carla and Arthur,
They work hard all day and night,
Making awesome games.

My personal favorite #4
Farmers, builders, more!
Who else is there on the shore,
Villagers galore!

#5
Water all your plants,
Don't forget to check your tribe,
Also feed your fish.

#6
Look the fire's out,
Quick go to the pile of wood,
Don't forget the grass.

#7
Whoa it's time to go,
First I better plant some seeds,
Hopefully they'll grow.

#8
Start with just a seed,
Water it and feed it to,
That's what it will need.

I'll do some more later.

I Can not wait for
VV3,It will be fun
Just you wait and see!

Wow Bravo to the both Jazzo and Berry!!

I'd not be able to do that but I like!

It’s all in the Hand
It directs the villagers
And keeps them happy

Ode to Lapis, (My late beloved villager, a master at each skill) I wrote this in school

Lapis you're the best,
Hardest worker no contest,
In peace you shall rest

*teardrop falls*

Oh! Even in shcool you write some Haikus! nothing can stop you!!
This Ode to Lapis is very good!!

Good poems. I don't think I much good at poetry though but I will gave it a try.

The happy little virtural villagers.
Fish and harvest crops all day long.
See them run and jump.

That's good Ann, but the lines have to be 5, 7, 5, syllables, not words. But other than that it's a good poem.

Anyone can participate in this laurence... don't sell yourself short!