*opening temple doors*

"Silence, silence!"

*waiting for the murmuring to silence down*

I have herewith the honor to declare the opening of the first annual Valentine's Love Poetry contest! All scrollers are called upon to deliver a poem for judgement and scrutiny by the most noble umpire presiding this contest. We are honoured to announce that we have won over the most noble Seraphin to preside and judge here! She will judge the poems by both technical and content matters.

Okay, the rules are really simple:

• Write at least eight lines that make up each of your poem(s)
• Make an identifiable person the subject of your poem(s)
• Let the motto of your poem(s) be (with all artistic freedom) the love towards that subject/person
• Post the poem(s) you want to take part in that contest right here in this thread
• Deliver that(these) poem(s) here until the 11th of February, 11.59 P.M. That's the closing hour for the contest
  

Seraphin will thereafter decide upon traditional 1st, 2nd and 3rd placement. The winner will receive a special Sig to announce his/her triumph, 2nd and 3rd placed will receive the applause of the other scrollers!

Moreover we won't be too surprised to discover that there are some poems in fact dedicated to certain other scrollers!

*raising voice*

"So let the games begin!"

Alex

must these be newly created poetic offerings, or may we raid our archives?

Well, everything you need to know is written up either in my above post or on the scroll rules! Just let your bardish inspiration kick in! The rest is put at... author's discretion.

@'zoom:
Of course you may raid any given... archive, but if Sera by chance already knew that poem, that might give a small malus in the reating. I mean, come one, you got a week's time for it!

Alex

This is to reiterate the point that crude poetry will not be tolerated outside of Fight Club. Please follow all Scroll Rules if you participate in the poetry contest. Thanks.

~ Sara *Scroll Guardian*

The Shapes You Make

The universe makes
new shapes everyday,
the curve of an arm
the turn of a head
the way the light
glows from each shifting strand.

Your shapes fly
through air and time,
like gold on the wind
like a smile you'll never forget
like the patterns of your life
and the words they fit in.

The universe sends
unexpected friends,
who speak the same language
who come from different hemispheres
who use whimsy and wonder
and never forget to show they care.

**********************

Here is my entry. I don't know if you meant it to be here or in another thread.

ITS A LIE

The only light reflects off your eyes
Nothing else in this world matters
Just a touch of your hand, a kiss of your lips
It seems to help me get bye
until I realized Love is a lie.

The nights we had filled with passion
That always left me yearning for more
Just the beating of your heart, the sweetness of your breath
Its just to damn painful, to even try
because I know now, that love is a lie.

Sometimes I relvie those moments in my mind
I relive them in my heart as well
The love we shared together, the dreams we had with endless possibilities
It all ended in my hearts demise, a farewell, a goodbye

Its so plain to see, the Love is such a lie...

"i don't need no stinking rules..." humbly submitted to the gods...

ENCHANTING CHANTING

ONCE THERE WAS LURKING IN ANONYMITY
WITNESSING YOUR FUN AND GAMES
NOW THEY HAVE OUTED MY UBIQUITY
AND CHALLENGED ME TO POETIC PLANES

IN THIS SEASON OF OUR JOURNEY
MY VALENTINE AND I SHARE PAIN
SEARCHING FOR MEANING WHILE BURNING
ARE WE THE SOURCE OF THE FLAME?

MAY ST. VALENTINE'S BLESSINGS BIND
WITH ARROWS OF WHISPERS AND KISSES
BOTH OUR HEARTS AND OUR MINDS
AND GRANT BUDDHA'S WISHES

LAUGHTER
BALANCE
PEACE
LOVE

[ February 07, 2002, 03:56 PM: Message edited by: lesbianerector ]

Every Day

Our love is everyday
Like showering
Preparing meals
Grocery shopping together
Cleaning the house
Sweeping the path
Walking our dog
Making our bed

Special love
Our Sunday best love
Valentine romance
Unmaking our bed
Is for those moments
When we remember
All the everydays
We have shared

Argeaux 2002

Love To Hate

It's a sorrow that I feel for you
More than loathing
Scoring points
While the masses have stopped keeping count

Manufacturing a thousand injustices
That twist you
Skew your vision
So all around is dislocated dark

Your clamour rises above your reason
Craving adoration
Its persistance
Leaving you shunned and ignored by former compadres

I cannot bring myself to learn to love to hate
This miserable mess
Absorbing my energy
No, pity is all that you will get from me today

Argeaux 2002

according to this guy named Paul
love
isn't jealous
envious
selfish
haughty
rude
proud
boastful
irritable.
it doesn't
hold grudges
make demands
celebrate injustice
notice when it is wronged.

i peruse his checklist,
i itemize my faults,
and wonder.
have i loved?
if this is love,
am i not all that love isn't?
and if i have not truly known love,
what is this force
within me
that has so often ruled me?

i argue with gods
and demons alike,
and ponder.
have i loved?
if this is not love--
to bare my soul in honesty,
to share my life in intimacy,
to offer hope in recovery,
despite my failings--
then all i do know of love is you.

i wonder if Paul
was ever in love.

(the auto-format won't let me space this the way i want to...)

[ February 10, 2002, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: eyezoom ]

these don't all meet the requirements stated in the rules.. oh well!

Perspective

What do you see?
When you look
What do you feel?
When you close your eyes
Is it clear?
Easily defined
Am I?
What you see
Can it be?
If you like… love
Me?

3/9/00

bliss

i don’t want to leave these arms
this place of favor
the warmth that surrounds me
rivals the sun
remaining is all I could ask for

1/6/00

Small things

It’s silly I know
What small things can do
The ring of a phone
A few written words
Or a knock on the door

It’s funny I know
What all these can mean
The sound of a voice
A catch in the breath
And the touch of a hand

Search for the meaning in small things
The questions are within yourself
The answers are within another
Remember to look…

9/10/00

The One

there is an automatic need to reach out and touch…
to grasp the hand next to you,
lean upon the shoulder,
kiss the forehead,
trace the thigh,
fall into the body
and embrace the feeling
of the one you love

9/24/00

My Girl

How can I say I love her
Any other way
But straight forward and to the point
Except plainly
She is beautiful to me

another right brained effort for left brained pleasure

Love Sense

Love is what I see in your smile
Love is what I hear in your laughter
Love is what I smell in our kitchen
Love is what I taste in our passion
Love is what I touch in our hearts

Love is sovereign
Love is compliant
Love is invariably a dichotomy

Augh, okay, so I dusted off some old stuff and well, hey, this was in a darker day.

ILL ALWAYS BE WAITING

When the daylight has gone
And nighttime is about to begin
Another heart can be broken
When words of love are spoken
I can guide you when Im not there
You can feel my presence every where
Close your eyes and hold back the tears
Just remember Ill always be waiting.

I can help you stand alone
I can make your dreams come true
Dont think of the future or the past
Just let time go on at its own pace
The memories will always last
Pictures may fade
But those in our minds will always stay
Just remember Ill always be waiting.

True love is sometimes hard to find
But often sacrifices have to be made
Dont think leaving is going to change
The way I feel about you
If you ever feel torn apart
Between what you need and what you want
Search down deep into your heart
Just remember Ill always be waiting.

Gone without conviction
Theres no need for you to leave
Gone without decision
Theres no need for you to leave
When your heart tells you to stay
And your head tells you to move on
Just remember Ill always be waiting.

Does psychotic neurotic poetry count?!?!!

RANSOM

Youre holding me hostage
From the rest of the world
Its an obsession you call love.
Youre killing me inside
From the hurt you inflict upon me
Its a possession you call love.

Can I free myself
From your tight grasp
That you call lust.
Can I ease myself
From your watchful look
That you call trust.

What is the price I have to pay
To free myself
From the chains that bind me.
What is the way to get out
To get to the other side and away
From the place that you hide me.

Okay, so like I'm trying to fit everything I can before closing time...sue me!! lol!!

FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL

You came into my life from out of nowhere
Someone I can talk to, my deepest secrets I can share
You brighten my days just by knowing you are my friend
Someone who I will always be there for until the very end.

I know I cant always express how I feel with spoken word
But these lines I write here are for you
I know that sometimes feelings are not meant to he heard
But I know what is inside of me is true.

You sometimes feel that you are not worthy of goodness that happens
You just have to learn how to accept your fortunes when they come
You sometimes feel lost and are at your wits ends
You just have to hold on and not let your life become undone.

I will always be there for you to lend a helping hand
I will always try to help you understand
I will always protect you from the rain
I will always comfort you when youre in pain
I will wipe the tears that fall from your eyes
I will catch the stars for you that fall from the skies
I will be your shoulder to lean on in times of need
I will be there for you, indeed.

There may come the day
When we are not here but apart
You know I love you in a special way
You will always have a place in my heart.

I just want to say that I enjoyed reading all the poems in this contest. I think they were all great. I love to read all the different ways that people express a similar idea. I would have made comments to each one, but I thought I should wait untill after the contest was over.

Also, thanks to those of you that don't usually join in here!

Oh and Alex- what a cop out! You didn't enter? If you wanted really impartial judging you might have put together a pannel, but I don't think you had to exclude your own work.

[ February 12, 2002, 12:41 PM: Message edited by: Nanzar ]

I wanted to say that had the scrolls not outed my lurking, I would not have posted here. In my world of ironworkers we say, "Every now and then a blind hog finds an acorn". In other words the "Tom-foolery" was a good thing for me. I'm glad I was outed.

I'm learning that POSTING IN ALL CAPS means something which I didn't intend. I might add that my Valentine tells me Xena says, "Don't say your sorry, just improve". I'll try to improve.

Finally, it was great fun reading and posting in this thread.

Variable Star

Immortal kiss
without this

The night would never shine

So far away
from lovers' sway

even the moon refuses to trine

I'll make my wish
and promise you this

the only thing between us is time

Well, let's see how our "jury" judges on V-day!

Good luck to all contestants!

Alex

Thank you all for your entries. I'll be choosing winners over the next twenty four hours.

Just wanted to say that I enjoyed reading all of the poems posted in here...very creative ones, from all different sides of the subject of V Day.

I will however say that 'zoom's left an extra impression on me...for some reason, your speaking of Cor. 13 was very interesting to me, 'cause I could fully understand where you're coming from. The only thing I can figure is...that must be absolute perfect love -- we're only human afterall.

~Gabber