Hello everyone. I know this probably isn't the right place to post this, but here it is. I'm re-introducing my idea of a contest...
So if it's OK with you guys, I want to start a poetry contest here in this forum for all you that are interested. The poems have to be about Halloween, have to be your own, and be creative or at least attempt to. Please try not to copy any existing poem, and it doesn't matter how long or short they are. Of course, not letter long. They could be haiku or limerick short, or any other style there is. Just that the theme has to be Halloween and your own as I mentioned before. All of the participants and/or readers can vote for the best, but only one vote. No duplicates. The poem that gets voted the best will receive recognition from all of us. That would be the prize, unless someone is willing to give something out. The start date of it would be on the 15th of October, 2007 until one or two days before Halloween. So there's a whole week for your minds to start working. So during this week all of you willing to participate can start your piece up.
If you guys are interested, or have questions or want to discuss any of this, please post them. I hope you think it's a good idea.

Did anyone read this??

Yes I did and I am waiting for someone else to start before I look like an idiot with my poem... lol xoxo

I will have to dig something out of my heart for this... it may take some time. I will try it though! Good luck to everyone.

I detest Halloween
It's a pain in my a*#
When all of those kids
Trample my grass

They're all much to fat
So why give them a treat?
Keep the little rats at home
Give them nothing to eat

By magprob

Lmao

So then, magprob, you could make up a poem about how much you hate Halloween... if you're interested. That is also accepted, they don't all have to favor it. Just speak your mind.

Well... am I in the contest or not? I mean, that is my submission. Although, I sense that you do not approve... being such a great artist and all.

I think you are our only winner so far... I tried, couldn't come up with squatttttttt!
Just you wait, there will be more... if you build it they will come... LMAO!

Ok, Ok, I agree, that poem was a bit on the negative side but you really laid no parameters but I understand. So, I just spent the last 2 hours writing this poem. Is this more to your liking?

Glen The Monster by magprob copyright 2007

Deep from the bowls of a churning, burning hell
Where a good man don't go and won't fare well
Came crawling a monster so vile and indescribably mean
It was all dressed up and ready for Halloween.

It had one green horn poking from out of Its head
It was dragging a carcass that smelled long dead
Its claws were crusted with filth and dried blood
And under Its toenails was unbelievable crud

As It ran past me screaming It snarled and swiped
I could tell that Its funky butt had never been wiped
Its fur was matted and slimy, stinking of disease
When It disappeared I could finally breath

Carefully I followed the stench to the small town below
What business could It have and where would It go?
Down along main street the odor did whirl
I quietly followed afraid I might hurl

Then again I spied It on the corner of main and third
It was squatting and eating the bones of a dead bird
When suddenly It jumped and like a flash It ran
Down through the ally knocking over a garbage can

I took a short cut around the block as fast as I could
Thinking to myself this may come to no good
I hid in the bushes watching as quiet as a mouse
That's when I saw It walk up to the house

Cautiously It approached and then knocked on the door
It stood there waiting, waiting for a minute or more
Then dear ole Miss Smith open up and did appear
That was the moment I froze in complete fear

Trick or Treat! It screeched at the top of its raspy voice
Miss Smith let out a laugh and said “take your choice”
It took the bowl and with one finger It stirred round
It stirred till finally Its favorite was found

It handed her the bowl, grunted and ran straight towards me
That 's when I finally could no longer hold my pee
Five paces from me it stopped and It sheepishly said
“Oh yummy Me love dem LemonHead!”

Holy Crap Mag...
I have to say you got talent... in poetry and music selection...

I think you are our only winner so far...I tried, couldn't come up with squatttttttt!!
Just you wait, there will be more...if you build it they will come...LMAO!!

I'm just trying to win me some Little Debbie Snack Cakes!:p Just kidding METERRE, don't get your panties in a wad.

I will be sure to put those in the bucket for trick or treaters... my faves are the dang oatmeal cookies... with the filling... or the Zebra cakes, or the brownings... Oh goodness...

This Halloween so reel
The moon shine so right
My dog lazy as a sheep
I never had to leave

WHAT...

This Halloween so reel
The moon shine so right
my dog lazy as a sheep
I never had to leave

WHAT....

Dude! I totally feel you!

OK, why aren't you people contributing to the Halloween Poem contest. You know, METERRE is coughing up a whole case of Little Debbie Snack Cakes for the first prize!
Come on folks, let's see what you got!

You are a pushy man aren't you? I practiced my mean look... how is this..

My blood has curdled.

I detest Halloween
It's a pain in my a*#
when all of those kids
trample my grass

They're all much to fat
so why give them a treat?
keep the little rats at home
give them nothing to eat

by magprob
O my God Magprob!. It's my bad... See(you must've noticed) I didn't see it was actually a poem. I must've been getting sleepy when I read it that I didn't notice it's a poem. I'm so sorry... and then I haven't been on for like two or three days. Just read it right now and realized it. So I'm sorry I made you feel dissapointed maybe, your poem is totally approved. Don't get me wrong... They can be against Halloween as well as for it. And again any style. Again I'm sorry. Honestly, don't know what I was thinking if it's so obvious.

But I got to say your other one is tons better. I don't think I can come up with something that good. So if I post something up, don't laugh at it... I'm really no artist.
So I got to remind you all that I posted this one week before the start of the real contest (you can post now if you're ready) to give everyone at least a week to come up with something. So on the 15th( this Monday) will be the official start of it. And I've decided it will end on the 29th of October. So it gives like two weeks for postings. Now on the 30th everyone is going to have to help pick out the best one. If that's OK with you guys of course.

My vote is for Magpie's second poem and I stand firm on that so please count this as my vote on Oct 29th. Although I do like the first one, that second one is a work of art. PMSL maggie.

Halloween is one of those holidays I don't understand. What other day of the year do we send our children out into the cold night, to traipse from door to door and beg strangers to give them candy? I think I am going to cook up some nice healthy brussel sprouts and give those out. Someone needs to be sensible and make sure the kids are eating right. Might as well be me. I sure hope they get disgruntled and TP my house. I am running low on my supply and I am getting tired of buying it at Walmarts. It would be nice to get a good supply of toilet paper that will last me the entire winter.

Thanks Ruby, by the way, how about a few chocolate covered brussel sprouts for us big kids!

Magprob I hope you forgave me already... by the way if that got you to come up with the other poem then I think it was pretty much worth it.

Forgive what? Nobody steals my power and yes, it prodded me into diving deep and swimming around in my pool of creative juices to come up with Glen The Funky Butt Monster! I thank you.

OK that's all good. Hope there will be more submissions.

Hello again everyone... Today is the official start of the poem contest... So if you'd like to start posting you can do it now... It'll go on until the 29th of October, 2007, so if you have something you want to share, please you're welcome to do so.

The crisp breeze cuts sharply
Into my cheeks, as I run
To each door for candy.

That's the best I can come up with. I was researching haiku and it's actually a lot harder than I previously had thought, so I used the easier, modern form. :D

The crisp breeze cuts sharply
into my cheeks, as I run
to each door for candy.

That's the best I can come up with. I was researching haiku and it's actually a lot harder than I previously had thought, so I used the easier, modern form. :D

Make a complete list of every word you want to use with the correct amount of syllables. Oh my! That would be tedious. That is to hard! You can steal my style if you like. It's called, Early American Illeterate.

I can't come up with anything yet... YET, I say... I may ask the kids for help... is that legal her METERRE??

I can't come up with anything yet....YET, I say...i may ask the kids for help...is that legal her METERRE???
So long as the result is mostly your own writing... but no one here will know anyway. But if they do help you, make sure to give them credit for that. By the way that poem reminds me of how my sister and I used to go trick or treating. It was usually cold and the breeze did cut through our cheeks.
And just to mention something, don't make it harder on yourselves, you don't have to make it a haiku or limerick, I just mentioned that it could be as short as those styles... but you can even make up your own style, no need to follow any. Just do whatever suits you best.

Make a complete list of every word you want to use with the correct amount of syllables. Oh my! That would be tedious. That is to hard! You can steal my style if you like. It's called, Early American Illeterate.

I know my format of haiku was easy, but real haiku is much more difficult. It doesn't use syllables, it uses moras, or something like that.

Check it out

Haiku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiaku)

I got a brain cramp just reading about it!

C'mon people lets get going!! Not really trying to hurry you up but this thread needs some poems...

c'mon... really?. no poems?. Seriously, has anyone got something to post yet?? Or did you guys forget??

Didn't forget I am just afraid nothing I do will compare to Mag... (she puts her head down in shame) :(

Don't worry whatever you come up with will be appreciated.

c'mon............really???........no poems????.......Seriously, has anyone got something to post yet??? Or did you guys forget???

No poems? We have 3 already. What, doesn't mine count?

So long as the end result is mostly your own writing....but no one here will know anyway. But if they do help you, make sure to give them credit for that. By the way that poem reminds me of how my sister and i used to go trick or treating. It was usually cold and the breeze did cut through our cheeks.
And just to mention something, don't make it harder on yourselves, you don't have to make it a haiku or limerick, i just mentioned that it could be as short as those styles...but you can even make up your own style, no need to follow any. Just do whatever suits you best.

Limericks? Did you say limericks? I love limericks so I wrote this one just for the heck of it.

There once was a morbidly obese chick from Aberdeen
Her most favorite day of the year was Halloween
She rolled down the street
Flattening everyone she did meet
While sucking their candy bags clean

Hold everything, I came up with one more.

There once was a young man named Larry
Who went trick or treating dressed as a fairy
He got his as* beat
Halfway down the street
Cause Larry, was just too damn scary!

Lmao!! lmao!!

No poems? We have 3 already. What, doesn't mine count?
I just meant: no more poems?? Of course yours counts. But I would like some more postings from other people too. It is a contest right??

When is the winner going to be announced?

I'm thinking on the 30th depending on the total of poems posted. If there's only a few it might be sooner.

So no more poems eh... well there's only four days left and so far we got less than 10 poems. Perhaps I should've known it wasn't that good of an idea.
Or should I be happy because judging will be very time-saving?

Oh, don't feel bad METTERRE. It was a good idea. People are not into poetry like they used to be. They would rather talk about themselves for hours and hours on end. So, enough about you, let's talk about me!
Seriously though, just scratch it. Call it a draw and move on. I have finally realized that I'm not going to win any Little Debbie Snack Cakes so I don't care any more.

Oh chit
I fell in a pit
Kids trick or treating
Walking and eating
Can't even here me in here
Somebody bring me a BEER
All dirty and wet
I feel like someone's lost pet
I just wanted to have some fun
But fun would be being with everyone
I am here all alone
I might end up just a big bone
Oh please save me
Before I have to pee
Is that a rope I see
Oh wait did you drop that down for me
Ooohhhh that came in handy...
Now give me all your CANDY!

Not everyone talks about themselves... MAGatory... Blah!
Meterre... I hope this works... if not, I will think of something better... I don't care about the debbie snacks, I only care about making you happy!

Thanks startover, for making me happy... cause you did. When I read your poem it really made me crack a big smile, then crack up. I thought it was humorous. But you know what... I don't care if we end up with less than ten poems, I'm not giving up... we still have to judge them, and announce the winner. So on the 30th there has to be a winner.
Well I came up last minute with a crappy poem myself, but at least I tried. I'm just not good at poems. But you guys are better than me, and that counts a lot.

This is what I could come up with... yeah I know it's not very good but I tried... I think it still needs something, perhaps a few more lines somewhere, or maybe some lines would fit better in a different place. I don't know you guys can tell me if you want.
PERFECT SCENE FOR HALLOWEEN
The shadows speak
As the floorboards creak
The silence yields a mutter
As the bats begin to flutter
The owl's stare, is somewhat keen
As he wonders what the mutters mean
The window cracks open and grabs your attention
As your heart beats fast, yet without intention
The ferocious lightning fills the room with light
As you shriek and yell, cause you're filled with fright
The woods, not far, sing with barks and howls
As you hope to hear the absence of growls
The hanging cobwebs adorn your hair
As the musty smell now fills the air
The sight of a figure passes your eye
As you think you hear, a ghostly voice cry
The hair on your neck is raising with fear
As you're thinking this night, is the worst of the year
The figure you've seen, you know is a ghost
As the thought creeps you out, to know who's your host
The ticking clock, seems to race really fast
As you feel every breath, might just be your last
The thing which you saw, has now disappeared
As you feel even so, the coast hasn't cleared
The clock hits 12, and your lantern's out
As your inner voice now urges to shout
The perfect night for the perfect scare
That leaves no room for a scream to spare
By METERRE

I love it meterre, scary... very scary...
Not crappy, beautifully written!

Well anyway thanks for trying to cheer me up though. I just barely saw the other day the post about scary stories or jokes or stuff. I think Clough had the better more attractive idea. I should've thought of that... anyway I think it's a great post and I really liked reading all the stories people posted.
I'd post something if I had anything but right now I rather just read, and stick to finishing this "contest."

I haven't checked clough's post out.
I think this was a lovely idea...

Well today the contest is officially over... at midnight. So if anyone(I feel like I'm talking to myself) is still interested in posting something, do so before midnight today. And then tomorrow I and/or someone else will choose the best posted poem.

Ok... we shall see... I kind of like watching you talk to yourself...
LOL... Just kidding, what are you talking about? You are never alone here... It is a PUBLIC forum sweet!

Ok....we shall see...I kinda like watching you talk to yourself...
LOL...Just kidding, what are you talking about? You are never alone here....It is a PUBLIC forum sweet!
Oh well thanks a lot but I'm not sure I'm too entertaining when I talk to myself... LOL. It is a public forum but it's just you and me in this thread. As far as actual responses. But don't worry I'm not crying or anything, it's OK I can't make people be interested in poems.

METERRE... I want to know who won... I don't think I can wait, the suspence is killing me!

Then what poem do you vote for?? Gimme an honest answer please.

I am going to tell you... but I need time to rewind and read through!

I have erased my poem twenty times. IT just sounds so stupid and cheesy.
YOU won this contest by a long shot METERRE.. I loved your poem. Although I still think Magprob's was good and he did work hard for those Little Debbie snack cakes!!

Post your dang poem... I bet M... wouldn't mind waiting... geeze Shattered... I like M's too but I just can't decide! I am glad you decided to be the WINNER PICKER cause it ain't in me to do it!

I am waiting for votes here... I surely will not vote for my poem... I can tell you this, you guys don't have to say you like my poem or that you vote for mine, if it is really magprob's that is the winner. I need some honest votes here. I personally think magprob's was an excellent poem, so I would choose that one.

I just need the last word from you guys.

I say Magatory can win... Only because of the nasty spunk, and that seems to get me every time...
I did so love everyone's poems... I would really like to wait if Shattered is going to add hers in though!

Ok as far as I'm concerned... drumroll... the winner is... Magprob!! Her poem about a monster has won this contest... therefore please give the recognition to him/her(sorry not sure) that it deserves... for the creative mind of Magprob!! Not only is the poem creative but funny. Thanks for supporting this contest and submitting your creations. It was sort of fun anyway even if not everyone was interested.

Glen The Monster by magprob copyright 2007

Deep from the bowls of a churning, burning hell
where a good man don't go and won't fare well
came crawling a monster so vile and indescribably mean
It was all dressed up and ready for Halloween.

It had one green horn poking from out of Its head
It was dragging a carcass that smelled long dead
Its claws were crusted with filth and dried blood
and under Its toenails was unbelievable crud

As It ran past me screaming It snarled and swiped
I could tell that Its funky butt had never been wiped
Its fur was matted and slimy, stinking of disease
when It disappeared I could finally breath

Carefully I followed the stench to the small town below
what business could It have and where would It go?
Down along main street the odor did whirl
I quietly followed afraid I might hurl

Then again I spied It on the corner of main and third
It was squatting and eating the bones of a dead bird
When suddenly It jumped and like a flash It ran
down thru the ally knocking over a garbage can

I took a short cut around the block as fast as I could
thinking to myself this may come to no good
I hid in the bushes watching as quiet as a mouse
That's when I saw It walk up to the house

Cautiously It approached and then knocked on the door
It stood there waiting, waiting for a minute or more
Then dear ole Miss Smith open up and did appear
That was the moment I froze in complete fear

Trick or Treat! It screeched at the top of its raspy voice
Miss Smith let out a laugh and said “take your choice”
It took the bowl and with one finger It stirred round
It stirred till finally Its favorite was found

It handed her the bowl, grunted and ran straight towards me
That 's when I finally could no longer hold my pee
Five paces from me it stopped and It sheepishly said
“Oh yummy Me love dem LemonHead!”

Why do people here think I'm a chick?
Do I write with a lisp or swish when I click?

Hummm... Click... Click... what rhymes with click? Hummm... tick? No... pick?. no... oh well! :)

Congrats to maggie... LMAO
You did do a fine job... Mag... more power to you!

Well, thank you, thank you very much. I'd like to thank my driver. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here tonight. I'd also like to thank my high school drama teach, Mz. Tartalingus for showing me the ropes. I'd like to thank my Army Drill Seargent for teaching me that life ain't fair, whether your right or not. I'd like to thank my stock broker for proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that crime really does pay. And last but not least, I'd like to thank my Mom, see Mom, all those specialist were wrong. I won! I'm going to Disneyland.

Well, thank you, thank you very much. I'd like to thank my driver. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here tonight. I'd also like to thank my high school drama teach, Mz. Tartalingus for showing me the ropes. I'd like to thank my Army Drill Seargent for teaching me that life ain't fair, whether your right or not. I'd like to thank my stock broker for proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that crime really does pay. And last but not least, I'd like to thank my Mom, see Mom, all those specialist were wrong. I won! I'm going to Disneyland. good job mag :-)

Surely you did deserve some recognition after all. I would've added more drama to the speech though,lol. Well I agree with xox... I think it'd be fun to do it every holiday. I really do wish there were actual prizes involved, perhaps that would've caught more attention.

Looking back at this, I can but laugh about it. I remember at once it wasn't what I had expected or had in mind, but it was fun anyway. I really do wish we could have given a little prize of some kind and maybe more people would have jumped in.
I miss this forum, it's been long since I dink around here like I used to.

Me too my friend.. me too. I miss those days. I know what you mean.