[Firkash]

Originally Posted by Arikana

Don't mind Ashy. She can be mean (in a joking way) at times. >_>

Ah okay.
I'll try to remember that.

Originally Posted by Azaranth

I really like Espy's poem. I don't have the patience for formatting poems into shapes though. I admire it for sure though. :3

I agree.
When I do have the patience it still don't come out right.

[Azaranth]

Yep... Writer problems. They lurk everywhere.

[Lawtan]

Anyone mind if I try the picture poetry as well? Well, I'm doing it anyway.

C
A P T A I N S
G
R
A
V
E
In the night I screamed,
as you were pale, Pained you slept
in gown of white, Waking, your
heart withered, sad, near gone,
Oh Captain, dear Captain, Who,
Was so my teacher, who gave,
Who listened and judged little,
From the fishing, to the lawn,
To the trips in a minivan, yet,
Never again was the world free
Captain, my Captain, you rest as the ash,
but alone, you are not – you were but the
first of many. Oh, Captain, I feel so old now. Another death,
means so little, even my own. My bretheren, my ancestors, my
furry companions, one by one suffer, oh suffer, and die. Days go,
my turn? Maybe not, maybe so. I don’t know much more. Oh, Oh,
my Captain, I am lost, and I have lost what speck of time I have, all
all without knowing where to go. oh captain, I feel it at last…captain

[Azaranth]

^_^ Oh Captain! My Captain! *stands on table*

[Lawtan]

Actually the last words I said to my grandfather...

[Azaranth]

That's very sad and sweet.

The poem is very beautiful. The shape adds to it too.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

See this light?
This light is me
Shining in your window, there.
Feel that breeze?
That breeze is me
Blowing whispers through your hair.
Hear that song?
That song is me
Our melody upon your ear.
Feel this breath?
This breath is me
My final kiss for us to share.

The nox theme seems to lend itself to somber poetry.

[Lawtan]

*shrugs* I originally thought it was scary stuff. (Realized differently later on...)

[Quiet Man Cometh]

It doesn't have to be anything particular, I don't think, just a poem.

Edited mine a bit because I wasn't too happy with it.

[Firkash]

Tis a new day correct?

I'll have to think up another poem..

[Quiet Man Cometh]

That it is, though depending on the time zone, I may already have a poem for today.

[Espy]

Hm. Going to post before it turns midnight EST...

I see now...
I wasn't wrong.
I did leave this mortal plane
So many years ago.

But...why am I still here?
That is...no, was...
A question that haunted me for the longest time.

But it's clear now.
You gave your all to save my soul
And though it wasn't enough to save my body
I've been here
I've been here all along.

Unbeknownst to everyone
Even you
Though I tried.

But why does that matter now?
It's my turn now
One purpose
One for the exchange of another.

The salvation of my savior
It is all I can do
So let me give what remains of me
To you.

[Virgil Marks]

Congratulations Espy on winning yesterday's poetry contest!

Congratulations Lawtan on winning today's poetry contest!

Remember to get your poems in, everyone!

[Lawtan]

~~~~~~~R~~~i~~~ s~~~e, O Ri~~~s e,
~~~~~~~~Tr em~~en~~do us ro~~ar,
~~~~~~~Tum ult uous thu~~~nder.
~~~~~~Siz~~zle,~~crac~~~~kle,
~~~~Devour and~~feed~~~~~~well.
~~~~Leap~~and~~grasp the wood.
~~~~WHICH~~~~~FOCUSED~REAVE
~~~~O~~~IN~~~~E~~~A~~~U S
~~~~OBSURED~~~ALONG~~~THE
~~~~D~~~SMOKE~R~~~E~~~S~P
*Too tired to make it long*

[Espy]

So, I think formatting works better if you choose the Courier font.

[Lawtan]

Nah...just not good at making words look the way I want them when I am half-asleep. The fact that the image was a 3D structure doesn't help...