Post by Master of Tacos on Oct 19, 2021 7:37:18 GMT -5
After a week of voting, with 11 votes for them, and 22 votes total, we have ourselves a winner for the October 2021 Poet Laureate Contest.
Join me in congratulating Liberdon on their victory with Sinking Ships, as well as commiserations to Aersoldorf (Am I Brave?), Margaux (Battle of Dawn), Valentian Elysium (On the Darkest Day), and Gonggong (Latter Day):
Sinking Ships
Bear the storm, proud anchor
And bear it well, for you have earned it
You were warned not to go
But you were blinded to your folly
Ignorance, they called it
When you boarded that sinking ship
Foolishness, they shouted out
But your ears were deaf to their noise
Ride out the waves, dear captain
As they attempt to swallow you whole
Hold your ground, though it be hard
For your heart has guided you this far
Courage, that is your true name
You stood, defiant, as you stand now
On the deck of broken dreams
Drowned, as they reign, triumphant
Now, we stare at the black coffin
How did you say goodbye?
Did you cling to the mast in fear?
Or jump from the bird’s nest?
Here, we build our own damned vessels,
So welcome us with glee, cadaver,
As we cast off in search of peace
And raise storms to calm our restless souls
The Poet Laureate contest will be back in February, so keep up the creativity, Islanders!
After a week of voting, with 11 votes for them, and 22 votes total, we have ourselves a winner for the October 2021 Poet Laureate Contest.
Join me in congratulating Liberdon on their victory with Sinking Ships, as well as commiserations to Aersoldorf (Am I Brave?), Margaux (Battle of Dawn), Valentian Elysium (On the Darkest Day), and Gonggong (Latter Day):
Sinking Ships
Bear the storm, proud anchor
And bear it well, for you have earned it
You were warned not to go
But you were blinded to your folly
Ignorance, they called it
When you boarded that sinking ship
Foolishness, they shouted out
But your ears were deaf to their noise
Ride out the waves, dear captain
As they attempt to swallow you whole
Hold your ground, though it be hard
For your heart has guided you this far
Courage, that is your true name
You stood, defiant, as you stand now
On the deck of broken dreams
Drowned, as they reign, triumphant
Now, we stare at the black coffin
How did you say goodbye?
Did you cling to the mast in fear?
Or jump from the bird’s nest?
Here, we build our own damned vessels,
So welcome us with glee, cadaver,
As we cast off in search of peace
And raise storms to calm our restless souls
The Poet Laureate contest will be back in February, so keep up the creativity, Islanders!
