November Challenge Winner


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The winner of the November Challenge is:

Real Boy by ginger_bits.

Congratulations!

The December Challenge is posted here. Your themes this month are "free verse," "Naraku," and "happily ever after".

To vote, please respond to this screened post with the letter of your 1st Place choice poem. Vote for ONLY ONE.

Voting Deadline: Tuesday, December 4th, 11:59 PM

New Voting Deadline: Saturday, December 8th, 11:59 PM

A) Double Standard

B) Upon a Grassy Hill

C) Real Boy

D) Best-Laid Plans

Title: Best-Laid Plans
Author: Ginger Bits
Genre: Terza Rima
Meter: Iambic Pentameter
Rating: K
Character: Sesshomaru
Summary: He resents.

Resenting every decade this had cost,
Sesshomaru considered with a frown
The jagged stretch of rocks that must be crossed
To reach his goal. Distracted by the crown
Of wheeling birds with empty eyes, he reached
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Title: Real Boy
Author: Ginger Bits
Gernre: Acrostic
Meter: Iambic Tetrameter
Rating: K
Character: Kohaku
Summary: He survives.

Real Boy

Mislaid by death, you linger on,
Almost against your will-a toy
Repaired, a puppet with new strings,
Ill-suited to the wicked schemes
Of evil’s puppet-master. Twist
Neglect into advantage; plot
Escape and cut your ties. ( Read more... )

Title: Upon A Grassy Hill
Genre: Romance/Terza rima
Author: batmanswiss
A/N: I've tried to get the ljcut to work for two days, but I can't seem to get it right.  :( So, hopefully I'll be ok posting it like this?

( Upon A Grassy Hill )

Title: Double Standard
Author: Ginger Bits
Genre: Limerick
Rating: K
Characters: Kikyou and Kohaku
Summary: A tale of two revenants.

Double Standard

Few took sides with the miko synthetic,
With her plots and her lifestyle ascetic.
Fangirls breathed relieved sighs
At her every demise-
When she died, it was justice poetic.

Many hearts felt a pang sympathetic
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Your challenge is to write a poem based on one (or more) of the following themes.

Stylistic Theme:

Terza rima

Character/Pairing Theme:

Kohaku
You may write Kohaku singly or pair him with anyone you wish.

Word Theme:

Struggle

You may interpret "struggle" any way you wish.

Guidelines:

*You may enter as many times as you want.  You may utilize the themes more ( Read more... )