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Welcome to Carousel's Butterfly Contest!
Table of Contents
1: You are here
2: About the Contest
3: Prizes
4: Entries
Carousel's next contest theme should be:
| HAHA POLL WHORE |    |
7.0% | [ 3 ] |
| Rain | |
41.9% | [ 18 ] |
| Poison | |
11.6% | [ 5 ] |
| Painting Prompts (I post several paintings that you can choose from to inspire poetry/prose) | |
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| Parrots | |
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| Sun | |
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| Dolls | |
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| Trees | |
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| Total Votes: | [ 43 ] | ||
Table of Contents
1: You are here
2: About the Contest
3: Prizes
4: Entries
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About the Contest
[Last edit: 4/12/2008]
Hello, hello! Welcome to my second writing contest! The theme this time around is Butterflies.
Your entry does not have to be about butterflies-- although I certainly wouldn't mind if it was-- but it does have to have butterflies in it at some point. This is very open for me: you could have a 10,000 word story and only mention butterflies once, in one scene, when a couple characters see and discuss them.
There is no entry fee.
There are two sections to enter: Poetry and Prose. You may submit one entry to either one or both, but no more than one to each section.
There is no word minimum or maximum for entries, but a two word poem probably won't make it too far in the judging. blaugh
Post your entries in the thread, if you don't mind. If you want to, it's alright to PM them to me.
The deadline for entries is Saturday, May 17.
[Last edit: 4/12/2008]
Hello, hello! Welcome to my second writing contest! The theme this time around is Butterflies.
Your entry does not have to be about butterflies-- although I certainly wouldn't mind if it was-- but it does have to have butterflies in it at some point. This is very open for me: you could have a 10,000 word story and only mention butterflies once, in one scene, when a couple characters see and discuss them.
There is no entry fee.
There are two sections to enter: Poetry and Prose. You may submit one entry to either one or both, but no more than one to each section.
There is no word minimum or maximum for entries, but a two word poem probably won't make it too far in the judging. blaugh
Post your entries in the thread, if you don't mind. If you want to, it's alright to PM them to me.
The deadline for entries is Saturday, May 17.
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Prizes
[Last edit: 5/22/2008]
Poetry
1st: The newest evolving item in the Cash shop at the time that prizes are awarded.
2nd: 5,000g
3rd: 2,500g
Honorable Mentions: 500g
Prose
1st: The newest evolving item in the Cash Shop at the time that prizes are awarded.
2nd: 5,000g
3rd: 2,500g
Honorable Mentions: 500g
[Last edit: 5/22/2008]
Poetry
1st: The newest evolving item in the Cash shop at the time that prizes are awarded.
2nd: 5,000g
3rd: 2,500g
Honorable Mentions: 500g
Prose
1st: The newest evolving item in the Cash Shop at the time that prizes are awarded.
2nd: 5,000g
3rd: 2,500g
Honorable Mentions: 500g
Poetry Results
There were so many good entries, I changed the prizes a bit. We had a tie for 3rd place and I added several Honorable Mentions, each of which will get 500g.
First place for Poetry is WishingBunny's lovely entry!
"Fly High"
Those wings of tinted glass
Whisk away
And dance in the wind
Those wings of tinted glass
Whisk away and dance in the wind
So blithely with every ounce of
Morals floundering in the wind--
Fly high
B u t t e r f l y.
Second place goes to Mika252!
AIDS Brand
Ugly
Short black hair, big dark eyes.
A petite body, a small mouth, a porcelain face.
A small body, a young age.
Such a vivacious little girl,
With a an irresistible smile.
But to others she is ugly,
Despite being a normal little girl.
She is not worthy of adoring looks,
Motherly doting,
Or a father’s protection.
She is ugly.
Monster
Is what the people whisper about her.
She’s infectious to the touch,
A spawn of evil.
Don’t be fooled by the appearance,
Don’t touch her,
Or risk damaging the family name.
It’s a matter of pride that she is branded,
A matter of society,
No matter how much she never asked to be born that way.
She is a monster.
Cocoon
Machines and tubes surround her.
People in white coats rush in and out of her room.
But she is slowly, slowly changing.
The pain in her body is slowly receding.
This physical body is but a shell,
A cocoon for her ultimate change for freedom.
And as that heart monitor slows down…
It’s almost over…almost over…
The little girl thinks frantically, feeling light,
It’s…over.
The flat line sounds the end of the metamorphosis.
Wings
Her body is lighter,
She has wings,
Wings of a bird,
Wings of a butterfly just born,
Wings to fly away.
Over the smoke and smog of Saigon she flies.
Over the roar of the motorcycle.
She goes to a place beyond the words of “monster” that brand her.
She goes beyond the dark room she was imprisoned in.
She is no longer a devil’s spawn,
But she is pure, as pure as any little girl is.
She flies to a place of joy founded only after life,
A place where no one knows the word that brands...
Third place goes to A Fading Image and Sennen No Yuki!
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Curiosity killed the cat,
But satisfaction brought it back.
There's eight lives left,
Now let's keep track.
The cat goes off,
Curious as can be.
He ventures forth,
What will he see?
Curious now,
Of what love is.
He dives on in,
It should be his.
A deafening yowl,
It's pierced his heart.
One more life,
Ripped off the chart.
Another down,
Seven are left.
His heart the victim,
Of violent theft.
His heart once flew free,
It soared through the sky.
It used to be pretty,
A young butterfly.
Now the cat is more cautious,
His heart is held back.
But he is yet still curious,
And he follows the track.
He ponders now,
Should he stand up and fight?
He's always been silent,
Ignored what was right.
So kitty stands tall,
And voices aloud.
Heads turn and face him,
He's angered the crowd.
They all beat him down,
He's now fully broken.
And another lost life,
Is his "victory" token.
So he's lost yet another,
And he only has six.
But curiosity's addicting,
One of his awkward ticks.
He was very intelligent,
And still remained hip.
But then he adventured,
And tried the cat n**.
He wanted to know,
And he found out quite soon,
That all of the drugs,
Could not be a boon.
Now there goes his brain,
His life falters too.
He's ruined again,
Now what to do.
Just go with the fifth,
And find what's in store.
Try something new,
And don't be a bore.
He finds the wrong cats,
And now is their sheep.
He does what they say,
Without even a peep.
They teach him of crime,
He gets deep in the plot.
He murders and steals,
And now he gets shot.
Curiosity satisfied,
He knows something new.
He's been pretty stupid,
This much is true.
It's now his fourth life,
This one he will save.
So many went down,
So much life he just gave.
He now remains cautious,
And doesn't quite try.
He peeks over his shoulder,
Afraid he might die.
Poor little kitty,
He's been so carefree.
A little too reckless,
And now where is he?
There is a lesson,
But not to live lame.
Curiosity can be good,
As long as sense is your game.
As long as you're smart,
You still should have fun.
Just don't waste your life,
Humans only have one.
Our Honorable Mentions of the Poetry half of this contest go to Houkito, Argent Tirer, and MustangDragon.
That Beautiful Thing
That thing
That bug
The way it wriggles
The way it crawls
So pitiful
So ugly
It will die anyway
That shape
That color
It's hanging from a tree
Outside my window
I leave it be
It will die anyway
That flutter
That gust
It flies from its home
I feel a little sad
Something so beautiful
Will die anyway
First place for Poetry is WishingBunny's lovely entry!
WishingBunny
"Fly High"
Those wings of tinted glass
- Amber,
Orange,
Sienna,
Cerise,
Whisk away
- Dazzling,
Spinning,
Whizzing,
Whirling
And dance in the wind
- Waltzes,
Sashays,
Freestyle,
Frolics
Those wings of tinted glass
Whisk away and dance in the wind
So blithely with every ounce of
Morals floundering in the wind--
Fly high
B u t t e r f l y.
Second place goes to Mika252!
Mika252
AIDS Brand
Ugly
Short black hair, big dark eyes.
A petite body, a small mouth, a porcelain face.
A small body, a young age.
Such a vivacious little girl,
With a an irresistible smile.
But to others she is ugly,
Despite being a normal little girl.
She is not worthy of adoring looks,
Motherly doting,
Or a father’s protection.
She is ugly.
Monster
Is what the people whisper about her.
She’s infectious to the touch,
A spawn of evil.
Don’t be fooled by the appearance,
Don’t touch her,
Or risk damaging the family name.
It’s a matter of pride that she is branded,
A matter of society,
No matter how much she never asked to be born that way.
She is a monster.
Cocoon
Machines and tubes surround her.
People in white coats rush in and out of her room.
But she is slowly, slowly changing.
The pain in her body is slowly receding.
This physical body is but a shell,
A cocoon for her ultimate change for freedom.
And as that heart monitor slows down…
It’s almost over…almost over…
The little girl thinks frantically, feeling light,
It’s…over.
The flat line sounds the end of the metamorphosis.
Wings
Her body is lighter,
She has wings,
Wings of a bird,
Wings of a butterfly just born,
Wings to fly away.
Over the smoke and smog of Saigon she flies.
Over the roar of the motorcycle.
She goes to a place beyond the words of “monster” that brand her.
She goes beyond the dark room she was imprisoned in.
She is no longer a devil’s spawn,
But she is pure, as pure as any little girl is.
She flies to a place of joy founded only after life,
A place where no one knows the word that brands...
Third place goes to A Fading Image and Sennen No Yuki!
A Fading Image
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Curiosity killed the cat,
But satisfaction brought it back.
There's eight lives left,
Now let's keep track.
The cat goes off,
Curious as can be.
He ventures forth,
What will he see?
Curious now,
Of what love is.
He dives on in,
It should be his.
A deafening yowl,
It's pierced his heart.
One more life,
Ripped off the chart.
Another down,
Seven are left.
His heart the victim,
Of violent theft.
His heart once flew free,
It soared through the sky.
It used to be pretty,
A young butterfly.
Now the cat is more cautious,
His heart is held back.
But he is yet still curious,
And he follows the track.
He ponders now,
Should he stand up and fight?
He's always been silent,
Ignored what was right.
So kitty stands tall,
And voices aloud.
Heads turn and face him,
He's angered the crowd.
They all beat him down,
He's now fully broken.
And another lost life,
Is his "victory" token.
So he's lost yet another,
And he only has six.
But curiosity's addicting,
One of his awkward ticks.
He was very intelligent,
And still remained hip.
But then he adventured,
And tried the cat n**.
He wanted to know,
And he found out quite soon,
That all of the drugs,
Could not be a boon.
Now there goes his brain,
His life falters too.
He's ruined again,
Now what to do.
Just go with the fifth,
And find what's in store.
Try something new,
And don't be a bore.
He finds the wrong cats,
And now is their sheep.
He does what they say,
Without even a peep.
They teach him of crime,
He gets deep in the plot.
He murders and steals,
And now he gets shot.
Curiosity satisfied,
He knows something new.
He's been pretty stupid,
This much is true.
It's now his fourth life,
This one he will save.
So many went down,
So much life he just gave.
He now remains cautious,
And doesn't quite try.
He peeks over his shoulder,
Afraid he might die.
Poor little kitty,
He's been so carefree.
A little too reckless,
And now where is he?
There is a lesson,
But not to live lame.
Curiosity can be good,
As long as sense is your game.
As long as you're smart,
You still should have fun.
Just don't waste your life,
Humans only have one.
Sennen No Yuki
Life Lives To Dreams End
Discreet tremble of the air;
sweetness of a sword sharp and fair.
The soft whisper of paper-thin blades,
coming alive as rugged armor fades.
A splash of twilight
with a kiss of midnight.
Kaleidoscope of colors, hypnotizing the mind;
spiral of ribbons dancing through the wind.
A subtle temptation across wind-blown cheeks,
a formless treasure disillusions seek.
Colors fade into rainbows so tragic,
filling widened eyes with illusions of magic.
Laughter of adolescence, a golden cage;
before the hidden beauty of turbulent age.
The world explodes into a brilliant sunrise,
ambitious eyes swallowing boundless skies.
Shoot into the blue with twisted directions;
gingerly fluttering, but forgetting inhibitions.
Roam free with dreams of tomorrow,
before wings are drowned by truths of sorrow.
Discreet tremble of the air;
sweetness of a sword sharp and fair.
The soft whisper of paper-thin blades,
coming alive as rugged armor fades.
A splash of twilight
with a kiss of midnight.
Kaleidoscope of colors, hypnotizing the mind;
spiral of ribbons dancing through the wind.
A subtle temptation across wind-blown cheeks,
a formless treasure disillusions seek.
Colors fade into rainbows so tragic,
filling widened eyes with illusions of magic.
Laughter of adolescence, a golden cage;
before the hidden beauty of turbulent age.
The world explodes into a brilliant sunrise,
ambitious eyes swallowing boundless skies.
Shoot into the blue with twisted directions;
gingerly fluttering, but forgetting inhibitions.
Roam free with dreams of tomorrow,
before wings are drowned by truths of sorrow.
Our Honorable Mentions of the Poetry half of this contest go to Houkito, Argent Tirer, and MustangDragon.
Houkito
That Beautiful Thing
That thing
That bug
The way it wriggles
The way it crawls
So pitiful
So ugly
It will die anyway
That shape
That color
It's hanging from a tree
Outside my window
I leave it be
It will die anyway
That flutter
That gust
It flies from its home
I feel a little sad
Something so beautiful
Will die anyway
Argent Tirer
Cocoon Prison
Hanging from the eaves
And the leaves in the trees
Waiting with anticipation
For the time to come
For the bell to ring
Singling the release
Waiting for the time
When finally I shall
Break free of
My cocoon prison
Hanging from the eaves
And the leaves in the trees
Waiting with anticipation
For the time to come
For the bell to ring
Singling the release
Waiting for the time
When finally I shall
Break free of
My cocoon prison
MustangDragon
A Remnant of Beauty
I love the way they dip in flight,
Zig-zag as they head for wherever
It is that butterflies need to go.
He loves them too, stares at them forever
As he crouches in the grass, eyes large,
Tail trembling. Oh, you can see his desire.
His glance darts from one to another,
Until finally one of them sets him on fire.
Up he springs, gives a mighty leap
And snatches the beauty out of the sky.
Poor butterfly, now food for my cat,
A canape, a little snack, and I give a sigh.
Beautiful creature, come to such an end!
My cat turns and looking smug, trots my way.
He's got an extra whisker, not white like his others.
It's an antenna, all that remains of his beautiful prey.
I love the way they dip in flight,
Zig-zag as they head for wherever
It is that butterflies need to go.
He loves them too, stares at them forever
As he crouches in the grass, eyes large,
Tail trembling. Oh, you can see his desire.
His glance darts from one to another,
Until finally one of them sets him on fire.
Up he springs, gives a mighty leap
And snatches the beauty out of the sky.
Poor butterfly, now food for my cat,
A canape, a little snack, and I give a sigh.
Beautiful creature, come to such an end!
My cat turns and looking smug, trots my way.
He's got an extra whisker, not white like his others.
It's an antenna, all that remains of his beautiful prey.
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Entries
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Poetry
1 _insert witty theme here_ [page 2] whee
2 Houkito [page 1] whee
3 akwila [page 1] whee
4 MyMeteora81 [page 1] whee
5 warewolfalchemist [page 2] whee
6 xxFadedxMemoryxx [page 2] whee
7 jsd173 sweatdrop
8 Downs-of-the-Soul [page 3] whee
9 LucyXNightmare [page 3] whee
10 MustangDragon [page 4] whee
11 Slowly Falling Away [page 4] whee
12 dark-flre alchemist [page 5] whee
13 milzyPENGU [page 5] whee
14 MinorHeaven [page 6] whee
15 BloodlessSoulWolf [PM] whee
16 Sennen no Yuki [page 8] whee
17 RI4LL3 [page 8] whee
18 nekobutterfly [page 8] whee
19 Evelyn w h o [page 9] whee
20 noMintheletterI [page 10] whee
21 Rains On Friday [page 10] whee
22 vegetablarianism [page 10] whee
23 A Fading Image [page 11] whee
24 Argent Tirer [page 10] whee
25 WishingBunny [page 11] whee
26 Mika252 [page 11] whee
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28
29
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Prose
1 naruto_RP_girl [page 1] whee
2 FriendofFoes [page 1] whee
3 Iconic Liberation [PM] whee
4 b u r s t OF o r a n g e sweatdrop
5 WolfMaidenTwilight [page 4] whee
6 Meepels [page 8] whee
7 jsd173 sweatdrop
8 s a d i s t cupcake sweatdrop
9 Lucky_Puppy [page 3] whee
10 preseac [page 4] whee
11 Kisa Tsuki sweatdrop
12 sometimes broken [page 4] whee
13 X-Icky_Thump-Xx [page 5] whee
14 Sophist [page 6] whee
15 Mika252 [page 6] whee
16 Sennen no Yuki sweatdrop
17 Tenterhooks [page 8] whee
18 Pretty Lettuce [page 8] whee
19 Mia Kasuma sweatdrop
20 Anushax [page 9] whee
21 zhangyefei [page 9] whee
22 DaBonster [page 10] whee
23 Jasper Riddle [page 10] whee
24 Adara Wolfe sweatdrop
25 vegetablarianism [page 10] whee
26 Lyana_Hoo [page 11] whee
27 Symphonica [page 12] whee
28 Snowing~Star [page 11] whee
29 WishingBunny [page 11] whee
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Entry Promised: sweatdrop
Entry Submitted: whee
[Last edit: 5/20/2008]
Poetry
1 _insert witty theme here_ [page 2] whee
2 Houkito [page 1] whee
3 akwila [page 1] whee
4 MyMeteora81 [page 1] whee
5 warewolfalchemist [page 2] whee
6 xxFadedxMemoryxx [page 2] whee
7 jsd173 sweatdrop
8 Downs-of-the-Soul [page 3] whee
9 LucyXNightmare [page 3] whee
10 MustangDragon [page 4] whee
11 Slowly Falling Away [page 4] whee
12 dark-flre alchemist [page 5] whee
13 milzyPENGU [page 5] whee
14 MinorHeaven [page 6] whee
15 BloodlessSoulWolf [PM] whee
16 Sennen no Yuki [page 8] whee
17 RI4LL3 [page 8] whee
18 nekobutterfly [page 8] whee
19 Evelyn w h o [page 9] whee
20 noMintheletterI [page 10] whee
21 Rains On Friday [page 10] whee
22 vegetablarianism [page 10] whee
23 A Fading Image [page 11] whee
24 Argent Tirer [page 10] whee
25 WishingBunny [page 11] whee
26 Mika252 [page 11] whee
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28
29
30
Prose
1 naruto_RP_girl [page 1] whee
2 FriendofFoes [page 1] whee
3 Iconic Liberation [PM] whee
4 b u r s t OF o r a n g e sweatdrop
5 WolfMaidenTwilight [page 4] whee
6 Meepels [page 8] whee
7 jsd173 sweatdrop
8 s a d i s t cupcake sweatdrop
9 Lucky_Puppy [page 3] whee
10 preseac [page 4] whee
11 Kisa Tsuki sweatdrop
12 sometimes broken [page 4] whee
13 X-Icky_Thump-Xx [page 5] whee
14 Sophist [page 6] whee
15 Mika252 [page 6] whee
16 Sennen no Yuki sweatdrop
17 Tenterhooks [page 8] whee
18 Pretty Lettuce [page 8] whee
19 Mia Kasuma sweatdrop
20 Anushax [page 9] whee
21 zhangyefei [page 9] whee
22 DaBonster [page 10] whee
23 Jasper Riddle [page 10] whee
24 Adara Wolfe sweatdrop
25 vegetablarianism [page 10] whee
26 Lyana_Hoo [page 11] whee
27 Symphonica [page 12] whee
28 Snowing~Star [page 11] whee
29 WishingBunny [page 11] whee
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Entry Promised: sweatdrop
Entry Submitted: whee
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