To enter, you have to submit a name and describe their naming dream. The dream can be in any format - a short story, a poem, a photo, a drawing, anything you want. There is one rule this time: no haikus. I already did a haiku giveaway once, so we don't want anymore submissions in that format.
You can enter for all of the does, but each doe must have a unique entry. A single user can enter for all 3, if they want to, but will only win one. You can edit your entries up until the contest closes - please make sure you're happy with the name(s) you've chosen! The two boys in the clutch are named Sins and Wonders and Heat Whispers. There is no naming theme. Corn and I will be judging the contest together.
Enter with the following code:
[size=12][b]I'm entering for:[/b]Doe 2 / Doe 3 / Doe 5[/size] [spoiler][b]Kin name:[/b] [b]Naming Dream:[/b][/spoiler]
Please double check your entries to make sure they are for the correct doe!
Winners receive the kin (obviously!) and get the watercolor tag mailed to them. Tags will have the name written on the back and will be heat laminated before they're mailed, and we'll post for certs as soon as the contest is over!
Please PM space crawfish (that's me!) with a mailing address when the winners are announced! If you don't have an address you're comfortable with giving out or don't have secure mail, I'll be happy to hold the tag for you. The tags will be coming from the eastern US, so please let me know if there's customs forms or specific declarations that need to be on the package so they arrive safely.
These cards are similar to last year's giveaway clutch. They're all 2 3/8" x 4 3/4" (6cm x 12cm) on cut watercolor paper with decorative punched corners. They're a mix of black ink, W&N watercolor, and white gouache. The heat laminator seals the cards completely so you won't have to worry about fingerprints or spilled drinks damaging them. All the cards will have the names painted on the back before they're laminated.
Contest ends June 19th at 10pm EST! Good luck everyone!
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:05 pm
Doe 2: 28 Entries
Shaddaling
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Rain Catcher Naming Dream: Sands glow from heat, dazzling, shimmering, risen in caresses that stroke They beg for the rain, the sand is sizzling, quench the parch land Quench the thirst, save them, break the clouds, catch the rain
Yushika
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Corruption Naming Dream: Soft, hopeful, bright The chance of her love is enough to spur him on He does deeds he swore never to do While she swears it's for the best Every breath she gives reeks of taint She's the essence of corruption And he's too weak to escape.
Maxx D
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Three Part Harmony Naming Dream: First came her mother then came her father then came herself in three part harmony
Owlsomniac
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Shoot the Breeze Naming Dream: She is alert and listening as you speak and her eyes hold the placid calm of one who enjoys the conversation and doesn't care where it goes. Like the wild desert wind, her spirit is free; tethered to nothing, and no one. It reflects in her talks. Wild tales and simple gossip alike, it's all the same to her in the end. The simple, carefree, sharing of words between two kin who have nothing else to do and care not for the press of the world around them. Wide open spaces and lolling phrases that draw a laugh or a nod of understanding and appraisal; this is true freedom. This is happiness.
Tiarana
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Wilderness Naming Dream: She stood on the edge of a high mountain and gazed around her. An endless valley spread before her, rimmed with foothills. In all directions she saw deep and ancient forests. The wind howled down the mountain, and she howled with it, casting her voice far over the vast wilderness.
Kanthulhu
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Desert Rain Naming Dream: Sand and desert everywhere, with dry and stale air, warm, slightly comforting, yet no water in sight clouds begin to form in the air, minutes or hours she looks above as droplets trickle on her face, eyes closing in delight rain returning down again, returning life below desert rain, a scarce but welcome occurrence
Jynk
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Blessed With A Wilder Mind Naming Dream: Running free and untamed, this doe was Blessed With A Wilder Mind. No one can control her.
Scaramouche Fandango
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name:Sandstone Naming Dream:Grit between the teeth, gritted teeth, whirling sand- endless storms, rage rage rage, hold on- kiss the ground- not enough, never enough. Hooves dug in, no no no no not now; hide in tatters, fur ripped by the wind; dissolve, dissipate, disappear. Deserted desert, couldn't hold on.
Only the bones are left, bones and rock. All is gone. Tiny grains cling to bone, time and heat and rough sandstone.
Sullivan
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Older Still Naming Dream: Old are the partcles of wind blown sand, haunted by rains they once knew... Old are the rocks that shaped this land, bones of the earth tangled askew... Old are the legends long since untold... Older Still the soul that reclaims its hold...
Blinded By Silence
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Desert Diamond Naming Dream:Once rough and misshapen, she is now perfect, molded by the millions of tiny fingers held in the sand.
Jun D
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Eyes on Stars Naming Dream:
Seek one, seek one: one then the other, then another - too far!
Run on, run on: run on forever with your eyes on stars.
Ovarian Paint
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Desert Rose Naming Dream: They whispered about her Made rude comments, so easy for them to break her down What an odd little doe, do you see her tail? So easy to judge She tucked away, in her little garden Tending her roses, whispering away her pains One little bud, called to her tending the most She tended to it carefully, protecting it the most She did this for so long, while others continued to give her cause to grow thorn bushes She kept this one little bud, waiting so carefully for it to bloom "Come now my little friend, show me the beauty within.." She'd whisper Until one day, it unfrilled its beautiful petals "My little rose!" She exclaimed "What a beautiful desert rose..." She paused.."Desert Rose..I like it." She said, accepting this as her name, something that can grow in the harshest places, surrounded by thorns..and still be so beautiful. Much like herself..A Desert Rose.
Lural
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Fire in the Sky Naming Dream:
What am I?
It was the first conscious thought in an open sea of blackness. There was nothing to be seen, nothing to be felt, just darkness.
Where am I?
But who knew? And then, in the distance, a pinpoint of light. Soon, there was a second, and a third. Before long, there were several dots of light, both near and far, surrounding the consciousness. Was it a point of light too? No. There was a heat building inside, and suddenly a blaze of color. The consciousness was suddenly streaking through the sky, ribbons of light dancing behind like the fast moving wild fires on the ground. This was who it was... This was who SHE was. She was a Fire in the Sky.
Chrystali
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Many Stars Naming Dream:
The darkness will always return, but she is never alone for even in the darkest night, there are many, many stars.
~Lady Kanna~
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Silent Dreams Naming Dream: The colors meld together forming the sunset over the grass But there's no familiar noises to accompany them She won't remember them when she wakes up But that doesn't stop her Silent Dreams
purplerosesbeauty
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Sky Jewel Naming Dream: the sky is hung with jewels glittering and bright just like her the brilliant skyjewel
Gene Wilder
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Singing Sands Naming Dream: Surrounded by an endless sea of gold. Above, an endless pool, ever out of reach. The harsh winds clipped her, and sliced up and over the dunes. The result was the very voice of the desert itself: deep, ominous, eternal.
Jessiemrar
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name:Crystal Horizon Naming Dream:Far from where she stood, the horizon glowed green. She did not know what it was, it seemed frightening. Yet something was drawing her towards it. Maybe it was the lure of the unknown, she wasn't sure. The ground moved under her feet, pulling her towards the glow. Suddenly, the glow was all around her. Crystal mountains loomed above her head, and a strange singling noise filled her ears. Tiny glowing crystals bounced and danced around her. She felt strangely at home in this strange crystal wonderland.
This is our home. We don't take no smack. from harsh wind. The sand. sticks to our eyes. Makes our pelts shi-ine.
Flowers bite back. Vultures take back. Beetles roll in envy.
Don't expect to tame our winds. The sun beats down with.out re.straint, Hooves frolic in song. and dance.
t.buh krch. t.
Aric Val
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Glistening Waters Naming Dream:
Eyes open, I see the light. It's beautiful, it's warm, It embraces me whole.
I K i n u I
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Sand Song Naming Dream:
Sweetheart | Bubbly | Romantic |
Hear the soft sweet music Flowing faintly on the breeze Reaching all as if from dreaming Across sand as vast as seas An echo in a moonlit night Daring all to fall in love Desire in the wake she leaves Untouchable as the moon above Her dance a floating petal Her voice a silver bell Filling every heart with sunshine Conjured like a desert spell Her soul as light as stardust A life as pure as gold To love her is to lose her Singing Sand Song you behold.
Khryssie
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Thirsty Naming Dream: the first raindrop hits the parched earth and dust erupts in a puff, a miniature mushroom cloud.
elvyralani
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Hotter Than Hot Naming Dream: The sun high over head, the sand feels like lava. The desert is hotter than hot, and it's just the way she likes it.
fluorescein
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Reflex Naming Dream: "Good morning!" "Good morning!!"
"Good day in the swamp!" "Good day to you, too!"
"Good afternoon!" "Good afternoon!!"
"Good evening!" "Good evening!!"
"Happy Ascension" "Happy Ascen-Aw shucks, I mean thank you."
Cricket2008
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Never to be Caught Naming Dream: Stretched across the sandy sea, Visions of shimmering heat. Galloping never to be caught, is she, Whirlwinds dusting ‘round cloven feet.
Astraea Pandora
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Ten Thousand Miles Naming Dream: I walk ten thousand miles, ten thousand miles to see you, And every gasp of breath I grabbed it just to find you. I climbed up every hill to get to you, I wandered ancient lands to hold just you.
And every single step of the way, of pain Every single night and day... I searched for you, through sand storms and hazy dawns I reached for you
Kin name: Sanctuary Naming Dream: You found her, after days of travel, the hot desert sands burning through your veins, scoring your pelt with heat. A beauty that started from afar, flickering and dancing in your eyes, promising a sanctuary.
An Oasis to rest your mind, to cool you down. She flashes a smile, her water entices.
You hope she is not a mirage, as you gather the strength needed to keep going forward.
Always marching forward.
Mewsings of An Angel
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Dreams of Rain Naming Dream: Fire rolled across the lustrous forest, burning everything in it's path. A lone rose on a weeping bush watched it grow closer and closer... It Dreams of Rain to protect it from the flames.
Doe 3: 18 Entries
Shaddaling
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Hazy Daydream Naming Dream: Relax my child, there will be time for you to grow Do not run away from your imagination, It is warm here in the sun, let the hazy evening relax you Enjoy your daydreams when they last All too soon they end
Owlsomniac
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Sweet Delays Naming Dream: There is someplace she must be, yet she knows not where it is in this wide vast world. Some calling, perhaps, that she will understand only once it is found -- if ever she finds it. There is so much to see, to understand, and she must take the time to see as much of it as she can. The pulling never stops, but when her attention catches on a particularly pretty bloom it seems, if only for a moment, to fade away in the background.
Tiarana
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Tar Pit Naming Dream:
Kanthulhu
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Desert's Lullaby Naming Dream: She hears the sweet songs of the night life, from the desert sky and the life around, soft songs hummed around her, and in her head. Such a sweet ballad, a gift that asks nothing in return a beautiful sound of a night's song. a desert's lullaby, that anyone can add to and create a melody for all to hear sound as art, art as hymns an expression in a tune for an endless vocal verse until the sunrise and will repeat after sunset until the end of time.
Jynk
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: One Foot In Sea Naming Dream: Dreams of a distant endless water, with One Foot In Sea and one on shore, it calls with a soothing voice. Perhaps one day it will be all four feet in the water.
Sullivan
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Many Faced Stone Naming Dream: A reflection peers from the pool of dreams, but it is only a stone. Bright eyes blink wide, and then are gone. A mouth laughs, only tricks from the sun. Lights dance at the edges of memory and waver on the brink of recognition...
The stone is no one, the stone is everyone. Many Faced Stone.
Blinded By Silence
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Unspoken Peace Naming Dream:In a land where the earth is too hot to touch, water holds a mysterious power over all creatures and where ever it gathers, an unspoken peace hovers around it like a spell.
StarieMichie
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: From Behind Naming Dream: I'm the all time winner. I never lose. Sometimes I get a slow start, but I always come back From Behind.
Chrystali
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Vista Naming Dream: She sees through the tangled webs though the gnarled, deep roots through lost skeletons
Highest boughs beyond her reach oceans she will never touch she sees it all
Terrible emptiness, over abundance sink or swim, climb or fall her vistas are endless
~Lady Kanna~
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Lonely Moon Naming Dream: The stars all glimmer in conversation All of them friendly and bright But they don't notice the one left to sit alone The Lonely Moon sits in the sky
purplerosesbeauty
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Sparkling Naming Dream: the doe walks to the skies ✧ to the water ✧ to her eyes ✧ to the daughter ✧ and she's ✨✧・ﾟ: * sparkling *:・ﾟ✧✨
Jessiemrar
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Pristine Oasis Naming Dream:A still pool of pristine water. The bottom too deep to see. A blue hue illuminated the cave. A rock dropped from above, sending ripples through the pool. An image of the desert outside flashed in the pool. There was no thirst in here, there was no harsh sun. It was peaceful. The ripples of the pool lapped at the pebbles below her feet. She smiled to herself. She was in the perfect pristine oasis. She never wanted to leave.
EchoLimaFoxtrot
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Butterfly Kisses Naming Dream: Delicate sands among a sea of gold Trickling along a constrained river.
Soft petals of the sun cap mimic sun and stars To brighten the mood of any passerby.
Liquid water is worth its weight in life Creating a refreshing oasis for predator and prey.
The desert holds the lingering kiss For those willing to follow the butterfly's wings.
Aric Val
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Lunar Waste Naming Dream: Quiet was the desert night, The land was silent, not a sound, Hushed whispers carried by the desert wind, Only I can hear the moon sing, humble and sweet.
I K i n u I
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Sing Me to Sleep Naming Dream:
Dreamer | Cryptic | Wanderer
Wander in the nights mist Scent the wildest breeze Flow with time and earthsong Savoring luxury of ease Wander o're the desert Feel the heat upon your face Lift your gaze towards starlight Filling you with peace and grace Let me lead you to the waters Sparkling cool, oasis deep Lay with me beneath the old trees Whisper softly, Sing Me to Sleep.
Celestial Requiem
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Body of Water Naming Dream: She rises from the oasis slick and shining and transparent. Beneath her hooves the sand grows dark. As she flicks her tail droplets fall like rain. She opens her mouth and from it spills water. So much water. It seems endless. But slowly she grows smaller and smaller until her body is gone and the desert is given what it needs to continue life.
Cricket2008
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Whispered Voices Naming Dream: The Night trembles, it's loneliness pulling at me. The Shadow weeps, it's sadness weakening me. The Fog moans, it's coldness wrapping me. The Wind whispers, sharing it's secrets with me.
Mewsings of An Angel
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Stone's Throw Away Naming Dream: Drowning. The sensation was terrifying. Between labored breaths, all she could see was a beach just a Stone's Throw Away, taunting her with it's distance. So close... So far away...
Doe 5: 26 Entries
Shaddaling
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name:Picture Rock Naming Dream: It tastes like the hunt, the blood, the blood The blood they smeared across the Rock Rock slate, wide and Picturesque, hungry hungry is the rock, soaking up the blood, the blood The blood from the hunt, the chase, the thrill, the kill The kill is immortalized on the rock, it marks The Picture Rock marks the kill, the thrill, the hunt and the taste of blood spilled on tongue
Yushika
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Fangs Naming Dream: Her bark isn't worse than her bite He shouldn't have trifled with her Her fangs leave a mark that will scar
SilverShieldwolf
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Awake and Arise Naming Dream: Open your eyes with me See paradise with me Awake and arise with me
Owlsomniac
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Smiles and Lies Naming Dream: She laughs like a bell, her eyes bright with promise, teeth and scales flashing in the sun as she shivers with barely-contained excitement. Every line in her body screaming, come with me! and how could anyone possibly refuse? It doesn't matter if the words she speaks are folly, or that you suspect it might not end quite the way you hope. Hoping, dreaming -- that's almost the best part of an adventure anyway, isn't it? The sweet coil of anticipation for the unknown calls, and it is impossible to resist that smile.
Tiarana
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Sturgeon Naming Dream: A small shark and a large sturgeon encountered each other one day. The shark tried to eat the sturgeon, but the sturgeon's armor held fast. The shark eventually tired and swam away.
"That's me," she decided, pointing to the sturgeon. "I would rather have thick scales than sharp teeth. I'll outlast my enemies and they'll go hungry."
Kanthulhu
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Desert Rose Naming Dream: Open desert, water in few places with cacti growing around, a home for only the most sturdy flowers fluttering around the water, drinking that much needed life but only one desert rose, was in the middle of them all, the liveliest, the largest yet it had thorns beautiful to look at, but dangerous to touch beauty with a bite
Jynk
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name:My Heart Is Not Pure Naming Dream:Secrets in the dark make me smile. I revel in the misfortune of others. When alone, I will whisper a confession to myself, "My Heart Is Not Pure."
Scaramouche Fandango
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Smite the Sun Naming Dream: She bit the sun, cheek teeth sunk deep into its yolk. She could feel it bleed around her, molten blood burning her- but she didn't let go, couldn't let go. All she could hear was heat and hate; she winced in the light, but wouldn't let go. Tenacity and voracity, complicity in ferocity. Heat rippled from her dying prey, roiling and streaming over her pebbled back; she'd won the day. She'd caught her prize- and as she stared at her blackened reflection, the world around her dimming, she knew it'd all been worth it.
Sullivan
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Sky Only Laughs Naming Dream: Dust chokes bitterly, dunes crest a mockery of the sea. All is heat, all is light. The sun scalds, the land cracks, the dying things stretch pleading limbs up in prayer... The Sky Only Laughs.
Blinded By Silence
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Heat Visions Naming Dream:Trust not the visions the heat gives you. They are most always terrible lies.
Jun D
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Fever Dream Naming Dream:
Hot is your brow, shuddering Hot is your throat, sweat-soaked Hotter yet is your shivering skin Hot is the breath that slips between your lips, ragged breath, so hot, like curling steam
Yarrow, white willow, feverfew
No longer do you see your kith that crowd around you, murmuring You see the shapes: strange, alien shapes You see the colours no Kin sees awake You see the monster that sits waiting in your hottest sin the jaws that snatch the claws that catch The monster howling in the seeking flame The monster, ever closer, knows your name...
Reject the heat Eat up, eat up: feed up on the feverfew
I am the heat I am the shapes and colours that could not exist I am the warp that hides your dearest kith I am the monster that waits always in your hottest sin the jaws that snatch the claws that catch The monster always howling in the flame I'm coming, ever closer, with your name...
I am the fever I am the fever dream.
Ovarian Paint
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Siren's Woe Naming Dream:She swayed in the wind as she sat on the edge of the cliff, she could see the storm bubbling with fury and passion as it loomed over the sea, who roared up in response. As the wind whipped around her, she could see the memories of a ship out in the distance, illuminated by the flash of lightning, suddenly her voice came out, cooing a melody, calling to those in the oceans depths, the song of a siren's woe, and thats when a tranquil feeling seemed to settle over her.."Siren's Woe.." She whispered, accepting her name within her heart as it fit like a missing puzzle. Her voice grew louder as she felt it fill her deepest depths, she sang as a the storm and sea raged on.
Chrystali
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Tropic Thunder Naming Dream:
Her hooves are made of thunder, resounding with a simple step Her tail stirs the wind for days, hurricanes follow her hot ire Her hair spun of the sky, never out of persistent reach Her threaded horns and gnashed teeth, battle ready Her breath is hot, blood of the desert, tropical Her eyes are sunsets of promised dark Her hunger, loud as her presence Her smile, veiled, never acrid Her steps true, confident Her way is clear Her goal is Her.
~Lady Kanna~
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Burning Sands Naming Dream: In the harsh sun, even her teeth seem to gleam Matching the Burning Sands beneath her feet.
purplerosesbeauty
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Singing Sickness Naming Dream: she's got the sort of sickness that doesn't leave her fevered, except with the desire ♪ doesn't leave her aching, except with the hope ♬ doesn't leave her retching, except with the words ♪ doesn't leave her dying, except with the knowing ♬ that she must sing forever and a day she has the singing sickness ♬♪
Jessiemrar
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Desert Breeze Naming Dream: Warm and soft. Strong and sharp. Gentle, yet harsh. The breeze changed with every step she took. It wasn't a big breeze, it didn't knock her off her feet, but it was strong enough to let her skin feel the changes. She liked the unpredictability that the breeze had. It was free to do what it wished, free to be who it wanted to be.
EchoLimaFoxtrot
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Prickly Pear Naming Dream: Oh, look at the pretty flower in the middle of this desert wasteland! I just want to sniff it. I bet it smells like roses after morning dew, or maybe sweet peas after they crawl up grumpy bark.
Just one whiff, it won't take long. I will just tip-toe around that little cactus there...
Ow ow ow!
Aric Val
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Wild Abandon Naming Dream: Everything is quiet, everything is still. The nights are freezing and the days are scorching, The land is abandoned, everything wild and free, The monsters creep at night, they will consume you, Run far away, run, this is my place, This is my home, my wild abandon.
I K i n u I
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Desert Siren Naming Dream:
Alluring | Dangerous | Manipulative
The curved dunes in the distance The suns heat late at night Spark the wild fires Throwing shadows into light Join the creatures dancing Across the golden sand Hear the deserts heartbeat Deep and rhythmic o're the land Your spirit breaking free Let it lead you into madness Savor lies that I adore you Love's dedicated actress Come near from distant shores Heed me now and seek my song Let me lift your sorrow, child To Desert Siren you belong.
elvyralani
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Rain Shadow Naming Dream: The rain was there but it never came. From the other side of the mountain it taunted the desert. Lush and green must be the other side of the mountain. All she was left with was the rain shadow.
PeanutButterpies
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Any other name Naming Dream: hidden spikes under a cloying sweetness they forget she would not go by any other name until it is too late ('just as sweet' echos as a cruel reminder she is no rose)
fluorescein
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Snakehips Naming Dream: Oh how they shiver and they sway, Slash and sashay, Why do snakes have hips? No legs to display. But they exist and with a smile, I will slay. The heart just as useless, The body and head obey.
Celestial Requiem
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: The Prettiest Weed Naming Dream: A solitary pink flower sits among a bed of twisted, choking vines. Its petals are small, round, and soft and as the sunlight strikes them they shimmer like a star-filled sky. They imply a fragility, an impending end at the hands of these encroaching weeds. But it is not the delicate flower that the vines reach for. It is from it that they stem, grasping for the nearest green life and quickly smothering it until there is nothing left but a tangle of vines and one lonesome flower. It is the prettiest weed you have ever seen, but a weed is still a weed.
Cricket2008
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Lost in Time Naming Dream: Watching the days shift by Lost in a summer haze. Time moves on Leaving me behind. Where has it gone, Where am I now.
Astraea Pandora
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Desert Rose Naming Dream: I dream of rain I dream of gardens in the desert sand I wake in vain I dream of love as time runs through my hand This desert rose Each of her veils, a secret promise This desert flower No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Kin name: Grinning Serpent Naming Dream: Sweat beaded, cold and itching on scales like aquamarine. The sun like a burning watchful eye seemed to enjoy the tormenting of the lowly lifeform. below, the sand soaked through hooves that only wished for cool waters. On a stone nearby, curled and waiting, sat a serpent of lovely colors. It raised it's head and stared with rose eyes like she. It laughed! Ssssssss.... And then a grin emerged upon it's scaled face. "You're not going to get far on those little legssss...." The doe shook her head, "Why should I take advice or words from a grinning serpent?" The snake uncoiled itself and raised it's long body level with her. "Becaussssse, I am you." The Grinning Serpent coiled it's way up her legs, and yet fear did not occur.
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Shaddaling
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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:29 pm
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I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name:Picture Rock Naming Dream: It tastes like the hunt, the blood, the blood The blood they smeared across the Rock Rock slate, wide and Picturesque, hungry hungry is the rock, soaking up the blood, the blood The blood from the hunt, the chase, the thrill, the kill The kill is immortalized on the rock, it marks The Picture Rock marks the kill, the thrill, the hunt and the taste of blood spilled on tongue
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Rain Catcher Naming Dream: Sands glow from heat, dazzling, shimmering, risen in caresses that stroke They beg for the rain, the sand is sizzling, quench the parch land Quench the thirst, save them, break the clouds, catch the rain
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Hazy Daydream Naming Dream: Relax my child, there will be time for you to grow Do not run away from your imagination, It is warm here in the sun, let the hazy evening relax you Enjoy your daydreams when they last All too soon they end
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:39 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Sturgeon Naming Dream: A small shark and a large sturgeon encountered each other one day. The shark tried to eat the sturgeon, but the sturgeon's armor held fast. The shark eventually tired and swam away.
"That's me," she decided, pointing to the sturgeon. "I would rather have thick scales than sharp teeth. I'll outlast my enemies and they'll go hungry."
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Wilderness Naming Dream: She stood on the edge of a high mountain and gazed around her. An endless valley spread before her, rimmed with foothills. In all directions she saw deep and ancient forests. The wind howled down the mountain, and she howled with it, casting her voice far over the vast wilderness.
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Tar Pit Naming Dream:
Tiarana
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Owlsomniac
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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:51 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Smiles and Lies Naming Dream: She laughs like a bell, her eyes bright with promise, teeth and scales flashing in the sun as she shivers with barely-contained excitement. Every line in her body screaming, come with me! and how could anyone possibly refuse? It doesn't matter if the words she speaks are folly, or that you suspect it might not end quite the way you hope. Hoping, dreaming -- that's almost the best part of an adventure anyway, isn't it? The sweet coil of anticipation for the unknown calls, and it is impossible to resist that smile.
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Shoot the Breeze Naming Dream: She is alert and listening as you speak and her eyes hold the placid calm of one who enjoys the conversation and doesn't care where it goes. Like the wild desert wind, her spirit is free; tethered to nothing, and no one. It reflects in her talks. Wild tales and simple gossip alike, it's all the same to her in the end. The simple, carefree, sharing of words between two kin who have nothing else to do and care not for the press of the world around them. Wide open spaces and lolling phrases that draw a laugh or a nod of understanding and appraisal; this is true freedom. This is happiness.
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Sweet Delays Naming Dream: There is someplace she must be, yet she knows not where it is in this wide vast world. Some calling, perhaps, that she will understand only once it is found -- if ever she finds it. There is so much to see, to understand, and she must take the time to see as much of it as she can. The pulling never stops, but when her attention catches on a particularly pretty bloom it seems, if only for a moment, to fade away in the background.
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:24 pm
Posted in order of preference. Thank you for this opportunity!
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Desert Rose Naming Dream: Open desert, water in few places with cacti growing around, a home for only the most sturdy flowers fluttering around the water, drinking that much needed life but only one desert rose, was in the middle of them all, the liveliest, the largest yet it had thorns beautiful to look at, but dangerous to touch beauty with a bite
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Desert Rain Naming Dream: Sand and desert everywhere, with dry and stale air, warm, slightly comforting, yet no water in sight clouds begin to form in the air, minutes or hours she looks above as droplets trickle on her face, eyes closing in delight rain returning down again, returning life below desert rain, a scarce but welcome occurrence
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Desert's Lullaby Naming Dream: She hears the sweet songs of the night life, from the desert sky and the life around, soft songs hummed around her, and in her head. Such a sweet ballad, a gift that asks nothing in return a beautiful sound of a night's song. a desert's lullaby, that anyone can add to and create a melody for all to hear sound as art, art as hymns an expression in a tune for an endless vocal verse until the sunrise and will repeat after sunset until the end of time.
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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:29 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Awake and Arise Naming Dream: Open your eyes with me See paradise with me Awake and arise with me
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:36 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Blessed With A Wilder Mind Naming Dream: Running free and untamed, this doe was Blessed With A Wilder Mind. No one can control her.
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I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name:My Heart Is Not Pure Naming Dream:Secrets in the dark make me smile. I revel in the misfortune of others. When alone, I will whisper a confession to myself, "My Heart Is Not Pure."
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I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: One Foot In Sea Naming Dream: Dreams of a distant endless water, with One Foot In Sea and one on shore, it calls with a soothing voice. Perhaps one day it will be all four feet in the water.
Didn't end up having the time to finish my entries, sorry! sweatdrop
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Fame and Fortune (or maybe just Fame) Naming Dream: Still working on this! Concept is like that of an old fashioned Hollywood star, think Marilyn Monroe-esque.
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Chills Naming Dream: Still working on this! Concept is she'll give you chills, mistress of the cool desert nights. Mysterious, romantic, sultry.
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Desert Flower Naming Dream: Still working on this! Concept still to be determined.
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:09 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name:Sandstone Naming Dream:Grit between the teeth, gritted teeth, whirling sand- endless storms, rage rage rage, hold on- kiss the ground- not enough, never enough. Hooves dug in, no no no no not now; hide in tatters, fur ripped by the wind; dissolve, dissipate, disappear. Deserted desert, couldn't hold on.
Only the bones are left, bones and rock. All is gone. Tiny grains cling to bone, time and heat and rough sandstone.
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Smite the Sun Naming Dream: She bit the sun, cheek teeth sunk deep into its yolk. She could feel it bleed around her, molten blood burning her- but she didn't let go, couldn't let go. All she could hear was heat and hate; she winced in the light, but wouldn't let go. Tenacity and voracity, complicity in ferocity. Heat rippled from her dying prey, roiling and streaming over her pebbled back; she'd won the day. She'd caught her prize- and as she stared at her blackened reflection, the world around her dimming, she knew it'd all been worth it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:12 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Sky Only Laughs Naming Dream: Dust chokes bitterly, dunes crest a mockery of the sea. All is heat, all is light. The sun scalds, the land cracks, the dying things stretch pleading limbs up in prayer... The Sky Only Laughs.
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Older Still Naming Dream: Old are the partcles of wind blown sand, haunted by rains they once knew... Old are the rocks that shaped this land, bones of the earth tangled askew... Old are the legends long since untold... Older Still the soul that reclaims its hold...
I'm entering for:Doe 3
Kin name: Many Faced Stone Naming Dream: A reflection peers from the pool of dreams, but it is only a stone. Bright eyes blink wide, and then are gone. A mouth laughs, only tricks from the sun. Lights dance at the edges of memory and waver on the brink of recognition...
The stone is no one, the stone is everyone. Many Faced Stone.
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:32 pm
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Corruption Naming Dream:
Soft, hopeful, bright The chance of her love is enough to spur him on He does deeds he swore never to do While she swears it's for the best Every breath she gives reeks of taint She's the essence of corruption And he's too weak to escape.
I'm entering for:Doe 5
Kin name: Fangs Naming Dream:
Her bark isn't worse than her bite He shouldn't have trifled with her Her fangs leave a mark that will scar
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:09 am
I'm entering for:Doe 2
Kin name: Three Part Harmony Naming Dream: First came her mother then came her father then came herself in three part harmony
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:37 am
I'm entering for: Doe 3
Kin name: Unspoken Peace Naming Dream:In a land where the earth is too hot to touch, water holds a mysterious power over all creatures and where ever it gathers, an unspoken peace hovers around it like a spell.
I'm entering for: Doe 5
Kin name: Heat Visions Naming Dream:Trust not the visions the heat gives you. They are most always terrible lies.
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Desert Diamond Naming Dream:Once rough and misshapen, she is now perfect, molded by the millions of tiny fingers held in the sand.
Hot is your brow, shuddering Hot is your throat, sweat-soaked Hotter yet is your shivering skin Hot is the breath that slips between your lips, ragged breath, so hot, like curling steam
Yarrow, white willow, feverfew
No longer do you see your kith that crowd around you, murmuring You see the shapes: strange, alien shapes You see the colours no Kin sees awake You see the monster that sits waiting in your hottest sin the jaws that snatch the claws that catch The monster howling in the seeking flame The monster, ever closer, knows your name...
Reject the heat Eat up, eat up: feed up on the feverfew
I am the heat I am the shapes and colours that could not exist I am the warp that hides your dearest kith I am the monster that waits always in your hottest sin the jaws that snatch the claws that catch The monster always howling in the flame I'm coming, ever closer, with your name...
I am the fever I am the fever dream.
I'm entering for: Doe 2
Kin name: Eyes on Stars Naming Dream:
Seek one, seek one: one then the other, then another - too far!
Run on, run on: run on forever with your eyes on stars.
