Daily poem

Become a member of Elftown
What is Elftown?

Page name: Daily poem [Logged in view] [RSS]

2022-03-25 17:47:13

Last author: Rainbow Dragonflies
Owner: True, plain and simple

# of watchers: 374

D20: 20

Wiki-page rating	Stumble!
Informative:	0
Artistic:	0
Funny-rating:	0
Friendly:	0

<img:stuff/2237_wiki_help_9y7vcgcflr5.jpg>

Rules
The rules for the Daily Poem are simple, and are as follows:

<img11*0:stuff/1285_wiki_Icon%2520Hoard_92L1cPqSgN2.1>

Submissions must be entirely original, and written by a single poet - collaborations are not allowed.

Fan-work is not allowed unless the source material is now in the public domain. Please consult the page public domain explained for details on the term.

Submissions must be in proper English.

Submissions must have appropriate content - no excessive violence, hateful, or adult content.

Submissions must follow the Daily Poem Format.

Submissions must not be more than fifty (50) lines in length, minus empty lines.

Submissions per person must not exceed four (4) at any given time.

If there are spelling and grammar errors in your submissions that prevent them being featured, the Daily Poem bosses will notify you in the comments section of this page and you will be given the opportunity to fix them.

The Daily Poem Bosses will not tell you what is wrong with your submission. The Daily Poem Bosses will not correct your submission for you. If you attempt to fix your submission and ask if it is fixed, we will gladly answer you.

Because of the aforementioned, the comment section of this page should not be used for chatter.

Failure to comply with these rules in two (2) sequential submissions or in four (4) totals submissions will result in an indefinite ban from the Daily Poem. Choosing to violate this ban will result in immediate entry removal as well as a warning from the Elftown Guards. To view a list of members who are not permitted to submit to the Daily Poem, please see Daily Poem Violators.

If for some reason you should be unable to edit this page properly, please contact one of the Daily Poem Bosses with a message containing your submission (in the correct format!) and, barring any issues, they will add it as soon as possible.

Entry Processing
The submissions are processed in the following manner:

Entries are sorted for possible feature candidates.

Feature candidates are chosen at random to be featured on Main Street.

The Daily Poem Bosses reserve the right to not feature poems based upon the quality of work. Those poems which are removed from the list of candidates will be deleted without question. Therefore we suggest that you make sure that you submit your best work as well as make copies of what you do submit!
These rules are very strict. However, it helps cut down on the number of featured submissions, allowing for a faster, more efficient Daily Poem process.

For more details, please see the Daily Poem FAQ.

Please submit entries to the bottom of the page!
<img:stuff/2237_wiki_help_9y7vcgcflr5.jpg>

Spring

Spring is a new beginning
with much to do and to see.
New opportunities are waiting
to make our dreams flourish and bloom.

It's such a grand time to plan change,
to begin the new start we may need.
To try something bold and brazen,
to reach for the stars and succeed.

Spring is a new beginning,
a precious new chance sent to us.
We chase our dreams and capture them
with joy in our hearts each day.

Written by [Stephen]

tan lines

let summer brand us,
take a hot iron to parts
we are told to hide

Written by [hannes]

the thing is

the thing is
that when the music
beats at my temples,
when these voices
surge and crash over my head,
I lose myself in the tide;

the thing is
I have been adrift
without a compass,
sans dictionary for
the language of wind or stars;

the thing is
I have been building a shelter
out of my own life-raft
and dressing the gaps
with pieces of my soul.

the thing is—
I have been teetering and now
all of my walls
are coming
down.

Written by [Linderel]

Ascent

I would like nothing
so much as
to quietly dissolve into the rain—
go rushing against
the drops that pass by,
dive up through clouds, back into sunshine;
reach higher, farther,
beyond the exosphere and away
where no sound can enter—
until finally, bewitched, becalmed,
I could grasp at peace
and be one with the stars.

Written by [Linderel]

The Gift of Wings

There are feathers in
your hand when you wake
and from somewhere afar you
can hear the song of beautiful
little birds, beckoning.
You want to join them.
A fluttering on the windowsill, now—
capture it in trembling
fingers and whisper
old memories into ears
that will transform your clumsy
human speech; new melodies
will be born out of your sorrow
and perhaps tomorrow
you will feel lighter.
For today, for now, you can hold the bird gently
fling it onto the sky
and smile.

Written by [Linderel]

Mother of an Ocean

River flowing wildly,
Bold and delicious-
Take me to your Mother.
Take me to your sea.
With the sun in my smile,
  We'll go dancing,
      and dancing-

Light a candle in the temple,
And see what we can find.
There's a fire in the catacomb,
  The spirits run
      Around and around.
They look at us
While they are chanting,
And when they bow
    They kiss the ground.

See the river to the West-
Nurturing like an ancient Mother-
Let's all of us jump in,
And be part of one another.

Written by [kamisch]

I Didn't Make it to the Beach in Time

The morning awakens with fierce fuschia fingers,
      Clawing with a hunger at the tail end of night –
           Blue mystique blushes and melts
             as the spectrum is savaged:
            Bolts of bold color raking the canopy,
              Dripping in the brilliance of halos and innocence
               Refracting with resonance to purple and gold.
Hunkered on haunches,
  The world waits in silence as I watch in awe
     Dazzled as the crown’s glory grows.

A1A never looked as beautiful as it does in this light:
   Dew glittering the scene,
   Glowing embers reflecting the
              might of the majesty rising out of the east;
        Wagging his shining mane and roaring a warning
                      until the stars run aground,
        Poured like shattered diamonds all over the road.
Consumed by their fire and drawn to their grace,
  I ride to keep pace as if scaling a mountain …
     The closest breadth of the ocean is home.

In Phaeton’s name,
        The chariots rage against the horizon,
    Threatening once more to set us all ablaze!
    Fleet feet on my pedals are not gods,
         And the distance to rapture is beyond man’s race -
                Ravaged by the winds embarking the day;
                Mired by the brambles of rambling wheels.
I collapse upon shore too shy on this side of heaven,
  Lost in the excitement of anticipation,
     Under a firmament turned pale.

Written by [kamisch]

I See You Deflecting

I'm hungry,
   Hungry -
And what are you?
       You're just there watching,
                       Scowling,
                        Judging.
   Come here to my arms,
          They're open,
     Come into my heart.
See my life exploding with you in it
            Like the stars about to start.
And maybe I'm just naïve,
    Hanging,
       Dangling
       From the lines of lies that you keep dripping –
Why am I so full of compromise?
                For you, love,
                For you only,
             Will this logic crack and crash and keep me guessing,
                         Doubting everything about myself,
                                            About you and us –
                              Still…no regrets.
Once I saw unicorns there in your eyes.
         Have they gone or am I blind?
               Or are you blind?
      So, we're both blind.
                 It doesn't really matter,
                       It's too late now,
         Our lives entwined in conversations sweetly heated,
                They'll chase you down,
                      Haunting,
                            Panting,
                                 Howling
                                             If you run.
                             Will you run?
            I can't say that it'd surprise me.
Still I'll hold faith by the trigger,
                  Will it to shudder,
                                    Surrender.
Famished, terrorized and seething,
         I'll wait for you,
            Sit here for you.
                 And your rolling eyes -
                     Just there, scowling,
                                Judging
                              Watching.
                      Feel me trembling anxious,
                            All… a quiver.

Written by [kamisch]

Mess You Up With Love

They told me love was beautiful,
      Some fresh angel
         With bright comforting wings
But oh she’s so savage
         The slattern, the whore
       She’ll rape your logic
              Leave your defenses torn:
               Claw right through bone,
                       Through sternum –
                  Your heart is hers.

Did you think I wouldn’t notice?
           The changes made…
   A blush and a panic,
       Inhaling feral flesh
          Through conversations and dreams.
What is it we’ve come to?
           Cue the serenade…
   Touches brought to tantric
                 You were everything.

I’m left here bleeding,
          Soaked and ravaged
    The hungry hunter’s off again.
              I call her ‘cause I want you,
               I call her to come back to me!
       She robbed me, left me cold,
               But she did it all so beautifully.

Written by [kamisch]

The Truth

A rant of epic proportions,
Condensed into a moment of lies,
The feelings swirling up from the ground,
Condensing at the top of my spine.
When did we die?
Thousands of words tumble through the darkness,
Bearing a death grip on my chest.
My traitorous eyes,
Heavy as the world and the words caged behind.
Why do we lie?
The lips of a harlot,
Blood red and sitting slightly awry.
The heart of a succubus,
All withered and dry.
We are the lie.

Written by [Tekkon KinKreet]

The Answer

We all posses the answer,
Or so we think, we do...

What We believe is "rational",
What We believe is "true".

For so the media told us,
And so the politician said;
And those of old who disagreed all somehow wound up Dead..

Yet We would never do that, for We are so "advanced",
Far wiser than our ancestors, in fairy tales, romanced.

To burn a maid upon a stake, believing her: a witch,
To torture young men with machines, so lies, they will confess,
To call an illegitimate son, a bastard, or a female dog, a bitch,
To show preference to our own kind, before all of the rest,
No, these were things we did in times when we all knew "much less"..

We don't debate religion, nor marry based on race,
We barely even bother,getting married in the first place.

People are no longer: "Good", or "evil",
With silly ideals, like "Wrong", or "Right";
Just vexed by "political upheaval",
Caused by "socio-economic" plight.

We don't tell our friends: "You're confused",
Nor insist that they change;
But rather, to spare their feelings,
Our lives, we rearrange..

For tolerance is not enough; no, we must all agree..
That what was reprehensible for many centuries..
Is now, not only accepted; but "beautiful" and "free"
"In fact" the deviant proclaims, "You should all be more like me"..

Written by [NorthStorm]

that kind of a day

if the world was just a little bit bigger,
or slightly smaller,
maybe we'd all be closer.

maybe we wouldn't drown
in surges of longing;
maybe the longest distance
would be an arm's length.

maybe the world is perfect,
and it's just our own
fears
limitations
naive hopes
that keep us apart.

maybe we'll never know.

Written by [hannes]

fall leaves

It is fall
and we are lost
on unknown seas,
on soulless land.
It's our fall
and all is lost.

Spring was green,
the sun exhaled
fallen trees
arose again.
Time was lost,
not found again.

The world is cold
around us now
but fires burn
where skin meets skin.
Nothing between.
All is lost.

Written by [hannes]

i'm gonna run

i'm gonna run

drain my
thoughts, muscles, guts

of this
accumulated tension
unintensional frustration
indefensible elation

drain it all
into a big wooden cup
to savour, keep warm

until the day
my mind is clear
my muscles worn
my stomach prepared

to drink the wine,
ruby red,

of your touch.

Written by [hannes]

A Dream Revisited

The sun, golden, flowed down the world,
Beams, glowing, bent and curled.
The oceans gleamed, brilliantly blue,
That sparkling, twinkling, cerulean hue.
It filled my mind, my purblind sight;
I saw it, felt it, every night...
But my eyes opened and light streamed in;
My sunshine gone until night again.
Lately though, it won't rise for me,
My dreams give way to reverie.
It's gone now, nevermore to be,
So live on, dear, in poetry.

Now the sun, dark, flows down the world,
Beams of red bend and curl.
Up the valleys, down from the ground,
That sparkling, twinkling, shimmering brown.
It fills my mind, my purblind sight;
I see it, feel it, every night...
But my eyes open as light streams in;
My sunshine gone with the night again.
And no more will the sun rise for me,
My dreams are sickened heresy.
It's gone now, no more warmth to be,
Left only with cold idolatry.

Written by [Mortified Penguin]

Continual Renewal

The flowers unfurl their petals
fresh as young women in their spring dresses
the birds chirp bouncing from flowery branch to budding tree
the leaves unfold waxy and new in the warming breeze

This is a beginning that happens every year
and yet each year is new
it is a promise we all hope to see fulfilled
by the sight of the robin
home from a long journey south

Each new blossom tells my heart
that I can be created anew after trouble
after short, cold, dark days
bare and empty like the winter trees
there is a way to grow back again

Though the world is so old
Still it dresses each year for spring
Healing is in my spirit's design
a pattern written in its core
I breathe deep of the wild scent of the heady rose
and hope

Written by [daydreamer]

Living The Dream

"How are you?"

Oh...

[There were once words of worth to write but where they went only the road weary and weather worn will reckon, beckoning as they do with silence pained enough to ignore. With sword of Sharpie and shield of cardboard the unwanted, unfortunate, unloved take to corners for loose change, standing their respective vigils for their respective dreams as blind eyes burn holes everywhere.

Everywhere save them.

...

I long to die. Physical pulling want. Once sweet kisses, now cessation, stir my remaining butterflies. Alas I am lashed to this life as a rider fallen from his horse in all respects save his ankle so as to be dragged against stick and stone until all life leaves or some miracle frees him of his shackle. As am I in my arrow of time, scraping this flesh marionette against the concrete ground until one succeeds the other.]

... living the dream: one day at a time. Yourself?

Written by [Company Awesome]

Help me

I am inconsolable.
I feel beyond repair.
Everyday, decaying spiritual leprosy.
If there is hope, it is larger than life.
If there is, it is bigger than I.
What will become of me.
You might find me in my epitaph.

Written by
[Erin go Bragh]

(im)Personal

Yes I'll throw away my friendships.
I'll throw away my past.
I'll spend my days in trances
Staring into crystal plasma glass.

In some dreams I'm flying;
In others I fall into the grass.
Sometimes I lose my teeth
Or my lungs turn into ash.

As I near the end of summer
My toes will itch for home.
My mind will grope my heart
For even a glimmer of backbone.

I can't say what I'm thinking
Because I still don't know where it is
That tongues can meet on civil streets
Just to share their bliss.

I am sorry when I wake you.
I am sorry when I don't.
I'm not trying to say sorry
I'm just pointing out my moat.

I have three hands for anchors
When I'm trying hard to float.
I wish someone would kiss me
And lead me to their boat.

written by [pelv13]

Chthonic Shore
He comes on the wind, day or night
To embrace you, blood and dark,
With all love, joy, sly and might
For all kin who speak and hark
The will and wants of chaos.
A perfect cloudless night sky
A pound of flesh and seance,
Then whispers of the wicked cry.
Daylight smolders and brings down
The fates wished upon others.
Saved not by a scarf nor crown
Upon your head, nor brothers
Who share your blood or pay more...
All float to the Chthonic shore....

written by [wicked fae mage]

Ode to ET

Hello again, old friend - old friends,
Still a quiet delight to find
We can reach into each others' minds.
And though they be not young, not new,
Neither have they aged between
Lines of code and poetry.

Ode to Elftown, where spirits began
To crawl from flesh and ink and pen
Across the wild internet - and then
To home to rest again.

Old friend - old friends - I dream of thee,
I sleep and find rest fitfully,
Green screen of vine and text and leaves,
Upon it left our memories
To be collected digitally

Here, somewhere, the sun is setting
Here, someone finds peace in resting
Here, we grieve, we love, hate, create
Ode to Elftown, our dear friend and friends,
Ode to Elfwood, none to ends,
Here, our fate, cacophony silence,
Against the grain of social violence

Here, we gather, here we stay,
Between the trees and Wikipage,
In inboxes and comment sections,
In forum:junk for useless digression,
And of course not to forget, endless wiki invitations
From our heathen Mort the Penguin

written by [Rainbow Dragonflies]

Go or return to:
- Daily Poem- Daily Poets- Daily Poem Bosses- Daily Poem FAQ- About the Main Street Features- The Badge Reward System

2008-12-16 [Linderel]: [Dragonous]: Please fix the format of your entry, as well as the grammar and spelling errors in the body of the poem.

2008-12-16 [Dragonous]: oops sorry

2008-12-16 [Dragonous]: Better Now?

2008-12-16 [Linderel]: I can't actually see any difference... so, no.

2008-12-16 [Linderel]: Seems that [Falx] fixed it for you, [Dragonous]. [Falx], I'd appreciate it if you stated in the comments whenever you edit someone else's submission. :)

2008-12-17 [Falx]: Aye,aye captain.

2008-12-17 [Chimes]: [Chetleon], you forgot the 'Written by' part.

2008-12-18 [Linderel]: [Blood Sucking Beauty]: Please fix your format. There also two slight grammatical errors in your poem.

2008-12-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: what is wrong with my format?

2008-12-18 [Linderel]: I wonder at people having to ask this over and over again...

It's the 'Written by' part. Look very carefully.

2008-12-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: is it fixed?

2008-12-18 [Linderel]: Yes, the format is fixed. Now I'd like you to see to the grammatical errors. They're both in the second stanza, one on the first line. The other is a missing apostrophe.

2008-12-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: Better? (Sorry. I'm really bad when it comes to grammer.)

2008-12-18 [xX-SG-Xx]: it's spelled grammar. xD

2008-12-18 [Linderel]: You missed the first one. 'breath' should be 'breathe' :)

2008-12-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: ooh. haha thanks guys. ^.^

2008-12-18 [*OGD*]: Did the last author write both of those poems, who wrote the second to last one? "Lusting After Venus"

2008-12-18 [Blood Sucking Beauty]: I wrote the last one but thats my only one.

2008-12-18 [Linderel]: Hm, yes. Perhaps I should poke him with my official bolded letters.

[Chetleon]: Please fix the format of your submission. We'd like to know it was you who wrote that.

2008-12-18 [Linderel]: [LynnAnneBrown]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2008-12-18 [Alexi Ice]: I shall chastise him for it, but I fixed Ethans work just because he won't be on till well into tommorw... I think...lol.

2008-12-19 [LynnAnneBrown]: [Linderel] Thank you for bringing attention to my error so that I could correct it.

2008-12-19 [Linderel]: Part of the job description, madame. :)

2008-12-19 [Dragonous]: Linderel I know you have to get annoyed with us no grammer having poets.

2008-12-19 [Alexi Ice]: Grammar. Or was that a joke?

2008-12-19 [Dragonous]: Wasn't intended to be sorry.

2008-12-19 [Alexi Ice]: Oh ok, it would have been funny. ^^

2008-12-21 [Chetleon]: Oh god, thanks Mitsuki! You know me to well! Ha.

2008-12-21 [Alexi Ice]: No problem ^^ I'm happy to help!

2009-01-07 [Ravendust]: I really don't think you should advertise for people to purchase your book of poetry here, that's not what this page is for...

2009-01-07 [Linderel]: Indeed it is not.

2009-01-07 [xX-SG-Xx]: [Ayame the Snake] did you mean to "breathe" in her, or to "breath" in her?

2009-01-07 [Duke Devlin]: I think they meant the former. ;)

2009-01-07 [Ayame the Snake]: there i changed it, inhale *nods* i actually like inhale better anyway, but thank you!

2009-01-08 [Linderel]: There are some other spelling errors as well. Two, to be exact. You might want to fix those. :)

2009-01-08 [Ayame the Snake]: i hope that was it, if not let me know

2009-01-08 [Rice]: Duke your poem is really good~

2009-01-08 [Linderel]: Ayame, it's 'more than', not 'more then'.

2009-01-09 [Ayame the Snake]: oh...thanks

2009-01-10 [Hedda]: This page has forgotten people who come here without clicking via Mainstreet or <URI:poems.html>. I think it should say something about that this page is for the poems to be submitted on <URI:poems.html>.

2009-01-11 [Linderel]: Well... it does say that the poems are featured on Main Street.

2009-01-11 [Hedda]: Yes, on the 15th row...

A line on top explaining what this page is about would be nice. Like "This page is about the featuring of poems on Mainstreet.".

2009-01-11 [Linderel]: Fine, I'll add it at some point.

2009-01-15 [Linderel]: [Junko987]: Please fix the format of your submission to abide by the Daily Poem Format.

2009-01-16 [Chetleon]: She's won't be on till later. I'll do it for her.

2009-01-16 [Chimes]: It's still wrong.

2009-01-17 [Chetleon]: Oh my, it is? Ah, never mind, so missed that. Okay, thanks Chimes.

2009-01-17 [Chimes]: Welcome. :]

2009-01-21 [Junko987]: No. It's okay. I trust him. thanks, EL.

2009-02-03 [Linderel]: [speakyourwords]: Please fix the grammar of your entry.

2009-02-03 [speakyourwords]: what's wrong with the grammar? i followed the format... or are the roman numerals bad?

2009-02-03 [Chimes]: It's the lack of capitalisation. 'i' being one of the main culprits.

2009-02-03 [speakyourwords]: ah. I rarely ever capitalize things in my poetry - I don't know why. I'll change it.

2009-02-03 [Linderel]: Much better now, thank you. :)

2009-02-04 [speakyourwords]: No problem :) sorry about that

2009-02-08 [Every Rose Has Her Thorn]: I may have already posted that poem here, but when I looked through I didn't see it. If someone should notice a duplicate of it, please let me know and I will gladly remove it. :)

Also...on the capitalization...could it be that her style simply runs along the lines of E.E. Cummings?

2009-02-08 [Doormat]: ee cummings is ee cummings. We could go further and add concrete poetry...But yeah. There is a format for a reason :P

I'm sure if you replaced grasshopper with "rpophessagr," English profs would not be impressed.

2009-02-24 [Linderel]: [LinkTurrner]: Please correct the grammar and spelling of the poem 'Death' or it will be removed.

2009-02-26 [LinkTurrner]: ok I fixed it

2009-02-27 [Doormat]: "Knifes" is spelled wrong.
Protip: "knives." :)

Also: u=you and "so get use(d) to it."

2009-03-01 [Leb]: [Talos Cyrion], you are on the border of plagiarism of this song: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/evanescence/tourniquet.html with your poem "Tourniquet"

2009-03-01 [Rice]: I agree with you Leel, that poem is just a different take on the song.

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Though plagiarism isn't same in theme or topic... it is same words. Some of the words are the same, yes. But it having the same theme and/or topic doesn't make it plagiarism. I would suggest editing the words that are in both though.

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Some of the sentences are taken directly from the song, just word change.
'I tried to dull the pain'. - 'I tried to kill the pain'.
'I want to die!!!' 'I want to die'.
'Am I too lost'. - 'Am i too lost'.
'I’m dying; I’m bleeding, praying for salvation' - 'I'm dying, praying, bleeding and screaming'

Sorry but this is plagiarism.

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Ah, missed those. It is possible that it was accidental... but they'd have to not have heard the song.

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Same title...same song.
Accidental my arse...excuse my laungage but this is OBVIOUS plagiarism. -_-

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Hence why I said it's possible and that they'd have to not have heard the song.

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Possible..it's blatant. -_- Sigh....whatever you say. Just this goes completely against Elftown rules.
Can't wait for them to come on and explain themselves >8(

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Well, it's up to the poem bosses to deal with so if they do come to explain themselves it's poem bosses who should reply. ^^

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Maybe I should contact one? Or do you think these comments are enough?

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: The comments will be enough. :] They'll see them.

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Ok good.

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: Yes you need to give them time to disscuss it in the forum first. This seems like it might bring about some debate as well, which might take time.

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Alright~

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: [LinkTurrner] - Heya Wolfie, I fixed your poem for you since you tend to come and go a lot ^^ You only missed a couple of minor mistakes, nothing major! I love the Dare to dream one, by the way! Totally cute.

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: [Rice] - 'Oh darling you yearning aren’t you.' Just a question, should that be 'Your yearning aren't you' ?
Other than that I just have to say that your poem is beautiful!

2009-03-01 [Rice]: Thanks and THANKS 8D

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Akane, you really shouldn't edit other peoples submissions without their permission. If the bosses want them to change things they will tell them.

2009-03-01 [Linderel]: Actually, we've been allowing people to fix obvious grammar/spelling issues. I used to do that, myself. :P Just leave the bold bossnessness to myself and True! And do remember to mention what you actually changed.

As for the plagiarisation thing: it will be discussed.

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Ah, but was it a mistake, or was it poetic licence? :P

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: No problem Keyser! I love the metaphor (did I spell that wrong?) It was so amazing!

[Chimes] - As well as what Linderel said - [LinkTurrner] or Wolfie as I called him has been allowing me to edit his writings and poems for a long time now, months even. I only edit my friends work when I know they wouldn't mind, that is why I told Keyser about her work instead of fixing it myself.
You can still call me Mitsuki the wolf girl, by the way.

[Linderel] - SOWWIE ! ^^ I am a poem boss now on Elf12 and am used to it. Lol. I will make sure to stop immediatly >> Can I at least still point out mistakes *puppy dog eyes* (I want to be a poem boss so badly...Lol...just need to wait until I am accepted onto the council.)

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: *metaphor. :]

You should probably have noted that then :P So then people like myself couldn't get the wrong idea. :P

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: Thanks, I was wondering. Lol.

Lol, probably but...how many people would call someone with a name like Vlad150 Wolfie? Lol. I have also edited one of [Chetleon] poems before, because I know that he can sometimes dissapere for days at a time. I would never EVER fix someones poem that belonged to someone who was not my friend and would not understand why I did so ^^ I know boundries when it comes to elftown.

2009-03-01 [Linderel]: Yes, pointing out errors is something you can do, though I usually prefer that you just fix them if they're something obvious (like 'i' instead of 'I' or a format error).
As for becoming a poem boss... well, you'd have to wait until I decide to retire. ;)

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: Yeah, also, I didn't know which one you'd fixed due to that too. :P So, yeah, it didn't help.
Yeah, you announced it with Ethan, I think. You mentioned that he was your friend, you may have even included what you fixed, I forget.

Linders can't retire! She's the Poem Queen! *clings*

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: Really? ! You don't want an apprentice or something? Oh well! Being a poem boss on Elf12 is good enough for me now, it is just as fun!
And awesome, thanks...can I italicise them so I can get peoples attention? *More puppy dog eyes*

2009-03-01 [Alexi Ice]: [Chimes] - Next time I will note it just for you, no problem! I just fixed what [Doormat] pointed out before, since Wolfie does not always have internet and I did not want his poem to be removed because of that fact alone.

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: DP Bosses and Image bosses don't get Apprentices do they? At least, I've never seen one XD And I never was one, being an Image boss.

Thanks XD I don't like being confused. XD

2009-03-01 [Linderel]: I will take an apprentice when and if I decide to retire.
Eh, whatever. Just try and remember not to use bold. I don't really care whether you start using italics or not. :P

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: That answers my question. :P

2009-03-01 [Linderel]: Well, I'd show them the ropes, make them read the DPB guide I wrote up, and observe how they do their first featurings... I'd sort of call that taking an apprentice. :P

2009-03-01 [Chimes]: True. :P

2009-03-02 [Alexi Ice]: It was a joke anyway, Lol.

2009-03-02 [Chetleon]: Does everyone love pointing out that I like do dissapear? Perhaps I ought to write a poem about it. "Leon Dissapears" Hmm. .

2009-03-02 [Alexi Ice]: You should! ^^ And yes, I love pointing it out because it means that I hardly ever get to talk to you !

2009-03-02 [Linderel]: [LinkTurrner]: I removed the poem 'Dare to Dream' as you had already submitted it at an earlier time.

2009-03-02 [Alexi Ice]: Honestly, I dont like the poems I have up right now? Can I take the bad two down and replace them with new ones or is that cheating?

2009-03-02 [Linderel]: Go right ahead.

2009-03-02 [Alexi Ice]: Awesome! Thanks!

2009-03-03 [Alexi Ice]: You can kick the last one off if it violates rule number three, I wasn't sur eif it would count as appropriate or not

2009-03-06 [Alexi Ice]: [little flag] - Oh! I like the last one you posted, very good.

2009-03-08 [ladynightengale]: So I just posted a poem, but I'm not sure I did it right... Someone help me out?

2009-03-08 [Alexi Ice]: The format is right. I didn't check for spelling and grammar ^^

2009-03-08 [All_Most PUNK]: Lady, format and the rest seem ok, but it's longer than allowed, if I'm not wrong.

(Not trying to steal your job, Lami, don't worry)

2009-03-08 [Alexi Ice]: Four lines over, actually. The limit is 50 lines minus the spaces in between the lines. I forgot about that rule. Lol.

2009-03-08 [Linderel]: There are also a couple of grammar/spelling errors... namely, a missing apostrophe and some extra letters.

2009-03-10 [Alexi Ice]: [Rising Death Dragon] - You have a couple of spelling errors that you might want to fix.

2009-03-10 [Linderel]: The format, too.

2009-03-10 [Rising Death Dragon]: umm, where in the poem does it need fixing?

2009-03-10 [Alexi Ice]: Written needs to be capitolized and this sentance;

'than you cause you broke my heart.'

The word Cause shouldn't be there, I belive you mean to say because or cuz' which I am not sure if slang is allowed or not.

There are also a lot of random commas...not sure if that is stylistic or what.

2009-03-10 [Linderel]: I would accept 'cause.

2009-03-10 [Alexi Ice]: I was wondering about the slang thing earlier, actually. That gave me a good opportunity to bring it up.

2009-03-10 [Linderel]: I don't like cuz, but as I said, I will accept 'cause. Note the apostrophe. :)

2009-03-10 [Rising Death Dragon]: How's that?

2009-03-10 [Alexi Ice]: Yeah I don't like cuz either, mostly because everyone says it (even me sometimes) It is a sick and twisted force of habit.

How's what, [Rising Death Dragon]

2009-03-10 [Alexi Ice]: [Triola] - I like your poems. Especially the tea one, it's funny.

2009-03-10 [Rising Death Dragon]: The change in my poem or does it need more change?

2009-03-10 [Triola]: Thanks :D

2009-03-10 [Linderel]: There's one more thing to correct. It's 'separated'.

2009-03-11 [Rising Death Dragon]: <--Not a good speller. I changed it a little.

2009-03-12 [Alexi Ice]: [Leb] - I feel that way sometimes. I like your poem, very real.

2009-03-12 [Leb]: Which one?

2009-03-12 [Alexi Ice]: The 'Waiting on spring' one - where it says please dont let me freeze to death. Of course if you mean it litterally...I mean it figurativly. Lol.

2009-03-13 [Linderel]: And I ask you to leave feedback for messages. :P

2009-03-14 [Alexi Ice]: Oh! LOL. I forget >> Ok no worries.

2009-04-11 [xX-SG-Xx]: [iRock.] it should be "makes me" not "make sme" just saying....:S

2009-04-12 [Nuriko-kun]: Umm.. I was gone when my poem was picked. Is there any way to see the past Daily Poems, or at least mine? I can't remember which one(s) I submitted ^^'

2009-04-12 [Linderel]: Yes, you can click on the 'More poems' button on Main Street and search with your member number. Also, the comment left in your guest book about the feature should mention the poem's title.

2009-04-12 [xX-SG-Xx]: Goddamn it, Ill fucking change that damn poem then. D<

2009-04-12 [Nuriko-kun]: Thanks for the help, Linderel :) But... for some reason, I can't find the "More Poems" button... Am I blind, or is it really not there?

2009-04-12 [Linderel]: [xX-SG-Xx]: Please refrain from aggressive comments. :)

2009-04-12 [xX-SG-Xx]: Sorry, sorry. lol I apologize.

2009-04-13 [Dragonous]: I know its a little different from my normal work but it comes from the heart and thats what matters.

2009-04-13 [Linderel]: [Dragonous]: Please fix the grammatical errors in your submission. Also remove the part not abiding by the format.

2009-04-15 [Dragonous]: Sorry Linderel it is fixed now.

2009-04-15 [Deus Ex Taco]: You still need to change the other your to you're

2009-04-18 [Chetleon]: Is it just me or are all my submissions gone?

2009-04-18 [losthero]: No I count two of them

2009-04-18 [Alexi Ice]: It's just you Ethan, I found two. If there were more they were probably swallowed by the que thingy

2009-04-18 [losthero]: hit CRTL+F and type your user name (Browser search function)

You can search that way :P

2009-04-18 [Alexi Ice]: Can you really?

2009-04-18 [losthero]: Yup IE and Firefox both support it and I believe Opera and Safari do as well...

2009-04-18 [Deus Ex Taco]: And Google Chrome can suck it long and hard =D

2009-04-18 [losthero]: That browser has a lot of work before I really use it

2009-04-19 [Chetleon]: Well yes, I've know that, I guess I was just tired last night. Oh well, thanks anyway.

2009-04-20 [losthero]: It happens...

2009-05-04 [Junko987]: Ethan, it's "guess". :p

2009-05-04 [Nuriko-kun]: Are we allowed to replace one of our poems with a different one, to keep with the "no more than four" rule?

2009-05-04 [Linderel]: Yes. But you could also wait until the current ones move to the queue. :)

2009-05-04 [Nuriko-kun]: Okay, thanks ^-^

2009-05-21 [Linderel]: [Easterling]: Please fix the format of your submission. :)

2009-05-23 [Easterling]: I hope it's ok now. :)

2009-05-24 [Linderel]: It's alright, yes. But your newest submission has a very consistent spelling error throughout.

2009-05-24 [Easterling]: That's not good. I'll take it away for now and correct it later.

2009-06-17 [*Phoenix*]: where'd they go? I had two poems here. Does anyone know where they might have ended up?

2009-06-17 [True, plain and simple]: I probably moved them to our feature queue at some point, at which point they no longer appear on this page.

2009-06-17 [*Phoenix*]: YAY! Thankies!

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: [your naked night]: Please fix your entry so that it abides by the Daily Poem Format and edit out the grammar/spelling errors.

2009-06-24 [your naked night]: wheres my poem gone

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: The poem hasn't gone anywhere, it's just not the last one on the page anymore. However, it will be removed unless you fix the errors it still has.

2009-06-24 [your naked night]: what errors are there

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: The format is still wrong (just copy and paste from the Daily Poem Format if you're unsure), and there is a grammar error on the third line and a spelling error on the last.

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: [Nioniel]: Check your submissions, there is at least one poem that is entered twice, and your count is currently 6 instead of 4.

2009-06-24 [your naked night]: i cant im using my phone now

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: I'll give you until Saturday, is that alright?

2009-06-24 [your naked night]: please tell me where my mistakes are and yes thats fine

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: I already told you. ;)
But if you can't find them, have a friend look it over. Or a spell-checker, if you have access to a computer with a text editor that has one.

2009-06-24 [your naked night]: well i already did that when you first told me and it didnt say anything else was wrong

2009-06-24 [Linderel]: *blink* You have a malfunctioning spell-checker, then. Alright, show it to someone else.

2009-06-24 [your naked night]: ok

2009-06-25 [Nioniel]: ah, sorries...I'll go back and look.

2009-06-25 [Nioniel]: Fixed...my apologies.
:)

2009-06-25 [your naked night]: how do i get a daily poem badge on here

2009-06-25 [Chimes]: You only get a badge if your poem is featured. :) So, you get one by submitting poetry to here and if it's good enough, they'll feature it.

2009-06-26 [Linderel]: Unrelated comments removed. Thanks for helping out, [Chimes].

2009-06-27 [Linderel]: [Thunder Cid]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2009-06-27 [Thunder Cid]: Sorry, force of habit.

2009-06-28 [True, plain and simple]: [Black14]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2009-06-28 [Black14]: Were you talking about the mistake I made with the bold type?

2009-06-28 [True, plain and simple]: Yeah, and there's one more tiny error at the very end.

2009-06-28 [Black14]: Did I get it?

2009-06-28 [True, plain and simple]: Not quite. You just need to change the "By" to "by" and it'll be alright.

2009-06-28 [Black14]: Lol...Fixed..

2009-07-21 [Nite_Owl]: Wow, you guys don't get too many submissions here anymore, I see :o I'll have to start frequenting the place again

2009-07-21 [Linderel]: Yeah, we've hit a dry spell - so that would indeed be appreciated. :P

2009-07-21 [Skydancer]: I get past this bit of frantic helping friends move and I will submit a couple more. :)

2009-07-21 [Nite_Owl]: Pretty sure I haven't submitted any of these, but if they look familiar just take 'em down again :)

2009-07-21 [Chetleon]: I would be submitting more, but I've been busy writing prose lately.

2009-07-23 [Linderel]: It does not.

2009-07-23 [Teufelsweib]: on donors you can see when your badge changes, however :)

2009-07-27 [*OGD*]: Sorry, I sort of edited the poem above mine. Eiffel, insecurities, and paintings were all misspelled. I have a touch of OCD, and I just kinda did it.

2009-07-27 [Linderel]: That's alright, just as long as you say what you changed. Which you did.

2009-07-27 [*OGD*]: Okay, cool. :^)

2009-07-29 [Captain Rachel Black]: no worries. I didn't write it in word and I've never claimed to be good at spelling :D

2009-07-29 [*OGD*]: 'S okay, I'm just insane. :^) Hope you don't mind.

2009-07-30 [Akayume]: I had entered the poem I just put up before, but I edited it a bit so I deleted the old one and just put the new one up at the bottom. Is that all right?

2009-07-30 [Linderel]: Eh, sure.

2009-07-30 [Nite_Owl]: As long as you deleted the old version it should be fine. It's your work after all :)

2009-07-31 [Akayume]: Merci Beacoup owlie. (:

2009-08-04 [True, plain and simple]: [Ravendust] - Please fix the format of your submission.