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

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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.

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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.

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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]

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2010-06-23 [Mikhul, the Bard]: :-) Thanks, to the Daily Poem for featuring my work!

2010-06-24 [Linderel]: [the lucid nightmare]: Please fix the grammatical errors in your submission. We would also ask you to adhere to the format, without any additions.

2010-06-30 [the lucid nightmare]:
I do believe It's fixed now but if you notice anything else that is wrong please inform me I'm not very good with grammar.

2010-06-30 [Linderel]: Then I suggest you get yourself someone to proofread your work. ;)

2010-06-30 [Mortified Penguin]: You seem to be doing a good enough job of it.

2010-07-01 [the lucid nightmare]: I do have someone now i just didn't at first

2010-07-13 [Linderel]: NOTICE: A number of poems have been transferred to the feature queue from this page; if you find your submissions suddenly missing, that's probably the reason. On a related note, I have a request for all patrons: Please keep track of which pieces you submit! We've had a few duplicates lately and that creates unnecessary extra work for us.

2010-07-13 [Alexi Ice]: In 'Why are you Ice' the capitolization is important...I hope I'm not breaking rules by leaving it that way.

2010-07-13 [Linderel]: There are no rules about random capitalisation, although personally I think it usually looks silly. :P But that's just me.

2010-07-13 [Alexi Ice]: KK. Just making sure. Yeah, I know, but it's just how it has to be.

2010-07-15 [Mortified Penguin]: There, [Flisky]. I submitted another poem. I suspect the other one has been taken away to this alleged "feature queue" [Linderel] claims exists.

2010-07-15 [Linderel]: [Mortified Penguin]: Please remove the extra note from your submission, as it is not part of the format.

2010-07-15 [Linderel]: No, you can't sneak the exclamation mark past me, either. :)

2010-07-15 [Mortified Penguin]: There. No more exclamation mark.

2010-07-21 [Flisky]: Thanks Mort! ^_^ It's a very interesting poem.

2010-08-06 [Linderel]: [*Phoenix*]: The format in one of your submissions needs an itty bit of fixing. ;)

2010-08-06 [*Phoenix*]: I'm pretty sure I fixed it. If it wasn't the spacing, I don't know what it was..

2010-08-06 [Linderel]: You did fix it, although it wasn't the spacing. It was the colon. :P

2010-08-06 [*Phoenix*]: Oh, okay! lol.

2010-08-11 [Flisky]: [*OGD*]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2010-08-12 [*OGD*]: I'm sorry, you'll have to tell me what's wrong with it.

2010-08-12 [Linderel]: [*OGD*]: You got the 'Written by' part wrong.

[tenshi-ryuu]: Please fix the format of your entries. Also note that you have already submitted 'Masked' on an earlier date under the title 'Mask'.

2010-08-12 [*OGD*]: If I get you, the By needed to be by. And if that's right, tenshi-ryuu has the format wrong on four poems.

2010-08-12 [*Phoenix*]: Points up. ^ [Linderel] has pointed that out already.

2010-08-12 [*OGD*]: Ohhh. Sorry.

2010-08-13 [tenshi-ryuu]: Whoops. I guess that's what I get for copying and pasting. Fixed. Much Thanks :) [*OGD*]: I copied it from yours :P

2010-08-13 [*OGD*]: Big mistake, there. :P

2010-08-27 [Fire Demonio]: Blood Lust

Ive been wondering in the darkness for some time. Searching for something that I have yet to find...
Then among the mist of the night...you suddenly appear...
You would think this is what I feared...
To let you into my mind and take me away tonight...

I want to feel the blood bursting from my veins..
I want to feel you lift me to a special place..
Take my body in your hands...
Read my mind..then youll understand..
This bloodlust...

I can feel myself changing...
My body has taken on new form...
Your blood is so intoxicating...
Let our souls entertwine and become one..
Ive waited my whole life to feel the way I do now...
but somehow...I crave more..more...more
..
I want to feel the blood bursting from my veins..
I want to feel you lift me to a special place.
Take my body in your hands...
Read my mind...then You will understand...
This bloodlust

Forsaken....mistaken....I cant help what Ive become. I am ..all yours now..your spirit lingers in my blood..
They say that Im crazy...your love is so amazing..getting me addicted to your touch...they just dont understand this bloodlust...
written by[Fire Demonio]

2010-08-28 [Nioniel]: [Fire Demonio]; your poem does not belong in the comments section of this page. Please format it properly and place it where it goes. :)

2010-09-06 [Flisky]: [the mad hatter2]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2010-09-06 [Flisky]: [Ayame the Snake]: Your submission is prose. Please reformat or remove it.

2010-09-06 [Chimes]: [Ayame the Snake]: Should you want to keep it as prose, feel free to place it on a wiki and submit it to the Featured Story, which features prose. :)

2010-09-08 [Ayame the Snake]: alright i thought so, but i wasn't sure. thanks guys. :)

2010-09-08 [Flisky]: [the mad hatter2]: Your submission was removed for not following format.

2010-09-12 [Mrs Vicious.]: Woo!

2010-10-02 [Flisky]: [Galax'Or]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2010-10-02 [Flisky]: [Galax'Or]: You're still missing the hr tag between two of your poems. ^_^

2010-10-02 [Galax'Or]: My many apologies, Flisk.

2010-10-02 [Linderel]: More importantly, [Galax'Or], you have exceeded the limit of four submissions. Please remove at least two of your poems.

2010-10-02 [Galax'Or]: Yet again, my many apologies, Linderel.

2010-10-02 [Flisky]: Thanks Lin. I didn't even see that.

2010-10-25 [Flisky]: [Synirria]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2010-10-25 [Synirria]: Um...like that?

2010-10-25 [Flisky]: Perfect! ^_^

2010-10-29 [NorthStorm]: Way to go, M! You have My vote, if you enter this in the haiku contest.. ..that is, if it actually fit the theme.

2010-10-29 [NOOOPE]: It doesn't fit the theme even a little bit, I'm afraid

2010-10-30 [Susie-Q]: [NOOOPE] i love your haiku

2010-11-01 [Linderel]: Please do not chatter in the comments. Thank you. :)

2010-11-12 [Flisky]: [hannes]: Please fix the grammar of your submission.

2010-11-12 [NOOOPE]: Wow wow wow, did my poem get censored?!

2010-11-12 [NOOOPE]: Also "That Damn Cat" by [Roma] was censored. Really? "Damn"?

2010-11-12 [Flisky]: Do not change other poets work unless it is to fix small formating issues! If there is a problem with the poems, the Daily Poem Bosses will inform that person and ask them to fix or remove it!

2010-11-12 [hannes]: *sigh* silly, but i fixed it.

2010-11-12 [Linderel]: You'll be glad to know that I have been considering a revamp of the rules re: the grammar issue - only considering, mind you. I haven't actually reached a conclusion yet. But I do acknowledge that using a lower-case 'i' is sometimes a valid stylistical choice. Having to study E. E. Cummings' poetry has that effect on a person...

2010-11-12 [hannes]: *big smile* i'm happy to hear that, even if it's still just in consideration!

2010-11-13 [*OGD*]: Meh. I don't think it's necessary to emulate that particular style quirk of E.E. Cummings.

2010-11-23 [Flisky]: [NorthStorm]: You currently have six poems on this page. The limit is four. Please remove the extra poems.

2010-11-24 [NorthStorm]: There ya go

2010-11-26 [Ravendust]: I'll have to remember that I have exactly four on this page at this point so I don't wind up going over myself :-/

2010-11-26 [Akayume]: You can always do crtl + f and type in your name and see how many you currenty have up (or the apple key + f on a mac).

2010-11-26 [Ravendust]: yeah, I know xP I'm a shortcut key wiz hehe

2010-11-27 [Akayume]: Then there's no need to remember. (:

2010-11-28 [Flisky]: [Eyden13]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2010-12-16 [Linderel]: GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT! A number of submissions have been moved to the feature queue. Do keep them coming. :)

2010-12-17 [~*~Music Junkie~*~]: Would someone, proof read a poem of mine? I want to make sure it is up to standard before i post.
=)

2011-01-06 [Linderel]: [Galax'Or]: Your poem "To the Sea" exceeds the line limit of 50. Please remove it.

2011-01-07 [Falx]: I would be happy to proof read for you, [~*~Music Junkie~*~]. Send me your poem in a PM and I'll see what I can do for you.

2011-01-07 [Roma]: wahoo, daily poem XD

Edit. kay ;)

2011-01-08 [Linderel]: [Roma]: Feedback to the artist in a message or guestbook note, plz. :)

2011-01-22 [another brick in the wall]: My first time entering in the daily poem. Went over the regulations a dozen times. I hope I followed everything.

2011-01-29 [Sauron]: I just want to say THANKS!!!! :)

2011-02-10 [hannes]: hrm, i'm sorry if i already posted 'the neverending war'.. i usually am pretty good at knowing which poems i've added here and which i haven't, and i sort of think i haven't added this one before. it is not new, though, so there's a risk that i've had it here before.

so sorry, in case i added the same poem twice; if i did, i'll remove it. ;)

2011-02-10 [Flisky]: [hannes]: It has been posted already.

2011-02-26 [Akayume]: I have a trick for you [hannes]; hold the ctrl button and the f key on your keyboard, and then type in the title of the poem/your username. :D It finds the key words you type it. It's a really fantastic tool! I use it here to check and see what I've submitted/ if it's been moved to the queue or not. (;

2011-02-26 [hannes]: thanks for the tip, but i know it already.. :) it's just that that poem had already been taken off this page and, if i understand stuff correctly, put in the queue for daily poems (i hope ;). i just didn't remember whether i had put it here already or not.

2011-02-26 [Akayume]: Ahhh, I see. (:

2011-02-26 [Linderel]: This is why everyone should keep track of these things on a piece of paper or a document file somewhere. :P That's what I've always done.

2011-02-27 [Roma]: As for poems that have won that absent-minded writers may have forgotten about, could I PM on of the bosses and get a list that way I can do what [Linderel] suggests above?

2011-02-27 [Akayume]: Or you could go to the news for Daily Poem on mainstreet, and there's a search tool to the left.:D Just type in your name and they should pop up.

_{Sorry oh mighty poem bosses! ;___; I cannot help myself from answering.}

2011-02-27 [Roma]: ^ ;) Thanks Akaya

2011-02-27 [Linderel]: As long as your answers are actually helpful, we don't mind. :D

2011-03-04 [Ravendust]: Removed an older poem in order to add a new one. :)

2011-03-07 [Flisky]: [Danboo]: Please fix the format of your submissions.

2011-03-07 [Danboo]: XD, sorry english classes got me on a semi-colon/colon expenditure

2011-03-11 [kians mummy]: problem:

i cant load my poem up as the page is just to big for my computer. what can i do

2011-03-11 [Flisky]: Announcement: A number of poems have been moved from this page to the feature queue. As usual, we greatly appreciate your participation! Keep up the great work!

2011-03-11 [Linderel]: [kians mummy]: If that is indeed the case, then send the poem to one of us (in the correct format, please!) and we'll add it.

2011-03-15 [Linderel]: Psst, [hannes]? That thing about the grammar rules? Still not changed.

2011-03-15 [hannes]: 'tis always worth a try :P

fixed (i hope)

2011-03-15 [Linderel]: :D Thanks.

2011-03-20 [Susie-Q]: Can some one please post one of mu poems for. Im unable to get to get to a standard computer and my ipod wont allow me to scroll down through the editing text box. I wont have access to a computer for a long while. Please someone help. Its for my loved one.

2011-03-21 [Ravendust]: message it to me and I'll go ahead and put it up for you.

2011-03-21 [Susie-Q]: Thank you so much.

2011-03-21 [Linderel]: Actually, you're not allowed to do that. :) Says so in the FAQ. If someone can't post their poem for some reason, they're supposed to contact one of the Bosses. I'll allow it this one time since your request is clearly visible, but... next time, just ask me or [Flisky].

2011-03-21 [Susie-Q]: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause any trouble

2011-03-21 [Linderel]: It's alright. This information was buried in the FAQ - it wasn't even in the rules. I've now added a note to the top of this page.

2011-03-21 [perfumed ignition]: There are some pretty amazing poems here, you guys. Good luck!

2011-03-24 [Ravendust]: [kians mummy] -- You should check some of the spelling/grammar of your poems. Wander-wonder was-were, etc...

2011-03-24 [kians mummy]: was is also a word and meens the same thing and where if wander, could you correct it for me as i can't because the computor won't let me as the page is to big

2011-03-29 [kians mummy]: is there going to be a daily poem today

2011-03-29 [Thunder Cid]: Not sure. One DPB is out sick today so...

2011-03-29 [Linderel]: Yes. We have shifts. It's my turn today and unless I manage to forget, I will update at some point within the next few hours.

2011-03-31 [kians mummy]: what time is it going to be updated today

2011-03-31 [Linderel]: Before 10 PM Elftown time. That's as specific as I can get. Why?

2011-03-31 [kians mummy]: just wondered, as i am off at 7.00 and not back on until 9.00

2011-03-31 [Linderel]: Well, if the update happens while you are offline, you'll just read it when you come back. I see no problem here.

2011-03-31 [kians mummy]: ok, and no need for that bit of sarcasm

2011-03-31 [Ravendust]: I don't think [Linderel] was being sarcastic :-/

2011-03-31 [AuroraLumos]: I feel another Daily Poem entry coming on, we'll see how it goes :3
(I agree [Ravendust] I don't think [Linderel] was being sarcastic)

2011-04-01 [Alexi Ice]: I took one down and replaced it with one at the bottom. I didn't like the one up top very much ^^

2011-04-07 [kians mummy]: whats happend to the daily poem, there has not been one for a long time

why is there only one poem up of mine as well when i put 4 up

2011-04-07 [Linderel]: Poetry contest winners are published in the Daily Poem slot. When that happens, we let them stay there for a few days. :) As for your poems, they are all still here. It's probable that the page is not loading properly for some reason.

2011-04-07 [kians mummy]: ok, but its ment to be on a daily basis, thats why its called daily poem, its basically false advertisement

2011-04-07 [Linderel]: Perhaps that is true. However, our updates happen as regularly as possible, and I don't really think it would be beneficial to change the name into "Featured Poem" after so many years - especially since a new poem usually is posted on a daily basis. If we tried to reflect that occasional lull in the name of the feature, things would only get messy. It's hardly as serious of an issue as you make it sound, anyway.

2011-04-07 [kians mummy]: but look, its been what, 4 to 5 days

2011-04-07 [Linderel]: And the next update will be tonight. We usually make a note of when the regular updates are to commence, but forgot this time. Our bad. There's no reason to worry. We're still alive.

2011-04-07 [kians mummy]: i know, by the way, i love your picture

2011-04-07 [kians mummy]: its also just because, i know there is a thin chance of my poems going up but............ wait, can i pm you please instead

2011-04-07 [Linderel]: Please do.

2011-04-07 [Rice]: I wouldn't consider it 'false advertisement', the daily poem isn't selling anything and it most certainly takes a lot of time to keep up to date. [Linderel] and [Flisky] work very hard on this but as Lin said, the contest winners of the poetry competition are usually up for a few days so everyone can see their poems.
:)

2011-04-07 [Rice]: And [kians mummy] don't worry about you're poem not going up, the daily poem is for poets of all types! It just takes patience..he he.

2011-04-07 [kians mummy]: true to them working hard, and thats why i think they need more staff in here, as i am on every day, littrely (apart from sunday) and i could do it every day, they work exeptionally hard, and i am grateful for what they do

2011-04-07 [Akayume]: Chattering. :P Shush!

And I think the Daily Poem is probably the best-run feature, so I think they're doing fine. (;

2011-04-07 [AuroraLumos]: I <3eth the Daily Poem :D (I'd almost forgotten I'd put a poem on the list until it was put up and one of my friends told me. That was the best part of it actually :3)

2011-04-11 [kians mummy]: Is there going to be a daily poem tonight?.

2011-04-12 [Susie-Q]: Ill have a new one up soon!!! just got to find a computer.

2011-04-18 [Linderel]: [Mystin]: I'm sorry, but we don't really accept prose poetry. :) Please format your entry a bit differently.

2011-04-18 [Linderel]: This is for practical reasons. A piece formatted such as the one in question would not present well on Main Street.

2011-04-18 [Linderel]: Well, I see two possibilities. It would either stretch Main Street itself horribly, or the formatting would be messed up. In the former case... not pretty. In the latter... well, not only would it not be pretty, it would also just make more sense to arrange the lines differently in the first place.

2011-04-18 [sweet.tx.tea]: I would be interested in helping if you guys need help keeping this up to date.

2011-04-18 [Roma]: [sweet.tx.tea], [kians mummy], if you want to help then I'm fairly certain that you need to be a member of the council, which requires an application process and a training period. As it stands, I have not noticed anyone else with complaint as to how the Daily Poem is run aside from the two of you. Please keep in mind that this wiki is run by people who have lives outside of ET and are already active members in other areas on the site. [Flisky] and [Linderel] do their best and I notice new poems almost every day. Kindly cut them some slack?

2011-04-18 [Thunder Cid]: Random chatter. Please take it somewhere else.

2011-04-18 [Flisky]: To be a featured boss you must be on the council or have council privs. If you have any questions regarding this, please message [Linderel] or myself.

2011-04-18 [Ravendust]: They prefer council/crew members to be wiki bosses because they have the necessary priveledges to update main street, etc. It also helps that they know how to run the official wikis and they are the ones who set things up. Cut them some slack and ease off the issue kindly.

Thanks,

[Ravendust]

2011-04-18 [AuroraLumos]: I'm still in the process of writing a couple of poems (it takes me ages to think usually) but I thought that little ditty was appropriate XD

2011-04-18 [sweet.tx.tea]: * dances * I am on the council. I just thought I would offer a hand. I meant no offense. Meep!

2011-04-18 [Linderel]: I do believe everyone has been asked to leave the subject already - more than once. Any further comments will be removed. This doesn't really belong in the comments section anyway. :)

2011-04-24 [Mystin]: I'm sorry but I'm not changing my words or style for you or anyone else. I though it was awesome, excuse me. I removed it, don't put it back up. I'm adding it to a wiki.

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: I'm sorry to hear that, [Mystin], but I understand your position. I hope that you haven't been discouraged from submitting to the Daily Poem entirely.

[kians mummy]: Your comment has no purpose. Please refrain from posting pointless things. The one above has about as much value as "lol".

2011-04-24 [kians mummy]: there you go, no trace of my comments and when i get my computer sorted, i will be taking my poems down as well

2011-04-24 [Mystin]: Thank you but I'll leave all my stuff on The Forgotten from now on. Thanks.

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: Again, sorry to hear that. Nonetheless, I wish you success in your future writing endeavours.

2011-04-24 [kians mummy]: [Mystin] i am with you on that

2011-04-24 [kians mummy]: most of the time, the bosses either pick the ones who have submitted before, there friends, or the crew, hardly ever a normal member

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: We pick poems we perceive to be good. Poems we enjoy reading and think other people might enjoy as well. Often, those happen to be ones submitted by active patrons. There's nothing I can do about that.

2011-04-24 [kians mummy]: you mean almost always, you can not help singling people out

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: Well, of course someone is going to get more features if they write well and submit frequently. That's only logical. Trust me, if more people would submit, more people would end up getting their work featured. But we don't really have all that many new poets around. I would love to be able to keep an actual balance between old and new poets. But I cannot, because we simply do not have enough new patrons to do so.

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: Your poems haven't been featured yet because they haven't been transferred to the queue. This is the submissions page which will every once in a while be partially emptied into the feature queue. The process involves a lot of waiting, I admit, but it has nothing to do with favouritism. :)

2011-04-24 [Mystin]: I just want to be accepted and not less than anyone else. You know maybe my poem wasn't like the rest, maybe it didn't rhyme every verse, but it means something to me. It took me a long time to write and I've been on here for 7 years now and I just think you know maybe people like me and [kians mummy] should be given a little respect at least for our time and not be told it's not good enough. It's not about being featured, it's just about knowing the possibility of it. I'm sorry to have cause problems, I really am I just feel sorta outcast by your decision.

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: I didn't have problems with everything not rhyming. Sheesh, if that was the case, I would have to ostracize myself, too! I had a problem with how the lines were arranged - they were a tad too long to be able to be presented neatly on Main Street. :) I just want your poems to look their best when I put them up there, and I don't want to go rearranging the lines myself lest I screw up some important word connection. That's what this particular instance was about.

2011-04-24 [windowframe]: [kians mummy]: That's enough of the unfounded accusations of crew-favouritism and harassment of feature bosses. You are more than welcome to your opinion, but the Staff of the Daily Poem and other Elftown features deserve to be able to do their job without being harassed by false accusations and calls for their replacement. Further comments containing such accusations will be deleted.

2011-04-24 [Mystin]: Oh I understand, it was just too long. Well, I wish I could make it shorter but it would take away the essence of it you know? Thank you anyway and I didn't mean any disrespect. I have supported elftown for a long time and will continue to do so. Even though all my friends have left, I will remain a follower of this site and appreciate all your efforts. Thanks.

2011-04-24 [Linderel]: [Mystin]: I'm going to take the liberty to further elaborate in a PM to avoid cluttering the comments.

2011-04-27 [Linderel]: Technically, yes.

2011-04-27 [Linderel]: It's a haiku form, isn't it? Granted, the nature reference is missing, so it's not a true haiku, but it still counts.

2011-04-27 [9jlriexqk,ktpk]: That's an odd question @ haiku. I found it quite amusing :P *Realizes she is contributing pointless chatter*

2011-04-27 [Alexi Ice]: Lol, it's cute!

2011-04-28 [Linderel]: Enough chatter now, thank you. :) Individual feedback should go directly to the poet.

2011-04-29 [AuroraLumos]: No worries I'm gonna take it down anyway :) just trying to make a point without adding to the chatter (which I'm failing to do now anyway)

2011-05-02 [Flisky]: [death by society]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2011-05-03 [AuroraLumos]: It has a nice ring to it? That and it's as close to daily as they can get, people DO have lives to live outside of ET too :) (ok that question wasn't aimed at me but that's how I see it anyways)

2011-05-03 [Linderel]: I was not a crew member when this feature was originally started. Neither was [Flisky]. I do not recall how regular the feature originally was, but before I joined the team, there were often long breaks between updates. Your concern is appreciated, but I would also appreciate it if you stopped hounding us. That said, however, I believe we have already had a discussion about this topic and any further comments along these lines will be removed.

2011-05-03 [Susie-Q]: Out of curiousity. What would be involved in being a crew member formthe daily poets?

2011-05-03 [Roma]: Apply to the Crew

2011-05-03 [Susie-Q]: Thank you.

2011-05-04 [LIL_ELF_GURL14]: :) its nice to see my work appreciated. thank you guys.
much love.

2011-05-05 [kians mummy]: [LIL_ELF_GURL14] needs to correct her grammer

2011-05-05 [kians mummy]: [death by society] - needs to correct there spelling mistake I-t was beauty devine

[kamisch] - 4 grammer mistakes in last submission and also more in the others

[Alexi Ice] is idiocracy even a word Compulsion

[Susie-Q] one spelling mistake So Far Away

[*OGD*] spelling mistake Spirals

[W.L.] spelling mistakes and grammer My Witness

2011-05-05 [Linderel]: Thank you, sammie. You are mistaken about some of the things you pointed out, but I will make a note about the rest soon (unless [Flisky] gets there first).

2011-05-05 [kians mummy]: I did this all on microsoft word, so blame them lol x), and i haven't finished yet

2011-05-05 [Linderel]: [LIL_ELF_GURL14]: Please fix the grammar and spelling errors in your submission.

[death by society]: Please fix the grammar and spelling errors in your submission. You might also want to remove the hyphens - granted, this is more a stylistic issue and a matter of taste, but it would make for easier readability. A smart reader will realise that this is an acrostic poem without the aid.

[kamisch]: There's one tiny little grammar error in your latest submission which should be corrected.

[Alexi Ice]: You have an apostrophe problem in your poem "Compulsion".

Always remember that if you have problems with spelling and grammar, you can send them to someone for proofreading.

2011-05-05 [kians mummy]: would it be alright if i do some more for you x)

2011-05-06 [Alexi Ice]: Id`i*oc"ra*cy\, n.; pl. Idiocrasies. [Idio- + Gr. ? a mixture, fr. ? to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie.] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy.

I'll fix it, Lind

Not to mention, Sammie, there is such a thing in poems called 'creative license' where people can use words like ain't and such that are not technically 'words' that work in the poem....which is basically what I've done

2011-05-06 [Alexi Ice]: Ok, I think that was it...I'm not 100% on apostrophes so...if I got it wrong I apologize

2011-05-06 [kians mummy]: [Alexi Ice] i do know that, but some of the spelling was incorrect so i just did it all ;)

2011-05-06 [Akayume]: *incorrect

2011-05-06 [Linderel]: [death by society]: Please fix the format of your submission, and the grammar error in the body of the poem. You have also yet to fix the issues in your previous submission.

2011-05-06 [kians mummy]: i'm not arguing with you, this is not the place to do so

2011-05-06 [Linderel]: Indeed it is not, so please stop before you even begin :) If you don't care for a comment, it is sometimes best to just disregard it entirely.

2011-05-06 [Alexi Ice]: Lind - Did I get the apostrophe's right, btw?

2011-05-06 [Linderel]: In your poem, yes. (And it's Lin. Please.)

2011-05-06 [Alexi Ice]: KK, thanks. I'm kind of a fail at apostrophes..

2011-05-06 [Akayume]: I just thought if you were helping everyone with their spelling you wouldn't mind improving also! :D But if you'd rather not I understand. (And I'll not comment again as to not clutter up the comments section here. (: )

2011-05-07 [DrunkOnShadowz]: Soooo... I can't figure out how to submit my poem... Can anyone help me out?

2011-05-07 [Linderel]: You seem to have succeeded. :)

2011-05-09 [Flisky]: ATTENTION: Some of the poems have been moved to the feature queue. Thanks for the great poetry and please keep it coming!

2011-05-09 [Linderel]: I see no difference, aside from an (unnecessary) added hyphen. In any case, please don't post entire poems in the comments.

2011-05-09 [kians mummy]: and also the title

2011-05-09 [kians mummy]: see what i mean, i try to help, you shove it back in my face

2011-05-09 [Linderel]: I thought the title change was an error, because the new one wouldn't have really made any sense. :P And I'm not trying to shove anything in your face. If you find something you think should be fixed, point out the specific part. Don't post the entire poem, because that will just push our notifications up all the more quickly. I apologise if I came across as being curt with you, but you do also need to learn to not take offence so easily.

2011-05-10 [LIL_ELF_GURL14]: Kay is it better?
im stumped on how else to fix it

2011-05-10 [Linderel]: Almost there. :) There are still a couple of small errors on lines 3, 6 and 19.

2011-05-11 [*OGD*]: <3 Thanks for the feature.

2011-05-11 [Linderel]: [Susie-Q]: Please fix the format of your submission. :) There are also a few spelling errors in the body of the poem which should be seen to.

2011-05-11 [Alexi Ice]: I could do it for her since she logged out? They are just simple changes...if you don't mind

2011-05-11 [Linderel]: Sure.

2011-05-12 [Susie-Q]: Sorry about that. The computer i was using was having issues. Yha kmyo for adjustumg it for me. I'll be sure to keep my future su missions within the perameters of of the poems page. Again, sorry about that.

2011-05-13 [Alexi Ice]: No worries, it wasn't hard to fix ^^

2011-05-13 [Susie-Q]: Im glad. I love sharing my writings and i try to stay with the format. This is a wonderful page

2011-05-19 [Linderel]: [Mystin]: Please fix your submissions so that they adhere to the Daily Poem Format. There are also a couple of grammar errors in "Isolation". :)