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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.

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!
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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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2006-08-01 [Linderel]: Your call. :)

2006-08-01 [Moving on in Life]: I hate it when that kind of thing happens... Havin to completely re-write a poem because it just don't flowe right, although it sounded PERFECT in your head...

2006-08-02 [Linderel]: [Nives]: Please fix the spelling and grammar errors in your submission, or I will have to remove it.

2006-08-02 [Nives]: OK im going

2006-08-02 [Linderel]: As far as I can see, [Nives], you haven't fixed the majority of those errors. Just so that I won't remove it if you're still working on it, are you going to fix them? (Oh, and just as a tip: The third line of your first verse? You changed from 'what awates me when i return from far away' to 'what is waiting for me when i return from far away'. The original would have been good, just spell it 'awaits'. And then, of course, the 'i' should be 'I'. ;)

2006-08-02 [Linderel]: Oh, and by the way, whoever submitted that latest poem, apparently [Emptaze], your format is missing an essential part. Put your name there or the poem will be removed.

2006-08-03 [Nives]: Thanks and sorry for causing you such a headache.Its my second year of learning.

2006-08-03 [Moving on in Life]: I have a question. Who goes over these poems and posts em up? Is it just you? Or a Board of Poetry Experts on Elftown?

2006-08-03 [Zab]: It's the Daily Poem Bosses :)

2006-08-03 [Linderel]: Yup, it's just as [Zab] said. Though I'm arguably the most active one, since it's my only job as a member of the council. :P

2006-08-03 [Linderel]: [Nives], I'm aware of your language handicap, since I've been to your page. I'm actually a bit impressed, if this is only your second year of learning. :) But if you have a program that has a spellcheck or a friend, perhaps someone here on Elftown, who could help, you can use that help.

2006-08-03 [Nives]: Thanks you know what.Erase it and when i have fixed it i will write it again ok.Actually my mother language is Hungarian and its hard to learn other languages because of the pronaciation.

2006-08-03 [Nite_Owl]: [Nives], you could and should remove the poem yourself, or else they'll count it against you when they take it down, and you only get 4 chances with that. And that's apart from the fact that it would simply be nicer and easier for the Bosses :)

2006-08-04 [Moving on in Life]: Have I had any of my previous poems taken down? I know I put up one or two.....

2006-08-04 [Linderel]: [Moving on in Life]: Are you sure? I mean, it's possible that they were taken down for one reason or another while being transferred to the queue, or when the queue was scrutinised more closely, but we don't make records of the poems lost in those instances. And since [True, plain and simple] usually does that, I wouldn't know if that had happened... Anyway, I couldn't find any record of you in the violation list, and you have obviously not been featured yet. <_<

2006-08-04 [Linderel]: [Rin]: Please fix the format of your entry or it will be removed.

2006-08-04 [Moving on in Life]: Ok, Thank you. tryin to stay on everyone's good side.

2006-08-04 [Linderel]: [Sobori]: Please fix the format of your entry or it will be removed.

2006-08-04 [Linderel]: [rozethourne] and whoever wrote the poem "I Am": Your submissions have been removed for format violation.

2006-08-04 [Corazie]: I don't believe it. I have the same problem as [Moving on in Life]: my poem isn't there... I put it up ages ago and I just checked now (I checked a few months ago as well, but wasn't quite sure) and it's definately not there.

2006-08-04 [True, plain and simple]: ... I move poems to the feature queue every now and then, which means that your poems will be removed from this page, naturally.

2006-08-04 [Nite_Owl]: I've added hr tags between the poems, but the other format errors need to be corrected by their respective poets (as in, [Sobori] and [Rin]).

2006-08-05 [Moving on in Life]: Just the natural flow of "Out with the Old, In with the New" right?

2006-08-05 [Blaithin]: It makes more room on this page [Moving on in Life], otherwise it would fill up and be uneditable :) Your poems will be featured eventually, just wait for the hundreds that were posted before you to go through ;)

2006-08-05 [Linderel]: [Mekashef]: Quite eloquent, but your entry violates the Daily Poem Format. Please fix it, or it will be removed.

2006-08-05 [Moving on in Life]: Alrighty! :D

2006-08-06 [Mekashef]: I think it is fixed now. I apologize for the inconvenience.

2006-08-08 [Hobbit teen]: Hi i dont know if a haiku peom would be allowed to be on here is it allowed??? o_0

2006-08-08 [Linderel]: Haiku are allowed, yes. You should fix your format, though. And I probably need to discuss with True about whether we allow fan poetry or not...

2006-08-08 [Hobbit teen]: kk thanx ^^

2006-08-09 [Hobbit teen]: Note Hobbit teen's peom's format has been fixed to a different type of haiku...it is no longer a fan poetry lol ^^

2006-08-09 [Silver Phantoms]: [Hobbit teen] I fixed your format, the written by part, has to be under the poem.

2006-08-09 [Hobbit teen]: oh sorry

2006-08-09 [Linderel]: [Dark Side of the Moon], please fix your format.

2006-08-09 [Dark Side of the Moon]: DAMMIT! Fixed now I think.

2006-08-09 [Linderel]: Yup, fine now. :)

2006-08-09 [Linderel]: Hrm. To both [Amarantha] and [maluna]: Please fix the format of your entry or it will be removed.

2006-08-09 [Dark Side of the Moon]: I just fixed their formats along with [Sobori]'s.

2006-08-09 [Amarantha]: Thx for fixing my format. Sorry for the inconvenience

2006-08-09 [maluna]: Thank you for fixing my format.

2006-08-09 [Hobbit teen]: Thank you [Silver Phantoms] for fixing my format also ^^

2006-08-10 [Silver Phantoms]: No problem.

2006-08-15 [Linderel]: [the squeegee]: Please fix the format of your entry or it will be removed.

2006-08-17 [Linderel]: Oi, [Viperess], you have too many submissions. Please remove at least two. I will also check everyone else's count in the near future, so now would be a good time to make sure that you don't have more than four (4) submissions on this page.

2006-08-17 [Viperess]: I am sorry. Will look back and take two off.

2006-08-17 [Viperess]: I took two off. I am very sorry about the mess up.

2006-08-17 [Linderel]: Goodie. :) Nah, could happen to anyone.

2006-08-17 [Silver Phantoms]: [the squeegee], I fixed your format.

2006-08-17 [True, plain and simple]: To [Mödi] : Two of your poems have been removed for not having titles.
To everyone : Poems have been moved to the queue.

2006-08-20 [Linderel]: [Lexi. Short and Sweet!], please fix your format.

2006-08-20 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: Fixed.. i think

2006-08-21 [Linderel]: Um, no. You forgot the capitalisation of 'Written' in 'Written by'.

2006-08-21 [Lexi. Short and Sweet!]: ohh sorry missed that one.. i wasn't entierly sure what was wrong i'll go sort it now. thanks!

2006-08-22 [Linderel]: [Alexi Ice]: Please fix your format, as well as your grammar and spelling errors, of your entries or both of them will be removed.

2006-08-22 [Alexi Ice]: alright, i will, thank you for the warning!

2006-08-22 [Alexi Ice]: does that look better, or did i miss something?

2006-08-23 [Bulma]: This was my first poem and i hope i did ok on it

2006-08-23 [Linderel]: [Alexi Ice]: Your formats are still wrong, and you still have some typos. I would recommend that you run them through a spellchecker if you have a program with that feature, or give them for someone to proofread. As for the formats, there is a ready-to-go format on the page Daily Poem Format, just copy and paste that if you're not sure.

2006-08-23 [Linderel]: [Bulma]: Otherwise fine, but please fix your format.

2006-08-23 [Linderel]: [Ravendust]: Please fix the entry of your format or it will be removed.

2006-08-23 [Alexi Ice]: alright, i will. thanxs.

2006-08-23 [Alexi Ice]: is it ok now? and if not, can someone please help me...?

2006-08-23 [Linderel]: Uh, well... You still have spelling and grammar errors, and the formats aren't exactly correct, either... I could fix them for you, if you want.

2006-08-24 [Alexi Ice]: would you please? i would be very greatful!!!

2006-08-24 [Linderel]: There. Now they should be fine. I'm not completely sure about that word 'enlightened' though, because I wasn't certain what you were trying to say and whether it's possible to use that word in that form in this case... English can be really confusing sometimes. >_<

2006-08-24 [Alexi Ice]: yeah i had that same problem, and thought about taking it out a few times but i couldent think of anything to put in its place...^^ maybe i will think of something eventually.

well, thank you very much for helping me ^^! i am very glad that you were willing to help me

2006-08-24 [Linderel]: [kittygirl1017], please fix your format.

2006-08-25 [Linderel]: [Bulma] and [kittygirl1017], your entries were removed for format violation. Please take a good look at the Daily Poem Format before submitting again.

2006-08-27 [Bulma]: Umm... I hope i did that right this time if not please tell me what i did wrong

2006-08-27 [Linderel]: It's fine now.

2006-08-27 [Bulma]: ok thanx i've got another one to put up if that's ok

2006-08-27 [Eriseith]: I am pretty sure mine are ok, but please let me know if they aren't.

2006-08-27 [Cliché]: Put a space between the title and the poem.

2006-08-27 [Linderel]: [Eriseith], the format of all your entries should be fixed or they will face removal.

2006-08-28 [Eriseith]: Is that all that was needed? If not please list...

2006-08-28 [Linderel]: No, you need to type 'written' with a capital w. It shouldn't be that hard to spot, since everyone else has written it like that.

2006-08-29 [Akayume]: shouldn't [Spooky Ginger]'s be changed? O,o Spelling...nothing in bold....

2006-08-29 [Linderel]: Ah, thanks for reminding me.

2006-08-29 [Linderel]: [Spooky Ginger], please fix the formatting and grammatical errors of your entry or it will be removed.

2006-08-29 [Linderel]: Please do not advertise on this page; even though the wikis in question had something to do with poetry, this comment section is meant mainly for the Bosses' notifications and should not be used for random commercials.

2006-08-31 [Rosario Dreams]: apologies!

2006-09-01 [Vampire Akis]: Question: Let's say that I wrote a poem. and let's say i posted it here. when do I get the badge? ^_^

2006-09-01 [-Orion-]: You get it when/if one of the Daily poem bosses chooses your poem to be featured on Mainstreet.

2006-09-01 [Vampire Akis]: but here are billions of poems!!!!!

2006-09-01 [-Orion-]: That is true. That's why it's an honour to be chosen! ^_^

2006-09-01 [sequeena_rae]: There is a waiting line you know. You want a badge, you wait your turn. Everyone else does it.

*prepares to be spanked* I know I wasn't supposed to answer this really x)

2006-09-01 [Vampire Akis]: where's your poem?

2006-09-01 [-Orion-]: It's oki, seque.. :D *hugs* I'm not a professional either XP

2006-09-01 [sequeena_rae]: My poem? I haven't entered one for a while. This is because I haven't written any good poems for a while. I only put the ones I like best here. Though I do have one waiting in line.

*huggles star* x)

2006-09-01 [-Orion-]: I have one over there.. somwhere... >___>

2006-09-01 [Vampire Akis]: no. Orions poem. ^^

2006-09-01 [-Orion-]: I'll PM it to you or something :D

2006-09-01 [Linderel]: Yes, enough chatter. :P (And the reason for the slow response is that I was napping. <_<)

2006-09-01 [tell me what the rain knows]: I just submitted my 'Mischievous' poem. it's kind of abstract, but it's supposed to be about either a faery or pixie of some sort. i originally wrote it for a poetry contest for this one magazine, but i never ended up sending it in. Any suggestions/opinions?

2006-09-01 [Linderel]: I have a suggestion. Write it correctly - 'mischievous'. :P

2006-09-01 [sequeena_rae]: *spanks* Naughty Lin! x) *stops spamming*

2006-09-01 [tell me what the rain knows]: well, I fixed it. anything else?

2006-09-01 [Linderel]: Nope. Everything else, format and all, is fine. ^_^

2006-09-01 [tell me what the rain knows]: thank you : )

2006-09-01 [kittygirl1017]: can the Bosses tell me if I have the format right this time? ^^

2006-09-01 [Linderel]: Yup - 'tis alright.

2006-09-01 [kittygirl1017]: ^_^ thankies!

2006-09-10 [Linderel]: [Spooky Ginger], your entry has been removed for violation of grammar and the Daily Poem Format.

2006-09-10 [Linderel]: [Only a memory], please fix the grammatical errors in your submission or it will be removed.

2006-09-10 [Rambert]: I'm pretty sure I'm right with the format, but if there's something wrong please let me know :)

2006-09-10 [Linderel]: Erm... Isn't that the poem you've submitted previously?

2006-09-10 [Rambert]: Dang it, did I? >.>; sorry. I'll take it down... I couldn't for the life of me remember if I'd already submitted it. x.x

2006-09-10 [Linderel]: Hehe, that's okay... That's why it's good to keep count of what you submit. ^_^

2006-09-10 [Linderel]: [Corazie], please fix your format.

2006-09-10 [Corazie]: Is that right?

2006-09-10 [Linderel]: Not quite. 'Written by', not 'Written By'. ;)

2006-09-14 [Linderel]: [Free Spirit Wandering], please fix your format and grammar errors.

2006-09-14 [Linderel]: [Argent Dawn], please fix your format.

2006-09-15 [DeadSockMonster]: A widdle question to a Daily Poem Boss: Is it okay to submit four excerpts of the same poem, which is too long to submit in one go?

2006-09-15 [Linderel]: I don't see why not. :)

2006-09-16 [Free Spirit Wandering]: How come i have to fix my format and grammar? I don't get it. Poetry isn't about having a set format. I understand that Punctuation was lacking a bit but still...

2006-09-16 [Linderel]: Format meaning the Daily Poem Format, which I see you fixed already. We're very strict on that. And by grammar I mean those couple of spots where you have 'i' instead of 'I'. We're pretty strict on that kind of grammatical/spelling mistakes, too.

2006-09-16 [Argent Dawn]: ...Well, I think they just want the format to be correct so they can easily go through the entries. And while I'll agree poetry isn't about formatting, grammar, punctuation, or whatnot... But you are playing in their playpen, so you have to play by their rules... :S

2006-09-16 [Argent Dawn]: Hmmm, would seem I may have been beaten to the punch here, my apologies, just attempting to help.

2006-09-16 [Linderel]: Thank you. We like to have the patrons playing nicely so we don't have to remove entries. Outside this particular playground, you can do whatever you want, but we'd like you to play by our rules while here. :) // And no problem, [Argent Dawn], help is appreciated. ^_^

2006-09-20 [Pillowthief]: Understandable too, [Linderel]. You guys have to do alot of work to keep this place running and you guys dont need anymore on top of that. :)

2006-09-21 [Linderel]: [irikchitine]: Please fix your grammar.

2006-09-21 [Free Spirit Wandering]: Ok, thank you very much. Its just that Im part of both Elfpack and Elftown so its difficult when there are rules for one "playpen" that dont apply to the other. Thats all, but thank you for that, i'll change some again now.

2006-09-21 [Linderel]: If memory serves, Elfpack Daily Poem submission rules are more laid-back... I had to blink a couple of times to get the hang of them, format and all, after getting used to ET's version. :)

2006-09-21 [irikchitine]: there you go! sorry about that.

2006-09-22 [Free Spirit Wandering]: Yeah, they are much more laid back. But they are a lot slower at changing featured poems as well, so to be fair i think ETs system works better than EPs. Unless its to do with fewer people working for EP. I dont know and Im gabbling now so i'll shut up

2006-09-23 [Nuit Darksin]: I entered my first poem to et. It's not exactly great but I am a bit rusty so please bare with me.

2006-09-23 [Linderel]: [Nuit Darksin], your entry is prose poetry and as such, cannot be accepted. Please either modify it and fix the typing errors and your format, or it will be removed.

2006-09-23 [Nuit Darksin]: can you tell me the typing errors so that I may fix it please?

2006-09-23 [Linderel]: Sure. "noone" should rather be "no one" or "no-one", "kis" -> "kiss", "others" -> "others'".

2006-09-23 [Nuit Darksin]: ahhh ok I should have caught that gah I'm and idiot. Thanks for the correction

2006-09-23 [Linderel]: Well, it's still prose poetry (use more Enter) and the format is still wrong. (See Daily Poem Format.) :P

2006-09-23 [Robert Mischief]: Here's a fairly odd question that I may have just missed while reading everything in the information portion but; Let's pretend someone doesn't live on Elftown, how would the person know if they had, indeed been used as a feature? Would there be some sort of notification, or would said person just miss out on their own fifteen minutes of fame?

2006-09-23 [sequeena_rae]: You recieve a badge if you are featured :) does that help?

2006-09-23 [Linderel]: We leave a guestbook message, and there's a badge for it, so... ^.~

2006-09-23 [Linderel]: <random>Zomg, Squee.</random>

2006-09-23 [Nuit Darksin]: so that's how you get a badge for poetry you have to be featured?

2006-09-23 [Linderel]: Erm, yes. And by the way, you still didn't get it right.

2006-09-24 [Nuit Darksin]: then either help me with more details or just delete the stupid thing.

2006-09-24 [Argent Dawn]: It needs to say Written By, and that needs to be a space away from the poem.

2006-09-24 [Nuit Darksin]: oh ok thanks

2006-09-24 [Argent Dawn]: I think when you do that, you should be fine, as far as I know.

2006-09-24 [Nuit Darksin]: Yeah I hope so if not they can just delete the damn thing. No offense to the ET staff but their a little bit too picky on things.

2006-09-24 [Linderel]: I was just trying to give you a chance. I also thought I was giving you enough details, since looking at the Daily Poem Format should have told you what was wrong with the format of your entry. Apparently, this cannot be expected. Anyhow, your entry is still prose poetry, meaning that your lines are too long. That isn't accepted because it would screw up the Mainstreet.
Now, I'm sorry if you think we're too picky, but we can't do much about that, since we have reasons for these 'stupid rules'. And just for the record, you wouldn't have been given such chances to fix your entry before I became a Boss. Anyhow. I'm giving you one more chance to fix it, but it's up to you, really. But if you're too fed up with this, you should take it off yourself, since we keep violation records.
Thank you, sorry for the rant, and have a nice day.

2006-09-24 [Nuit Darksin]: Ok I understand you have rules you have to follow. As do I also have follow those same rules. But it's irritating when say prose which actually means ordinary language of speech not the definition your trying to make it mean. And you also tell me to fix one thing at a time. We're not kids especailly I'm 19 in college for a philosophy and pschology bachelors degree. So maybe next time you could with all do respect tell me or someone else all the details and corrections in one simple message. And please for the love of all things in the english language make sure you use the correct words and their correct deffinitions. And I will try and correct it one more time and if I don't get it right this time then I will take it off myself.

2006-09-24 [Nite_Owl]: Actually, Linderel clearly said all that needed to be said. If you had simply read the Format (as, if you were serious about your poetry/prose, would have been the first thing you did) and applied it properly, everything would have been fine. And she was more than patient as far as I see (a feat not seen in the previously DP Bosses, though with a good point), even pointing out your exact typing errors for you. With all due respect, I'm afraid you are the one in the wrong here.

And, again no offense, what would your Bachelor's degree have anything to do with a simple online poetry page? Sorry, had to ask...

2006-09-24 [Nuit Darksin]: I was trying to state that we're not little kids that need things broken down bit bit. And the damn poem is a bit prose yes. But in the sence she was trying to use it in. That is one thing that irritates me the most is people using the wrong words with the wrong defenition. Anyways it fixed (hopefully) and the conversation between linderel and I was none of your concern even if you are an ET staff memeber. It was between her and I.

2006-09-24 [Linderel]: Yes, it's fine now. Though I would like to point out that I listed all of the things you'd made mistakes with in my first comment regarding your poem. I'd like the patrons to figure out the rest themselves. As for using the expression 'prose poetry' I think it's a pretty fitting one, but please do tell me if there's a more appropriate word for it. Now, I would like to end this little argument. Fighting gets us nowhere.

2006-09-24 [Rosario Dreams]: Just out of curiousity, does a poem get taken off this page if it is selected?

2006-09-24 [True, plain and simple]: [Rosario Dreams] - Poems are taken off this page when they are moved to the poetry queue. From that queue they are then selected to be featured on Mainstreet. Sometimes some poems don't make it to the queue for various reasons (They had some grammatical issues, etc. not previously noticed), and those poems are just removed. Regardless of where the poems go though, the authors ofsaid poems may then post more to this page, provided that there are only four from one author on the page at a time.

2006-09-24 [Nuit Darksin]: A better word would probably enlongated.

2006-09-24 [Viperess]: Okay I am trying to find how many I now have here so I can take some off and post some new ones. I see two of them but want to make sure before I totally mess up.

2006-09-24 [Linderel]: Or you could wait until the old ones are moved to the queue, but suit yourself. :)

2006-09-24 [Rosario Dreams]: is there anything wrong with Candles Burning? because I REALLY REALLY want one of those badges on my site and if there is one on Rosario Dreams that you think is worthy of the mainstreet please let me know!!!
It would mean so much to me
God Bless
Rosario

2006-09-28 [Linderel]: [Illona], please fix your format and spelling errors. (Hint: See Daily Poem Format. If you don't spot your typing errors yourself, ask.)

2006-09-28 [Illona]: Well then I need help cause Yeah I wrote that on word so..I need help and the format confused me to cause it was all together so I put it like that but yeah...I am a spelling and format loser...Lol Help!...Please!

2006-09-28 [Linderel]: Well, you should be able to fix your format errors by looking at Daily Poem Format and seeing how your submission differs from the format specified there. As for the typing errors... doesn't Word have a spell check? o_O Anyways. I'd prefer that you try to find the errors yourself, or give the piece for someone to proofread... But oh well.
loves -> love's; gently -> gentle; were -> where; heartbreaks -> heart breaks

2006-09-28 [Free Spirit Wandering]: I was just wandering. Due to English (US) being different to English (UK) do people get penalised for spellings that are different in each of those languages, and which English language is used to spell-check?

2006-09-28 [Linderel]: Nope, they don't. Even though I personally do prefer the British way of spelling, I won't punish anyone for writing 'theater' instead of 'theatre' or 'favorite' instead of 'favourite'. :P

2006-09-28 [Viperess]: [Illona] If you need help before posting again, send it to me. I will check for grammar and spelling errors for you.

2006-09-28 [Nocternity S.]: i think theres a wiki on how to spell for those that don't know how, even if they have a proper education, or we can just go to a dictionary and try to do it the right way.... I'm not sure the name of the wiki but i think is Spelling_guide anyone remembers what the other wiki name is?

2006-09-29 [Synirria]: Ok, Im not sure what is wrong with [Illona]'s poem. I fixed the only thing that I could see that was wrong(because she's at my house and told me too) but other then the little enter thing that's all that was wrong. I even put it on word and rechecked everything, so you may want to explain what exactly is wrong.

2006-09-29 [Nuit Darksin]: It's too long or it needs breaks between the sentences

2006-09-29 [Nite_Owl]: [Argent Dawn] and [Illona], I've fixed both your poems with the same mistake in them--you should not put a colon (:) after "Written by". The Format must be followed to the letter, exactly as written.

However, [Illona], your grammar is still not quite right. Little things such as "gently" to "gentle" and "heartbreaks" to "heart breaks" should be fixed. Then you should be in the clear :)

2006-09-29 [Argent Dawn]: Thank you, I looked to the immediate previous to determine what to do, I was in a bit of a hurry. My apologies.

2006-09-29 [Illona]: Well I put it on word and word put it liek that so yeah Next time I will cheek it...so yeah My word hates me I guess.

2006-09-29 [Linderel]: Erm. I told you exactly what was wrong. Or, well, I imagined you'd be able to figure it out for yourself by reading the guidelines I pointed you to. I even showed how the spelling errors should be fixed.
But nevermind. Maybe I should start using more bold, or something... Many comments seem to go unnoticed. <_<
And you can't really trust Word, it's stupid. :P

2006-09-29 [Nuit Darksin]: Or maybe you could be more helpful by instead of pointing to the guidlines you could actually list what was wrong.

2006-09-29 [Linderel]: Like I've said before: I would like the patrons to figure out their errors themselves after being nudged a bit. *shrug* Maybe that's too much to ask.

2006-09-29 [Nuit Darksin]: Well I just think that if you want something done right you either give full detail instructions or do it yourself. And "nudge" nudge around it.

2006-09-29 [True, plain and simple]: Or maybe I could just tell [Linderel] to let me resume taking care of submissions and delete everything that didn't follow the very simple rules...I'd be happy that she has some patience left if I were you, as I surely don't.

2006-09-29 [Nuit Darksin]: Hey I'm just trying to get you guys to be a little bit of better leaders in these little community of ours. So don't jump down my throat about it. And I could careless if you delete my poem or not. Makes no difference to me either way.

2006-09-29 [True, plain and simple]: I'm trying to get people to have a little common sense and follow the rules. Anyone who doesn't put the effort into doing that isn't worthy of being put on Mainstreet; there are plenty of other places that they can show of their poems that aren't as 'strict', surely.

Anyway, that's enough of this. If you don't like it, that's fine - it just means that you won't see much success in posting here.

2006-09-29 [LittleEmoGirl]: I hope my poem is good to be put on mainstreet that would be so awesome

2006-09-29 [Vameyre]: I fixed [Illona]'s spelling errors, if that's alright.

2006-09-30 [Linderel]: [Vameyre], yup, quite alright, there's no one stopping you from fixing others' mistakes, as long as you mention what you did. :)

[LittleEmoGirl], there are actually some apostrophes missing in your entry, so if you want it to make it to be featured, you'd better fix it.

2006-09-30 [Setherial]: Hey everyone :D Just posted a poem, I hope it's good enough to be part of main street. If not, I have three more to hope for :D
Anyway, this is my second day in Elftown (although the account was created several years ago), and I hope I'm welcomed here!

2006-09-30 [Linderel]: Otherwise fine, but you have one little grammar violation. ;) 'i' instead of 'I' in one place.

2006-09-30 [LittleEmoGirl]: okay that's weird, the last comment, about the apostrophes, i didn't write that

2006-09-30 [Argent Dawn]: No, Linderel was telling you that you need to fix the missing apostrophes in your work.

2006-10-01 [Illona]: Thenk You [Vameyre] I was wondering would it be fine that after I write some things that you look at them to help me out?

2006-10-01 [LittleEmoGirl]: oh okay

2006-10-01 [LittleEmoGirl]: i hope it's better now

2006-10-01 [Linderel]: The following words are still missing apostrophes.
its ( -> it's) two of these
doesnt ( -> doesn't)
shell ( -> she'll)

2006-10-05 [hannes]: Finally I got a poem up here... X) I might be blind to my own grammatical errors, so please tell me if there's something that should be changed..:)

Lots of great poems here..

2006-10-05 [Linderel]: Hum, looks fine to me.

2006-10-06 [IzzyKSK]: I was wondering if I could post a poem... But it's not like most poems on here.. it's totally different to be exact.. would it still be okay to post it then?

2006-10-06 [Linderel]: What do you mean by 'totally different', exactly? As long as it doesn't break the rules, it can be submitted.

2006-10-07 [Linderel]: [~*Luna*~]: Please fix your entry to abide by the Daily Poem Format.

2006-10-11 [Linderel]: [Ame*perdue]: Please fix your entry to abide by the Daily Poem Format or it will be removed.

2006-10-11 [LittleEmoGirl]: i like some of these peoms on here

2006-10-12 [Linderel]: [Danno]: Please fix your entry to abide by the Daily Poem Format or it will be removed.

2006-10-12 [Linderel]: [~*Luna*~], [Ame*perdue]: Your entries have been removed for violating the Daily Poem Format.

2006-10-13 [Linderel]: [Darkelf96], please fix your entry to abide by the Daily Poem Format or it will be removed.

2006-10-13 [Fireblade K'Chona]: Heh, I just realized I forgot my 'g' in 'stifling'. Sorry about that. It's fixed.

2006-10-16 [Linderel]: [hannes]: You exceeded the limit of four submissions... Please remove at least one entry.

2006-10-16 [hannes]: fixed.. sorry about that, completely forgot.

2006-10-19 [Linderel]: Umm... You're supposed to submit it on the wiki, not in the comment section...

2006-10-20 [Dil*]: lmao.

2006-10-20 [Ame*perdue]: Sorry I didn't come on here in time to realise you'd asked me to change my formatting, what was wrong with it?