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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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2008-05-20 [Tickle Me Emo]: Do you really want to ask yourself that question?

2008-05-20 [Chetleon]: But of course, all good questions are answered internally, in an extroverted way.

2008-05-20 [Nite_Owl]: All of the recent poems are just fine :) Try to keep the chatter down though.

2008-05-22 [Chetleon]: As you wish. I shall oblige, no more chatter.

2008-05-22 [HardRockAngel]: and I am but a humble obeyer of the rules too <img:44166_1164145221.gif>

2008-05-24 [Doormat]: Poetry title battle, [hannes]. 'w'

2008-05-26 [xX-SG-Xx]: I got a cirtificate for the editors choice award on Poetry.com....I was so Excited,...I wonder Y I Cant become a daily poet here?....:(

2008-05-26 [Ravendust]: Poetry.com? I've been getting editor's choice awards for ages. I think just about everyone does to be honest.

2008-05-26 [xX-SG-Xx]: haha,..I know..Im just trying to nag,..I REALLY Wanna become a daily poet,..=[[

2008-05-26 [Doormat]: There are punctuation and grammatical errors. For example: "people" shouldn't be capitalized.

2008-05-26 [Tickle Me Emo]: Some people use capitalization (or lack thereof) for emphasis, even when it's incorrect. I mean, it's not like e e cummings is proper.

2008-05-26 [FlowerGirl21]: And that's what you call artistic license :p

2008-05-26 [Nite_Owl]: PLEASE stop the random comments or I will have to violate you for continuing after I politely asked several times.
[xX-SG-Xx]: Your poem does contain spelling/grammar errors that need fixing (thank you Doormat for helping to point them out). Only if you fix these will your poem be moved to a queue to be featured later. Be patient--there are hundreds of poets that have been waiting to be featured for far longer than you have.

2008-05-26 [xX-SG-Xx]: Umm,..Im sorry. Ill see to it that they are fixed.

2008-05-26 [xX-SG-Xx]: Ok...Its all good now

2008-05-26 [Nite_Owl]: Thank you. It seems fine now. :)

2008-05-27 [True, plain and simple]: [renoclight] - Your poem has been removed, because you did not post it correctly. If you wish to repost it, be sure to do so in the appropriate way.

2008-06-01 [HardRockAngel]: uhm, not to begin some random chatter...
but are *hates the word* emo-like poems also allowed? <img:44166_1164145160.gif>

2008-06-01 [sequeena_rae]: I'd assume all kinds of poetry are allowed :)

2008-06-01 [HardRockAngel]: Squee, busted <img:44166_1164145171.gif>
so you do check the page xD
*not that you ever said you didn't o.O*

2008-06-01 [sequeena_rae]: I am everywhere :P

2008-06-01 [HardRockAngel]: so it seems *is looking around to see if Nite_Owl isn't looking angry because of the chatter* o.O

2008-06-01 [sequeena_rae]: It's [Linderel] you need to keep an eye out for *disappears*

2008-06-01 [Linderel]: I have a solution for that: don't start chattering.
Oh, and Squee, because of my recent inactivity, it is indeed Owlie who has been holding up the fort and growling at off-topic comments :P

2008-06-02 [Nite_Owl]: I take that as a compliment :) I'm only here for a couple minutes due to badder-than-bad circumstances on our trip already. Now, kindly, shut your faces :P

2008-07-07 [Nite_Owl]: [synergtggtrrgf]: Your entry is too long. The maximum length is 50 lines--yours is 64 lines. Please remove or edit the poem, or it will be removed.

2008-07-07 [HardRockAngel]: umm, not to chatter or anything, but are poems in "ye olde" english also allowed?

2008-07-07 [Linderel]: I don't see why not, as long as it actually remains understandable. :P
As for the first part of your comment - asking about what is allowed and what not could not possibly seen as chatter. That's what this comment area is meant for, aside from the Bosses' notifications: questions regarding the rules, content of your submissions, etc.

2008-07-07 [HardRockAngel]: okay ^^
will be remembering that for future comments/questions
thanks =)

2008-07-07 [FamousPanda]: what do you guys think of forever? someone let me know please

2008-07-07 [Linderel]: The comment section is not, however, meant for feedback. Not really. You're more than welcome to request it at the Poetry Discussion page, though. :)

2008-07-08 [Linderel]: [Rochala]: Please fix the grammatical errors in your submission or it will be removed.

2008-07-08 [Rochala]: I edited the punctuation but I'm not really sure if there's anything more to fix. I hope it is ok now <img:44166_1164145197.gif>

2008-07-08 [Linderel]: I'll give you a hint: missing apostrophes. :P

2008-07-08 [Rochala]: oops! :P

There.

2008-07-08 [Jitter]: I'm so blind. I even spell checked that for him -.-

2008-07-08 [Linderel]: One more little thing, 'gloomy corners of you thoughts' <- 'your' would be correct, non?
Jitter, I think we've pretty much established that I'm a living, breathing, walking spell check :P

2008-07-08 [Jitter]: Yes you are. xD

I'm pretty sure Lif wanted to write "your" but the keyboard ate it :P

2008-07-08 [FamousPanda]: oh and at the beginning shouldn't it be think instead of thing?

2008-07-08 [Linderel]: Something I missed? o_O Gee. :P

2008-07-08 [Jitter]: Apparently so xD ( By the way I took the liberty to fix those cause Lif would probably have me do it anyway :P)

2008-07-08 [FamousPanda]: =] sorry i kinda notice things

2008-07-09 [Rochala]: I have to find a new spell/grammar checker, it seems that my old one is broken.

2008-07-09 [Nite_Owl]: The Firefox and Safari browsers both come with a built-in spell check, and so do most average word processors.

2008-07-09 [Jitter]: I think he refers to me :P

2008-07-13 [xX-SG-Xx]: [the loved wolf] "By" should be "by", and u do not need the ":"

2008-07-13 [Nite_Owl]: [Bring The Synth]: Your poem "News From Shattered Skys" has been removed for not following the format and for numerous spelling/grammar errors.

2008-07-20 [Linderel]: [LinkTurrner]: Please fix the format of your poem so that it completely abides by the Daily Poem Format.

2008-07-22 [LinkTurrner]: What do I have to fix about it???

2008-07-22 [Linderel]: You seem to have fixed it, as it's fine now. Or someone did so for you... about that...

If you fix something in another's submission, please say so in the comments to avoid confusion. Thank you.

2008-07-22 [LinkTurrner]: Yes i fixed it i saw the problem afer i put up the comment! thank u

2008-07-23 [Nite_Owl]: [LinkTurrner]: Please fix the format of your most recent poem to match the DP Format exactly, or it will be removed.

2008-07-24 [Falx]: [LinkTurrner]: I put your hr tag in for you.

2008-07-24 [LinkTurrner]: thanks

2008-07-24 [Tekkon KinKreet]: i tried to put in my poem... but it didn't show up after i hit submit changes. Help?

2008-07-24 [Linderel]: This seems to be an ET-wide problem on wikis. Nothing for it but to wait for [Hedda] to fix it.

2008-07-24 [Tekkon KinKreet]: well thats no good... oh well i can wait. ^^ thx

2008-07-24 [blood_fairy21]: wow there's a lot of good poems here^_^

2008-07-27 [Mödi]: Of course there are. We're awesome. =D

2008-07-27 [HardRockAngel]: *agrees*

2008-07-27 [Linderel]: Yes, there are many good poems on this page; however, I would like to remind you that the comment box is meant for questions and notifications. :)

2008-08-03 [Every Rose Has Her Thorn]: Alrighty...just as fair warning to all, if my poem sounds a bit odd rhythmed (sp?) it's because it is really a bardic song I sing at Ren Fair :)

2008-08-06 [~Crimson Angel~]: How do we know if the pge is full?

2008-08-06 [Aradon Templar]: It says at the top when you edit a page that's too large. It's all "This page is getting too big!" but most people ignore the warning, because it doesn't really apply in many cases o.O In this case, the page will be too full when the bosses say it is, not when the warning comes up.

2008-08-06 [Linderel]: I'm not actually sure. It at least used to be that the page would reject the changes when you submit them and instead take you to the index...
Are you having a problem submitting, then?

2008-08-06 [~Crimson Angel~]: Well it says If this page is full,to use the Daily Poem Extension instead,and when I went to edit it said the page was getting to big so should I use the Daily Poem Extension?

2008-08-06 [windowframe]: It at least used to be that the page would reject the changes when you submit them and instead take you to the index...

I don't remember it doing that. O_o

2008-08-06 [Aradon Templar]: No, Misty, you can still put them here. I think when we're supposed to use the Extension, the bosses will password protect this one and all.

2008-08-06 [Linderel]: Well that's what I remember hearing, never actually happened to me <_<

Misty-chan, you can still use this page. :)

2008-08-06 [~Crimson Angel~]: Ok,thank you.

2008-08-07 [Rainbow Dragonflies]: Took down my previous three entries for the sheer fact that.. I didn't like them anymore.

2008-08-07 [True, plain and simple]: [windowframe]: It did, at some point.

2008-08-10 [xX-SG-Xx]: [Lithium Lullaby] "is" is spelled wrong in the first line, and "by" isn't a proper noun.

2008-08-10 [Lithium Lullaby]: oh, didn't notice that. Thanks

2008-08-10 [xX-SG-Xx]: Ya. Ur welcome. :)

2008-08-10 [Lithium Lullaby]: :)

2008-08-10 [xX-SG-Xx]: Also, whats with "eyee" in line 15? Do U mean "eyes"?

2008-08-10 [Lithium Lullaby]: yes, I'm proof-reading and correcting it right now.

2008-08-11 [Nite_Owl]: [Law and Chaos]: Your poem requires a title to follow the format, or it must be removed.

2008-08-11 [Linderel]: Hint: You might want to proofread your piece before you post it here. ;)

2008-08-15 [xX-SG-Xx]: ElfinGoddess It sould be "Written by" instead of "BY" please and thanks.

2008-08-15 [ElfinGoddess]: Oops sorry thanks for letting me know

2008-08-15 [xX-SG-Xx]: oh it was no prob. ;)

2008-08-15 [Linderel]: [Iske]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2008-08-15 [Linderel]: [ElfinGoddess]: Please fix the grammar and spelling errors in your entry.

2008-08-17 [ElfinGoddess]: Is there any that i missed?

2008-08-17 [Linderel]: You forget to capitalise 'I' a few times. :)

2008-08-17 [ElfinGoddess]: oops thanks, My grammar can be bad sometimes

2008-08-18 [Iske]: Format?? sorry what did I do wrong

2008-08-18 [Linderel]: You fixed it now.

2008-08-18 [Iske]: owwwwwwwwww the name-line was to close to the poem
sorry 'bout that

2008-08-19 [Nite_Owl]: [Law and Chaos]: Your poem has been removed due to spelling and format errors.

2008-08-30 [Linderel]: [Love and Chaos]: Please fix the format of your entry.

2008-08-30 [Love and Chaos]: what was it? The underline in the title?

2008-08-30 [Linderel]: That, and the colon.

2008-09-08 [xX-SG-Xx]: Vampire Akis its supposed to be "Written by" not "By" thanks =)

2008-09-09 [Vampire Akis]: You know what Sarah? It's funny. I was looking at your convo with ElfinGoddess and I was like, ooooh she's a nice person, but ElftinGoddess is blind. lol then I copied and pasted the poems from word to elftown but only fixed one of them. Lol Gosh. Thanks <3

2008-09-09 [xX-SG-Xx]: Haha thank you. :] and your Welcome.

2008-09-12 [Nite_Owl]: Rayne-Seraphia/[Breathe_Angel]: Please fix the format of your poem and add your username or the poem will be removed.

2008-09-12 [Tyrana]: I had two poems posted previously. I removed them to add two different ones, and I added to the bottom. Nothing is numbered, so I assume that's okay?

2008-09-12 [Linderel]: Yes, quite alright.

2008-09-14 [ElfinGoddess]: im blind?? explain

2008-09-14 [Linderel]: I think they are referring to previous comments where you had to be notified of submission errors.

2008-09-14 [ElfinGoddess]: oh right cause normal people don't make mistakes.

2008-09-14 [Aradon Templar]: I think the comment was meant to imply that she had seen the error of her conclusion when she realized that she made similar errors, and she clearly isn't blind, so she realizes you aren't either. So to speak. I would take it as a "Hah, I was wrong sorry about that" sort of comment, I think.

2008-09-15 [kamisch]: Is there a rule for curse words? I mean, like...minor curse words? I wasn't sure, so I censored it just in case.

2008-09-15 [Linderel]: As far as I know, there are no rules against curse words. Minor ones, at least.

2008-09-15 [ElfinGoddess]: normally i wouldn't really care i was just in a grump yesterday ... appologies

2008-09-16 [kamisch]: Thank you Linderel :)

2008-09-19 [Ravendust]: [Talos Cyrion] I can tell you now you're going to have to fix your entries, there are errors in the format...

Also, they seem kinda similar to some songs that I've heard recently...

2008-09-19 [Talos Cyrion]: really? They are my own...and are not copied...what's wrong with the format?

2008-09-19 [Ravendust]: Well, why don't you look here- Daily Poem Format Neither of them quite follow the format set for poetry here and your first one seems to be longer than 50 lines...

2008-09-19 [Talos Cyrion]: -_-....i thought i followed the format!....grr...well i'll have a looksy and see what the prob is and fix it (could aslo be my computer as well...things a dinosaur

2008-09-19 [Talos Cyrion]: ok i fixed it....and the first one is 47 lines long including spaces...so i think that's it

2008-09-19 [Aradon Templar]: Looks right for the most part, but there should not be a colon in your "Written by"s.

2008-09-19 [Linderel]: I'm sorry to say that many of the lines are too long - they'll never stay like that on Main Street, or if they do, they'll mess it up. You're either going to have to edit the poems further or choose other ones. :)

2008-09-19 [Talos Cyrion]: ok well there it is...hopefully cured of format imperfections

2008-09-19 [Linderel]: Still need to lose the colons from the 'Written by'. ;3

2008-09-19 [Talos Cyrion]: -_-....lol alright will do @-@

2008-09-20 [xX-SG-Xx]: constant stranger isnt "joni" a Proper noun?? lol.

2008-09-20 [Linderel]: [hannes]: Please fix the grammar of your entry.

2008-09-21 [kamisch]: I don't know guys... [hannes] has the whole poem in lower case and that's usually a style choice, not a matter of grammer. A lot of poems I had to read back in HS were like that. So as long as it remains consistant, should it be considered "wrong"?

2008-09-21 [hannes]: thank you, [kamisch]. if the fact that i wrote a name in lower case makes it grammatically wrong enough for it not to be on here, i'll replace it with another poem.
but i guess that also means i'd have to change all the i:s? how about the beginning of new sentences? just trying to figure out how this grammar thing works.. 8)

2008-09-21 [Nite_Owl]: The I's should always be capitalized though. I suppose you could argue that the lowercase of the rest of the poem is part of its structure, but don't just use that as an excuse for your laziness to not change it. :P And the proper noun mentioned should also be capitalized.

Personally, I'd recommend just capitalizing everything that should be capitalized to avoid us labeling it wrong in the future :)

2008-09-21 [Linderel]: Just as long as you capitalise 'I's and proper nouns, I don't really care about the rest. :P

2008-09-22 [Linderel]: [Ayame the Snake]: Please fix the grammatical errors in your latest submission.

2008-09-22 [Ayame the Snake]: can you please tell me what's wrong with it. I mean I know I can't spell, so if you tell me what it is...then i shall fix it....i just can't find anything...XD

2008-09-22 [Linderel]: Hm, I really prefer you'd find them for yourself, it's not really that hard with a bit of work, but let's see.

- painfull -> painful
- alot -> a lot
- your -> you're

2008-09-22 [Ayame the Snake]: I understand that. But, thank you.

2008-09-27 [Fallen faith (return to mine idle hands)]: Oh, okay thanks.

2008-09-27 [wicked fae mage]: click the edit page button, scroll down to the last entry, if there isn't a horizontal rule (<hr >) (minus the space)beneath the last poem add one.

paste or type your poem and follow the format for the title and where to sign your poem ending with a horizontal rule(<hr > without the space)

2008-10-15 [HardRockAngel]: Was mine rejected? Because I can't seem to find it in the list =S
Ah well, better luck next time then =)

2008-10-15 [Linderel]: It's been transferred to the queue. ;)

2008-10-15 [HardRockAngel]: That's..good news =D

2008-10-16 [Rainbow Dragonflies]: Did the total submission amount rise?
I vaguely remember it being only three-per-person.

2008-10-16 [Nite_Owl]: It's been a maximum of 4 for as long as I can remember, which is quite a long time :)

2008-10-16 [Linderel]: [iRock.]: Please fix the format of your submission, as well as the grammar and spelling errors in the poem itself.

2008-10-16 [Linderel]: [Ellyssian]: Please submit your poem in the correct place before it is removed entirely.

2008-10-16 [Gabriel_Deciel]: I just submitted one of my poems..it's my first one...let me know what you think...

2008-10-17 [Doormat]: That was a pretty epic mistake [Ellyssian] o.o, you should always check the wiki after a page change to see how it looks.
*Fixed now.
Though this may not be a comment/critique place...the line: "so savage slain," doesn't really make sense, [Gabriel_Deciel]. Changing "savage" to "savagely" will do wonders ;).

2008-10-17 [iRock.]: How am I supposed to change the format?
I fixed the grammer and spelling..
Thanks for telling me I had them. :]

2008-10-17 [Aradon Templar]: Capital 'W' in 'written by' is one spot I can see.

2008-10-17 [Doormat]: That and the unnecessary space after the last line. You know what? *Fixes

2008-10-17 [iRock.]: I don't see the unnecessary space..
and Written is capitalized.

2008-10-17 [Alexi Ice]: Note above comment;

[Doormat]: That and the unnecessary space after the last line. You know what? *Fixes

2008-10-17 [Doormat]: I changed it, that's why. :P You can look at the previous version of the page before the fixes by clicking the green boxed "-" next to "Version" in the white right Page Name: Daily Poem side panel. :3

2008-10-18 [Rainbow Dragonflies]: [Doormat], have you gone on some crazy grammar-fixing spree?

And I swear when I first submitted here, the max was three.
o_O; which is why I never submitted more than three at a time.
Bah, I probably just misread at first.

2008-10-18 [Alexi Ice]: ^^ The max is four. Or else I am in trouble, because I have been submitting four at a time since I started submitting to the Daily Poem.

2008-10-18 [Nite_Owl]: [Rainbow Dragonflies]: The maximum has always been four, and is still currently four :P Go ahead and post a fourth poem if you'd like.

2008-10-20 [xX-SG-Xx]: U forgot to add the brackets around ur name Fallen faith (return to mine idle hands) Im not exactly wht ur username is but, put brackets around it please:)

2008-10-20 [Linderel]: [Fallen faith (return to mine idle hands)]: Please fix the format of your submission.

2008-10-21 [Doormat]: *Fixed* Yes, I would rather be doing this than Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy :/

2008-10-22 [xX-SG-Xx]: sakuya Just 1 ITTY BITTY thing to fix, U can take out the colon on "Written By:" :)

2008-10-23 [Sakuya]: Ok. XD my first time submitting, I wasn't sure whether I needed one or not. Thank you :)

2008-10-23 [Linderel]: If you'd actually looked at the Daily Poem Format, you would have known. ;)

2008-10-27 [xX-SG-Xx]: Does it all have to be in caps? >.< It bothers me.

2008-10-28 [Linderel]: [pegasus1000]: Please fix the format of your entries.

2008-10-28 [pegasus1000]: Sorry, it has been a LONG time. Is this better?

2008-10-28 [Linderel]: Quite.

2008-10-28 [pegasus1000]: Thank you for letting me know I was in error.

2008-10-28 [xX-SG-Xx]: Dont worry Ull ALWAYS know when ur in error. I dont wanna sound like I have an attitude, BUT, can we PLEASE stop talking in the Wiki comments?!?! its really annoying seeing the "NEW WIKI COMMENTS" all of the time. Please and thanks.

2008-10-29 [Linderel]: Well, the comment area here is meant for questions and notifications. If you have a problem with those, you can stop watching the wiki. Otherwise I'm at a bit of a loss on what you mean by 'stop talking'...
Also, this is an official wiki, so the ones who have any real say on what goes on in the comments are crew members. ;)

2008-10-29 [xX-SG-Xx]: Im not ordering you around. I was just asking a simple question. But I guess now Im being hypocrytical by putting this comment up in the first place. >.< Sowwie.

2008-10-29 [Nioniel]: I've submitted two poems in the past week or two. Could someone give me some feedback on them and let me know if they're any good?
I'll never know otherwise XD

2008-10-29 [Linderel]: Any feedback in private messages, if you please. :)

2008-10-29 [Nioniel]: sorry. and thanks :D

2008-11-08 [Linderel]: Probably in the queue, yes.

2008-11-11 [Linderel]: [Silver Moon]: Please do not include any notes outside the format.

2008-11-11 [Silver Moon]: ok sorry I will fix it

2008-11-12 [Alexi Ice]: Hey [Linderel] Is it ok that I split my poem into two parts??

2008-11-12 [Linderel]: It is, but don't expect them to be featured right next to each other. :)

2008-11-12 [Alexi Ice]: That isn't a problem ^^ I just want them both to be featured...eventually. hehehe

2008-11-16 [xX-SG-Xx]: Indigo Girl "i" is a roper noun. :D

2008-11-16 [i'i]: I prefer it to be noncapitalized for the effect of the poem. Especially when I am writing my free or open verse poetry. Unless that is a problem?

2008-11-17 [xX-SG-Xx]: that would be a question best suited for [Linderel]

2008-11-17 [Alexi Ice]: Free verse is respectable, and there is a great deal of poetic lenience that follows it but it clearly states in the rules that Submissions must be in proper English. And the rules tend to be held to a higher respect than artistic opinions, especially when it comes to grammar.

2008-11-17 [*Phoenix*]: I would suggest changing it just to not cause problems....

2008-11-17 [i'i]: :) Okay

2008-11-17 [Linderel]: Yes, unfortunately we require that proper nouns be capitalised. :)

2008-11-23 [xX-SG-Xx]: Ayame The Snake "Laugh" shouldnt be capitalized.

2008-11-23 [Ayame the Snake]: oops...

2008-11-24 [hannes]: i finally got over myself and posted the same poem i posted a while ago, but this time with capitalized i:s and names.. X) i trust i'll be informed if i forgot to fix some of the words. :o)

2008-11-24 [Linderel]: Seems to be alright. :3

2008-12-01 [Thunder Cid]: Okay here's me trying to get over my self consciousness >.<

2008-12-01 [*OGD*]: I don't know how to post a poem here, or if it is full.... *silly*

2008-12-01 [Linderel]: Read the Daily Poem Format - the instructions are there. :)

2008-12-09 [The Doll Mage]: hey do you move the poems somewhere when we are shown or did you get rid of some of the poems becuse the wiki was too biig

2008-12-09 [Linderel]: You'd find your answer in the Daily Poem FAQ...
Anyway. Quite simply, we move submissions from this page to a queue where poems wait for their turn to be featured.

2008-12-09 [Linderel]: [i'i] and [Mikhul, the Bard], please fix your formats.

2008-12-09 [The Doll Mage]: Can i see it

2008-12-09 [Linderel]: No, you cannot. It's a private page for the DP Bosses. Why do you wish to?

2008-12-10 [i'i]: Sorry, what's wrong with the format of my poem?

2008-12-10 [Linderel]: The 'Written by' part. It's a very small mistake, but one we count nevertheless. :)

2008-12-10 [i'i]: Okay! But I still don't see what I have done wrong. It says 'Written By [i'i]'

I'll be sure to change it as soon as I know what is up!

2008-12-10 [Linderel]: Like I said, very small mistake. It's supposed to be 'Written by', not 'Written By'. Being more observant would pay off. ;)

2008-12-10 [i'i]: Must have forgotten to take that class ;)

2008-12-10 [The Doll Mage]: i wanted to read the poem to my class i lost my flash drive

2008-12-13 [Linderel]: [Mikhul, the Bard]: Your submission has been removed for not correctly following the Daily Poem Format. Please review it carefully before submitting again.

I'd also suggest you proofread the piece. :)

2008-12-13 [True, plain and simple]: [The Doll Mage] - You can view previous versions of this page to find your poem, using the form in the status bar to the right, so you can always go back to see things that have since been moved to the queue.

2008-12-13 [Linderel]: Or by searching the Main Street for older featured poems, as was the best approach in this case. Problem has been solved. :3