LIKE THE FLOWING RIVER'S POEMS AND SCORES #3

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* CONTEST STARTS 00:00 3 OCT PNQ TIME

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LTFR'S TEAM LIST AND SCORES: 1947 (includes 192 bonus points from HH)
Michael D Nalley: 7+9+8+8+8+8+9+9+8+8+9+8+9+8
Elizabeth 7+7+9+7+8+8+8
annika xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mathew Scutt: 8+7+7+8+7+7+7+8+7+8+7
believeinlove (Holly): 2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Alone (hassan): 6+6+7+7+6+7+6+8+7+8+7
Larry: 8+9+8+10+7+10+8+8+10+8+8+8+8+7+8+8+8+
9+0+8+10+8+8+0+9+8+8+8+8+8+7+7+9+9+8+
10+7+7+9+8+7+7
Rabea: 9+7+7+7+6+7+8+8+7+7+8+8
Sarah (pinkyprinces): 7+7+6+8+7+8+6+6+7+8+7+7+8+6+8+7+6+7+7
+8+8+7+8+8+7+7+7+8+7
Girl (Meeme): 8+6+7+8+7+7+6+6+7+7+7+9+7+9+8+7+9+8+7
+7+8+7+6+7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7+8+6+7+7
Jon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sumit khanduri xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Innocent Fairy (Kristian): 7+6+6+6+8+7+6+7+6+7+7+8+8+7+7+7+6+6+6+8+7+6+7+6
Freeze Tyler xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Natalie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ms Sunshine: 8+9+8+8+7+7+0+8+8+8+0+7+7+7+8+8
Lebanese Phoenix: 7+8+7+8+6+7+7+9+7+6+8+8+7+0+7+7+7+8+6
+9+8+8+8+7+7+8+8+10+9+9+7+8+7+7+9+6

THE THEMES FOR EACH ROUND

THE POINT SYSTEM
* Each submitted poem, if it complies with the theme of the round, will earn an easy 5 points straight away for your team, regardless of quality.
* Poems will also be roughly judged for quality- a maximum of 5 points can be earned for a high quality poem (giving a maximum total of 10).

HOW TO RACE
* The Great Marathon starts on 00:00 3 October, PnQ time.
* Anyone can start the race by submitting a poem for the first round in this thread.
* Another team member then completes the second round, and so on.
* A person who has submitted a poem MAY NOT submit another entry until SIX further rounds have been completed by other members of the team.
* All poems MUST be new and submitted here by the authors themselves.
* You may plot your team strategy within your club. CLUB LEADERS, it is up to you to do all you can to get your team's entries racing along. Bribe, threaten, shame, PM, blackmail...but get those rounds completed!
* With each entry, PLEASE LIST the Lap #, Round #, and the theme with your title.
* If all 13 rounds have been completed, the team can start from the Round 1 theme again to earn more points in further laps. These laps are unlimited.
* The team with the most points wins. Individual team members who gain the most points will also be recognised.
* It all ends on 00:00 9 October, PnQ time.

GOOD LUCK!!

Lap 19 Round 3

Water
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It's what we can't live without
Without it, we shall extinct
It's what we need everyday
Everyday we use it
To drink and also to wash so
that we don't stink
You still wonder what it is ?

Lap 19 round 4

Unity in diversity

To be one with the universe
Is a diversion of a soul
Individuality invites followers
To evolve original characteristics
while retaining a system of freedom
Promoting change for good.

Lap 19 #5 microscope

After a week of dumbing
down my sensibility
you'd need to find my mind
using a microscope

Lap #19 Round #6
Wild Card - Free Verse
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You promised me love
but gave me hate.
It was unexpected
and shocking to see,
but I guess that's fate.

I thought we would last,
but it changed quickly
right before my eyes.
And now I'm left to wonder...
do you ever hear my cries?

Your scoreboard updated.

You have no personal HH remaining.

Lap#19 round 7 cats

'CRAZY CAT' aabb aabb aabb

A crazy cat shirking at midnight
Loudly shouting I listen her fight
Another cat was innocent pet
Mysterious fighting I cannot forget

A group of cats were behind others
I felt they are going to her murder
I went out last night from my home
Was trying to search a little stone

White, black, yellow, crazy cats
Maybe all were hungry for one dead rat
I made them stop from that thunderous noise
And Made them away with my loud voice

Lap#19 Round 8

Acrostic
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Shining on a rainy day, who needs
Umbrella when you are near, your
Nest a shade of warmth above the
Sky, and far away to the gates of
Heaven, your rays reflect to give an
Iridescent effect on every aspect,
Now all we can do is stare at your
Extraordinary creation in this world

SUNSHINE

Lap 19 # 9 Super hero

Green Lantern has more than
will power, courage and guts
he has the imagination
to find new ways to kick butts

Lap 19 Round 10

9. Superhero OR mythological being OR movie star

Dracula
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In every drop of your warm
flowing blood, I can taste the
life you once had, you just
smell like a sad day on a winter
afternoon.

Let me drink all your sorrows
and take everything that still
ties you to this world, all I need
is one bite, to set you free from
your soul.

Lap 19 round 11
Nature

It is clear water washes
away earth slowly
Extinguishes fires quickly
and can be divided
into two gases

Lap 19 Lap # 12. Seven lines

We started as members
with chat room backgrounds
and poetic revelations;
Abby threw us under the bus
and we came together
as screaming loving family.
Like The Flowing River rules!

Lap 19 Round 13

Magic
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I can easily see the magical
look in your eyes, the moment
you see me holding that tray
of freshly baked chocolate chip
COOKIES !

Lap 20 round 1
grandmothers
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My grandmother taught me to sew,
she taught me how to act like a lady.
She bickers about others,
and makes me laugh hysterically.

I see where my mom gets her smile
and her sense of humor.
We should always thank our mothers and grandmothers
because they brought us to this life.

Lap 20 round 2

17 syllables
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Before you hold the knife,
to avenge the love of your life,
let me talk

Lap 20 # 3. aabba rhyme

A young man with a french flair
Abed honors human nature with care,
with an eye for beauty nonpareil
visionary whose viewpoint is aerial
on his way to become something rare.

Lap 20 Round 4

Free
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You can hold me a captive
from the outside world
You can close my eyes
from seeing the sunlight
You can steal my breath
and stop my heartbeats
But you can never take
the freedom of my thoughts

Lap 20 round 5

Include the word "squirrel

Yes a small thing I see in garden
A fast track animal with grey lines
Little but quick to move fast tricky
A squirel dances on the trees
Making the home in the branches
Feeding her slang I see her
Shes best in her own way.

Lap 20 Round 6

Wild Card (Free)
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This contest had me so
tied up to my chair, now
every minute of freedom
I get just pulls me back to
my PC, only to find myself
writing a poem about being
-Free.

Lap 20 round # 7

Insects

Insects such little fighters
trying to beat their fears,
they stick so awfully
everywhere around
So tiny and active
through space & ground,
And it's hard to forget
With all their odds
how they are hated by men.

Lap 20 Round 8
Acrostic
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R ollerblading in the park
E ating ice-cream in the heat
M aking lemonade to sell on the street
E njoying and living every moment
M aking friends for life
B ouncing on castles
E very Friday was a sleepover
R emember your childhood?

Lap 20 Round 9

Superhero OR mythological being OR movie star
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Vampires Kiss

Hypnotize me with your words,
take me to another dimension,
victimize me with your poison
and leave me their to die

With the absence of heartbeats
I knew you carried the only
venom that could paralyze me
and slowly steal my life

Lap 20 # 10 cooking

My cooking is renowned
by kids and their families
"granddad's making his
Thanksgiving dinner, WOW."
Now all I need are
those grand children.
Well, my children
I'm waiting.

Lap 20, Round 11 (nature)

Fireflies light my night
as I lay half-awake
between fuzzy bushes,
underneath cuddling oaken arms,
and I flow unconsciously with hasty
waters and these June warm breaths..

Lap 20 Round 12

Seven lines
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Its magical how our brains
work, to create such fine
lines of poetry in the matter
of seconds, only to realize
an hour after that we lost our
breath, running in a speed
of 13 Rounds per hour.

Lap 20 Round 13

Magic
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Smiling pills? who need
those when you are around
Your magical words help
people when they are down

You never failed to draw
a big smile on my face
My cheeks now hurt form
all those smiles you placed

Lap 21 # 1. Grandmothers

Grandmothers know their grandkids
better than anyone
since they made all the mistakes
raising their parents.

Lap 21 - Round #2 (17 syllables)
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She is just a homeless gypsy
who stole my clothes
and all my money.

Lap 21 Round 3

aabba rhyme
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All I want is that, my love, you inhale
and let his love, from your heart, exhale
Will you be there to stand by my side ?
Take one last deep breath, and decide
Will you be the one to finish up my fairytale ?

Lap 21 Round 4

Free
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All I need is a hot cup of tea
your shoulder to lean on
and my favorite book
Thats my daily routine
on my free time

Lap 21 # 5. Include the word "squirrel"

I was driving past the park yesterday
when I saw something made me stare at
a woman being chased after by a squirrel
then I saw she was just walking her ferret.

Lap 21 - Round #6 (Wild Card: Acrostic)

Lonely nights and sleeping pills
over my freezing coverlets,
vents missing, and love too,
ever frustrating and forever burning.

Lap 21 Round 7

Insects
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Breathlessness, dizziness
you would think I am sick
but no, I am certainly not.
I cant speak, I am having
a panic attack, you would
think that I saw a monster
still no, nothing like that.
Its a simple state called
"Phobia", and in my case
its because of Butterflies.

Lap 21 Round 8

Acrostic
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I never knew that
loneliness can
own your heart
viciously, and that
each time your heart
yells it is singing an
ode to caste you
under the spell of LOVE

Lap 21 # 9. Superhero OR mythological being OR movie star

Bogie was the man, from Casablanca
to the High Sierra or Bronx row skid
never gave up the stuff that makes dreams
so remember now, he's looking at you, kid.

Lap 21 - Round 10 (Cooking)

I'm sick of my wife
always burning pots of food
while talking, non-stopping,
with her mom and high school friends
who also forget themselves while cooking;
that's why I always find it better (and healthier)
to order some pizza.

Lap 21 Round 11

Nature
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Listening to the sound
of the rain striking a
melodic beats as it hits
the ground. Paired in a
perfect symphony with
the thunder, wind, and
the sound of birds.

Lap 21 Round 12 (seven lines)

God has a plan,
a purpose for all,
with him,
my destiny awaits
and fate takes place,
with his wisdom and my love,
on the right path we fall.

Lap 21 Round 13
Magic
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Lost in the woods,
it's dark and cold.
The eerie wind blows,
and the leaves dance around.

Lost and alone,
hopeless and fearful.
Wondering what to do,
I close my eyes and pray.

A loud sound erupts,
my eyes open in alarm.
A fairy is flying around me,
and asks for my hand to guide me.

The stars were shining,
the fairy glitter helped me move.
I was back at home within a minute,
I don't know how I reached - it must've been magic.

Lap 22 - #1 Grandmothers

My grandmom lived to ninety-five
and blamed it on the doctor;
she made her give up her bike at 91,
grandma could have socked her.