2009 capt lorax RIP we miss U boo memorial ILX POETRY contest poll

For me it's a toss up between Retinal and TUESDYAS. But damn elmo, that really is good.

poetries, good for what ales ye

Live Near Everything
Become a Fan of Jesus
Learn to stop hurting the ones you love.

I went to the Donuts a-Dunkin
And thought I would buy me a munchkin.
When asked to describe
What they were to my eyes,
I said they were donuts a-shrunkin'.

― EZ Snappin

I think of this at least daily.

It is my only poem, composed while wasted at the establishment in question. I remember reciting it in my best Irish accent (which is quite horrible) and there was much rejoicing. Then they threw us out.

my new lady friend has me writing poems again

aw that's sweet

remember folks, this poll closes, brokencyde album comes out, world ends

plz vote

shit almost forgot to cast my vote

there, done

I am the string around yr finger

^^^ unfortunate david carradine reference there

ed & i not that close, aimless

This poll is closing soon.

Sincerly yours,

Aimless the Unsystematic

i think elmo has won it for me. but only because it is tacky to vote for oneself.

I'm glad that I hounded dude into participating, it paid off

Oh man I totally need to decide

i have voted for jaymc.

After the vote everyone should post their poem with all the edits they wish they'd made.

Well, I posted a different poem to the other thread post-deadline. That would be my edit. Although possibly not. I've edited that one since. Hmm.

ended up voting hoos btw.

thanks table -- i take your vote as huge compliment! neat

fwiw i already voted for you, so there

How sad for Poetry,
and how unlike muse-maddened
days of yore—that
one day before
the poll slams its door,
this thread, hald-dead
like a sweat-stiffened
sock from the rock-bottom
of the laundry hamper,
must be forcibly hauled
(holding my nose, appalled
at my own entry's flaws)
to the top of the pile
lest mold take hold.

two days, whoops.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Went with Beth's poem, because of:

The experts advise to write what you know.
But what if you can’t? What if your one
quickly-dimming filament of decency
mandates that you hold back?

Even monsters deserve compassion.

Yes. Yass!

the final drive for votes begins here

i mean who likes american poetry anyway, let's be serious folks

"i" "mean" "who" "likes" "american" "poetry" "anyway", "let's" "be" "serious" "folks"

There, much better.

i mean
        wholikesAmerican
poetry
anyway
   let's
     be
      
 s e r i o u s
      FOLKS

just voted for Bateau

cheers

less than 4 hours to vote! future of free world depends etc.

the future of free verse, anyway...

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

oh shit i forgot to vote

the auld fellas showing us pups how it's done i guess (would have still probably voted elmo)

also fuck y'all obv ;)

Yes--Yass!

Seeing how I have won second place in a beauty pagent, I demand my $10.

congrats beth!

also abbott's dog wuz robbed

stealing pets is not cool.

Hurray for much-merited rewards! Boo for the robbery of innocent doe-eyed canines who only want to smell life to the fullest!

Wow, thanks guys! What a nice thing to come back home to after a dirty day of work.

We needed more voters—many fabulous poems got no votes!

funny i forgot to vote as well.

i wonder who voted for me?

outrageous americanism in the voting patterns iirc

gonna borrow yr language brb

LJ plz explicate.

every time lj explicates god kils etc

but I think he is referring to the number of yanks in the top 10 of polling results

god kills etc. <---this is a brilliant line for a poem, thanks.