WELCOME TO THE PUB-VERSE

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening all you FANTASTIC PUBBERS!! I hope wherever you are in this wide, wide world you are having the best day EVER!!

Here at the Pub we would ask that you all raise your drinks and let out a hardy CHEER as we announce the winners of our Founder's Challenge #3!!

1st ... Woe By @Gwenda5

2nd ... Will for Words By @MichaelTyger

3rd ... Bury your Fears By @aMusedAndPoetic

We send out a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our winners and a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone that participated!!

On Virtue
Phillis Wheatley - 1753-1784

O Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive
To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare
Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.
I cease to wonder, and no more attempt
Thine height t'explore, or fathom thy profound.
But, O my soul, sink not into despair,
Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand
Would now embrace thee, hovers o'er thine head.
Fain would the heav'n-born soul with her converse,
Then seek, then court her for her promis'd bliss.

Auspicious queen, thine heav'nly pinions spread,
And lead celestial Chastity along;
Lo! now her sacred retinue descends,
Array'd in glory from the orbs above.
Attend me, Virtue, thro' my youthful years!
O leave me not to the false joys of time!
But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.
Greatness, or Goodness, say what I shall call thee,
To give an higher appellation still,
Teach me a better strain, a nobler lay,
O thou, enthron'd with Cherubs in the realms of day!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem that includes the words cent, scent, weather and whether.
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5TH ANNUAL BIGGEST COMPETITON EVER (BCE) –

Week one of our 5th Annual BCE is "in the books", so to speak!! Every entry was a work of art!!!! We will be announcing the winners for week one, here in the Chatter next week.  Week two is now open for submissions, head on over to our contest book for full details.

We also have a participation sticker for anyone that submits a poem for the BCE.  I will be putting a link to it down in the comments or you can request we send you the link in a PM or we can send it to you directly by email.

This contest will run for eight (8) weeks, September 6th through October 31st.  For those of you who are new to the Pub this contest is open to all Pubbers.  Each week we will be posting a new prompt that will be open for submissions for only a week.  We will be announcing a winner for each week and then overall winners at the end of the contest.  We invite you all to join in and be sure to invite your friends to join the Pub and participate in the BCE as well.  Please remember to give us a shout-out to let your followers know you are participating.

POEM-A-WEEK –

As an encouragement to all of our members that have joined in on the Poem-a-Week challenge I would like to invite all our Pub members to stop by and check out our Poem-A-Week challenge book, read some of the poems and leave a comment for those participating.

To participate in the challenge, all you need to do is create a book on your own profile or use one of your existing books, then let us know what book it is and start writing.  You can also send in your poems to include in our collection here.  Please PM us if you take on the challenge so we can add your name to the participants list and send you a link for the participant sticker.

2020 Poem-a-Week Participants

Musings by aMusedAndPoetic

Sillage by -Nynaeve

Weekly Whimsy by Anneshiningstar

Twenty-twenty's Poetic Bounty by most_bay

Concours by Schwethz

The Quantum Journal by MichaelTyger

Poetry Beans by undoubtedlymine

Pieces of Me by ShaunAllan

Pastel Paean by ImperfectPsychotic04

Narrow Feelings by SoulFarAway

Beautifully Mysterious by MysteriousDyrad

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Rhyming Feelings by EmLover123

THAT SCHEME IN OUR MINDS by user42439792 (Mina)

That Orange Energy by gemkawiraa

Void of Morsels by AbhayDavid

Ragtag Poetry by NAGAdventures

Reverie by Gadralneure

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Words of Yesterday by Mysterywriter_007

To be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr

A geek's musings... by KrishnaVashisht

Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!

IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week Thirty-Seven Prompt
Write an acrostic poem using the word September.
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Busted Gulch Vol. 14 Update:

CG told the sheriff a bit about her past before Billy notified 3Gun that the sun had set. Jacob came back to BG and after catching up with Bella, he learned that Josie was taken aboard the LB. When Jhonny was subconscious, the Denver girls knew that he was okay. Out of nowhere, Jhonny kissed Josie. The young lady then slapped Jhonny before stuttering an apology. Denver acted quickly when he received the good news about Jhonny. The first Ferry was soon hitched up with the LB and Captain Riggs was towing it into their trap.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about salt and pepper.
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-flash-fiction-forum

If you have not had a chance to stop by our new Flash Fiction Forum profile, we invite you to do so and follow us.  We have monthly contest and a fantastic group of authors to interact with.  As a matter of fact, our September contest is up and open for submissions.  The submissions, so far, have been outstanding!!! We encourage all of you to stop by follow us, read, vote, then send us a submission of your own.

For our September contest, we bring you four (4) different prompts! Plus, a fan base selected winner based on the total of votes and reads a submission receives.

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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below let's spread some joy,
tell us about one awesome thing that has happened
to you this year.
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The Poet's Love Song
By Sarojini Naidu

IN noon-tide hours, O Love, secure and strong,
I need thee not; mad dreams are mine to bind
The world to my desire, and hold the wind
A voiceless captive to my conquering song.
I need thee not, I am content with these:
Keep silence in thy soul, beyond the seas!

But in the desolate hour of midnight, when
An ecstasy of starry silence sleeps
On the still mountains and the soundless deeps,
And my soul hungers for thy voice, O then,
Love, like the magic of wild melodies,
Let thy soul answer mine across the seas.

I know this year has been exceptionally difficult for the whole world, yet I have found unity in the midst of the chaos.  I have been reminded daily, that we all breath the same air, we all bleed red, we all morn and we all celebrate, we are all in this together. 

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

Write a poem about a monster.