WELCOME TO THE PUB-VERSE

The time has come!!! All of your votes have been counted and we are ready to announce the winners of the
Grimm Tales Redux Crossover Contest!! 
We would like to THANK ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS AN AWESOME CONTEST!!
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO......

WE PRESENT TO YOU THE GRIMM TALES REDUX WINNERS!!!!!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ READER'S CHOICE AWARDS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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1st @Gwenda5

2nd @NehpetsEnal

3rd @lyttlejoe

Honorable Mentions

@AwSprite

@crazyp01

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1st - @lyttlejoe

2nd - @crazyp01

3rd – @AwSprite

Honorable Mentions

@Kit-the-Obscure

@NehpetsEnal

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1st - @AwSprite

2nd - @Schwethz

3rd – @NehpetsEnal

Honorable Mentions

@lyttlejoe

@crazyp01

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OVERALL WINNERS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

1st - @lyttlejoe

2nd - @AwSprite

3rd - @NehpetsEnal

Honorable Mentions

@Gwenda5

@Schwethz

September Midnight
By Sara Teasdale

Lyric night of the lingering Indian Summer,
Shadowy fields that are scentless but full of singing,
Never a bird, but the passionless chant of insects,
Ceaseless, insistent.

The grasshopper's horn, and far-off, high in the maples,
The wheel of a locust leisurely grinding the silence
Under a moon waning and worn, broken,
Tired with summer.

Let me remember you, voices of little insects,
Weeds in the moonlight, fields that are tangled with asters,
Let me remember, soon will the winter be on us,
Snow-hushed and heavy.

Over my soul murmur your mute benediction,
While I gaze, O fields that rest after harvest,
As those who part look long in the eyes they lean to,
Lest they forget them.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about the scent of an orange.
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5TH ANNUAL BIGGEST COMPETITON EVER (BCE) –

Well it is September 6th and you know what that means?  You got it!!! Our 5th Annual Biggest Competition Ever is now open for submissions!!!!  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 and invite your friends to join in as well!!

FOUNDER'S CHALLENGE #3 –

Today is the last day for our Founder's Challenge. We will be accepting submissions until midnight tonight, MST. Check out the contest book for full details!

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-Six Prompt
Write a haiku that includes the words lilac, jade and saffron.
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Busted Gulch Vol. 14 Update:

Josie was tired of being treated like a kid and she had enough of it. Josie took Imogen out for a ride and left Bella note, saying she would be back when the sun sets. She followed the river and noticed that the Liberty Belle was no longer docked. Josie rose to where the LB was and soon she was staring down the barrel of two guns. Josie wrote a note on her horse's saddle pad in red lipstick and urged the horse on. Her kidnapper shoved her into a dark room where she found Jhonny hurt and bleeding. Josie did her best to tend to his wounds, but no help was coming around. Now she didn't feel all grown up anymore but rather small and helpless. Bella noticed Josie was gone and went in search for her. Later did she notice Lady Imogen in the distance. When Bella caught up with her, she saw the note Josie wrote. Bella went straight to the sheriff's office and told them the news. The sheriff gave Bella his word to bring Josie back to the stables. Brody, Billy, Myna and 3Gun worked on a plan for the steamboat hutch. The KitKats would paddle out and get in the way while they came up from behind. They checked their weapons and got the canoes ready. As they waited for the sun, the sheriff went to go visit CG.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem using only 3 letter words.
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WE ARE BACK!!!!

We are back and better than ever!

For our September contest, we bring you four (4) different prompts! Plus, a fan base selected winner based off of votes and reads.  Check out our contest book for full details:

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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below write a four-line poem
about your favorite ice cream.
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POETRY EXTRA

UNTAMED
By @Shreya_VA

Blooming like a rose
Isn't even an option for most of us.
We bloom like the wildflower,
Neglected and ignored even when we blossom.
We're bullied and shamed,
For our sizes, colours and looks,
Judged and scorned,
And made fun of just cause
We're the different flowers in the bunch.
We're the pale roses and dark marigolds,
We're the yellowed leaves and drooping ferns.
We're the spring that feeds the lands,
And yet the big rivers steal the show.
Once our part is over, we wither away
Unnoticed, unsung, unadorned and unloved.
But we bloom fiercely in our own way,
Fight for ourselves and brave the dangers.
We fight and we win.
We're the odd pieces in the bouquet,
That add more price to the flower arrangement.
We're the unconventional beauties.
We aren't the unnamed shadows.
We aren't tamed showpieces.
We're the untamed, unbounded wilderness.

Fall is in the air and as we say good-bye to summer, we look forward to cooler weather, autumn colors and the excitement of the Biggest Competition Ever!! Thank you all for being the best on-line community of all time!! I hope everyone has a super-duper week!! Remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

Write an acrostic using the word 'Superhero'.