Competition: Tarentum Holiday Poetry

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Tarentum Holiday Poetry

Write a poem, 4 lines or more, that is somehow inspired by a potential holiday celebration of Tarentum.

Grading will be done by 50 percent creativity, 25 percent conventions, and 25 percent holiday inspiration, with a small margin for emotional appeal if I need to break a tie. Enjoy and happy holidays. Submissions will be taken via submission box.

Competition Information
Organized by
blackhawk
Running time
2017-12-14 until 2017-12-21 (8 days)
Target Unit
Clan Tarentum
Competition Type
Poetry
Awards
Third Level Crescents
Participants
5 subscribers, of which 4 have participated.
Results
1st place
Dain Cathis
Member
Dain Cathis
Textual submission

Deck sacrificial halls with skulls of Jedi,
Mwa ha ha ha ha, ha haha ha,
Tis the season for death and destruction,
Mwa ha ha ha ha, ha haha ha,
Wrap the flagstaffs in gore and entrails,
And don't forget what alchemy entails,
Mwa ha ha ha ha, ha haha ha.

Placement
1st place
Member
Kromtal Bloodfyre Romanae
Submission
Kromtal Bloodfyre Romanae opted out of publishing his submission.
Placement
2nd place
Member
Adept Tahiri Thorn Morte Tarentae
Textual submission

Cheer is all around,
Awaiting the night of lights and friends.
Gifts to give and time for mistletoe,
The clan of life and death is at peace.

Placement
3rd place
4th place
Joe Durham
Member
Joe Durham
Textual submission

Another year has come and gone,
Another Holiday Past
We Tarenti reminisce of days gone by
And loved ones who have passed

Tarentum remembers Holidays from long ago
And the joyous times we had
Chatting on Telegram
The smiles of our dear Consuls

We ask ourselves, where did they go?
These years we oft recall
And how many more will we lay to rest
Before we hear the call

How many Holidays yet to come,
How many New Year’s days,
Are waiting in the years ahead
As Tarentum grows old and gray

But when that final Day comes
And Tarentum celebrates its last
The memories will all return
Of all the Holidays’ past

Those wonderful times we Tarenti had before
Will fill our hearts once more
As Tarentum takes that one last sleigh ride
Through heaven’s open door

Placement
4th place