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“Spring and fall are one,
Poet's Contest has begun,
Come and have some fun!”
Poet's Contest has begun,
Come and have some fun!”
Hemirion weaved through the crowd gathered for Mistral Jamboree, his chant carried by the wind to the ears of anyone who would listen. Gathering potential contestants with his haiku chant wasn’t the only reason Hemirion was flying high in the air, however. He could hardly contain his excitement! Spring and fall together for the Mistral Jamboree? It was the first time in, well, forever! Even if it was in friendly competition. It was plenty to write poetry about!
Hemirion sniffed the fresh air as he rose above the crowd for an aerial view. Other than the smell of food, likely coming from the Mistral Meals section of the festivities, he could smell the crispness of the air, almost like autumn. But yet, the Windswept Plateau still kept its spring-like charms, even if he could see fallen leaves swirling in the wind.
His gaze shifted over to the Twisting Crescendo; he could see the vortex in the distance spinning in a direction different to what he was used to. He'd heard rumors that was the reason for all the changes in the weather. After all, it had caused some strange changes in magic. It was very possible it caused the season and weather changes as well. He hoped the Mistral Jamboree would bring up everyone’s spirits. Some of his friends missed the nice spring weather, but that was no reason to pout about it! This was a time to celebrate and make new friends, especially with those new folks attracted by the change in weather!
The spiral was jolted from his thoughts by the sound of his name being yelled. He looked down to see one of the judges, Eurus, wave him over. As he flew back down, he noticed there was now a line beginning to form in front of the Poetry Contest registration desk.
“It looks like we’re about to get a bunch of new contestants! Are you the one registering them?” he asked Eurus, unable to keep the excitement from bubbling up in his voice.
Eurus shook his head. “It’s currently Windruffles’s turn, but she’s found something she wants you to see.”
Confused, Hemirion followed Eurus into the back, where Windruffles was standing. “What seems to be the matter?” he asked. while looking around. There didn’t seem to be anything he hadn't seen earlier that day. “There are dragons outside who want to enter!”
“I know, but someone’s left these outside. What should we do about them?” she asked, stepping aside to reveal what she was standing in front of: five giant pumpkins.
Hemirion found the discovery a bit underwhelming, until he had a great idea. “Decorate, of course!” When the two judges looked confused, he continued, “This is a fall and spring festival, isn't it? Set them up outside. Someone obviously thought we didn’t have enough fall decorations to accommodate the theme!” He looked around for the other two judges. “Sequoia! Abigail!”
The skydancer and spiral looked over from their tasks at his call.
“What is it?” Sequoia asked.
“Do you have time to collect some flowers and leaves? We need more fall and spring themed decorations!”
Sequoia nodded. “I’ll gather as much as I can find!” she chirped and flew off.
Hemirion turned his attention to Abigail. “Can you get those new contestants registered? We can’t keep them waiting!”
Abigail nodded and rushed to the Registration and Security desk, wrapping herself around one of the table legs and already talking to the first contestant. Hemirion nodded and turned his gaze back over to Eurus and Windruffles, a big smile on his face.
“You two come with me. We have a poetry contest to run!”
WELCOME!
Welcome, Dragons of Sorneith, to the 2019 Mistral Jamboree Poetry Contest! I am Hemirion, your Host and Guide , ready to explore all the wonderful poems you have for us this year!
There are Six Categories for you to enter, only one poem per category. You have until rollover on the last day of The Mistral Jamboree to enter as many categories as you want, and then I will close submissions and our Judges will get to work. Please read all the rules and use our Entry Template for your entries posted in this thread. Links to all the information is found at the top of each post. If you cannot find what you are looking for, I will do my best to answer your questions and assist you. Simply contact me at @Paintminion, or any of the Judges.
Please support each other, and no negativity in this celebration of friendship, the natural seasons of Sorneith, and our love of words and poetry. We're here to play and make friends, even across the world! Keep this a safe and good place with your encouragement of our poets, and our joy in words.
Put your Poet's Tams on at a mischievous angle, and bring on the poems!
Step up and enter the Poetry Contest Tent and let us begin!
Step up and enter the Poetry Contest Tent and let us begin!
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Now go make some poetry!