Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of Nov 8–Nov 14. Let’s have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week’s Poems

The Sunset’s Dreams by @raj808
Acrostico poema “COVID–19” by @azabache2021
As We Summon Up the Courage, to Free Fall by @trucklife-family
Night Bird by @yahia-lababidi
Mean Look by @cesarj21
The Rain Will Fall by @raj808
Ages of Commitment by @tahminasyed
Why Do We Turn to Poetry in Times of Crises? by @yahia-lababidi
You Are Your Path by @sakura1012
A Naked Lady in the Forest by @atma.love
My Friend Moses by @cliffagreen
Fireplace by @weone
Binary Future (Senryu) by @raj808
Gravekeeper ~ (Death) Haiku of Japan by @dbooster
Daydreaming Decadence by @cesarj21
A Human Harvest (Poetry Reading) by @raj808
Revelation「ENG-ESP」 by @joseitosanchezs
The Timer I Will Never Forget by @repayme4568
Searching… Waiting… by @chinyerevivian
Our lives by @lecumberre
The Work of a Photographer by @johnbenn
The Wind So Strong by @johnbenn
Let Our Lips Talk by @davidbright
Original Pictures & Poem, Celebrating Nature & Birds by @yahia-lababidi
When Am Gone by @emrysjobber
The Shadow by @justme4u
Happiness「ENG-ESP」 by @joseitosanchezs
We Chose To Walk Outside The Lines! by @trucklife-family
Don’t go my love/No te vayas mi amor 「ENG/ESP」 by @mundomanaure

There we go. If you have time, check them out and see what you think. And if you like any, let the author know about it by leaving a great comment!

Comments

Top commenters this week were @joseitosanchezs, offering us great comments as usual, and @repayme4568, who also left some great ones. 2 SBI to both of you!

Winner of Hive SBI

Remember, only people who gave two comments for every poem they posted are eligible for this contest. The only exception is that new poets are giving a pass their first week here.

Excluding myself, that puts 13 people in the running for 5 share of Hive SBI this week.

I threw you guys into a random picker…

and the winner is…

@sakura1012 - 2 SBI
@justme4u - 2 SBI
@trucklife-family - 1 SBI

Congratulations!

(if you aren’t sure what SBI is, it’s kind of lifetime payment system. You can read about it here)

And thank you all for your wonderful poems!

Next Week ~ Next Prize

Next week will be the same reward — shares of Hive SBI.

The exact amount of Hive SBI depends on how many poets submit poems for the week. I’m bumping up the win amounts this time.

0–9 poets - 1 SBI
10–19 poets - 5 SBI (split 2–2–1)
20–49 poets - 10 SBI (split 3–2–2–2–1)

(Note, these numbers don’t include @moeknows or myself.)

So if you want a chance for Hive SBI, go write a poem! If you want a chance for a lot of Hive SBI, go recruit others (and write a poem)! Spread the word, upvote and share this post to make it more visible, contact poet buddies on Discord and try to talk them into joining our group.

Just remember the rules:

Comment on two other poems for every one that you post
Make it a good comment (not just “great poem!”)
If you offer criticism, keep it gentle and polite and remember the golden rule of criticism: say at least two positive things for every one thing you criticize.

Anyone caught breaking these rules will not be eligible for the reward.

I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s new poem in this next week.

(Note: I’d like to start offering more prizes in the future. Please get in contact with me if you’d like to donate any Hive tokens or other rewards. Look for me as dbooster#6252 on Discord.)

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Calling all previous Blockchain Poets: @a-lass-wonders @aa9 @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @atma.love @azabache2021 @cesarj21 @chinyerevivian @chrysanthemum @cliffagreen @d-pend @darkfemme @davidbright @emptyintentions @emrysjobber @evergreenfavour @fatma–27 @georgelumayag @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @harryhandsome @harryq11 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hitz75 @ismelda2305 @jacco25 @jakim7 @jearyjoe @jesuspsoto @johnbenn @joseitosanchezs @josemalavem @justme4u @kemmyb @latino.romano @lecumberre @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @maccazftw @martthesquire @mavido @mejs @mirilarbarr @missingnins @mundomanaure @murliwala @myklovenotwar @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @owasco @peter32 @primestacks1 @raj808 @rajiola @repayme4568 @rikarivka @riverflows @sakura1012 @schreib.hamster @shiftrox @sisc @tahminasyed @takeonrules @temitopemichael @thecreativecasa @trucklife-family @unpoetaenamorado @viadelboss @warpedpoetic @weone @writing.group @yablonsky @yahia-lababidi

(If you’d rather not be mentioned here, let me know)

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All poets and poetry lovers are encouraged to join Blockchain Poets, a Hive community started by @moeknows and run by him and @dbooster.

Thank you all for submiting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku.

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