MintyOreo

My English teacher wants me to enter a poetry contest. It is a requirement for the poetry unit in my cyber school's 10th grade English class this semester. I've entered contests before for school, and I have been published in books. I'm not sure if I will enter a poem that I have recently written (I've written hundreds of poems), or if I'll write a new one for this contest. I have a few that I really like, and that I might consider entering, but I'm not sure.

But, I'm stuck on ideas for a poem! I need some creative suggestions - something to get the creative juices flowing The poem can be on any topic except no pro-violence, pro-drugs, or pro-war, or stuff like that.

Any ideas?

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A FEW of my favorite quotes:

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr. Seuss

“The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.” ~ Max Lucado

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” ~ Fred Rogers

“Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.” ~ Max Lucado

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dereksbicycles

Talk about how people like vehicles with turbo engine and why they're important to our lives.

MintyOreo

Hmm. Okay... interesting topic choice... I'll give it a shot...

This is for you, dereksbicycles!

(NOTE: This poem is MEANT to be corny and dumb!)

An Ode To Turbo Engines

Oh, turbo engines, you're so important to our lives
Except maybe not to some people's wives
Coz with turbo engines around, they get from their husbands no reply
But without turbo engines, we'd all surely cry

Oh, turbo engines, lots of people love you
I guess they like turbo engines because they go VROOM
Especially guys, though the reason I know not why
But without turbo engines, we'd all just die

Oh, turbo engines, you're so epic and cool
Though I'm not into cars much, you're an exception to the rule
Your engine is cooler than a buggy and horse
I hope people's obsession over you doesn't end in divorce!

Oh, turbo engines, I don't know what else to say
Except that turbo engines are awesome in their own special way
You are so epic, and you are adored by all
If turbo engines ceased to exist, we'd all break down and bawl.


^^ This has got to be the WEIRDEST "poem" that I've ever written! I wrote this in less than 3 minutes, haha I usually write better poems than this, but I (barely) tried!

Just to let y'all know, I have NO CLUE what a turbo engine is. Isn't it a part of a car or something? Anyone care to shed some light on the subject?

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A FEW of my favorite quotes:

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr. Seuss

“The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.” ~ Max Lucado

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” ~ Fred Rogers

“Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.” ~ Max Lucado

Glenn

You could write a poem about minty oreos.

MintyOreo

You're right; I could. I think I'll do that now!

Minty Oreos

Minty oreos are my most favorite treat
Compared to other snack foods, they just can't be beat
The best part of all is the green minty creme
Put between chocolate cookies, the combo is supreme!

When my day is sucky, and I'm feeling down
I reach for minty oreos, the green and the brown
Open the package, pull back the tab
Minty oreos make my day better, and less dreary and drab

Although I love minty oreos just the way that they are
They are even better in a milkshake mixed with a Hershey's chocolate bar
Or crumbled minty oreos over top of ice cream
Whatever they are paired with, the taste is a dream!

When I have minty oreos around my friends and adults
They all try to get some, and fighting results.
They reach for the package and call out their dibs
I steal the package back and yell "Silly parents - Minty Oreos are for kids!"



I bet that I could write a poem (albeit probably not very good) about pretty much any topic. Hey guys, let's make this a fun challenge. Post any random topic that comes to your mind, and I'll try to write a poem about it! The topics can be serious or funny, it doesn't matter - but nothing super gross, please! Just make sure that the topic is something that a 16 year old girl would know about - unlike turbo engines, which I don't know much about.

By the way, my poems usually don't rhyme as much as these ones do, and my poems are usually MUCH better. But I'm not going for my usual kind of poems, here

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A FEW of my favorite quotes:

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr. Seuss

“The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.” ~ Max Lucado

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” ~ Fred Rogers

“Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.” ~ Max Lucado

C.C.Sinned

now I'm hungry

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C.C.Sinned

boogers!

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dereksbicycles

Turbo is just something that makes a car go faster.

MintyOreo

Okay, new rule added: nothing gross, please!

After lunch, if I feel like it, I might tackle that boogers poem, though...

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A FEW of my favorite quotes:

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr. Seuss

“The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.” ~ Max Lucado

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” ~ Fred Rogers

“Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.” ~ Max Lucado

C.C.Sinned

thought that would catch you off gaurd.

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MintyOreo

Haha, did a good job there, dude. Funny thing, though - I asked my brother to name a random topic for a poem, and he said boogers, too

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A FEW of my favorite quotes:

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Dr. Seuss

“The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.” ~ Max Lucado

“Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” ~ Fred Rogers

“Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.” ~ Max Lucado

C.C.Sinned

says a lot about my maturity level

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Glenn

I fun poem. I heart it.

mommabutterfly

Rebirth, renewel and freedom from misery. If one is to choose only one from the many Id choose to describe the journey from sadness to gladness, how ego before one falls to humilty that sets one free.

Scarlet

I'm 3 months late damn
If I wasn't I would probably choose zombies in a game called call of duty
It was just a phase I'm totally over it now>> Liar

Marie579

Boogers are gross, should never be the topic of
a poem, a prose, or any other forms I dearly love
Eww, you'd really consider putting that to rhyme
All that yucky gucky grime??
Babies with their booger covered faces
Toddlers leaving behind booger traces
Okay, that's enough boogers for me
There's your booger poetry


HAHAHA!!!!
Couldn't help myself!!
Loved the above poetry BTW!!!

whatdidyousay!

how about a poem about sign language

Tuscany

Write a poem about someone being "lonely in the crowd", the setting could be a nightclub?

Sounds depressing I know, but those type of poems invoke the most emotions.