GUNFIGHT! (número seis - part deux)

[Lauren Hynde]

At the request of many families, the Poetry Gunfight makes a return after a 20-month hiatus. Actually, I just found out we never did finish the 6th Gunfight, which was to oppose Remec to My Erotic Tale. So now, we get a second chance. Time to throw the Universe back into alignment.

On previous occasions, we had:

1. 16.Jan.2003 - TheDR4KE vs. Cordelia (ff)
2. 18.Jun.2004 - champagne1982 vs. fawnie (2-1)
3. 11.Jul.2004 - Angeline vs. BooMerengue (3-0)
4. 21.Jul.2004 - perks vs. Liar (2-0)
5. 20.Nov.2004 - Tristesse vs. tungtied2u (2-1)

The rules are simple:

This is a LIVE poetry challenge. Two poets sign up for the duel. They meet on this board at the appointed time. A person chosen to moderate the gunfight (namely, me) will then give the dueling poets a topic to write about and a time limit. As soon as they receive it, they have the specified time (for example, 30 minutes) to create the poem and post it on the thread.

The judges will have 24 hours to deliberate and will award the winner to the poet who:

1) Completes their work in the allotted time, and...
2) Best illustrates the subject matter.

The judges, who volunteer for this job, PM their decisions to the gunfight mod, who will then announce the winner.

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The gunfight will take place on
Saturday, 28 October 2006, at 22:30 London Time (click here to see time in your part of the world) - subject to confirmation and approval of all involved.

POET 1: Remec
POET 2: My Erotic Trail

Judges:
- tungtied2u
- AChild
- arienette

 

[tungtied2u]

Judges:
- tungtied2u
- AChild
- please volunteer!

from the How about a shootout ? thread..

I'm in, I'll judge.

Thanks Lauren and arienette, AChild and MET and Remec. Looks like we're ready for a shootout. YEHAW!

 

[arienette]

Yay, I'm excited!

 

[AChild]

Let's kick the tires and light the fires boys.
(its a shame they don't have an abbreviation for chewing tobacco and spitting, on the internet, guess the kids aren't into gum cancer)
CTAS
WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tungtied2u]

To answer a query...

judges need not be present for the gunfight, if memory serves me correctly, (what memory I have left) but they do need to be aware of the terms of the challenge and have their decisions PM'd to Lauren by the deadline she sets...usually 24 hours afterthe poems have been posted.

If this isn't correct, I'm sure Lauren will let me know...in plain English (a.k.a. Laurenspeak).....

edited to add: Oh, and you have to read the poems...

 

[champagne1982]

If I remember correctly ... was there a nurse on stand-by last time? You know, in case of stray bullets, shot judges and fallen contestants??

I think we had a nurse or two,
but none of them dressed quite like you
are in that latex-clad avatar
I can hear the wounded now as they lie
Oh nurse! Could you bring one o' them thar
lil tushies and a whiskey afore I die?

 

[tungtied2u]

Remec says 5:30 Saturday works for him. He has to be somewhere by 6:30. Such Bravado...just a last minute musing before you pass on your merry way, eh?

What think you MET ?
The hour then is less
than 24, yet
I'm sure you will be ready
with pen steady
and fingers poised
but think not
you'll toy with such a one
as Remec, he may give you
a few moments of panic....

 

[tungtied2u]

I think we had a nurse or two,
but none of them dressed quite like you
are in that latex-clad avatar
I can hear the wounded now as they lie
Oh nurse! Could you bring one o' them thar
lil tushies and a whiskey afore I die?

I think I'll seek
a stray bullet
then you could pull it
out, and I could sneak
a peek,
while you treat
my weeping member....

 

[My Erotic Trail]

Remec says 5:30 Saturday works for him. He has to be somewhere by 6:30. Such Bravado...just a last minute musing before you pass on your merry way, eh?

What think you MET ?
The hour then is less
than 24, yet
I'm sure you will be ready
with pen steady
and fingers poised
but think not
you'll toy with such a one
as Remec, he may give you
a few moments of panic....

Five thirty, Saturday (central time?)
works for me,
it is still early enough that it does not
cut into my Saturday night frolic <bigrin

 

[tungtied2u]

Five thirty, Saturday (central time?)
works for me,
it is still early enough that it does not
cut into my Saturday night frolic <bigrin

MET...I think 5 or 5:30 est would work best with Lauren's schedule...after all she's 5 hours ahead of us...how's that for everybody else? (tomorrow...Saturday 10/28 that is)

 

[arienette]

MET...I think 5 or 5:30 est would work best with Lauren's schedule...after all she's 5 hours ahead of us...how's that for everybody else? (tomorrow...Saturday 10/28 that is)

Well I'm only a wee little judge and don't have to be here anyway, I suppose...But 5:30 works great for me.

 

[tungtied2u]

Gather round folks...

Time to start making preparations. Board your windows, and gather your liitl'uns inside.
We's havin us a gunfight at 5:30 pm US Eastern Standard time....long as no one chickens out...

Mudshine MET and Wrong way Remec will be striding the street and we don't want no innocent bystanders hit by halfway hyperbole or errant innuendo.

This ain't no place for ladies neither, unless you're the baccy chwin', whiskey swillin sort ! (in which case, please send me a PM with relevant info such as address,best time to call and personal fetishes...lol).

You can place bets at the saloon, and if you get to feelin a bit queasy, you can find Rhyme Fairy, our masochistic, leather clad caregiver at the jail where shes set up her station. She'll look you over, lock you up, and give you something to help you pass the pain.

Judges, (this means you- ariennette, AChild and tungtied2u)you may wants to go incognito if you're attending, as the townspeople have been known to use underhanded methods to influence outcomes....including bribery, sexual favors and free passes to Barry Manilow sings Jimi Hendrix, way off Broadway.

So let us know who's in town....and that you're all ready to rumble...
the undertaker don't like wastin' wood or his time if he don't haveta.

 

[champagne1982]

Well Sheriff, I have to hightail it outta town 'fore y'all get to shootin' but I want the brave gunslingers to know that I'll find six handsome cowboys to carry their coffin and six pretty maidens to sing them a song. Then I'll look for someone to beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly and play the death march as they bear them along once the dust settles. Bonne chance tout le monde ...

 

[My Erotic Trail]

Time to start making preparations. Board your windows, and gather your liitl'uns inside.
We's havin us a gunfight at 5:30 pm US Eastern Standard time....long as no one chickens out...

Saddled atop a Big Black Steed

riding into town
sun at my back
hand poised upon a pearl handle
poncho pushed back over one shoulder

steel eyes dismount
wrangle rope a hitchn post
slap the steeds neck
losen its girth

spurs jingle
steps ascending
pushing back swinging doors
walks up to the bar

and orders a tall white russian
old the vodka

(~_~)

 

[Lauren Hynde]

100 minutes to go till the shoot-out. I better go and get changed.

 

[tungtied2u]

100 minutes to go till the shoot-out. I better go and get changed.

Sorry guys....I'm voting for Lauren....

 

[tungtied2u]

Saddled atop a Big Black Steed

riding into town
sun at my back
hand poised upon a pearl handle
poncho pushed back over one shoulder

steel eyes dismount
wrangle rope a hitchn post
slap the steeds neck
losen its girth

spurs jingle
steps ascending
pushing back swinging doors
walks up to the bar

and orders a tall white russian
old the vodka

(~_~)

One stranger sidles in,
steps up to the bar
he's come from afar
to have his say

knocks back his drink
and then another
looks around for the other
who comes this way

licks his cracked lips,
sets down his glass,
says "That's it, I'll pass,
I have work later today"

 

[Remec]

Just on the off chance people arrived early...I'm here. Although, I will have to go throw pizzas in the oven momentarily. *g*

 

[tungtied2u]

Just on the off chance people arrived early...I'm here. Although, I will have to go throw pizzas in the oven momentarily. *g*

Is that a western style pizza pardner....or are you not from these parts?

 

[Lauren Hynde]

There was some talk previously of Odes: a dignified and elaborately structured lyric poem praising and glorifying an individual, commemorating an event, or describing nature intellectually rather than emotionally. Odes originally were songs performed to the accompaniment of a musical instrument.

Your mission, gunslingers, should you choose to accept it, is to write an Ode To The Poetry Gunfight. No formal requirements, no minimum length, but keep in mind that an ode is supposed to be elaborately structured, with intellectual rather than emotional descriptions, and destined to be performed to the sound of music - which makes rhyme a plus and rhythm essential. The judges shall keep this in mind as well.

You have one hour, starting now.

 

[Remec]

Is that a western style pizza pardner....or are you not from these parts?

Yep...covered with fresh goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and a tangy mix of prairie dog and jackalope meat...

 

[My Erotic Trail]

There was some talk previously of Odes: a dignified and elaborately structured lyric poem praising and glorifying an individual, commemorating an event, or describing nature intellectually rather than emotionally. Odes originally were songs performed to the accompaniment of a musical instrument.

Your mission, gunslingers, should you choose to accept it, is to write an Ode To The Poetry Gunfight. No formal requirements, no minimum length, but keep in mind that an ode is supposed to be elaborately structured, with intellectual rather than emotional descriptions, and destined to be performed to the sound of music - which makes rhyme a plus and rhythm essential. The judges shall keep this in mind as well.

You have one hour, starting now.

steps outside into the high noon sun
advantage for neither
walks into the middle of the street
tosses the poncho back over my shoulder
ready to meet the challenge
fingers poised

"DRAW!"

 

[tungtied2u]

There was some talk previously of Odes: a dignified and elaborately structured lyric poem praising and glorifying an individual, commemorating an event, or describing nature intellectually rather than emotionally. Odes originally were songs performed to the accompaniment of a musical instrument.

Your mission, gunslingers, should you choose to accept it, is to write an Ode To The Poetry Gunfight. No formal requirements, no minimum length, but keep in mind that an ode is supposed to be elaborately structured, with intellectual rather than emotional descriptions, and destined to be performed to the sound of music - which makes rhyme a plus and rhythm essential. The judges shall keep this in mind as well.

You have one hour, starting now.

Rather them than me....I'm getting a drink....care to join me Lauren? We can ponder the mysteries of the ode together....

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Rather them than me....I'm getting a drink....care to join me Lauren? We can ponder the mysteries of the ode together....

As long as it a virtual drink and the Doc isn't watching, pour me some brandy.

 

[Remec]

Rather them than me....I'm getting a drink....care to join me Lauren? We can ponder the mysteries of the ode together....

*shaking head*
Man...tough thing for a deadline...who am I PMing this to again? Lauren or you?