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jadelord: Miracle does happen still
got me second past created already

still need words on me designer

Here's the body of the mail sent by Cuddlemii regarding your request: "For those without designers, we are working on it, and waiting for the designers to finish with the current poets assigned to them. We might extend the deadline again, 
We would keep you informed, and reassign you.
Thanks"
nairalandpoets@yahoo.com

Reserved for number 11
Rapture

DESIGNER: Centje - "The Medicartistic Being"


WHY I CHOSE THE TOPIC:
Being a believer who has followed closely the Christian doctrine, it isn't surprising I chose to write on RAPTURE. The word depicts a sure event which is to come unexpectedly. Though highly prophesied yet tarries; for this reason, more people are becoming less conscious of it, thereby relinquishing the need for godliness and embracing evil. This poem aims to achieve a form of awareness.


UNIQUE EXPERIENCE DERIVED FROM WORKING WITH A DESIGNER:
Working with my designer made me understand the endless possibilities of making one's dreams a reality and the essence of developing one's passion. My designer is a doctor by training, and an artist by passion and practice. Man is indeed limitless. Also, teamwork brings out the best of anything. I also learned the true meaning of a "picture telling more than a thousand words."


CONSTRAINTS IN WORKING IN A TEAM:
I'd say primarily, inadequate communication. Although it is expected, considering both the designer and I, the poet are 2 different people in two different fields (Medicine & Engineering resp.) with busy schedules, there wasn't really flow of ideas to perfect our work but due to professionalism on the designer's (Centje) part, we were able to achieve our goals and deliver eventually.


ABOUT THE POEM:
The type of my poem is a fusion of Imagery and Narrative. It has 5 stanzas with 6 rhyming lines making up each. It invokes in the mind of the reader, a picture describing what the event of rapture might look like: "One shall be taken As two share a bacon." Lines 13-18 descriptively tells about the event taking place with three illustrations forming 6 lines in the third verse; while lines 19-24 tells of the effects of the event especially on those who are not raptured.
The first six lines of the poem was more of an introduction into the nature of rapture i.e. Rapture has silently begun all these while but isn't noticed. It means the deaths of people is a little rapture in itself and whatever we do on earth today contributes to our fate - whether we're raptured or not.
The Figures of Speech utilized are basically Metaphors and Similes to give a perfect picture of the event. In fact, the first verse is all simile. Lines 11 & 12 also uses Personification where Doubt and Reality are said to have been killed and conquered respectively.

"Like a thousand-year volcano, yet docile," illustrates the inherent doom in awaiting a long-prophesied occurrence; and "Like cocooned pupae jostle" is a simile comparing the silent struggles of a caterpillar as it turns into a beautiful butterfly.
"It approaches like scotch mist dropping," tells of the unnoticed warnings of a mist before a heavy rain...just like ignoring the warnings of our prophets and preachers.

The last verse finally tells of the reality that has dawned on those left behind and how no immediate remedy exists once the event has taken place. Again, similes are used to create a beautiful image.
"The voice of reason is lost in the deep of darkness," tells of thoughtlessness in a state of fright mixed with surprise.
"And as in season of grief, joy is needless," shows there is no place for regret nor sudden change of status.
And finally, "Without remedy, the bubble has ruptured," tells of the irreversible effect of rapture and the poem ends with a summary or concluding metaphoric statement; "Like fiction, the saints are raptured!"


VOCABS:
Scotch mist - A light rain like dew.
Connivery - scheming or devious plan.
Trinket - a little trifle or anything of little worth or significance.
Shackles - restraint on one's action or progress
Pupae (Plural) - an insect in its development stage between larva & an adult.
Jostle - to move through by pushing and shoving.


WHY DESIGNER USED THE DESIGN:
The Designer (Centje) used the design to perfectly depict the image created in the mind of the reader. The sparkling person rising into the sky depicts a raptured person and the dark region around the design depicts the multitude of those left behind, immovable and staring into the sky.


MESSAGE BEHIND POEM:
The message behind my poem on Rapture is simply "Be Aware of What is Sure to Come and BE PREPARED!"

Reserved for Number 11
Rapture

Like gathering whirlwind though yet unseen
And creepingly garnering dusts in between;
Like a thousand-year volcano, yet docile,
Like cocooned pupae jostle
Silently as bubbles popping,
It approaches like scotch mist dropping.

Unexpectedly arriving,
Connivery lacking,
With blaring trumpet,
And nothing like trinket.
Alas! Doubt's murdered,
Reality's conquered!

One shall be taken
As two share a bacon,
Few picked at random
From many in tandem;
Three vanishing from ten
As Jill loses Ben.

Men thrown in disarray,
Wondering at such a display
Of cloud forms never before seen,
Silently ask within what it all mean;
The Saint caught up in the sky sparkles
And those left, still, as if in shackles.

The voice of reason is lost in the deep of darkness,
And as in season of grief, joy is needless.
A solution is sought but none is found,
Atonement come to nought, trumpet's sound;
Without remedy, the bubble has ruptured,
Like fiction, the saints are raptured!
(c) Don Oms

badmusace: abeg when is d deadline for round 2 submission oh ?

It's been postponed till the 21st or so, so as to allow enough time for the designers & the poets. Read through the thread.

Hi Cuddlemii! Please, the thread for the submission of round2 poems is closed and thus the posts can't be edited. Some people haven't reserved their spots & I would like to add the selected title of my poem. Thanks.

centje: hi cuddle, weldone...I think there's need to extend the submission date, this is 11.16am...nigerian time...and am yet to get the two poems am designing for. its too tight for both poets and designers. thanks.

Bro, I have sent my poem to your email this afternoon. Hopefully we'll get the extension for submission. Thanks

ayd91: I am experiencing serious difficulty in getting in touch with my designer. He isn't replying my mails.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS CENTJE,
!!!TIME IS TICKING AWAY!!!
Lets get some work done.

Funny, I only started on the 14th. Lord help me deliver in style.:|

I'm paired with Centje too and I'm using this opportunity to reiterate; please, contact us bro. I sent him a PM earlier but he hasn't replied. I haven't started on my poem yet though....I hope I'm able to come out with something good given the short time & a busy schedule.

OMA4U: Good to hear that you made it. It's true, we could hit the Hall of Fame someday.
Bro, writing is not easy, especially being an engineering student like myself. I didn't make it, but that doesn't deter me. Show must continue, writing is my hobby.

Put in all your effort, you must qualify for the next round. I'm already a fan of yours. Fire on, bro. More ink to your pen

I like your spirit bro... truly, the show must go on. I hope to publish a book in the nearest future. Thanks for your encouragement, I'll do my best whether or not it leads anywhere.

Cuddlemii: Yours should be - "Reserved for Number 1"

Followed by the topic you've chosen

Thanks

Ok ma'am! But I haven't picked a topic yet o. *still booting* And by d way, you have no intention of indicating which topics are 20/10/5 pointers, do you ma'am?

Fynline: @ Don oms u are right neither am i of the ARTS only came upon peotry as a means of expression. I attepmted the challenge only because i wanted a public critique of my work so i can know if i can truly call myself a poet-now i know...i did not even pick my best just randomly selected two from which i chose one to enter the competition. Even at this level i am satisfied.

Same here! I once submitted 3 poems for one to be published in a newspaper column & none was picked, so I just wanted a critique of my work as well so as to open rooms for improvement. It's a good thing Cuddlemii has done here.

Cuddles: Information for Round 2 Contestants:

Start booking your slots now, no mistakes this time. Read the instructions carefully. Any confusion would mean immediate dismissal.

Book your slots here---->https://www.nairaland.com/1397637/nairalands-poet-competition-season-2

To see if you qualify for round 2, click here --->https://www.nairaland.com/1344077/nairalands-poet-competition-season-2/18#17441737

For the list of topics --->https://www.nairaland.com/1344077/nairalands-poet-competition-season-2/11#16895661

Thanks

Miss Cuddlemii! Please check the Round 2 thread. You reserved a spot & "Spongeback" reserved a spot too; neither of you numbered your spots and instruction says reserve 2 spots & number them.

Reserved for Number 1
Rapture

Reserved for number 1
Rapture

OMA4U: yeah. It was so awesome participating. I never believed I could get up to that score with my not-so-good poem.
Did you make it to the next round?

Yes, by God's grace I squeezed into Round 2. As a brilliant Engineer who likes writing & poetry without studying Art technically, my joy is that my poetry isn't seen as crap. I just think we all should be encouraged to be better poets than ourselves. We just could hit the Hall of Fame someday.

OMA4U: See grading? Judge 1 is not fair at all. If he/she is a lecturer, na C and D e go dey pack give students. Just kidding anyway.

Thanks for this, cuddlemii and co. I would say you people are good organizers. Nice one! I really commend your effort and time.

I'm not among the best 20 for now, but close but this makes me believe in myself. The poem I submitted is the first poem I would ever write, officially.
Just stringing words and playin with them ever since.
Thanks.

Guy, you no lie o. That Judge 1 do person strong thing o. But in all, it was nice participating.

Cuddlemii: Lol, you are a real don.

So you've studied the spreadsheet that well? You know the people with the same scores

LOL!! Cuddlemii! Not so! I didn't study the spreadsheet but as an Engineer, data and numbers kinda stick, you know.

Cuddlemii: Please hold.

I am working something out, we are going to accommodate 25 contestants.

Okay. But please, still consider the results well because it appears two people may share scores for the 25th position. Kudos to you once again, well done!

Cuddlemii: This is the reason for the confusion -->https://www.nairaland.com/1380020/nairalands-poet-competition-season-2/1#17181957

He/she submitted two poems after contestant Number 22, to make things worse, he didn't number his poems. So the subsequent post after his started with Number 25. A contestant is meant to submit just one poem, so we hid one. But the confusion persisted because Number 23 and 24 were scored. I deleted 23 from the score of all the judges, and hence the error. Please see the updated score sheet. And I am thinking of disqualifying contestant 24 for the confusion. Sorry about that.

Qualifying Contestants
1st----8
2nd----39
3rd----45
4th----50
5th----19
6th----25
7th----18
8th----29
9th----24
10th---33
11th---52
12th---13
13th---40
14th---5
15th---14
16th---17
17th---26
18th---51
19th---31
20th---9

Cuddlemii, Didn't quite understand the mistake nor the correction; either way, I'm still motivated. But going through the new result, Number 9 and 56 have the same scores and you picked 9 as the 20th position. I think both should be in or something

princesa: *Walks in, sees name on board, tears paper, shakes head and speaks in a tiny unsure voice*


so now the real competition begins, but i have competition phobia God help me!

#walks out#

Lol @ Competition phobia. U're a great poet & you rated high. Just ensure you do better than yourself at every opportunity.

Nice one there Cuddlemii! The results board is cool with all the colour designation & display of results. I'm happy I made the top 20 because none of the submitted poems was crap & for an Engineer like me who only write for a hobby to be honoured inspires me. Congrats to everyone who participated, selected or not, the sky is only our first line in our multi-versed lines.

This ranking no be small o. Well, still in the game & there are some judges who haven't updated our scores.