Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of Jan 24–Jan 30. Let’s have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week’s Poems

The Death of Grief by @warpedpoetic
Trick or Treat Economics by @ange.nkuru
Aeon Dissension by @thecreativecasa
Surrendering To The Flow! by @trucklife-family
The Storm by @davidbright
Reflections on Time by @akumagai
Sonnet I by @hilbyguy
「ESP-ENG」 Borrador by @joseitosanchezs
「SPA-ENG」 retrato de familia・family portrait by @agreste
High High is the Snow? ~ Haiku of Japan by @dbooster
Rising Giant by @mistural
Youths: The Only Secret by @rene.neverfound
The Wave by @samsmith1971
La Palabra De Dios Acaba Con La Ansiedad by @hermaryrc
Life by @martinlazizi
Like the Sun by @emmaba1
The Cage by @maylenasland
El Jugador by @adriangamerxd
The Intertwining Wish by @haraya
If Not for Jesus by @jacco25
A Summers Dream by @akumagai
「ESP-ENG」 Universo by @joseitosanchezs
The Meat I Almost Took by @jacco25
In the Twilight - Pada sebuah Senja by @penyaircyber
Triggered by a Long Rain by @jin-out
Playing Pooh Sticks by @raj808
Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead by @affiliatit1010
Break Your Fast by @akumagai
What Do You Believe In? by @davidbright
Misguided! by @trucklife-family
Beauty by @itxilma
Always There by @elementm
Under the Surface by @rene.neverfound
Aurora by @pregosauce
My Crush by @davidbright

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

Comments were pretty great this week. There were still a few people who didn’t leave any comments, so I have to remind you guys that the community rules are to leave two comments for every poem you post. That said, most of you did a great job. Thank you for the effort!

For this week’s comment reward @melinda010100 donated 500 ecency POINTS. We got some many great comments that I am going to match her donation and add 500 of my own, for a total of 1000 to you guys.

@joseitosanchezs was a comment machine, giving us over 30 of them—that’s more than one for every poetry post this week. Fantastic job, buddy. @davidbright gave a number of good comments, including a very helpful one. @tahminasyed didn’t even submit a poem this week, but offered some great comments. Finally, @jin-out and @samsmith1971 had a really wonderful comment convertsation going that I think is a great example of the advantages of being in a community. 200 POINTS each to each of you. You can use these points for various things when using the ecency portal, such as promoting or boosting your post.

I’m afraid I don’t have anything lined up for next week, but we’ll see what I can come up with before the next drawing.

Winner of Hive SBI and CCC

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 19 people in the running for HIVE SBI and 13 people in the running for CCC tokens.

I threw you guys into a random picker…

and the winner is…

For Hive SBI:

@davidbright - 3 SBI
@penyaircyber - 2 SBI
@maylenasland - 2 SBI
@elementm - 2 SBI
@pregosauce53 - 1 SBI

For CCC tokens:

@agreste - 500 CCC
@davidbright - 500 CCC
@elementm - 500 CCC
@joseitosanchezs - 500 CCC
@emmaba1 - 500 CCC

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 and CCC. For CCC, you must use the #creativecoin tag. For both SBI and CCC, you must comment.

The exact amount of Hive SBI depends on how many poets submit poems for the week.

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: If you’d like to donate anything for the contest, such as Hive Engine tokens or Hive, please get in touch with me. Look for me as dbooster#6252 on Discord.)

Calling all previous Blockchain Poets: @a-lass-wonders @aa9 @abisag @adriangamerxd @affiliatit1010 @agreste @akumagai @ambigenius @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @ast3r @atma.love @azabache2021 @blockchainbeth @cesarj21 @chinyerevivian @chrysanthemum @cliffagreen @d-pend @danmaruschak @dante31 @darkfemme @davidbright @diebitch @digitized89 @drwom @elementm @emmaba1 @emptyintentions @emrysjobber @evagavilan2 @evergreenfavour @fatma–27 @forthefree19 @fredfettmeister @gatoguedexz @georgelumayag @gone-hive @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @haraya @harryhandsome @harryq11 @hbelakon1975 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hilbyguy @hitz75 @ismelda2305 @itsostylish @itxilma @jacco25 @jakim7 @jane1289 @jearyjoe @jerryzikko @jesuspsoto @jin-out @joalheal @johnbenn @johncarty859 @joseitosanchezs @josemalavem @justme4u @kaixin @kemmyb @kraken99 @latino.romano @lecumberre @litguru @littlepiggies @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @maccazftw @martinlazizi @martthesquire @mavido @maylenasland @mbkumasi03 @mejs @mirilarbarr @missingnins @mistural @mundomanaure @murliwala @myklovenotwar @myztiqakusuk @oldschoolzen @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @owasco @penyaircyber @peter32 @pregosauce @primestacks1 @raj808 @rajiola @ramisey @rene.neverfound @repayme4568 @rikarivka @riverflows @sakura1012 @samsmith1971 @schreib.hamster @sgarciacine @shiftrox @sisc @sp3ktraline @strivenword @tahminasyed @takeonrules @tasonia @technicalart @temitopemichael @tezmel @thecreativecasa @todayslight @trucklife-family @tuha.peut @unpoetaenamorado @veektur21 @viadelboss @vikbuddy @vision-of-esca @warpedpoetic @weone @witherbloom @writing.group @yablonsky @yahia-lababidi @yen1503

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

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 submitting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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