Riddle Me This
Poetry Contest
Create a Riddle of a common object or concept.
It can be done as a poem (like the examples--no restrictions on the type of poetry), prose, or incorporated into a short story.
Do not give away the answer in your title or picture.
Put the answer in the Author's Notes
Word Count: 1000 words max
Voters will be directed to vote for the most clever, well-hidden description that is accurate to the answer.
Examples:
from The Hobbit--
This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
(Answer: time)
from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire--
First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me what's always the last thing to mend,
The middle of the middle and end of the end?
And finally, give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
(Answer: spider [spy-d-er])
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 65.00 member dollars. There are 5 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, February 3, 2024.
Full Contest Listing
It can be done as a poem (like the examples--no restrictions on the type of poetry), prose, or incorporated into a short story.
Do not give away the answer in your title or picture.
Put the answer in the Author's Notes
Word Count: 1000 words max
Voters will be directed to vote for the most clever, well-hidden description that is accurate to the answer.
Examples:
from The Hobbit--
This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
(Answer: time)
from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire--
First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next, tell me what's always the last thing to mend,
The middle of the middle and end of the end?
And finally, give me the sound often heard
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
(Answer: spider [spy-d-er])
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 65.00 member dollars. There are 5 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, February 3, 2024.
