Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of 11 Oct–17 Oct. Let's have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week's Poems

「ENG-ESP」 Kindness / Amabilidad by @joseitosanchezs
Pain Sensors by @temitopemichael
The World That Disappointed Me by @heartofdarkness
Sabotage by @tahminasyed
Fantasies and Reality by @greenie.girl
What Is Showing on the Television Tonight? by @warpedpoetic
The Soldier Ants by @jacco25
Song of the Entropy by @cesarj21
I'm Learning by @davidbright
Silently Hurt by @ismelda2305
Drunk in Charge of a Brain by @raj808
The Beautiful Butterfly by @jacco25
On Top of the World by @raj808
Noumenon by @thecreativecasa
Mortification, Ignorance of Old by @temitopemichael
The Space Between Worlds by @raj808
Reflection by @mavido
The Bitter-Sweetness of Nostalgia by @yahia-lababidi
「ENG-ESP」 I guess / Supongo by @joseitosanchezs
The Feel of Music by @raj808
Pledge Your Pain by @davidbright
Mouth Full of Aubades by @warpedpoetic
Días De Reflexión by @hermaryrc
Icarus' Lament - The Lady Lever Art Gallery #1 by @raj808

Also, a shout for @raj808 who is attempting to write a poem every day for a month. Let's all cheer him on!!

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 good this week. Thank you all for the wonderful job! @temitopemichael was on fire again, leaving a huge amount of comments. But @joseitosanchezs was only one comment behind! Super effort, both of you. 1 SBI each to both of you for the great job.

Unfortunately there for a few who still gave no comments, or not enough comments—remember, the rule is give two comments for every poem you post.

New poets to Blockchain Poets will get a pass this week, but I'm afraid I will have to exclude the rest from the drawing this week. I will not name names, but you know if you didn't leave any or not enough. Please try to do better next week.

Winner of Hive SBI

Excluding myself, that puts 8 people in the running for 5 share of Hive SBI this week.

I threw you guys into a random picker...

and the winners are...

@davidbright - 2 SBI
@greenie.girl - 2 SBI
@temitopemichael - 1 SBI

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!

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Next Week ~ Next Prize

Next week will be the same reward — shares of Hive SBI.

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 5-2-2-1)

(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:

1. Comment on two other poems for every one that you post
2. Make it a good comment (not just "great poem!")
3. 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.

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Calling all previous Blockchain Poets]: @cesarj21 @greenie.girl @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @ismelda2305 @aa9 @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @atma.love @chrysanthemum @d-pend @darkfemme @davidbright @emrysjobber @evergreenfavour @fatma-27 @georgelumayag @hamsterpoweriii @harryhandsome @harryq11 @hitz75 @jacco25 @jearyjoe @jesuspsoto @joseitosanchezs @kemmyb @latino.romano @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @martthesquire @mavido @mirilarbarr @missingnins @murliwala @myklovenotwar @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @owasco @peter32 @primestacks1 @raj808 @repayme4568 @rikarivka @riverflows @schreib.hamster @shiftrox @sisc @tahminasyed @takeonrules @temitopemichael @thecreativecasa @trucklife-family @unpoetaenamorado @warpedpoetic @weone @writing.group @yahia-lababidi

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

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Thank you all for submiting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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