Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of Jan 31–Feb 6. Let’s have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week’s Poems

The Coming Rains by @warpedpoetic
Reality Is? by @rene.neverfound
William Is Maudlin by @cesarj21
Our House by @hilbyguy
Jealous by @itxilma
Hija Oculta by @overorlando
「ESP-ENG」 Feliz Cumpleaños Mamá by @joseitosanchezs
Strangers by @elementm
An Early Spring ~ Haiku of Japan by @dbooster
A Poem About Me Going Cray Cray by @akumagai
Time Traces by @penyaircyber
I Just Want Happy by @permasbaasir
Lone Wolf by @sam9999
Grow Myself by @trucklife-family
Intoxication by @maylenasland
The Waters of Life by @ablaze
Day 3 by @enginewitty
Tattoo by @itsostylish
The Dullahan by @sam9999
A Blessing in Breath by @katrina-ariel
Looking Out a Screen by @akumagai
2022 Home Alone by @valerianis
call me mr all over the place by @sp3ktraline
My Soul and Me / Mi alma y yo. 「ENG/ESP」 by @crily.love
The Clouds Weep by @emmaba1
Love Poem!→3 by @chrysanthemum
Flawless by @sam9999
Of Light and Darkness by @r-nyn
Friendship by @walkinverse
To Die Today by @todayslight
Tomorrow by @davidbright
An Inspiring Poem by Borges to End the Day 「Eng/ Esp」 by @maylenasland
In Praise of a Woman Without a Hat by @mcwise
Yes My Darling by @walkinverse
Excepcional - Excepctional by @overorlando
「ESP-ENG」 Fuerza by @joseitosanchezs
Come Dance With Me 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 awere down this week. To help encourage more comments going forward, I am going to start upvoting people with the Blockchain Poets account, but only if you have followed the community rules and commented twice for every poem you’ve posted. So if you want this additional upvote, please leave some great comments for your fellow poets.

For this week, @joseitosanchezs and @davidbright have some great comments, so 1 Hive SBI for each of you.

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 17 people in the running for HIVE SBI and 6 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
@permasbaasir - 2 SBI
@mcwise - 2 SBI
@katrina-ariel - 2 SBI
@enginewitty - 1 SBI

For CCC tokens:

@davidbright - 500 CCC
@katrina-ariel - 500 CCC
@sam9999 - 500 CCC
@joseitosanchezs - 500 CCC
@elementm - 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!

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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. Many of you aren’t using this tag, leaving any CCC you might earn off the table. I would encourage you to make sure to use it. 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:

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.

(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.)

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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)

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

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