Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of 18 Oct–24 Oct. Let's have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week's Poems

The Midday Moon by @raj808
On a Raining Day by @emrysjobber
The Bed I Will Always Lie by @repayme4568
To Be a Better Man by @repayme4568
Never Stop! by @tahminasyed
Dance of the Hesperides - The Lady Lever Art Gallery #2 by @raj808
Coromoto by @cesarj21
ENG-ESP, I Want to Come to You. / Quiero ir a ti. by @joseitosanchezs
Night Is Beauty in Life by @heartofdarkness
Autumn's Crystal Spider Webs by @raj808
Existential Crisis by @martthesquire
Guanyin's Whispers - The Lady Lever Art Gallery #3 by @raj808
If There Were More Than One of Me by @yahia-lababidi
Anguish by @tahminasyed
Fossil by @warpedpoetic
These Thin Veils, That We Blindly See As Walls by @trucklife-family
There Are Things Better Left Unsaid by @davidbright
Life Is Beautiful... by @rajiola
Societal Laws by @davidbright
The Earth's Life Blood by @raj808
Autumn Changeable Weather by @dbooster
Truth Beneath the Lies, Till When? by @temitopemichael
Love-Struck State of Mind by @raj808

In addition to the great poems above, we had some good misc posts:

• @yablonsky reprinted a classic poem from Walt Whitman: The Prairie-Grass Dividing
• @yahia-lababidi took a look at Leonard Cohen, who was very much a poet of song. Read it here: You Live Your Life As If It's Real — My Appreciation of Leonard Cohen, Canadian Singer & Songwriter

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

Boy, @joseitosanchezs and @temitopemichael seem determined to shame us all with their comments. Each one of them posted more comments than all the rest of us combined! Well done, fellas. @joseitosanchezs had quite a few more, so 2 SBI to him, but 1 also to @temitopemichael. Keep up the wonderful job!

Winner of Hive SBI

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 heir first week here.

Excluding myself, that then puts 8 people in the running for 5 shares of Hive SBI this week divided 3 ways

I threw you guys into a random picker...

and the winner is...

@rajiola - 2 SBI
@cesarj21 - 2 SBI
@joseitosanchezs - 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. I'm bumping up the win amounts this time.

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.

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I'd like to expand the rewards in the future. If anyone would like to donate to the reward pool (hive or hive tokens) then please let me know.

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Calling all previous Blockchain Poets]: @aa9 @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @atma.love @cesarj21 @chrysanthemum @d-pend @darkfemme @davidbright @emrysjobber @evergreenfavour @fatma-27 @georgelumayag @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @harryhandsome @harryq11 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hitz75 @ismelda2305 @jacco25 @jearyjoe @jesuspsoto @joseitosanchezs @kemmyb @latino.romano @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @martthesquire @mavido @mirilarbarr @missingnins @murliwala @myklovenotwar @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @owasco @peter32 @primestacks1 @raj808 @rajiola @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 submitting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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