Here are the poems published to Blockchain Poets for the week of Oct 25–Oct 31. Let’s have a look at the poems then we will get down to the contest winner.

This Week’s Poems

Hope For Tomorrow by @heartofdarkness
Fearful State of Mind by @raj808
Meditating on Transformation by @yahia-lababidi
Placeres naturales (poesía) ESP/ENG by @latino.romano
A Trio of Sunrise Haiku by @raj808
ENG/ESP Teach me to live by @joseitosanchezs
A New Morning by @lecumberre
The Sands of Time (Ekphrastic Poem) by @raj808
Love Poem!→2 by @chrysanthemum
Silence Concealment by @davidbright
Caring Souls… by @rajiola
The Hotel; Home for Traveler by @jacco25
My Heartfelt Wishes by @tahminasyed
Practicing the Art of Dying by @yahia-lababidi
A Bridge to Thought by @raj808
Sweat of Nature by @yablonsky
Right Under the Strings of Wonders by @cesarj21
Devil on the Shoulder by @maccazftw
The Mermaid Dream: Poetry Jam Session by @riverflows
Revolt by @emptyintentions
Refugio (poema) | Refuge (poem) (esp – eng) by @josemalavem
Coddled in Moonbeams by @raj808
El último viaje / Poema en prosa ✍️ The last trip / Prose poem by @jakim7
Faded Love by @davidbright
Dewdrop World (haiku translation) by @dbooster
My Father’s Face (haiku translation) by @dbooster
Versos para el olvido | Poema en prosa ✍️ Verses for oblivion | Prose poem by @jakim7
Reign Of Blood (Poetry Reading) - A Haunting Halloween Special by @raj808
The Artwork by @viadelboss
ENG-ESP, Halloween by @joseitosanchezs

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

Wow, @joseitosanchezs was on fire another week in a row. Not only did he post more comments than poems, but he posted more comments than all of us. Way to go, buddy! For the super job, 2 Hive SBI headed your way!

Winner of Hive SBI

And we had 20 poets this week! That unlocks the 3rd level of prizes!

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 and those who didn’t give two comments for every poem posted, that puts 12 people in the running for 10 share of Hive SBI (divided five ways) this week.

I threw you guys into a random picker…

and the winner is…

@cesarj21 - 3 SBI
@lecumberre - 2 SBI
@josemalavem - 2 SBI
@joseitosanchezs - 2 SBI
@riverflows - 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.

(Note: I’d like to start offering more prizes in the future. Please get in contact with me if you’d like to donate any Hive tokens or other rewards. Look for me as dbooster#6252 on Discord.)

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Calling all previous Blockchain Poets: @aa9 @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @atma.love @cesarj21 @chrysanthemum @d-pend @darkfemme @davidbright @emptyintentions @emrysjobber @evergreenfavour @fatma–27 @georgelumayag @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @harryhandsome @harryq11 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hitz75 @ismelda2305 @jacco25 @jakim7 @jearyjoe @jesuspsoto @joseitosanchezs @josemalavem @kemmyb @latino.romano @lecumberre @ljus @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @maccazftw @martthesquire @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 @viadelboss @warpedpoetic @weone @writing.group @yablonsky @yahia-lababidi

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

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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 submiting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!

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