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@run-the-bits here again with your results for the SPU Poetry Contest #6! You guys wrote some truly great poems this week. In fact, it was kinda hard choosing the winners (ಥ﹏ಥ) so I'm including one honourable mention. Be sure to check out our new poetry exclusive resteem bid-bot @cleansingpoetry which you can support and get a daily share of the bids by delegating SP to it here. For those unfamiliar with delegation, check out @angelveselinov 's intro on dlive and the introductory post here.

Results of SPU Poetry Contest #5

Rank	Poem	Poet	SBD Prize
1st	Lonliness	@julietisrael	2.5 SBD
2nd	The Alternative	@figuringoutsrn	1 SBD
3rd	All Hail Me	@ange.nkuru	0.5 SBD
<sub>HM</sub>	<sub>Stillness</sub>	<sub>@tiempoyesp</sub>	<sub>0.05 SBD</sub>

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Prizes

Rank	Prize
1st	1.5 SBD
2nd	1 SBD
3rd	0.5 SBD
+Bonus	TBD

Mix 'n Match

I actually liked this format and there were some great poems from it last time, so let's try again. What you have to do is pick one theme and an image below as your prompts. Then, write a poem inspired by the image while incorporating the theme into your poem. This week's images are courtesy of me, as I hope to begin uploading both poetry and photography to Steemit more regularly soon.

Themes:

Heat
Fear
"Congratulations, {blank}"

Images:

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2

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Rules

Your poem has to be inspired by ONE of the images AND centered on ONE of the Themes.
No restrictions on length or rhyming. Feel free - use your freedom wisely.
The post's title has to be "SPU Poetry Contest #6: POEM TITLE".
Use #poetsunited as the FIRST tag.
Upvote this post. Resteem is optional, but appreciated.
Copy the link to your poem, and post it in the comments below.

Deadline for entries is before this post's payout (On Friday, 6th April). Once this post has paid out, no more entries will be accepted. We will do our best to announce winners and the following contest as quickly as possible. You must respect Steemit rules! No plagiarism allowed. If you are going to use photos or pictures on your post, make sure that you are allowed to use them, and to source the content. Any breaking of rules will be notified and the entry will not be accepted. Feel free to ask questions in the comments. I will do my best to respond in a timely manner.

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