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

This Week’s Poems

Telling a Story by @warpedpoetic
The Poem That Could Be More by @tezmel
He Said the Time Will Come by @jacco25
Five and Six - Bonnie and Clyde by @gingerup
Everything We Are Not Changing, We Are Choosing by @trucklife-family
Boxing Shadows #3: Repurposing a Set of Scales by @mirilarbarr
We’re the Soft Animal in Your Song by @warpedpoetic
U.G. by @lukakorba
Can I Always? by @gingerup
The Turn Back of Everything by @maylenasland
Betrayal by @jacco25
Through the Haze by @clayboyn
Yo Soy Así （ESP-ENG） by @joseitosanchezs
Boom! by @litguru
The Galactic River ~ Haiku of Japan by @dbooster
Hello, Son-shine by @olawalium
Character Wise by @jacco25
Sometimes You Miss It by @olawalium
Romantic Eulogy by @jacco25
Journey to Nowhere ・ Blockchainpoets Weekly Prompt~ Stolen by @mrenglish
Crime in Wanting more:The Wind of Erratic Heart by @balikis95
Wandering My Imagination! （Poems of Delirium） by @chrysanthemum
Where Do I Stand? by @tess100
At the Cafe ~ Original Haiku by @dbooster
Covert by @driptorchpress
BlockchainPoets Weekly Prompt - Stolen by @maylenasland
Nothing to Lose by @joseph23
Stolen! by @peazy001
Your View by @gingerup
Stolen by @assegai

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

Unfortunately, we didn’t have many comments at all this week. Only two people followed the community rules and posted two comments for every poem they posted. C’mon, we can do better that. I hope to see more comments next week.

At least that makes the Ecency POINTS giveaway easy. 50 POINTS to the person with the most comments @joseitosanchezs and 50 POINTS to the other person who gave enough comments, @driptorchpress. Thank you, guys!

Winner of Hive SBI and PIMP

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 5 people in the running for HIVE SBI and 4 people in the running for PIMP tokens.

No need for a random drawing this week. Only 2 people followed the group rules and left enough comments, and there were three new members who get a pass, so that’s our 5 places right there, or 4 in the case of PIMP.

and the winner is…

For Hive SBI:

@balikis95 - 2 SBI
@driptorchpress - 2 SBI
@joseitosanchezs - 2 SBI
@joseph23 - 2 SBI
@tess100 - 2 SBI

For PIMP tokens:

@balikis95 - 50 PIMP
@joseitosanchezs - 50 PIMP
@joseph23 - 50 PIMP
@tess100 - 50 PIMP

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 PIMP. For PIMP, you must use the #pimp tag. For both SBI and PIMP, you must comment at least twice for every poem you post.

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 @aamirwattoo @abisag @adriangamerxd @affiliatit1010 @agreste @aidee25 @akumagai @ambigenius @amnes14 @ange.nkuru @anj @anointingaz @arlin19 @assegai @ast3r @atma.love @awuahbenjamin @azabache2021 @babstar @beaescribe @blackdaisyft @blackdovy @blockchainbeth @blurtpoem @cesarj21 @chinyerevivian @chrysanthemum @chyssom @clayboyn @cliffagreen @creanovation777 @crily.love @crypt0sph3ryst @d-pend @danmaruschak @dante31 @darkfemme @dave7658 @davidbright @deepspiral @deraaa @dibblers.dabs @diebitch @digitized89 @driptorchpress @drivingindevon @drwom @dwixer @elementm @elisa2021 @elpastor @emmaba1 @emomo @emptyintentions @emrysjobber @enginewitty @ervin-lemark @evagavilan2 @evergreenfavour @fatma–27 @fibonacci2022 @floki-skarsgaard @forthefree19 @fredfettmeister @gatoguedexz @georgelumayag @gingerup @gone-hive @greenie.girl @hamsterpoweriii @haraya @harryhandsome @harryq11 @hbelakon1975 @heartofdarkness @hermaryrc @hilbyguy @hitz75 @inthenow @ismelda2305 @itohowo @itsostylish @itxilma @jacco25 @jakim7 @jamesdeagle @jane1289 @japhofin8or @jayblak @jearyjoe @jerryzikko @jesuspsoto @jianna @jin-out @joalheal @joelibra @johnbenn @johncarty859 @joseitosanchezs @josemalavem @joswag @joydukeson @justme4u @kaixin @kater001 @katrina-ariel @kaysmile44 @kemmyb @kingobonnaya @kraken99 @latino.romano @lawrence27 @lecumberre @lenaspiritual @litguru @littlepiggies @lizella27 @ljus @lolawrites @lucemtenebris @lukakorba @lv99-rd-chocobo @lymepoet @maccazftw @malgarise @martinlazizi @martthesquire @marydelmar70 @mavido @maylenasland @mbkumasi03 @mejs @mell79 @miangel100pre @michaelofurum @mirilarbarr @missingnins @mistural @mrenglish @mundomanaure @murliwala @muthmainnah @myklovenotwar @myztiqakusuk @nurudeen081 @obikay @olawalium @oldschoolzen @onos-f @orthodoxnudism @oscarpower55 @overorlando @owasco @peazy001 @penyaircyber @peter32 @philomenob @poemsofasickmind @positivesteem @pregosauce @primestacks1 @rafa1272 @raj808 @rajiola @ramisey @rene.neverfound @repayme4568 @rikarivka @riverflows @s3ttt @sailawana @sakura1012 @samsmith1971 @sarashew @sarix @schreib.hamster @scottclinton @sgarciacine @shiftrox @sisc @smilejerry @smilejerryhive @sodeeyum @soul-subject @sp3ktraline @strivenword @tahminasyed @takeonrules @tasonia @technicalart @tedcipher @temitopemichael @tezmel @thecreativecasa @todayslight @travellingcogs @trifecta-tt @trucklife-family @tuha.peut @unpoetaenamorado @veektur21 @viadelboss @vikbuddy @vinally @vision-of-esca @walkinverse @wanderlust7 @warpedpoetic @weone @whileponderin @whistler73 @witherbloom @writing.group @yablonsky @yahia-lababidi @yen1503 @zakyj @zellypearl

(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 submitting your wonderful work and reading. You rock!