Contestants 2: emaculate99 & funlord

Judge 1: 93
Judge 2: 84
Judge 3: 93
Accumulative Total: 270

Contestants 3: Jigsawkillah & Imanuelle

Judge 1: 94
Judge 2: 83
Judge 3: 93
Accumulative Total: 270

Contestants 4: LadyF & 69MissedCalls

Judge 1: 91
Judge 2: 75
Judge 3: 83
Accumulative Total: 249

Contestants 5: rainiscoming & divinepen

Judge 1: 98
Judge 2: 84
Judge 3: 91
Accumulative Total: 273

Contestants 7: babyfaceafrica & barcaboi.

Judge 1: 90
Judge 2: 79
Judge 3: 85
Accumulative Total: 254

Contestants 8: slidewaxie & uncjay

Judge 1: 98
Judge 2: 83
Judge 3: 91
Accumulative Total: 272

Contestants 9: obiZEAL & Cosmasel

Judge 1: 97
Judge 2: 81
Judge 3: 89
Accumulative Total: 267

Contestants 11: Emyemyberry & alexdidi

Judge 1: 95
Judge 2: 82
Judge 2: 89
Accumulative Total: 266

Contestants 15: Divepen1 & Gr8Adedayo

Judge 1: 97
Judge 2: 83
Judge 3: 90
Accumulative Total: 270

Contestants 22: Ibnzubair & Donjowebs

Judge 1: 90
Judge 2: 73
Judge 3: 82
Accumulative Total: 246

Contestants 28: Smartlife & Kagari:

Judge 1: 92
Judge 2: 84
Judge 3: 88
Accumulative Total: 264

Contestants 30: PopeExplicit and Oyetunder

Judge 1: 92
Judge 2: 87
Judge 3: 90
Accumulative Total: 269

Contestants 34: trailblaiza & generaliy07

Judge 1: 95
Judge 2: 79
Judge 3: 87
Accumulative Total: 261

Contestants 36: Tuminibody & dchiefpriest

Judge 1: 94
Judge 2: 79
Judge 3: 87
Accumulative Total: 260

Contestants 45: Vantee20 & tkush

Judge 1: 96
Judge 2: 78
Judge 3: 87
Accumulative Total: 261

Contestants 46: Oracle009 & Kraftykc

Judge 1: 93
Judge 2: 83
Judge 3: 88
Accumulative Total: 264

Contestants 49: SHIZZY7 & Drabeey

Judge 1: 97
Judge 2: 78
Judge 3: 88
Accumulative Total: 263

Contestants 50: threedots & Chuksab

Judge 1: 92
Judge 2: 89
Judge 3: 91
Accumulative Total: 272

Contestants 53: Larryfly & IGITee

Judge 1: 96
Judge 2: 83
Judge 3: 90
Accumulative Total: 269

Contestants 55: april4mee & israelboy1

Judge 1: 96
Judge 2: 78
Judge 3: 74
Accumulative Total: 248

Contestants 56 : TheAgba & Speeder

Judge 1: 94
Judge 2: 86
Judge 3: 90
Accumulative Total: 270

Contestants 57: Orjhong & Wisdomkosi

Judge 1: 93
Judge 2: 85
Judge 3: 89
Accumulative Total: 267

Contestants 63: pureIvory & spidey77

Judge 1: 98
Judge 2: 82
Judge 3: 90
Accumulative Total: 270

Contestants 64: desmondDessi & beejayodus

Judge 1: 94
Judge 2: 83
Judge 3: 89
Accumulative Total: 266

Contestants 65: Weno & TheSCRYPT

Judge 1: 94
Judge 2: 88
Judge 3: 91
Accumulative Total: 273

Anyone who wants a break-down of how their poems were scored by each judge should please send me a mail...

llaykorn:
Thanks, Gr8Adebayo. One of the judges ran into some unforeseen circumstances which we were lately informed about so we had to delegate just this morning. They will be posted by the end of today, and the qualifying pairs of poets announced. Thanks for your patience, poets.

llaykorn, kindly send the breakdown of the score to me. I need it to know our flaws. Thanks sire! ademolagreatmanoladayo@yahoo.com

Wow! Divinepen! Like play like play,
Come, see result o, dis na the way.

Llaykorn, how will you now seperate the final 7?

JigsawKillah:
Llaykorn, how will you now seperate the final 7?

The final 7 won't be separated. We have 9 pairs in the final, sir.

llaykorn:

The final 7 won't be separated. We have 9 pairs in the final, sir.

cool. Thought you said only 7 would make the finals.

Congrats to the others! Especially Funlord and Emaculate99, the Rogue Deities!

JigsawKillah:




cool. Thought you said only 7 would make the finals.


Congrats to the others!
Especially Funlord and Emaculate99, the Rogue Deities!

We were already two days behind schedule. I didn't want to further waste time by creating another platform on which we would decide which two of the four pairs that tied would qualify.

llaykorn:

The final 7 won't be separated. We have 9 pairs in the final, sir.

if i get u correctly, we would still work with our paired mates for the final?

llaykorn:


We were already two days behind schedule. I didn't want to further waste time by creating another platform on which we would decide which two of the four pairs that tied would qualify.

when are we submitting Rengas?

JigsawKillah:




cool. Thought you said only 7 would make the finals.


Congrats to the others!
Especially Funlord and Emaculate99, the Rogue Deities!

really appreciate u here boss and congratulations too for making it to the final

Threedots:


if i get u correctly, we would still work with our paired mates for the final?

Yes, sir, because naturally, rengas are never written by one poet.

JigsawKillah:



when are we submitting Rengas?

You can submit before, but not later than 11:59pm on the 24th.

llaykorn:

Yes, sir, because naturally, rengas are never written by one poet.

ok! Great job by the way, Texanomaly and the other judge we dont know,,,good one

Threedots:


ok! Great job by the way, Texanomaly and the other judge we dont know,,,good one

Hehe.

You'll know all of them the moment the competition ends. They want to remain anonymous till the end of it.

llaykorn:

You can submit before, but not later than 11:59pm on the 24th.

same thread abi?

JigsawKillah:


same thread abi?

Yes, brother.

JigsawKillah:



same thread abi?

Yes, brother.

The second scorer though...Buh gr8 job u guys...I must confess...those 25 poems whr out of this world. it must have been a hell of a job for u guys to sift...well done

You shouldn't have deleted d works at the submission site na....they really coloured this forum

And please can u also send d breakdown to physicsmind77@gmail.com. We would really love to learn from our mistakes...

congrats to all the finalists.....well done guys

I LOVE TO KNOW HOW CONTESTANT 49 DID'NT MAKE D FINAL LIST. GUD JOB GUYS. PLS LEMME HAVE THE BREAKDOWN HERE. abeeylee001@gmail.com

llaykorn:


Yes, brother.

I LOVE TO KNOW HOW CONTESTANT 49 DID'NT MAKE D FINAL LIST. GUD JOB GUYS. PLS LEMME HAVE THE BREAKDOWN HERE. abeeylee001@gmail.com

llaykorn:


Yes, brother.

can you mention the names of the Contestants that made the final list?

Wisdomkosi:
can you mention the names of the Contestants that made the final list?

Here, sir:

Making It To The Next Round Are:

Contestants 5: rainiscoming & divinepen with 273 points..

Contestants 65: Weno & TheSCRYPT with 273 points...

Contestants 8: slidewaxie & uncjay with 272 points...

Contestants 50: threedots & Chuksab with 272 points...

Contestants 2: emaculate99 & funlord with 270 points...

Contestants 3: Jigsawkillah & Imanuelle with 270 points..

Contestants 15: Divepen1 & Gr8Adedayo with 270 points..

Contestants 56 : TheAgba & Speeder with 270 points...

Contestants 63: pureIvory & spidey77 with 270 points...

Interesting. Gudos guys

contestants 5:rainiscoming and divinepen
IN MEMORY OF GRACE MISHELIA

A beauty to behold, a breed rare
Is Grace Mishelia, I can safely declare.
She is gentle and well endowed,
A lady of grace, one in the crowd. (rainiscoming)

She is meek, gentle and nice
Ever so determined to keep her ice
As a filling prize
For the man who paid the price (divinepen)

A beau of glitz and glamour,
So beautiful, the bold stammer.
With heart in the mouth, neat and styled.
I once said “Hi” and she smiled.(rainiscoming)

My heart warmed at the balm of her smile
Unaware of the long fangs like the Nile
Licking up the fibre of life
From the soul so light. (divinepen)

Grace, Grace, everyone loves Grace,
Who won’t? Seeing her lovely face.
Why? The damsel of many’s day dream,
Had such a bomb in her bloodstream.(rainiscoming)

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock
The clock kept ticking
With the ghostly vampire in its wake
Swarming for the golden soul to rake.(divinepen)

The heavens wept, no one to blame,
The day the medical result came.
Shocked! We were all in denial
There must be an error in the trial!(rainiscoming)

A stitch in time could have saved nine
If only it was in the days of Nain
For a miracle we believed
But death would not be relieved. (divinepen)

No one should face such a death!
Grace, Grace, my eyes are still wet!
How could such a tiny lump,
Appear on a breast so plump? (rainiscoming)

A tiny lump that heralded death
Spiralling into the deepest depth
What can you tend
When you can only wait for the end? (divinepen)

The end came but not swiftly enough,
The drugs were tough and rough.
We prayed earnestly and in haste.
As her life was laid waste. (rainiscoming)

The breasts once taut and firm
Became like a wasted farm,
Corrupting all in their path
Till all became a mass of mangled parts. (divinepen)

The doctor shook his head in pity,
If only Grace had screened her titty
“We’d have stopped the tumour’s advance.
Giving Grace a fighting chance.” (rainiscoming)

The tears began to flow
But her spirit increased its glow
Be not proud, O cancer
She has soared to her answer. (divinepen)

And that’s why at age twenty four
Grace now reposes below the floor.
May other young gals learn and beware!
Life is more than your clothes, face and hair!(rainiscoming)

ANALYSIS
The poem is written in memory of a young lady who lost her life to breast cancer at the age of twenty four. She was a “breed rare”, “well endowed” and yet “determined to keep her ice” for the man who will pay her bride price.
Despite her virtue, ignorance about the “tiny lump” in her breast empowered the “bomb in her bloodstream” to explode “till all became a mass of mangled parts”.
The poem painted the helplessness of many cancer victims –“What can you tend when you can only wait for the end?”
The poem advocates for regular breast screening among females as Grace would have lived if she “had screened her titty”.
The poem employs a lot of AABB rhyme as in “rare, declare, endowed, crowd”, “enough, rough, haste, waste” and so on. Onomatopoeia was used in “tick, tock, tick, tock”-the sound of a clock. Simile was also used in “like a wasted farm” and “like the Nile”. Personification was employed in “the heavens wept", granting the heavens ability to weep like humans.

cc: llaykorn, texanomaly