When I write.

WdC Land

I landed with a bang on the sandy land,
doubting the directions on the dubious map.
I was promised a place where I’d be trained
to fight with a pen’s might and grace.
But instead, there I stood, utterly perplexed.
The thick fog around had my vision vexed.
“Where to go, what to do, how do I begin?
My journey as an author has already singed.”
But suddenly, through the fog, I saw a bright blue armor.
“It’s a moderator!” I gasped, my eyes widened.
After my awe passed, we began to gather
My previous compositions which had scattered.
Amid the mess, he found a piece,
And after reading it, he smiled at me.
“We can work with this, so don’t you worry.
Here’s four stars, and a some GPs.
All the knights, the grey, the black,
the yellow, the blue, the purple and the red,
Will help you with your journey
as an author around WdC!”

Line count: 20 lines.
Won 1st place in Poetry Topic of the month contest, October 2020
Written for "Poetry Topic of the Month Contest" , October 2020 round.
Prompt: Write something on the topic: WdC
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This is about my very 1st time on WdC. I tried to keep the tone slightly medieval because this site is hard to use and I know many newbies who left the site simply because of that. If internet existed in the medieval times, it would probably have WdC's format. It was really confusing and I wasn't able to navigate around the site. I considered leaving it until I got my review from a moderator and I was so in awe for the mod had over 1000 CRs and the review was rather positive. I thought to myself: if such a qualified person (yes, back then, I thought CRs were determined how qualified one is, and I think in a way, I not wrong, as far as WdC in concerned.) thought that my writing has potential, maybe I shouldn't give up yet. And viola! I'm still here. Silly, but somehow that experience had an impact on me and I've been learning (and even teaching, at times) the language of WdC. It's been completely worth it!