And the winner is...

In fact, there were five winners. =)

Here is the hastily cobbled together poem I submitted for a geeky online poetry competition. I know the punctuation leaves much to be desired and perhaps I'll fix that at some point but for now, here it is:

http://www.geekmom.com/2010/12/winners-of-the-fantasy-freaks-and-gaming-geeks-contest-with-ethan-gilsdorf/

http://www.geekmom.com/2010/11/geek-author-ethan-gilsdorf-talks-names-games-and-giveaways/comment-page-1/#comments


GEORGE LUCAS IS GOING IN MY AXIS OF EVIL

There once was a galaxy far, far away
Where sunsets were binary, Jawas would play

The story was epic and struck all the notes
Pulling on heartstrings and winning my vote

It told of a Jedi: young, noble and brave
Who fought with the rebels. Their chances were grave

We were captured as viewers by dazzling sights
And immersed in the cause and the allies great plight

We cared for the characters, thrilled at the plot
But then there were new films which set in the rot

The prequels destroyed all the intrigue and fun
George Lucas thought “Cash cow! Take money and run!”

Did he think “They won’t notice as long as I use
Lots of special effects to charm and amuse”?

We baulked at Jar-Jar and the painful screenplay
And even the actors all squirmed in dismay

Explaining the force was quite hard to take:
Replacing the mystery with science half-baked

At least Lucas left the first three films alone
Oh wait no he tinkered – now Solo will moan

“I once was quite edgy – ask Greedo he’ll state
I shot with my blaster and sealed his fate

Before he could blink, before he could twitch
My quick trigger finger had scratched on the itch

But Georgie, he just couldn’t leave it alone:
“Let’s make Han more “goody” – we’ll have him go prone

To dodge Greedo’s bullet…Yeah! Have him shoot first
Then Solo responds with an accurate burst”

“No, no!” We all cried, “You’ve ruined it G!”
We liked it already. Why can’t you see?

The great “No way!” moments like “Luke I’m you’re Dad”
Are ruined forever oh this is so sad!

Watched from the beginning we all then would see
What’s coming because it was Episode III

That told us Luke Skywalker’s Darth Vader’s son
And Leia’s Darth’s daughter. George, what have you done?

You took what was precious and heavenly sent
And turned it into a Star Wars Fan’s lament