I came up for the idea for this cache for a project for a class where I needed to propose a book idea, I thought "Geo Poems" and thought is would be a fun way to allow the geocaching community to share creativity, stories, and tales about geocaching in the form of poetry. So the logbook is a journal, please sign it and then grace us with a poem about geocaching, nature, or some kind of tale about the hunt. Have fun with it, be creative, short or long poems, it doesn't matter.
Plans for this cache are to compile a number of poems and to put them together into a book and submit it for publication. If this happens I will then contact Groundspeak about the publication and for distribution (if it happens). I intend to set up a donation for all proceeds (in the event of publication) to go to some form of environmental or wildlife conservation fun. So please, have fun, contribute, and enjoy a wonderful time.
How to find the final coordinates: Using the posted coordinates
North - How many lines does a Sestina have? - WARNING: This answer may require math. (A Sestina is is a poetic form that utilizes repetition in a set pattern. It is comprised of 7 stanza total, each with a set number of lines. You will need to add up the lines from all the stanzas. Google search this question will bring up and answer.) Once you have this number add it to the North Coordinates
West - How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet? How many syllables are there per line in a Shakespearean Sonnet? (A sonnet was a popular form of poetry, Shakespeare took this form and adapted it from an Italian rhyme into an English rhyme scheme. Shakespeare wrote over 100 sonnets in his time.) Add these two numbers together, number of lines and number of syllables. Take that number and subtract it from the West Coordinates
Additional Challenge to Attempt: Once you solve the coordinates and find the final container you will find a logbook/journal. As an additional challenge (optional) I challenge you while sitting down to sign the log, to write a little Geo Poem about your adventures.
1. Pre-write and bring a poem to leave in the cache, post a poem digitally with your log, or come up with one in the logbook. (I have provided simple form rules in the logbook to help you out with this.)
2. If you write a poem, your poem should be about nature, geocaching, or in some way related to you journey, but be creative and have fun, that's the point.
3. Please write legibly!
4. Do NOT take the logbook, even though I made it a trackable it is meant for discovery, it needs to stay with the cache.
5. Remember to leave your geocaching name/tag with your poem so I can attribute it to the rightful writer.
6. Have fun.
Thanks all, have fun and enjoy the caching.
