I just danced in the rain today, and remembered how wonderful it is to stop worrying and just enjoy life.
so...
Here's a contest for poems about enjoying life, about being content with your life, or at peace with the world.
Guidelines:
+ Please no swearing, suicide, cutting, etc.
+ Please /try/ to observe the rules of English spelling
+ Please only enter a maximum of two poems per poet
+ Please at least read one of my poems or another poem in the contest. I don't ask you to comment on it, because if you weren't moved to do so, then the poem doesn't deserve comments, but at least read one. Its only polite
* Have fun!*
Lyrics from the Broadway musical Wicked:
"Dancing through life
Skimming the surface
Gliding where turf is smooth
Life's more painless
For the brainless
Why think too hard?
When it's so soothing
Dancing through life
No need to tough it
When you can slough it off as I do
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
/It's just life/
So keep dancing through"
so...
Here's a contest for poems about enjoying life, about being content with your life, or at peace with the world.
Guidelines:
+ Please no swearing, suicide, cutting, etc.
+ Please /try/ to observe the rules of English spelling
+ Please only enter a maximum of two poems per poet
+ Please at least read one of my poems or another poem in the contest. I don't ask you to comment on it, because if you weren't moved to do so, then the poem doesn't deserve comments, but at least read one. Its only polite
* Have fun!*
Lyrics from the Broadway musical Wicked:
"Dancing through life
Skimming the surface
Gliding where turf is smooth
Life's more painless
For the brainless
Why think too hard?
When it's so soothing
Dancing through life
No need to tough it
When you can slough it off as I do
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
/It's just life/
So keep dancing through"
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 4, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 400
- Final notes: Thanks to everyone who entered, this was a very difficult contest to judge! Honorable Mentions to: Life by xoxhoneyxox, Music of the Rain by white7 knight, Of Beauty by GoneWithFergus, Playing in the Rain by Caffeinatedandhappy, Santorini by Mark Rickerby, Dancing by cfsnt, and The Walls are Watching by Arovell. Again, thank you for entering such beautiful poetry!
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Life is hard, when all you do is go through the motion.
We walk and talk through life's course.• Commented on by judge. -
the sun rises sending a golden glow across the sky
and a young bird hops out of it's nest and begins to fly.by Elvenfairy 30 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 30 6:24 AM 2004. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Stop and smell..... LIFE!• Commented on by judge.
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When you feel low,
And you don't have any idea what to do,• Commented on by judge. -
The lightning's a fascinating light show
Leaving streaks across the sky where it goes• Commented on by judge. -
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woooooo hooo :)by wohadreambig 20 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 16 7:52 PM 2005. In Hope• Commented on by judge.
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Its just about hope and life/love. This really shows how I feel about love.by future-unfathomable 27 lines, on Feb 23 6:30 PM 2005. In Hope• Commented on by judge.
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With the eyes of my mind, I see a bridge that spans the gap. I yearn to teach one bird to sing the tune of love, the tune of life. I hea• Commented on by judge.
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I think I'm finally free
I'm no longer locked up without the keyby Soteriophobic Tea 32 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 2 6:48 PM 2005. In Hope• Commented on by judge.
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YAY for Wicked! :)
I had a feeling this had something to do with Wicked oooo man i'm so excited about seeing that in June. Anyway I'm definitley entering Jen. Have fun judging
Janine -
oh my god i can't believe you are getting to see wicked! i doubt i ever will and i love the music. poo. i know all the words. my fav song is defying gravity followed closely by popular!
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I'm seeing it this weekend...
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I saw the title and immediately clicked on it because I knew the song!! I love Wicked!! I may enter later on if I come up with something soon.
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you know this is one kind of poem I don't have in my collection
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maybe its time to write one...
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lol, I wish I could. I don't have the language to express my awe of life or anything in it. The best I have been able to do is my little haikus.
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nothing wrong with submitting a haiku... or trying to write a poem. I read some of your work, you're not a bad writer, and I think you could come up with something good...
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Ok i just have to say this: Wicked rules!!!!!!!!!!!!! i looove wicked!! i saw this contest and i was like "hey, thats from wicked!!" so had to come come look. now i have to enter, just cause you know about wicked.
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Thank you very much for the silver trophy. I am very happy that you liked my poem!! Thank you for the positive way in which you conducted this contest. Congratulations to all the other winners as well.
Be well and take care!
~ Nicolette
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Thank you for the bronze trophy, I enjoyed your contest and all of the great entries. Congratulations to all who entered. Take care and Have fun. Steve
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First off I'd like to congratualate all of the winners on thier win. Good Job. Secondly big kudos to Jen for having such an awesome contest and horray for Wicked!
<3
Janine
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