This is a simple contest.
I love nature and romantic imagery.
I would like 3 lined poetry with poetic imagery, it need not rhyme or have any sort of syllable count.
This is sometimes known as Free form Haiku.
Just 3 lines of beauty.
can be about nature or love...make it romantic, make it beautiful.
Please note this is not a PIXIKU CONTEST I would never take someone elses idea and claim it for my own.
This contest is not asking for a personal quotes or pearl of wisdom.
I WANT VISUAL BEAUTY e.g.
soft pink skin
is gently touched
the petals fall
I realise this is haiku but I do not not require the same restraints.
**THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED FOR JUDGING. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS I HAVE ALOT OF WONDERFUL ENTIRES TO GO THROUGH AND I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND SEND A FINAL COMMENT!**
I love nature and romantic imagery.
I would like 3 lined poetry with poetic imagery, it need not rhyme or have any sort of syllable count.
This is sometimes known as Free form Haiku.
Just 3 lines of beauty.
can be about nature or love...make it romantic, make it beautiful.
Please note this is not a PIXIKU CONTEST I would never take someone elses idea and claim it for my own.
This contest is not asking for a personal quotes or pearl of wisdom.
I WANT VISUAL BEAUTY e.g.
soft pink skin
is gently touched
the petals fall
I realise this is haiku but I do not not require the same restraints.
**THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED FOR JUDGING. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS I HAVE ALOT OF WONDERFUL ENTIRES TO GO THROUGH AND I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND SEND A FINAL COMMENT!**
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 27, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Well this was tough as I had over 100 entries to decided between.
I havent had a chance to comment on everyones entry but I will in time!
Thank you all for entering. It was extreemly tough and they were all good in their own ways as writing a 3 line poem is a challange in its self.
Sorry is you are dissapointed with not getting a full comment. I will do it! LOL! I just have children who are my priority at the moment!
Entries [45]
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Small hands, grasping each other, don't want to let go.
Leafs fall about their heads.• Commented on by judge. -
My hands tremble at the sound of his voice
my body opens as a bursting roseby lonely and free 5 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 19 11:27 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
A gentle wind of jasmine
Touches me• Commented on by judge. -
Untouched serene blue sky
Mixes with cloud ivory white• Commented on by judge. -
there are just 3 lines, so if i put two here, it would'nt be right.by flame of the forest 3 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 19 12:08 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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On the wings of love.May we soar as one.Through Heaven's gates.Yvonne J. Griffin2/19/06• Commented on by judge.
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by Smiling Stranger 2 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 19 1:01 PM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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Whirlwind whispers springtime new
Two blossoms kissing in the dawning dew• Commented on by judge. -
The rain falls down on you and me
The rain falls down on the forests we see• Commented on by judge. -
Soft fragments of sky fall into pools on the clay
Awakens the tulip, rose, and dandelion• Commented on by judge. -
by peaceandpenguins 2 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 19 5:32 PM 2006. In Sad• Commented on by judge.
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by Rainydaywoman 24 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 19 8:53 PM 2006. In Nature• Commented on by judge.
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And through a window I did spy• Commented on by judge.
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Silent guardians look uponby martinezjjoe 5 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 21 4:16 PM 2006. In Nature• Commented on by judge.
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I never want to leave this heaven called Love...by Shadow Raven 5 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 21 9:37 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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cascading like
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Gently I hold her
and have faith that someday• Commented on by judge. -
Brown and yellow leaves blow as a stream beside us
The wind wraps my arm around youby Burningpeat 2 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 22 9:41 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Come to me within my arms I hold out to you.
Rest within my soul, as our love blends together.by Betty Rickard 8 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 22 11:24 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
The scent of saintly skin
can never save these fears,• Commented on by judge. -
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The memory of light overcasts our quiet moments
Diffusing the shade in which our thoughts growby Burningpeat 3 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 23 11:18 AM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge. -
Elegant dance of Nature,to this sou• Commented on by judge.
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Touches in the darkness
of fluttering fingertips• Commented on by judge. -
Your eyes are like the oceans' saffire waters
Your lips are softer than the silk of rose pedalsby Crash Mayhem 5 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 23 11:14 PM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Slightly Swollen, Cherry Red
My Skin Glistens, Glidingby SicTransitVictoria 3 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 24 4:51 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Raindrops fall slowly
Down the beautiful blue sky• Commented on by judge. -
Turquoise hues
Pent up daysby misspemberley 2 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 24 6:43 AM 2006. In Nature• Commented on by judge. -
this is a grasshopper
tweat tweat twaet two bugs in love• Commented on by judge. -
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pearly white
a perfect smileby angel2blue 2 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 24 5:44 PM 2006. In Haiku• Commented on by judge. -
Thrusting clawing wildly at the skyby Uther Pendragon 4 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 24 5:52 PM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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Skin on my bare arms.
Goose bumps in this cold room.• Commented on by judge.
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Lovely truly lovely red. More of you and less of the god squad> I am sure he is burning in rage at the petty hypocracy of so called 'pixies' on this site. Fuck them alllll darling x
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Well I am not sure about the profanity...And I am sure God does not Burn with Rage..but he would weep at the hypocracy in his name!
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Three lines in plenty for stating profound thoughts or ideas - will give this a try, especially since there are no syllable rules or such. Thanks for hosting.
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What you refer to is a PIXIKU and there is a contest for that running at the moment. allpoetry.com/
Poem/1831189 I require VISUAL beauty....thank you for your interest. xxx -
I haven`t attempted this before,but am keen to.I will bookmark this,love and light,Yvette
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tough little contest asking for such imagery in three lines. should b intersting to follow. i dont put that much emphasis on imagery so much as emotional brevity so i prob dont have anything. i was going to enter this but.... i wish you luck with it though. there should b more short poem contests like this, and im not talking hi-koos. ppl do need to learn to excercise their brevity. ive read to many weak poems that are forty stanzas long that say absolutely nothing that they abuse imagery more than they use it. to me imagery is fluff. brevity is key and you have to move a person emotionaly and not just have another pretty poem. to write three lines of "moving" imagery. i almost have to wonder if its possible.
but you havent asked for emotion, in fact you say you dont want that. i dont kno. im going to bookmark this and dig through my things, perhaps i do have something you would accept and just dont know it yet. 
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I have asked for visual beauty but people have entered emotional poetry which is beautiful. So you are welcome to enter...what I wasnt looking for was motto's or sound bites. Emotions can be stunning if presented well.
Yes it is hard to get imagery in such a short piece. And thats why ive always like the various forms of haiku...such power in such a small write. But I am a free form poet mostly and find syllabic and structual rules take the passion and spontinaty out of a piece.
What I suggest if you dont normally do this kind of thing is look at something you consider beautiful and describe it a briefly as possible but use your heart instead of your eyes. Describe with your emotions. Describe how it feels to touch or to smell.
Blossom is always a good subject at the moment
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im going to try this. i dont think i did what you wanted, necessarily. but worse case scenrio its a good two lines that i can expand on in the future.
sorry i didnt write a third. it just wasnt necessary, i said it all in two.
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A lovely idea for a contest. I'd like to enter, but my poetry recently hasn't been nature-based. ^^; Oh well, I hope you get lots of interesting entries, as it seems you already have. And have fun judging.
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I have read every entry in this contest and I must say there are a few really phenominal entries here. Best of Luck in judging this.
Be Well and Be Blessed
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wonderful
this is the first contest i have chosen to enter. it just caught me at the right time. i like the idea of putting so much meaning into a few precious words. thank you Red Shoes.
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i realized that i was too caught up in my own feelings and i was not paying attention to the guideline of being visual so i deleted my entry. i still appreciate your contest. good luck.
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Lots of people have entered emotional writes. Dont worry = Put it back in I would like a chance to see it anyway.
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i really have to thank you. i have been kicking myself about it all day. i have just re-entered your contest. your comment and encouragement are greatly appreciated. thank you again.
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I am in the process of judging now. It will take a couple of days as I have a family to look after over the weekend! I am going to go over every entry and leave a final comment and then I will read them all over several times in order to make a judgement! Thank you all for entering and for you patience.
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All of the great poets from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Donne to Milton to Wordswortth to Tennyson to WEhitman to Raine to Judith Wright and Carl Sandburg would disagree. Emotive content rises out of imagery. Of course imagery is overdone, espercially on AP, with many. However, your dfecaration isd unsustainable with the might of Yeats, Eliot and Dylan Thoma + Auden weighing inon my side. Lyndon.
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When I said that I find structure takes spontiantiy out of a piece I certainly wasnt talking about the great poets! The ones you mention take my breath away.....I was talking about my own work LOL! I find when I have to stick to form that I lose my interest in the content and become obsessed with structure only. I wouldnt dare say that Shakepeare or Milton or any of the others lacked passion!!!!! Just us mere amature poets! LOL! Well some of us as I have seen some amazing stuctured poetry on here.
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Thanks for taking your time in judging to make sure you do the best job possible. I don't care if a host take 2 weeks as life intrudes and it is better than not even being read! Love your contest and all your comments are enjoyable. Indeed great entries in here I do not envy your job!
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Congratulations to the winners!!
Sam
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Congratulations to Red Shoes for reading 100 entries. Congratulations to angelvoice with the silver trophy; Gold by shubs and bronze for moon-girl. Also to the 96 other hopefuls, Lyndon.
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Congratulations to the winners..Great contest..
God bless
Betty -
C O N G R A T U L T I O N S to the winners. Fantastic job all!!
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There were many very beautiful poems in this challenge that spoke volumes in just three lines. I know it must have been a task to judge. I love the ones you chose as winners. Thanks for the read, and comment on my entry. Great contest!
Much Love,
Renee
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Thank you was a terrific contest
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Thank you for bronze!!!Fantastic job everyone!!!
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thank you for the silver
Thank you very much its an honor to recieve the silver when the competition was so great there were sooooo many amazing writes here im sure the judging much have been difficult congrats to all the winners and the rest of the poets here great job everyone!!!!
blessings
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Thanks for hosting this lovely contest and congratulations to all contestants
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Congratulations to all the winners of the 3 lines of beauty contest... Thanks for Red Shoes for hosting...you sure had a lot of great lines to choose from!
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A fine concept
This copntest was harder for you than it was for us, so thank you Red Shoes., Congrats. to shubs, angelsvoice63 & Moon-Girl
and all contestants, really. Lyndon
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Thanks a lot for the Gold.I am pleased beyond doubt and each poem was a classic by itself and that says so much about your wonderful contest.
Thanks a lot for all the wonderful people out there who wished me,I am amazed.
Congratulations! to all the winners...
Such healthy spirits make for good living and a better healing..and I might be on this side of the fence..but I have been on the other too..so my comment is from the gut...
Shubs
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