Prompted and Planted--
seeds, seeds of life, tomato seeds, seed faith, seeds of weeds, seeds of love, fruit seed, seed bead, wheat seed, seed farms, seed of need, seeds of deeds, seeds seeds seeds.
Any approach you want to take. You can use the word seed or not. You can be blatant or metaphorical. Any form, any topic, any way you want it as long as it ties into the idea of a seed. Be creative. Be different or be ordinary. It is entirely up to you.
Rules
1. Categorize properly. If your entry is adult, place it in the correct categories.
2. 2 Entries per person.
3. Use spell check.
4. Keep your readers eyes in mind. Make sure the font you choose shows up on the back ground you are using clearly. Limit sticky caps to purposeful usage and use punctuation where needed for clarity of message. If you forgo punctuation, use your line breaks wisely.
5. Prewrites allowed, but be sure it is in context with the contest.
6. It is NOT a requirement to read and comment or applaud any author and you will NOT be DQ'd if you choose to simply enter and go on about your merry way. If you opt to read and comment these are the rules.
a. Feel free to be honest in your critique of my writing. Your reaction to my poetry whether positive or negative is welcome and appreciated and will NOT affect my attitude as judge of this contest.
b. Be kind to fellow contestants. Be constructive, but be nice about it. Even if you hate a poem, it just looks tacky when you bash fellow contestants and it will affect my attitude as judge of this contest. If you can't find any redeeming qualities in another entry, save your comment for after the contest.
Reaping the Rewards
1st--500 Golden Points
2nd--200 Sterling Silver Points
3rd--100 Polished Bronze Points
All entries will be read and applauded. All entries will be listed in my --Brave Souls-- list on my author page. All trophy winning pieces will be listed on my --Hall of Fame-- list.
If you happen to be a member of the Sisterhood of Cats, you might be more interested in this link.
allpoetry.com/Contest/1864192
seeds, seeds of life, tomato seeds, seed faith, seeds of weeds, seeds of love, fruit seed, seed bead, wheat seed, seed farms, seed of need, seeds of deeds, seeds seeds seeds.
Any approach you want to take. You can use the word seed or not. You can be blatant or metaphorical. Any form, any topic, any way you want it as long as it ties into the idea of a seed. Be creative. Be different or be ordinary. It is entirely up to you.
Rules
1. Categorize properly. If your entry is adult, place it in the correct categories.
2. 2 Entries per person.
3. Use spell check.
4. Keep your readers eyes in mind. Make sure the font you choose shows up on the back ground you are using clearly. Limit sticky caps to purposeful usage and use punctuation where needed for clarity of message. If you forgo punctuation, use your line breaks wisely.
5. Prewrites allowed, but be sure it is in context with the contest.
6. It is NOT a requirement to read and comment or applaud any author and you will NOT be DQ'd if you choose to simply enter and go on about your merry way. If you opt to read and comment these are the rules.
a. Feel free to be honest in your critique of my writing. Your reaction to my poetry whether positive or negative is welcome and appreciated and will NOT affect my attitude as judge of this contest.
b. Be kind to fellow contestants. Be constructive, but be nice about it. Even if you hate a poem, it just looks tacky when you bash fellow contestants and it will affect my attitude as judge of this contest. If you can't find any redeeming qualities in another entry, save your comment for after the contest.
Reaping the Rewards
1st--500 Golden Points
2nd--200 Sterling Silver Points
3rd--100 Polished Bronze Points
All entries will be read and applauded. All entries will be listed in my --Brave Souls-- list on my author page. All trophy winning pieces will be listed on my --Hall of Fame-- list.
If you happen to be a member of the Sisterhood of Cats, you might be more interested in this link.
allpoetry.com/Contest/1864192
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 18, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 500
- Final notes: Whew. You have no idea how hard this contest was to judge. Of course, I appreciate that since I got to spend much time reading so many poems that I actually enjoyed reading. I was pleasantly surprised by the turn out and the overall quality of entries.
I have placed each of your entries on my "Brave Souls" list on my authors page. If you have time, check the list and make sure your entry is on there. If for any reason I missed yours, send me an IM and I will add it. As mentioned in the contest, the 3 trophy winner's poems will be placed on my "Hall of Fame" list.
Also, if for any reason, you did not receive an applause on your piece from me, IM me and let me know. It was my intention to applaud each entry.
All entries were judged on not only the authors ability to enter a well polished poem, but on originality in approach to the topic and pure WOW factor. Each poem was read and considerred multiples of times so that first impressions would not outweigh lasting impressions and visa versa.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the entries, but the top 3 and HM's just rose above the rest and definately struck my fancy. I ran this contest in hopes of getting to read some very good poetry that I would enjoy and to aquaint or reaquaint myself with authors I would like to visit again. So thank you all for perking my interest in your work. I hope to read much more of it in the future.
Enough of the blahblahblah. Here are the winnersEntries [17]
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Carried along by the wind
dull, drab, brown• Commented on by judge. -
Flirting through saffron eyes
she reaches for the sun• Commented on by judge. -
Perhaps it was the garden of life
where the deepest seeds flourishedby Caitadu82 18 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 12 7:01 PM 2005. In Personal, Nature, Contemporary
Bronze trophy winner
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The skies are sort of overcast
A little rain will fall• Commented on by judge. -
Wrapped up in a moistened
cove of tissue, acid saffron• Commented on by judge. -
He holds her to his Angel breast,
And loves her deep and trueby XxGoldenxXDawnxX 94 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 7 8:56 AM 2006. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge. -
Just another sip of melted honey
It slid straight down my throat• Commented on by judge. -
Stands so pretty yet sways in the wind
Amongst stronger trees yet to fit in• Commented on by judge. -
\*in a box car burdened
with cast off human flesh• Commented on by judge. -
white blooms to stay
his Perseus gaze• Commented on by judge. -
I remember still, those little seeds,
As I held them with water by my side.• Commented on by judge. -
Clarify,
that this seed is metaphorically grown peacefully.• Commented on by judge. -
imagine 20 years from now
sitting behind your favorite maskby Chelsea dagger 27 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 14 6:19 PM 2006. In Hope• Commented on by judge. -
The coldest seeds fall from an onyx Sky
To fall upon my broken form• Commented on by judge.
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great contest and so many entries, i shall see if i can produce something worthy for you
lol abigailxxx -
This is an awesome contest. I fear I ran across it too late...
Best wishes to all.
Sam
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I'm rather interested in this contest. I think I will mull it over a while, and see what I can come up with before the deadline.
All the best with the contest.
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I had been hoping to write for this one but got caught up judging my own contest. Best of luck judging , have an applause for the cause...
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Since we have the complimentary gold membership for the week, I can see that several of you are checking to see if the contest is judged yet. I don't mind, but I thought I would let you guys know that I should be able to have it all sorted out and judged by Saturday or Sunday.
I have some really awesome entries that require that I make some hard judging decisions and I also want to get all your entries listed in my Brave souls list. Thanks to everyone that enterred and thanks for your patience. -
Fantastic, well-judged contest. Congratulations to the winners, for this was truly and impressive showing.
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I am very honored.
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Thank you!
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Thanks for the HM and points
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Congrats to ALL!
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Silver trophy winner
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