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Winter Mourning

BEAUTIFUL ENDINGS - REFLECTIONS ON WINTER

OPTION 1:

Write a personal reflection of the here and now -
I want elegance - I want your raw thoughts...

An example of a reflective poem:

I am old, young and tired
I am from a land where people snide
rip you apart
tear you down
for pleasure

This space
here and now
is my release
my oasis
my paradise

tread carefully
worship this land
as if it was the holy grail
make it your own perfection
this is my final resting place

I am consumed
I am intense
Intensely in love
broken shards of daftness
litter the path to freedom

I need this
So much more than desire
petty dirty fantasies
trodden on more times
than my heart by you

I am strong
I am a woman
at the beginning of a journey
just as I found the end -
- you -

OPTION 2 -

Write about the mourning of winter - does it bring any bad memories? Or maybe you love winter and don't want the seasons to change.

It's entirely up to you!

Three easy rules

1. Use Spell Check
2. Quality rather than quantity
3. One entry per person

Good luck!

Naima

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 28, 2006
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 50, Bronze: 10
  • Final notes:
    Hi Everyone -

    Thank you to everyone who entered! I hope I managed to view and comment on every entry - I am sorry if I missed anyone out.


    I hope you all had a nice holiday and I hope the the finalists enjoy the late Christmas pressies! Well, trophies are shiny aren't they!

    Congratulations to the winners and thanks again for entering

    Naima and Peter
    (Pinkypants & Rhyming Obituary)

    xxx

Contest Winners

  1. Mourning a monster of winter!
    Winter is a monstrous
    br
    by artis 66 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 27 10:24 PM 2006
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. silent solstice
    In the memories of warmth that
    Cling to browning blades.
    by behind a smile 33 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 5 11:59 PM 2006. In personal, other
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Her Smile's Refraction
    by kaibab 59 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 27 9:49 AM 2006. In Spititual, Nature, Love
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2376105, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • Death of the Author
    November 27, 2006
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    Should that be quality rather than quantity? hope you get lots of fabulous entries, tis a good idea for a contest x take care x


  • artis
    November 27, 2006
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    winter's wrath.

    Winter is a monstrous
    hump of snow upon my back
    a huge mound that bents me down
    and cripples me
    I am Quasi-no-snow,
    for many warm months
    and then the affliction
    falls over me.
    I cling desperately
    to an icy ledge of sanity
    fingernails gripping
    the lip like talons
    a gartgantuous gargoyle
    unable to ring
    the bells of spring
    for the rope is slick with sleet
    and the bell is frozen solid
    to the tower walls.
    fair maidens shudder
    at my despair
    and yet the warmth
    of one kiss
    might bid me bear
    the wrath of winters
    bitter bite
    but no respite
    it is but November
    dismembering my dreams
    December will gift wrap
    my grief in white
    to fill my heavy stockings
    January will nip
    my frostbitten
    derriere aired
    and Febuary
    will pierce my
    frigid heart
    with an arrow that points
    the endless March....
    then perhaps relief
    at last but
    fair April
    May take a while
    till June.

  • Pinkypants
    December 7, 2006
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    This competition is now closed for judging

    Best of luck to you all!


  • behind a smile
    December 28, 2006
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    thanks for the silver, and congratulations to the other winners!