a poem in 60 minutes

Write a poem according to the following:

- must be exactly 60 syllables

- free verse, left aligned

- no profanity, no erotica

- any topic

Ask if you're not sure.
Enter as many times as you like.
Choose appropriate background/font colours.
Closes in an hour, or sometime, whenever.

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on April 24, 2007
Rewards: Gold: 300, Honorable mention: 4 people
Final notes:

Wonderful contest, thank you all.
HM are all of equal value.

More contests coming soon. =D

Contest Winners

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mind is season

by wolfspiritguide 17 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 9:04 AM 2007
Bronze trophy winner

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Where Blossom Blushes

Bless my eyes in windy swirl
with Morning's muse,

by kaibab 17 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 15 7:52 AM 2007. In Spiritual, Nature
Honorable mention

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Lost Identity

cracked stones
fall and rearrange

by between slices 20 lines, 28 comments, on Apr 15 6:14 AM 2007. In Angst, Thoughts, Sad, Hope
Honorable mention

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Helicopter Ride

Elevated above the treetops,
panorama of the universe unfolds.

by AliceinPoetryLand 10 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 15 9:39 AM 2007
Honorable mention

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Arsenic and Lace

once love caressed
tickling with

by Cupcrazy 25 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 3:02 PM 2007. In Love, Sad, Thoughts

• Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [20]

1 - 20 of 20

Love and Ashes

Sixty syllables
I could write that line five times

by Kethry 11 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 6:13 AM 2007

• Commented on by judge.
Temptation

Well,invitations don't mean ones we've kept
But pauses thinking, 'Oh if that were mine'

by Titus 11 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 15 6:48 AM 2007. In Personal, Life

• Commented on by judge.
Dance With Me

by Billbard 13 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 15 8:47 AM 2007. In Personal

• Commented on by judge.
love begins...

by Viyanna Rosemarie 11 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 15 10:02 AM 2007. In Life, Love, Nature

• Commented on by judge.
The rain's song

by Lj- 31 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 15 10:56 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Weird

• Commented on by judge.
Good Morning

Gentle breezes kiss my cheek as I step
outside to great the day.

by Twins 4 me 6 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 11:03 AM 2007

• Commented on by judge.
My Life's Review

Like a ship in a bottle lost at sea
I ask now what is to become of me?

by Cynthia Gaines 12 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 15 12:23 PM 2007. In Life, Personal, Thoughts, Sad, Contest, Feelings, Imagery, Memories, Quick, Short

• Commented on by judge.
Deserts In Repose

Nomadic semantic elastics
are a conformist Messiah's

by Crawl 7 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 2:08 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Life, Society

• Commented on by judge.

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masterblaster
April 24, 2007
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Congratulations to the winners,thank you for hm. Di
AliceinPoetryLand
April 24, 2007
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Congratulations to the winners and thank you so much for the HM. I am really thrilled
Thank you for hosting this great contest.
Gaylene
CarolDesjarlais
April 24, 2007
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What great competitors and a great contest...ty for it and cognratulatiosn to everyone who entered.