Prewrite " SPECIAL"

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on May 17, 2007
• Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 10 people
• Final notes:
  I had two gray hairs when I started this now I am white Just kidding I did have a few problems in the beginning but the Moderators straightened it out for me.
  As you can see there was a mountain of entries
  . I am sorry it took so long. I want to thank the two extry judges i had helping me.
  Xx-Why-xX and Darc Soul they did a tremendious job.
  I want to thank everyone who entered there were so many excellent writes. Believe me it was a difficult job with so many entries.
  But let me say I enjoyed every minute of it.
  Congratulations to the winners. and again thank everyone, this has been the best contest I have run.
  God Bless everyone and have a Nice week end.
  WINGSOFGOLD25.
  

Contest Winners

1. A Portrait of Sunset

   Simple man who paints with words
   Hears the fading songs of birds

   by Rakerman1 28 lines, 20 comments, on Apr 2 11:18 PM 2007
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. They Raised Me Then It Was My Turn

   Memories of my grandpa
   Flood my thoughts each day,

   by Poetdontknowit 69 lines, 42 comments, on Feb 21 10:21 PM 2007. In Love, Personal, Spiritual, Thoughts
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. Hand in Hand

   Hand in hand,
   They walk across the cold sand.

   by A Silent Cry 24 lines, 11 comments, on Nov 2 7:56 AM 2005. In Love, Hope
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. Silence

   she was an undiscovered poet,
   and a nightly graveyard walker.

   by juliex-exotic shine 30 lines, 35 comments, on Apr 17 4:05 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Pain
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. Colors of Emotion

   Colored Emotions
   Blue is the color of calm relaxation
   Giving one peace for quiet meditation

   by Sabindi 40 lines, 13 comments, on May 12 9:06 PM 2006. In Contest, Thoughts, Society, Contemporary, Humanity
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
6. How could you?

   I was so innocent
   br

   by StegsGirl 42 lines, 15 comments, on Dec 1 8:26 AM 2006. In Love
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
7. Hero

   A tribute to those who died protecting others in the Virginia Tech Shootings

   by Jeneralix 33 lines, 9 comments, on May 1 4:24 PM 2007
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
8. Element

   I wrote this when I was in the 8th grade.

   by celestial 33 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 29 10:45 PM 2007. In Nature
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
9. Submission

   I can feel myself sinking
   Deeper into myself

   by Broken - Wings 30 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 3 8:37 AM 2005. In Sad, Personal, Dark
   Honorable mention

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10. My Life Was A Lie

    My father didn't seem to tell the truth,
    Though it now seemed,
    Neither could I.

    by CrystalJet 35 lines, 21 comments, on Jan 22 7:42 PM 2007. In Abuse, Lie, Sad, Life, Family
    Honorable mention

    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
11. Mary, Mary.........

    Mary, Mary, what have you done?

    by Spiritual Poet 68 lines, 15 comments, on Jul 30 7:51 AM 2006. In Spiritual, Hope
    Honorable mention

    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
12. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2912628, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

Entries [123]

• "Writer's Block"

  Writer's block! Ah! Everyone hates it, all writers get it! Not one of my favorite poems, thats for s

  by FeedYourHeadMeg 20 lines, 6 comments, on May 1 1:32 PM 2007

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• Coming Home

  To my soul mate. My Husband. My everything.

  by DenversLostSoul 41 lines, 22 comments, on Mar 19 10:20 AM 2007. In Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "Tsunami"

  The paper-cut tsunami / Edges forward: it is a ship, / Stark and upright, / A Titanic of paper. / / It is an iron / Smoothing out the creases of / Buildings; they're merely / Concrete and metal stains. /

  by FeedYourHeadMeg 28 lines, 11 comments, on May 1 1:45 PM 2007

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• This Room

  I sat in the same room with you year after year
  And never saw what was to come of us

  by StegsGirl 21 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 29 11:52 AM 2005. In Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Night.

  by juliex-exotic shine 34 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 12 9:49 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Nature, Other, My own style

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Diana, Queen of Hearts

  by Jeneralix 42 lines, 3 comments, on May 2 6:43 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Collectively Clean

  Too often without words
  Trapped in a television tunnel zone

  by Creatress 43 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 10 3:39 PM 2006. In Personal, Hope

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• And she cries

  by EmoAngel 3 lines, 2 comments, on May 6 7:20 PM 2007

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• It's not the same

  by Lj- 21 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 4 4:04 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Sad, Friendship, Longing

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Shining

  by Lj- 22 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 28 3:46 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Contemporary, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Unopened Wings Make Angels Fall

  Cradled by the soil
  I still can hear you cry

  by Broken - Wings 23 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 17 9:54 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Lucky(Monotetra)

  by Billbard 15 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 25 4:00 PM 2005. In Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• this woman....

  as this woman lives her life / and goes about her day / everythings under control / everything goes her way / / her life seems perfect / e

  by figment. 54 lines, 8 comments, on May 7 5:34 PM 2007. In Angst, Dark, Life, Pain, Sad, Alcohol. Mother.

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• Breakfast

  We broke my heart
  Over breakfast one morning~

  by silverbutterflies23 13 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 13 8:27 PM 2007. In personal

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• Smile

  no matter how much i want to cry
  you can always make me laugh

  by xBluexEyedxGirlx 17 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 17 7:38 PM 2007. In Cute, Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Am I Losing You?

  I thought I always had your heart / Although we were set apart / I trusted that you'd always care / Even though life was unfair / / Now it

  by xBluexEyedxGirlx 13 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 30 10:03 PM 2007

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• Darling, Break && Bleed

  Baby, don't make me breath / I just might b r e a k.. / / [[break && bleed, darling.]] / / promises emptying in spoonfuls / && the intens

  by LucyLightning 30 lines, 4 comments, on May 2 10:09 PM 2007

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• Emotional Content

  I'm the blame for the hand that's dealt / This life of trial and error / Leaving me pain I've never felt / These tears flow / Relentless me

  by afroqban 52 lines, 5 comments, on May 6 8:09 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Eye Of Time

  Seen through the tables
  And the tides of time itself

  by The Cube 40 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 23 7:57 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Dark, Other, Weird, Pain, Death, My own style, Escape, Abstract

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• By My Side

  My dear, you need not hide behind me / Come, take your place at my side / Let my chase away the fear that resides in your eyes / So you may

  by asimplepoeticmind 22 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 24 10:15 PM 2007

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• Giving Up....

  im giving up
  thats the simplest way it can be said

  by figment. 9 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 18 5:07 PM 2007. In Dark, Life, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts

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• This Kiss

  This / Is something / I have dreamt about / For what seems like forever / Just to have you and hold you tightly / Gazing in your loving eyes / As we lean in for / The perfect / Kiss /

  by Welcome-To-Hell 18 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 27 7:44 PM 2007. In Personal, Love, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The thirst...

  Despite the happiness that life offered me,
  I dare not smile, I dare not laugh

  by meoncloud9 35 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 29 12:13 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Hope

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Future Lagoon

  by polly filla 10 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 24 1:39 PM 2007. In Haiku

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Your Eyes

  The way you render your words
  As they unwrap from around your tongue

  by silverbutterflies23 35 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 18 8:41 PM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• In Scorching Heat Of Thoughts

  In Scorching Heat Of Thoughts
  

  by afroqban 42 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 10 6:42 PM 2006. In Spiritual, Society, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Apart and Alone

  Watching as time slips away
  Missing you more every day

  by Lactar Wolfgang 41 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 10 12:58 PM 2004. In Dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Carnage at the Carnival

  I have a story that needs to be told
  It is true I saw it unfold

  by Lactar Wolfgang 23 lines, 40 comments, on May 30 6:28 PM 2005. In Other, Humor, Dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Soul Sense

  Tickled by the taste of grace / I cry hungry for my Lord, / punched by a bag of embrace / one small giggle poured. / Tested by the light of truth / my eyes bow down to creation, / dark are the

  by AriesKing1 19 lines, 4 comments, on May 5 12:55 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Self, Rhyme

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• When Time Stops

  by azure85 9 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 24 4:14 PM 2007. In Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• If You Ask The Questions

  Short anti-war poem.

  by The Cube 44 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 4 9:46 AM 2007. In Sad, Thoughts, Dark, Other, Angry, War

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I Dream(Rictameter)

  by Billbard 11 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 7 5:47 PM 2007. In Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Family Reunion

  Step out of my car / My little girl grabs my hand / Safe from the boogie men / Placed on strong shoulders / A family of four visible / Approaching the destination / / Smoke fills the air / Aroma filled with

  by AriesKing1 46 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 29 2:28 AM 2007. In Family, Experience, Love, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Compassion Is...

  What absolute compassion is
  I dare not say, for I do not know.

  by sharkofdhoom 50 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 22 10:38 PM 2007. In Sad, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Choices

  Saving a girl,
  Whose life was bad.

  by sharkofdhoom 23 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 5 3:15 PM 2007. In Love, Abuse, Safety

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Haunted by your Presence

  by Rock-Junkie 38 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 12 7:51 PM 2006. In Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Blood on a Rose

  by Rock-Junkie 28 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 19 7:06 PM 2007. In Dark, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• reality

  The years have gone by so fast,
  it seems like only yesterday I was in your arms,

  by brokenangel13 28 lines, 20 comments, on Apr 15 9:36 AM 2007. In Life, Other, Personal, Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Have you ever

  Have you ever wondered why? / Why she has so much pain? / Why she is so distant? / Why her life is nothing but rain? / / If you ever took

  by brokenangel13 15 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 29 6:05 PM 2007. In Abuse, Dark, Life, Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts, Hate, Depression, Goodbyes

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• In the Land of Women

  I'm a man in the land of bad girl attitude
  Where one wrong word will
  Get your sorry ass killed

  by MerelyMadness 73 lines, 18 comments, on Apr 7 2:43 PM 2007. In Friendship, Family, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Unseen Sights

  It wasn’t just the smile I saw that took me by surprise / For ‘twas not what she said as much as what she wished to say / There are secrets

  by MerelyMadness 14 lines, 4 comments, on May 1 7:03 PM 2007. In .

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• Pedestrian

  1. Wandering Alone
  Involved yet separate

  by pickledcass 45 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 23 9:01 PM 2007. In Hope, Life, Love, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• She

  Dark, cascading hair
  lustrous

  by pickledcass 28 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 23 8:55 PM 2007. In Angst, Dark, Other, Pain, Weird

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• Televisioned Life

  I made a fatal mistake / I lied to myself / I let me believe / That i was different / I thought i wasnt like them / But really i was / Just

  by SomethingPoetic 48 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 27 12:04 AM 2007. In Weird

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Disposed and Decomposed

  Waking up in a pool of pitty
  She dusts the cobwebs
  That surround her frail mind

  by Rianna Bear 35 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 7 12:30 AM 2007. In Dark, Thoughts, Sadness

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Waltz

  Hand placed upon, heart that’s broken
  sown up with darn and satin thread.

  by Entwining Beauty 15 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 11 6:16 PM 2007. In Love, Life, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Falling Stone

  by scorpio rising 29 lines, 18 comments, on Sep 27 9:17 PM 2006. In Spiritual

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Abandoned- (Short Poem)

  by Malabu 19 lines, 3 comments, on May 3 11:50 AM 2007. In Life, Love, Personal, Sad, Short Poems

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Morning Agenda

  In my blurry wake, / my hands searh my body. / To check that all is there, / detecting my morning wood, / I know that i'm still young. / I

  by boy-poet 10 lines, 10 comments, on May 1 8:10 AM 2007. In Weird, Humor, Thoughts, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Alley

  Red brick walls stand tall ten feet apart / Coated with the multicoloured tags / Only as high as the arm can reach / The paved ground inverts slightly / Away from the walls forming / A gutter in which foul water f

  by boy-poet 11 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 29 8:43 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Walk of Weary

  with each crack of dawn,
  evermore-

  by Malabu 25 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 22 6:54 PM 2007. In Personal, Society, Thoughts, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Shattered Glass and Tears

  My heart jumped as I dropped the antique glass, Watching as it shattered upon the floor.
  (This poem is actually 14 lines, but the counte

  by Jadegreentiger 18 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 16 5:32 PM 2007. In Sad, Sadness, Contest, Personal.

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Mountain Treck

  Riding my bike on an unfamiliar Nevada road,
  Summer currents flowing through my brunette locks,

  by Jadegreentiger 48 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 20 8:17 PM 2007. In Life, Other, Weird, Humor, My own style, Contest, Humour

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Bedfellows

  Awake, O genteel Spirit man, Your gown about your breast. Rebuke your rabid bedfellow Who rages as you rest!

  by ten thousand cicadas 89 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 24 1:18 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Passing Understanding

  Beyond the barge and the wafting deep, / past tempest's fury, cresting white, / there comes a stillness, without forcing, ever there / but

  by ten thousand cicadas 8 lines, 4 comments, on May 5 8:35 PM 2007. In Hope, Life, Spiritual

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Comfortably Numb (on good ol' rock n roll)

  by myriad-dark 34 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 22 7:48 AM 2007. In Lyrics, Dark, Blue Grass

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Rusty 'ole' Betsy

  by Honeydew 50 lines, 27 comments, on Nov 5 7:22 PM 2005. In Humor

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• A world today

  Times have changed, and changes rung.
  From old to new in all the days,

  by th3sl4y3r 22 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 22 2:30 AM 2007. In nature, world, life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• To Truly Care

  Be humble and forever truly real
  Sincerity and truth will surely heal

  by Sabindi 144 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 4 9:44 PM 2006. In Spiritual, Society

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• In Another World

  Lost.
  Huddled underneath a tree

  by StephLippitt 19 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 8 1:38 PM 2006. In Weird, Other, Alien

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Bite

  Deeper and deeper He plunges inside her.
  Her shrill clear moan streched into the night.

  by StephLippitt 18 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 22 11:11 AM 2006. In Vampires, weird, other, dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Understanding

  Part One - The World
  There are few things of which I am certain,

  by Peteskid 59 lines, 21 comments, on Apr 17 8:46 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Beneath Stained Paper

  by B Chandler 34 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 12 5:45 PM 2007. In Contemporary, Thoughts, Inspirational

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I am...

  Pensive and poetic
  hope seems so pathetic

  by skyviewexpress 32 lines, 2 comments, on May 6 11:33 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• A Rough Ride

  My heart thumping is all i can hear
  standing by the chutes, my adrenaline consumes my fear

  by skyviewexpress 43 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 22 3:06 PM 2006. In Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

Comments

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• 
  Broken - Wings
  May 6, 2007
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  prewrite :)

  kl contest, i hate when contests dont let u add prewrites when we've spent so much time and emotion writing them. thank you and good lluck judging
  kim xxx
• 
  Lactar Wolfgang
  May 6, 2007
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  Awesome

  I entered two and thank you for hosting a contest like this.
• 
  DarkChildsKiss
  May 6, 2007
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  I was going to enter but it seems like you already got your hands full. Have fun with your contest!
• Honeydew
  May 6, 2007
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  Wings !!

  I see you have very many entrys already..I will enter 1 of my prewrites..glad also to see that prewrites are allowed .. I like your screen name-Wingsofgold !! also isnt baltimore crabs the same as maryland bay crabs? if so I love crabs too..and steak and pepsi..lol.. have fun with your contest !
• 
  in silver script
  May 7, 2007
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  nice contest!
• 
  Death of the Author
  May 7, 2007
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  I agree, there is nothing wrong with prewrites! Good luck judging x take care! x
• 
  Creatress
  May 7, 2007
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  "Please make Backgrounds easy to read if I cant read them I cant Judge them."
  Its funny that you mentioned this because I couldn't read on this background
  
  
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  th3sl4y3r
  May 9, 2007
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  Damn!! I missed the cut off, for the second, I was trying to find the perfect poem, lol.... great contest.. peace and light always, Krissi
• 
  Zachary Howland
  May 13, 2007
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  prewrite!
• 
  Malabu
  May 17, 2007
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  Thanks for Hosting

  you certainly had your work cut out for you..I do not envy you..but you did a great job of commenting on all the work presented...and that is commendable....congratulations to the chosen winners....and all the other fine poets here
  Malabu
• 
  SmokinHotWhiteTiger
  May 17, 2007
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  Congrats to all of the winners which richly deserve their trophys I appreciat ey'all running this contest and thank you again

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