"The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence."
~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Free-verse only
30 Lines or less
Tell a moment
Use poetic device
let the words breathe and unfold
Be inspired by the world silence- I do not want a description of it, rather think of the different ways it manifests itself.
I will remove rubbish entries with the explanation:
"Not what I am looking for, sorry"
Please do not enter if you will take offence at this.
Thankyou ~~
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 6, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Thankyou everyone~
Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3011998, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2996566, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Entries [13]
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in emptiness and clarity,
your touch was one that opens me
to split-second funerals in rowanby Macey Muse 41 lines, 6 comments, on May 22 4:44 PM 2007. In Personal• Viewed by judge. -
I am alone and sounds, here, are foreign / until I feel feather of memory / lift me home, carry me , dearly, / back home to where Jack Fish / are trying to become sky swimmers / in navy nights blanketed with season’• Viewed by judge.
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silence is a little girl crying / you always notice her / even in the biggest crowds / silence is a sign / obviously you and the person you're talking to aren't very good friends / absence of peopleby XxrockxXxgirlxX 12 lines, on May 22 5:40 PM 2007. In Silence, Contest Poems, Thoughts, Freewrite, Abstract• Viewed by judge.
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Silence comes and goes without invite / quitely it caresses me / while it's stillness / brings peace to my hypnotic frame / Calm envelopes my senses / and curbs my tranquil appetite / harmony reconciles myby Tercarro 16 lines, 2 comments, on May 23 9:51 AM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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In the grass there hides a / Snake / His tongue forks in and / O u t / Testing the air toby Pheonix 19 lines, on May 23 5:52 PM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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Jot me a rhyme / on a napkin, / spread it on your lap, / tap your foot. / Pick up the spoon, / bang it on the plates, / and orchestrate / tby Raazi 17 lines, 3 comments, on May 31 9:42 PM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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finally..... a subject I 'know'..
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ah amazingness of the quote
*bows down to it*
i will try enter... internal silence is much harder to deal with than external silence.
id write about that.
mmm interesting one...
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will definitely revisit..
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bookmarked
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I love Sylvia Plath
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excellent.
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Bookmarked..I love Slyvia Plath.
Excellent choice for a contest..now excuse me whilst I go knock my muses head on the wall..lol.
Hopefully i'll make it back to this one!
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interesting contest. i like it
i love the photograph you used. it's very.... artsy but then... you ARE an artsy type of girl
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Love the theme. Love the quote.
Bookmarking.
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"The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence."
~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
This is awesome!!!!
I read this book...and found so inspiring and profound...a must read I believe
Reminded me of a female "Catcher and the Rye"
Should be read in schools I think!!!
This is a great contest...I will see what I can do!!!
Thankyou!!
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Thank you Jess.
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ty for the contest and congratulations to all.
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