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Quickie for the Bored Poet

Just as the description says, this is a quickie contest that will end in one day or after 15 entries.

One entry per person

Any subject

Any length

Free verse only

Left align

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 15, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 300
  • Final notes:
    Great job guys. Keep a look out for future contests.

Contest Winners

  1. kitchen facet overflow
    by lavender shadows 30 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 14 8:57 PM 2007
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Inner Eye
    sliding over thighs / fingers tracing / memory lines / sealed in elasticity / expanding to touch / where once they curved inward / into bro
    by Cupcrazy 28 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 14 8:28 PM 2007. In Other, Thoughts, Society
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. From where I sit
    From where I sit / the world is a landscape of fading rainbows, / life is a banquet of stagnant dirges, / eloquent ghosts sewing my mind wi
    by penman 27 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 14 8:39 PM 2007. In Other
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [11]

1 - 11 of 11
  • nine eleven
    Struggling through one day at a time / Defeating those who offended us with crime / Reading the letters that bring us to tears / Seeing their photos help with the fears / Longing to hear the last words that
    by Jayjaythepoet 25 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 14 8:04 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Silent
    An awkward silence / Between lively eyes / A quiet violence / Allows love to rise / There is much to say / Not a word is spoken / On this rainy day / Our souls almost broken / Very subtle lust / On
    by Luciferschild 23 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 14 8:08 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Everything done before
    Words so used up, / I've got nothing left to say. / The silence no longer stings, / with awkward thoughts. / Mind in only memories, / you can't relive the past / (but I wish I could). /
    by Lj- 27 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 14 8:11 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Personal, Weird
    • Commented on by judge.
  • welcome to the party
    hello there, welcome, step inside, / some of our guests seem to have arrived, / let me introduce you to some we have here, / thats Michael
    by Jiyo 28 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 14 8:30 PM 2007. In Weird, humor...ish
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The Lost City
    In dark's stillness we disturb / the dust that settled / Lamplights flicker feverishly, / sputtering into oblivion / out-out-out / Blind faith in anything / can get you killed / Heavy raindrops fall / thr
    by Hadji Murad 71 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 14 8:31 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Beat.
    by morganaxash 17 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 14 8:34 PM 2007. In thoughts, love, life, desire, lust
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Virgin Revisited
    by amaranthine lover 11 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 14 8:41 PM 2007. In Dark, Fantasy, Contemporary, Abstract, My own style, Weird, noguest
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • lavender shadows
    June 15, 2007
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    seriously?! woah, that's totally a surprise for me. Thank you so much, Khourey, I'm completely honoured that you found my entry gold-worthy. Thank you so much!

    Congratulations to the other winners as well.