40 words or less.
Free verse.
Left align.
Have you ever.....?
Fill in the dots with a magical description of anything you've done, anything you've wanted to do, anything you've said, anything you've seen, anything you've felt.
The possibilities are endless.
Must begin with 'have you ever'.
No rhyme, unless it's internal/accidental.
Don't abandon poetic devices.
Be creative.
Be amazing.
40 words or less.
For example:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2833392
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2826548
Enter as many times as you want.
I couldn't care less whether you remain anonymous or not.
Closes at my discretion.
Free verse.
Left align.
Have you ever.....?
Fill in the dots with a magical description of anything you've done, anything you've wanted to do, anything you've said, anything you've seen, anything you've felt.
The possibilities are endless.
Must begin with 'have you ever'.
No rhyme, unless it's internal/accidental.
Don't abandon poetic devices.
Be creative.
Be amazing.
40 words or less.
For example:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2833392
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2826548
Enter as many times as you want.
I couldn't care less whether you remain anonymous or not.
Closes at my discretion.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 30, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes:
Thanks for all your awesomeness; your words are truly magical.
xx
Contest Winners
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by Exodus 4 lines, 16 comments, on Jul 2 2:09 PM 2007. In Quick Write, Thoughts, Dark
Silver trophy winner
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Have you ever forgotten / to forget what you remember / While still remembering / that you've forgotten to forget? / Have you ever / seen a face through darkness / as eyes shut to dream / drown the truthby Anjole-Of-The-Artz 10 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 15 5:43 AM 2007. In Love, Personal, Past, Other
Bronze trophy winner
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Have you ever danced / Naked in the pouring rain / Glided gracefully to / The rhythmic pitte patter / Calm, cool with nary a care / Footloo• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Have you ever felt like your entire world is eyes of one person?• Commented on by judge.
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have you ever / wanted to cut so deep / you never felt the pain? / knowing your whole world was collapsing / but there was nothing / you could do to stop it / knowing that, in fact / you were the cause / of yby Dirty and Broken 9 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 2 2:57 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever / quoted a Maroon 5 song / in order to get the boy next door / to fall madly in love with you? / "this city's made us crazy a• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever / spent three months, / on you own, / driving a campervan / there and back, / across Australia, / from the Indian Ocean / toby Shenton 11 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 2 3:07 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever / Rode a Ferris Wheel ride? I did... / Having conveniently, / forgotten my fear of heights / Ended up stalled on the very tipby 2lullabyhaven 8 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 2 5:14 AM 2007. In Contest• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever Passed out in the street / watch people walked by and glare at your clothes / Have you ever stolen wristwatch / beat a man up for his shoes / Have you ever had your life crumble? / gone in a• Commented on by judge.
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Have You Ever / Skipped A Breath / And Closed Your Eyes / And Seen Their Face / Lit Up Like A Star, / To Make You Realise / You Can't / Liv• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever seen a rose bloom / As red as scarlet wine, / And wondered how its beauty endures all, / But have you ever seen a rose wilt, / And realized how beautiful it is / When it crumples and dies. /• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever started to cry / Choking on your tears / Before they have the chance / Of releasing themselves- / Free /• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever... / told someone you were loyal / then forgotten them / in an instant.• Commented on by judge.
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Have you ever thought you can / But never actually could / And thought you've seen it all / When the journey's only started / And said that you surely know your stuff / But you know you were lying. /• Commented on by judge.
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In Another World It May Have Been• Commented on by judge.
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Led By before Foreverby Anjole-Of-The-Artz 11 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 15 5:19 AM 2007. In Personal, Life, Spiritual, Other• Commented on by judge.
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Delightfully Red Handed• Commented on by judge.
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i've entered a contest like this before....
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Haha. Was it this I hosted a while ago?
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2346181
Hope you enter this time.
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how r we supposed tobe amazing in 40 words?
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That's where the amazingness comes in.
Try getting rid of all unnecessary words. Forty is actually heaps of space to work with... well, okay, not really, but it's a lot more than the 10-word quickies we've all been writing lately.
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those ten word things were annoying as hell
yeah, 40 words is okay, but i like to write forever. not really, but i don't like a limit
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Haha, I like the ten word poems. Short attention span, you know. Lol.
Thanks for your poem.
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I have to say thank you hun;
You've got me writting "have you ever..." poems left, right, and center
Best of luck with the contest
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oops. I didn't get to know about this or I would have loved to enter this time too.
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O.O
Thank you so much!
Congrats to the other winners as well
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