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Seascape Series: Driftwood


Driftwood…


- tell a personal story and/or paint a moment
- inspire me with your words & images
- apply poetic devices
- no end line rhyme
- 70 words or less
- left align


Closes within 24 - 48 hours


Photography by Michael Kahn


Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 4, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50
  • Final notes:
    I had a real hard time judging this contest. I was quite clear about the top 2 poems, but after that I struggled as so many of the poems just made themselves sit in my eyes. Thank you for these wonderful entries - I loved them all - and I love you all for your support.

    Congratulations to the winners!!

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3150910, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. Drifting
    by Night Hope 23 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 3 3:28 PM 2007. In Personal, Sorrow, Nature, Life, Love, Spiritual
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3152218, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

Entries [9]

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  • Driftwood Log
    a driftwood log / in a shallow stream, / man takes it home; / even in the stream, / sheltering crayfish, minnows; / man felt something. /
    by Peteskid 20 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 3 11:32 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • borrowed season
    shy of life, / promised full / crease of whorl / as hair in twirl / twined on finger, / thought confined / minded reason, sworn secure /
    by wolfspiritguide 12 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 3 12:30 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Flotsam
    Like a sea-tossed driftwood stump, / I am tumbled and beaten, / left on the sand to bleed. / Life flows, / but for me there is only isolation. / Sand hides me, / sun and rain steal my color. / Bruises
    by CelticQueen 22 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 3 1:31 PM 2007. In Abuse, Personal, Sad, Pain, Contest, Depression
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Sanded Beauty
    bright wonder in the sand / twisted wooden plight / ignite in ardent wonder / existed since time began / clouds that drift onward / shine w
    by troyias 19 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 3 2:21 PM 2007. In Life, Nature, Personal, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge.
  • drift wood
    My mind drifts with this rotted piece of wood, / with the plastic pop bottles in the swirls of bluish sea, / the ocean floor littered with
    by Mainzy 28 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 3 2:45 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • a driftwoods drifting
    by Lyrical Soul 19 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 3 8:35 PM 2007. In Love
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Twisted Into Form
    by amaranthine lover 21 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 3 10:33 PM 2007. In Dark, Contemporary, Fantasy, Weird, My own style, Abstract, noguest
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Washed Up
    Washed up on this sandy shore, / Once a proud bastion of the forest, / Shrivelled and dried. / Once anacondas coiled and copulated / In my upper branches. / Now crabs scuttle around my trunk. / Perhaps some artist
    by williamstown 12 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 4 5:18 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.

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Comments

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  • sweetpearl
    July 3, 2007
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    my street is called Driftwood, yay! I don't know why I felt compelled to tell you that useless info.


    • Nicolette gold member
      July 3, 2007
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      That's a lovely street name...there must be many stories there to tell...


  • tara wilson gold member
    July 3, 2007
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    Oh, I love this series contest...I've entered the last three...why stop now...lol...I will hopefully have a story and time to write a poem tonight


    • Nicolette gold member
      July 3, 2007
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      Goood....don't stop now... I'll be waiting for you!!


  • Night Hope gold member
    July 4, 2007
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    Thank you for hosting such inspiring contests, Nic. I deeply appreciate the silver trophy & points, my Friend. You always show such integrity in your judging. Congratulations to Rob & Chez, as well as the other wonderful entrants. Be well, Poets & Scribes. Vlindertjie

    "Drifting"

    http://www.allpoetry.com/poem/3150802


  • Lyrical Soul silver member
    July 4, 2007
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    A lovely contest. Congratulations to all the winners up there....Go Wanda!

    ~Lyrical

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