Insomnia is your prompt. I prefer you use it as a metaphor.
Poetry only, no prose.
No rhyme.
Use imagery.
Don't be cliche.
Poetry only, no prose.
No rhyme.
Use imagery.
Don't be cliche.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 2, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: You guys all did great. Each of your poems touched me in some way. Thanks for your entries, and please keep your eyes open for more of my contests.
Contest Winners
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The world has kept me up for years
far back as this boomer can remember• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Black circles under sunken eyes
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Insomnia Sheep asleep• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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War, raging on around me / Attempting to find a place / To hide / Even though I'm safe in my bed / This is all a dream gone from bad / To wby The Reapers Angel 22 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 20 3:06 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Amalgamating pages of soon to be published poems,by marc creamore 25 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 15 10:34 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2941644, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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/ Sitting alone in the light / The ray of sunlight trickles through the cell window / A flow of sedative through my veins / Living in an e• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [17]
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each step is raging on me like the depths of dreams
a nightmare gone wrongby SignedSincerlyMe 29 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 14 9:10 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
Im awake I want to dropby disenchanted-vampire 21 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 14 2:26 PM 2007. In Contest• Commented on by judge.
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night comes again and im left to dance the dance of the sleepless
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Its 4am and im pacing back and forth
staring at the sheets. feeling the sweetness ofby edit my world. 17 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 1 10:43 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Inspired by that feeling you get when you are really tired and sleep is about to take you. Or (as my daughter says) by the relationship betby lindaburns 21 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 21 1:47 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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One step in the dark
I still moveby Improv Machinery 25 lines, 15 comments, on Jun 27 9:37 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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How many times can one poet enter?
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Wow, I just finished writing a piece on insomnia and then I found this. Timing!
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Why dont you allow rhyme?
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I recently allowed rhyme in one of my contests, and I still haven't recovered. The problem is that 99% of the people who write rhyme on this website, do not know how to write it well, and so I ended up with a bunch of bad poems in the contest, and I really don't have a lot of patience for reading through a bunch of bad poems. I start getting pissed off and leave mean remarks, and then feelings get hurt, so I just decided to avoid that and not allow rhyme.
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I think you just got the wrong rhymers in your contest. Granted there are quite a few who cant rhyme as well as there are quite a few who cant write free verse, however, to say 99% cant might be stretching it a bit. In any case I respect your rules. Have a great day
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great idea for contest good luck all its a shame as a sufferer of insomnia i missed seeing this till it closed
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Congratulations to the winners, Di
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