I won Muffin Tree's PIF last night, and i am pleased to host this contest.
I request the Gold Winner to consider hostng a similar contest, depending upon time and interest.
Autumn is in the air and the wonderful feeling of change in the air, colors, cool nights... all of the things we notice. The theme here is a free choice of the things that make autumn special or noticeable to you. It can be what you see, do, places one goes, people, memories, apple cider... anything.
Open theme on the subject of Autumn
twelve lines or less
free verse preferred
Close after fifteen entries
Five prizes
Judging will reward creativity and imagery, and free verse elements: economy of words, line breaks, stanzas - use of the page.
Reserve if you wish but please complete the entry before AP closes the end of Wednesday, September 12, 2007. I will post the results the next morning [Thursday morning].
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 12, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: The contest free fall is over, thanks to all who so quickly filled the entries and everyone completed early. Many thanks, and I enjoyed reading your poetry it was uniformly well done, some humor too.
My choices for the awards are as follows:
Autumn's Beautiful Ache Gold Cup Winner
because in a few remarkable well chosen words, covered the senses and sights of autumn with admiration and humility before the spirit of nature.
Melting Wish For Ground To Ponder Silver Cup Winner
very creative here a sort of personification and wonderful extended metaphors to the falling leaves and changes of autumn, some deeper thoughts and imagery here, very well done.
the fall Bronze award winner
sentiment and emotion here autumn as a metaphor to the resignation to changes in life; we never have them back once they have gone, so very true and tenderly done here.
Lay Me Down Moon Emerald award winner
harvest moon, occults of moon, this poem is slightly dark, or dramatic and has quite the use of mood imagery. Very skillful write and the moon may never recover.
Autumn Breezes Emerald Award Winner
home is where the hearth and wonderful aromas and seasonal foods and drinls all make up an annual feeling of well being and happiness.
Again my thanks to all who entered, and until my next PIF contest tomorrow or Friday, please be safe and well PK
Contest Winners
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Pumpkin pie air, gingerbread land,
stitch of birds on a line• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Death is eyes
in spans of feathered seconds,• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 3397900, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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The moon wore a black patch over her eye and the right side of life squinted, and the hole in the whole of the world grew dim. The sea darkenened holding no grief inside, moon breathed her last of twilight.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3398192, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [12]
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As Autumn Aproaches
The Sweet Smell Of Fallby Izu 12 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 12 12:15 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
Leaves everywhere,
Swirling with the violent wind in a ritual• Commented on by judge. -
Neon autumn in days bliss
take me in your warming arms• Commented on by judge. -
The wind swirls gently, Aroma of a new day taints the skies.• Commented on by judge.
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love that picture!
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me too, dreamlike...
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Lovely idea for a contest. It seems I never get tired of autumn.
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well my thought was that this would bring in new people too...we'll see
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a beautiful page pete.. just beautiful
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Thanks for an inspiring contest.
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Thanks so much PK for another brilliant contest...congrats to the winners...Rich
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Again, another worthy contest by a great contest holder. I have missed many contests lately since I have been busy getting prepared for a presentation I did. I do thank you and congratulations to all.
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Thank you for the contest and congrats to all the winners
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