UPDATE:
If your poem is already in a contest with a possibility of winning a trophy, why would it work in this contest?
Also, if it has won a trophy please don't expect to win anything as I think it only fair that the ones WITHOUT trophies or HM's stand more of a chance - thank you
Okay, it has come to my attention (many, MANY times!) that there are 'unhappy' writers who believe that their writing is better than the one who won the Gold Trophy ... lol
What I want here is for you to enter the poem that you thought was better than the gold winner and I'll be the judge as to whether it actually was (cough, cough ... not that MY opinion means much, but hey, I have some points and would like to hand them to somebody deserving
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1. Please note that I don't play favourites, so I don't care whether I know who the submission is from or not Strangely, this contest was actually INSPIRED by one of my favourites who complains about his writing being better .... lmao! 
2. SPELLING AND GRAMMAR DEFINITELY COUNT!
3. I suffer from SCSS (my own diagnosis of what I have ) = Short Concentration Span Syndrome, so DON'T make it too long!
4. I'm going to be painfully honest in my comments on your work (and I comment on ALL), but please note that IT IS NOT A PERSONAL THING - I am merely saying what the brain is telling me to, so ... ~shrug~ deal with it - IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, THEN TAKE YOUR ENTRY OUT OF MY CONTEST ... AFTER ALL - IT IS MY CONTEST
5. I don't do religion well at all, so please don't submit anything to do with it
6. I am rather open minded, ergo, anything other than religion can be entered
7. I AM the judge, therefore if I choose to close this contest early, it shall be done deal with it!
If your poem is already in a contest with a possibility of winning a trophy, why would it work in this contest?
Also, if it has won a trophy please don't expect to win anything as I think it only fair that the ones WITHOUT trophies or HM's stand more of a chance - thank you
Okay, it has come to my attention (many, MANY times!) that there are 'unhappy' writers who believe that their writing is better than the one who won the Gold Trophy ... lol
What I want here is for you to enter the poem that you thought was better than the gold winner and I'll be the judge as to whether it actually was (cough, cough ... not that MY opinion means much, but hey, I have some points and would like to hand them to somebody deserving
)1. Please note that I don't play favourites, so I don't care whether I know who the submission is from or not
Strangely, this contest was actually INSPIRED by one of my favourites who complains about his writing being better .... lmao! 2. SPELLING AND GRAMMAR DEFINITELY COUNT!
3. I suffer from SCSS (my own diagnosis of what I have
) = Short Concentration Span Syndrome, so DON'T make it too long!4. I'm going to be painfully honest in my comments on your work (and I comment on ALL), but please note that IT IS NOT A PERSONAL THING - I am merely saying what the brain is telling me to, so ... ~shrug~ deal with it - IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, THEN TAKE YOUR ENTRY OUT OF MY CONTEST ... AFTER ALL - IT IS MY CONTEST
5. I don't do religion well at all, so please don't submit anything to do with it
6. I am rather open minded, ergo, anything other than religion can be entered
7. I AM the judge, therefore if I choose to close this contest early, it shall be done
deal with it!Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 28, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 24 people
- Final notes: I, unfortunately, cannot give every poem a gold, but the gold, silver and bronze that I chose was purely from my perspective - I enjoy writes that keep my attention and can paint an image in as few words as possible, that is the reason why the top three got the trophies. I have given each of the rest of you an HM which brings me to the reason I'm closing this contest early ... lol - if I had to keep it open much longer my points would be depleted completely!
I was a bit disappointed that despite the fact that I asked for a poem that HAD NOT won a trophy, they were still entered ~shrug~
Anyway, fair is fair, I cannot take away from one or two now ...
thank you all for your entries
(Now your writes DO have trophies )
Contest Winners
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Few men can know the beauty of the sewers down below Where the filth that people leave behind is left to ebb and flow• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Frolicking in emerald pastures
Brightly colored baubles swaying,by TwilightDazzles 4 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 14 11:51 AM 2007. In Hope, Life, Love
Bronze trophy winner
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He had always loved her / he called her his ‘dream / they were inseparable /by Sue Cardwell 40 lines, 58 comments, on Jul 13 11:45 AM 2007. In Romance, Love, Sad
Honorable mention
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Every path we choose
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Eviscerate- / The white underbelly / Drag me out like an empty spoon, / For pleasure and damnation / Honey sweet misery- / Tastes just like rebellion... / Persuasive- / This frivolous injection / Rigid and tem• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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We're all just dreaming
about waking upby BruiserMadden 63 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 25 8:48 AM 2007. In Contemporary, Life, Other, Pain, Thoughts, Weird Honorable mention
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Gentle / Ebb and flow of the ocean waves / Carries my soul / To a different place / Another time / In history woven / Deep in the swell of• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Who would have the nerve To kill a defenseless kidby God is my reality 18 lines, 24 comments, on Sep 22 10:15 AM 2007. In Abuse, Abortion Honorable mention
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In spring we did mingle, now in summer I am single.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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I shall look through
Since all of my poems are better than the winners!
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lmao - yeah, riggghhhtttt ....
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You're a very brave person, you'll proberbly get loads to wile away the hours...lol
I might have to go and see what I can find...
Sue
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All entries will be welcome Sue, lol - I need to wile away the time
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I don't play fair!
I would love to think that mine are better, but I know some aren't. I will love to see what you get, but I cannot think of one contest where winning really mattered as much as the comments that I did recieve. Good idea for a contest though!Good luck! the Shaker -
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I agree with you WHOLEHEARTEDLY Shakes-spear! It's the comments and the appreciation that count more to me than anything else - if my write has touched at least one person, then it makes me happy
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Comparisons are impossible.
Of COURSE your poem was better.
You birthed it and it is precious to you.
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True, but it has come to my attention (through a favourite of mine) that there is a lot of 'favouritism' shown and only the person's favourites (way too many 'favourites' in this sentence! ) seem to win anything - please feel free to enter if you thought your poem was better than the winning one if you feel so inclined
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Yes, that does happen quite a bit. Hope you have a day as beautiful as you are.
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why thank you kind Sir
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Sorry
Sorry for stuffing you around -
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not at all please, keep trying ... lol
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The length of the entry won't affect the judging right?
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You are, as ever, too kind
I rarely mind when I lose, but that one was actually a bloody good "pome" I thought! So thanks. -
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lol - I seriously didn't even know that was yours!
I thought it was REALLY good, that's why it got the gold - strange how it didn't win anything before ~shrug~
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Congratulations to the winners and a big thanks to our host for a great contest. Thanks very much for the HM.
shaz xx
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Thank you kind Lady
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Thank you darlin for hosting this contest and for the silver trophy. Congrats to the other winners as well. Great contest idea. I hope that you have great day babes. Lots a hugs and smooches.
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Hey I got a HM. Thank you so much Tatts. I am really pleased. Thanks.
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