I won Masterblaster's PIF contest a few days ago, http://allpoetry.com/poem/3417018 and I am honored to host this contest. I request the Gold Award Winner to consider hosting a similar contest, given time and interest.
The theme of this contest is the Photo prompt (above) and the word prompt (below), you may write to either, or if you can manage to both.
Feel free to reserve and complete before closing.
There is a sixty word limit, and I will count if it seems an entry is over the limit.
Twenty entries, six prizes.
Contest will close at the end of Saturday,[9/22] and I will judge with my morning coffee on Sunday[9/23].
Sixty words or less
free verse preferred
but any form is acceptable, in honor of Di
I will be kind to rhyming poems( and she is among the best).
Word Prompt:
"Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love."
from - Leo Tolstoy
(1828-1910) Russian Novelist, Moral Philosopher.
Photo credit: Mars, Valles Marineris
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 23, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: The contest Love or Distant Charm has ended, my thanks to all who entered; the poetry was wonderful and I enjoyed reading your work.
My selections for awards are as follows:
from love's mouth – Gold Award Winner
Creative, imaginative and spiritual, a fulfilling poem on the theme of love and understanding. A wonderful uplifting message.
To Raise You Up- Silver Award Winner
Compassion is a choice and the reasons to choose are spiritual and profound. Rhyme that adds beauty, inner rhyme and splendid expression; and a message of good for the world.
[ ] – Bronze Award Winner
tells that the meaning of love is not found in rituals, for there we are as stones adorned in ceremony, where feeling is almost impossible; excellent in free verse and rich extended metaphor.
Secret Salivating Season – Emerald Award Winner
personification of planetary love and desire, very creative and imaginative, wonderful use of imagery blue earth and the face of mars.
promises of water & flame- Emerald Award Winner
a passion story in personification and imagery, very creative and well written in expressive words to bring the desires to the simmering surface.
Extending one’s hand- Emerald Award winner
passion, learning, and patience until a deep sense of love develops, well done and creative narrative, excellent use of imagery and personification.
Again my thanks to all who entered for your wonderful creative efforts and, until the next time, please be safe and well…PK
Contest Winners
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• Commented on by judge. [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3422840, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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she is a crater -
a canyon• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
What human eye did bare,
surrendering frozen face• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [8]
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the snow on mars sweats the crust
while earth gazes in dew love• Commented on by judge. -
To love a person is happiness itself
To hate a person is pure grief• Commented on by judge.
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I use that Tolstoy quote as my motto here on AP as I truly believe it. Lovely contest idea, PK. I'm all out of love but love is still my motto so perhaps I can write something about it!
~ Nicolette
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It is a wonderful expression, and so full of truth, and I hope you will find a moment to write something...PK
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oooo I just wrote a haiku about love on the moon- which could just as easily be love on mars. good contest! I just volunteered at the mars covention as well- it was amazing!
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All about love and acceptance !
This is one of the contest that I have not seen in here so far. About the beach walking inthe sand hand in hand.I was going to write a poem for your contest,but some how it said I still had time to enter but it was wrong . That is ok but I really would have loved to carry on a contest if I would have won. Dedicateing to have poem's written about cancer for most of my family has had it and my Uncle has very little time to live. Thanx Any way's it's not your fault.Brenda Gae Harper -
Thank you for this contest and the inspiration, thank you too for the Silver award. Well done winners! Laura x
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Thank you so much for the gold ~ I will treasure this one as love is indeed all I believe in and want to be. Congrats to Laura & Kathleen and to all the other winners. I will pay this forward too. Thank you again, PK....
~ Nicolette
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Nice contest thanks and congratulations to all.
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Thanks so much PK for your contest....congrats to the winners...Rich
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