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The Feel Of That Old Diner Judged

5th contest

Write me a poem of being in a diner be descriptive. The noise, the surrounds, the chatter of others in the back ground. Are you alone are you with someone. I want imagery. Any Form Any style except, short poems

Rules no foul language, chat lingo, or sticky caps


can be romantic, kinky (not erotica things such as a first date or first kiss or playing footsie), or lonely feeling as long as your descriptive of the surrounds and feelings of the place.

Have Fun and Enjoy

Please do not comment back to my reply, I don't want to know who your are. You can after the contest has ended if you like.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 16, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 75, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 8 people
  • Final notes:
    Thanks for all the participation in this. They all were great. But I had to choose the ones that gave me the best feel of A Diner.

    My Top Three Are
    1. The Tip-Top (Prose)
    2. Bubba's Diner
    3. Inside the Diner.

    The rest are in no particular order for HM's.

    Hope to see You all in Other Contest's I have
    Have a Great Day and God Bless!!

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2996520, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. Bubba's Diner-"Home Of the 5 cent Coffee.
    Coffee stained pottery cup,
    sits browned by years of
    by artis 75 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 7 7:55 AM 2007
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Inside the Diner
    As the door
    opens,
    by islekine 100 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 2 8:11 PM 2007
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. The Old Diner
    That old diner holds memory's Of days lost in time
    by SoulWhispher 17 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 15 10:01 PM 2007. In Life
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. 24/7
    As I roam down midnight's highway
    by Uckerhead 27 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 15 10:22 PM 2007. In Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2738856, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  7. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3611596, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  8. Don's Cafe
    by flight 34 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 3 3:35 PM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  9. Pitt Grill
    This was the place you truly wanted to be...
    As I turned around taking an order he slapped me on my rump....
    by CherryOnTop 11 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 2 12:24 PM 2007. In Contest, Life, Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  10. Lee's Grill - Skipping School
    We sat in the booth and I ordered French fries.
    "With gravy," I said and Linda pulled a face.
    by Judith Chandler 36 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 2 2:42 PM 2007. In Society, Contest, Friendship
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • vampire of thought
    November 2, 2007
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    THis is getting bookmarked!!!

    I have a poem in one of my notebooks that I started and never finished that would be perfect for this!!!

    Its actually on a ticket from the restaurant I work at. On my "down time" (non existant now, ) and is stapled in there. woot woot! It double as a love poem!!!

    whee!

    ~VoT


  • Flames-of-Furey
    November 2, 2007
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    This is a great contest good luck everyone. I am sure to enter