On November 11th I will have been part of Allpoetry for a year. I know that is hardly an achievment, but my point is that it has gone by really fast. Really, really fast.
I've met some great people, read some great poetry and hopefully my poetry has improved greatly as well. This is my tenth contest and the only one I have done where your options are endless. I just want poems you have written in the last 12 months. It can be anything but if I don't like it then it won't place. It can have a gazillion trophies or none. It can be in a gazillion contests or none too, I don't care. It can be a gazillion lines long, or none (not sure how
) but I'd prefer something in between.
Feel free to write a new poem between now and the closing date too, if you wish.
I am allowing only one entry per person as this will probably fill up pretty fast.
Oh and no poems that have already placed in my contests.
I should say that I prefer rhyming poetry (if it is done well), but free verse has also started to capture my imagination, only some of it though, so enter what you wish.
Please could you put your name in the Author's Notes. If not, I can still find out, it just takes a bit more time and effort. If you cannot put it in there for whatever reason then just send me a message with your name and poem, I'd really appreciate it.
Oh, prizes will most certainly go up. I have plenty of points, I'm just starting low, just in case the tiny chance that no one enters a good poem happens then I've covered my bases.
Anyway, good luck and thanks for reading.
Take care
I've met some great people, read some great poetry and hopefully my poetry has improved greatly as well. This is my tenth contest and the only one I have done where your options are endless. I just want poems you have written in the last 12 months. It can be anything but if I don't like it then it won't place. It can have a gazillion trophies or none. It can be in a gazillion contests or none too, I don't care. It can be a gazillion lines long, or none (not sure how
) but I'd prefer something in between.Feel free to write a new poem between now and the closing date too, if you wish.
I am allowing only one entry per person as this will probably fill up pretty fast.
Oh and no poems that have already placed in my contests.
I should say that I prefer rhyming poetry (if it is done well), but free verse has also started to capture my imagination, only some of it though, so enter what you wish.
Please could you put your name in the Author's Notes. If not, I can still find out, it just takes a bit more time and effort. If you cannot put it in there for whatever reason then just send me a message with your name and poem, I'd really appreciate it.
Oh, prizes will most certainly go up. I have plenty of points, I'm just starting low, just in case the tiny chance that no one enters a good poem happens then I've covered my bases.
Anyway, good luck and thanks for reading.
Take care
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 13, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Right, I messed up the first time, but I'm going to get it right this time. Hopefully those in second and third places now have points to go with their trophies and the Honourable winners actually have trophies. My mistake! But thanks to the moderators and greeters (thank you so much!) I am able to rectify it.
Right, let's start again. This is going to get complicated so listen close. There are going to be 6 Gold, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze trophies given out for this contest. And 32 Honourable Mentions. This is the most amount of trophies I have ever given out and I will explain why.
I have received some marvellous entries and giving out 47 Honourable Mentions (after the Gold, Silver and Bronze) to so many poems isn't fair because the poems and poets deserve more than that. In total I am giving out 50 trophies. I am going to give them out 8 at a time (apart from the last group which will be 10).
This group up here isn't my top 8. They are in this order so I can give out the trophies correctly.
This means the groups will go as follows (the number shows your overall position):
This Contest:
1. Dove – paulcreates
7. On Our terrace (Tanka) – Lotus of Lakshmi
13. Pillow Talk - ilovegeorgex
19. Faith In You – Masky
25. Beach Music – BorntothePurple
31. Little Girl - sinnocence
37. She Is Perfect For Me – diddashn the great
43. The Final Line (Curtain Call) – Sara the Stray
Trophy Collection Point A:
2. L'amour est Comme a Monté – bananasfoster42
8. Memories – cristina Delaware
14. Autumn Leaves – EverLast
20. Tell Me – LovesWithTheBreeze
26. Brave Are The Hill Flowers – MikeSamford
32. Don’t – FallingIntoShadows
38. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall – Tearing at the Seam
44. Art Work – q-pid
Trophy Collection Point B:
3. Foot in both – swanridur
9. State Of Mind – Rakerman1
15. Even – Jamiedoring
21. Vodka & Regrets – Macey Muse
27. All I have is this hand – Chuck Johnson
33. I Am Not – ears2hearyou
39. Only In My Dreams - davitsch
45. This is no bed time story – diddly-squit
Trophy Collection Point C:
4. Imagine – Poetic Whisperer
10. My Love-Hate Relationship With Destiny – tigress3737
16. Screams Of Silence – Never Fall In Love
22. Upon The Fence – Keith Drew
28. A Moment – vlannie
34. Stolen From Their Sleep – Freed by Mercy
40. Inevitable {your.last.first.kiss} - justuseme
46. Stone hearts – dianabluelove
Trophy Collection Point D:
5. Rendezvous With Sweet Repose – MassMan
11. Rainbows In All The Shades Of Grey – Excul
17. The Rock – Autumnsflame97
23. This Property Condemned - WWildBill
29. Of Days...-myriad-dark
35. Drinking From the Poet Laureate’s Cup – ecrivain01
41. A Condom’s Life – vici377
47. The Hunt - Purplesuze
Trophy Collection Point E:
6. And Now For Something Completely Different – Blankscreen2222
12. Lights a fire – Grey Mouser
18. You’re The Type Mother Warned Me About – x Empathic Rose x
24. The Girl In The Corner – BrokenFantasy
30. Desert Rose – Cerebral Assassin
36. The Dream – Trinity Dragon
42. Barely A Goodbye – BarbedWireButterfly
48. Friendship – Swan song
49. Activity List To Reduce Global Warming – ea
50. Hey You in The Mirror – Marshmallowman
I hope this is making some sort of sense. I will send each of the winners a link to their collection point so they can get the trophy they deserve. Overall I will be spending over 4500 points on this contest.
Here is the list in order of my top 50 favourite poems and their authors:
1. Dove - paulcreates
2. L'amour est Comme a Monté – bananasfoster42
3. Foot in both – swanridur
4. Imagine – Poetic Whisperer
5. Rendezvous With Sweet Repose – MassMan
6. And Now For Something Completely Different – Blankscreen2222
7. On Our terrace (Tanka) – Lotus of Lakshmi
8. Memories – cristina Delaware
9. State Of Mind – Rakerman1
10. My Love-Hate Relationship With Destiny – tigress3737
11. Rainbows In All The Shades Of Grey – Excul
12. Lights a fire – Grey Mouser
13. Pillow Talk - ilovegeorgex
14. Autumn Leaves – EverLast
15. Even - Jamiedoring
16. Screams Of Silence – Never Fall In Love
17. The Rock – Autumnsflame97
18. You’re The Type Mother Warned Me About – x Empathic Rose x
19. Faith In You – Masky
20. Tell Me - LovesWithTheBreeze
21. Vodka & Regrets – Macey Muse
22. Upon The Fence – Keith Drew
23. This Property Condemned - WWildBill
24. The Girl In The Corner – BrokenFantasy
25. Beach Music – BorntothePurple
26. Brave Are The Hill Flowers - MikeSamford
27. All I have is this hand – Chuck Johnson
28. A Moment – vlannie
29. Of Days...-myriad-dark
30. Desert Rose – Cerebral Assassin
31. Little Girl - sinnocence
32. Don’t – FallingIntoShadows
33. I Am Not – ears2hearyou
34. Stolen From Their Sleep – Freed by Mercy
35. Drinking From the Poet Laureate’s Cup – ecrivain01
36. The Dream – Trinity Dragon
37. She Is Perfect For Me – diddashn the great
38. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall – Tearing at the Seam
39. A Condom’s Life – vici377
40. Barely A Goodbye – BarbedWireButterfly
41. The Final Line (Curtain Call) – Sara the Stray
42. inevitable {your.last.first.kiss} - justuseme
43. Only In My Dreams - davitsch
44. Art Work – q-pid
45. This is no bed time story – diddly-squit
46. Stone hearts – dianabluelove
47. The Hunt - Purplesuze
48. Friendship – Swan song
49. Activity List To Reduce Global Warming – ea
50. Hey You in The Mirror – Marshmallowman
Sorry for the length of this note everyone.
I would just like to say thank you to everyone who entered such splendid poems. I will try and get those collection points up as soon as possible so you can get the trophies you deserve. Sorry again for being so confusing, but hey at least you get something shiny at the end of it right!
Take care everyone, sorry for the confusion and me messing up and just making it worse!
LovesThomasineGrace
Contest Winners
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Hush little baby, now don’t you cry, It’s time for your sweet lullaby,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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This is the poem I wrote for my best friend, because she dreamt of a song with this title.by masky 18 lines, 112 comments, on Feb 23 10:51 AM 2007. In Friendship, Personal, Life, Hope, Society, My own style
Honorable mention
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Of all the tales that have been told over the ages,
I think I like ours the very best,by Lively Matter 6 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 21 8:20 PM 2007. In Love, Happiness, Self, Romance, Friendship, Lost in thought Honorable mention
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Was this how it had been the times before?
Is this destined to be my final line?by Sara the Stray 60 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 10 2:11 AM 2007. In Loss, depression, death, drugs Honorable mention
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Bronze trophy winner
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by myriad-dark 35 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 3 6:20 AM 2007. In Lyrics, Spiritual, Fantasy: a madrigal• Commented on by judge.
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by Glasyalabolas 181 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 31 11:56 AM 2007. In Freewrite, My own style, Spiritual, Epic, Narrative, Prose• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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on the other side of the world trying to keep track of everything• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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They meddle and they mix, to make your life better, but little do they know, that with each and every letter; they tear down this castle made of cards so no longer can the bards, boldly sing their song, and write of heroes, lby Hypocritical Oath 5 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 31 5:49 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Shenton 18 lines, 1 comment, on May 11 7:17 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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You're my last chance for redemption; my Sunday
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OMG i actually used alliteration.by Athena of Starlite 19 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 23 4:40 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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"Sleeping with someone" has always had its connotations, but what if that one is Sleep, itself?by MassMan 25 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 3 9:01 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Waiting for a connection.
getting frustrated because it takes so long.by leslielovesthomas 11 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 29 12:26 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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of the Great Shepherd’s staff,by jjbreunig3 23 lines, 82 comments, on Jan 7 9:21 PM 2007. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Parodies of the smirks Through the empty alleywaysby allfivehorizons 18 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 29 12:27 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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today has set inby Chelsea dagger 126 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 1 4:11 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
They squeeze me on in the heat of passion.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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One night deep in the Black Forest
A hunter padded over the new blanket of snowby TwilightWolf 12 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 26 5:33 PM 2007. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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by tigress3737 24 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 6 8:31 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by NoWayJo 11 lines, 33 comments, on Mar 25 9:25 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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This morning air still echoes round the bed
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by Emm Jayy 36 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 4 8:02 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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we thirst for understanding,Your Strength we seek, need to hear in your voice,see in your Life. Show us, teach how you cope.
by ears2hearyou 94 lines, 45 comments, on Mar 28 2:13 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Dark, Life, Hope, Lyrics, Thoughts, Society, Spiritual, Escape
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by SheCallsMeBaby 20 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 14 3:59 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Hey, wait!
Please stop running,by Simone Brooklyn 75 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 10 7:38 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I am a lunatic. My conscienceby shadow-of-the-sun 77 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 3 9:46 AM 2007. In Anger, Dark, Pain, Weird, All Over The Place• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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There once was a boy
A strange little elf,by Marshmallowman 86 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 9 12:40 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Congratulations on your impending allpoetry birthday! You prompted me to reflect how I felt upon my first "birthday" and how I feel as I approach my second.We only have so much time,it's all a balance of what we need to do and wish we could do whilst actually doing what we do and to spend time creatively within our poetic community is cause for celebration
Am pleased this contest is totally open, wrote two poems earlier that just came to me and not from a contest prompt so hope to post one later into this contest.
Good luck with this,you certainly have a lot of entries already!
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Thank you for your comment, I look forward to reading your entry
I am probably going to regret saying enter anything and leaving it to unlimited entries! Especially since I'm getting a lot of work at the moment
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Yepp, definitely regretting it at 40+ entries already!
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Shall I call Raker too and make this competition hard??!!!
lol, but then I might lose
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Heylo
There are some great free verse poems in this contest. Read foot in both and Rainbows in Shades of Grey. And while you're at it read L'amour est Comme a Monté – I think it's awesome
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this is completely unfair - you've already commented on ALL of my poetry.
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Find one I haven't commented.
Or I will comment again.
Just so long as it's not one I have given a trophy then it's ok!
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Congrats and I'll see what I can find
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November 11? YAY!!!
Congrats on your AP one year membership thing, I'm gonna be really appy that day, or not... I'm not really sure. But November 11th is my BIRTHDAY!!! YEP
but the thing is, I always get excited, bt in the end it always gets messed up, one reason or another. At least this will cheer me up for the rest of that day! I'll add you to make sure I don't forget to Congratulate you. Congrats!
s, 
s, and 
s fr you!
BRB, gotta enter this contest,
Naoto
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Hahaha well happy birthday for then! I am actually away on that day, visiting my sister and Uni so I probably won't be able to return the favour, so Im saying it now Have a good day!
Take care x
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hey, my names shadow of the sun and my peom is called 'the ugliness inside'. hope you like it
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Congrats on your first year on AP!! Its like a whole other life to live on here eh? I love it. Anyways, thank you for this contest, its nice to bring up some older poetry for appreciation. Have fun judging, this is some awesome poetry
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Thanks very much It is indeed
There really is some great poetry in here
Take care and good luck x
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yah congrats on being here for a whole year I was going to say that sooner but i kept forgetting anyway my whole year status will come this january i guess i should do something like this ^_^
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Thank you so much for the Silver trophy!
Charishma
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You are very generous in acknowledging so many poets. Even taking the time to read and comment on all these poems is a monumental task.
Thanks for acknowledging my work.
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Aye there were so many good poets that I couldn't not acknowledge them! Hehe. Yeah reading and commenting was hard work but on one day it did help me earn a silver membership
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