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TEN THOUSAND POINTS OF RHYME! (now 12,000) - Part 3 Nature

Sue Cardwell and I (I am Cricketjeff) are partners in rhyme, and we are both rhymers!

We both write in rhyme most of the time and enjoy reading other rhyming poetry.

We feel that rhymers don’t always get the exposure they should on AP so we want to encourage you all to write in rhyme.

Good rhyming poetry uses a steady rhyming pattern and most flow like rainwater on spring flowers, so we want that to, not just a few random words that sound about the same.

To this end, Sue has put up 10,000 points for a series of contests to find the best rhyming poets on AP.

We will start with a 2000 point challenge to write the best Christmas poem on the site, and move through 8 more contests to a grand finale, with another 2000 point contest.

You may enter as few or as many contests as you wish.

If you can RHYME and SCAN these contests are for you




Contest 1 Christmas 2000 points

Contest 2 Children’s 1000 points

Contest 3 Nature 1000 points
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Contest 4 Love! 1000 points

Contest 5 Fantasy 1000 points

Contest 6 Sensual 1000 points

Contest 7 Humour 1000 points

Contest 8 Sad/Nostalgia 1000 points

Contest 9 Feelings 1000 points

GRAND FINALE 2000 points

Each will be a separate contest, so please only post poems pertaining to the subject of that contest.

We will endeavour to interpret the themes quite widely.

Our aim is to see as much really GOOD rhyming poetry as we can.

We encourage you to read all other entries and if you comment in rhyme, Jeff will be giving away bonus prizes as we go!

Rhyming poetry!

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A large element of how we judge each round will be on the quality of the rhyme, the flow and the poetry. You are much more likely to win with a well written poem that skirts the topic, than a piece of prose with line breaks that is right on the theme.



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CONTEST NUMBER 3

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Not a prompt as such this time, the title is

NATURE

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You may use the picture provided or one of your own if you wish but no picture is necessary.

Any subject you like is fine if we believe it is connected to a nature theme.
There is a fine history of rhyming nature poetry in English, Rupert Brooke, Keats, Wordsworth and Sue Cardwell being prominent!

Gold 600 points and a trophy

Silver 250 points and a trophy

Bronze 150 points and a trophy

HM’s will be added depending on the quality of the entry!




Rules.

The usual site rules apply.

Please label all poems appropriately. Obviously in this round not only is pornography out but so is sensual.



All the best -- Now Get Rhyming

Non-rhyming poetry will be DQ'd at once, good poets can read!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 17, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 250, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 6 people
  • Final notes:
    This is getting to be a tough job! Sue and I have wrestled long and hard and come up with 9 prizewinners. The standard was amazingly high. If you were left in the final you would probably have won a gold in a smaller contest. The Gold winner was outstanding, the silver close to perfect Bronze was one of three from the same author that all came close. I have added 6 HMs because there was (for Sue and I) a noticeable divide below that point. Finallists outside the HMs and HMs are not in order.
    Thank-you all very much for your entry and please do come back for the later rounds. Love is already underway, check my page or IM for details.
    This was great fun, lots of good reads and well worth the time and points, thanks again
    Jeff and Sue

Contest Winners

  1. The Free Spirit
    He left his home of Logic, Law and Reason
    To wander after dreams and phantom guesses.
    by jimmy20johns 20 lines, 46 comments, on Sep 13 1:04 AM 2007. In Nature.
    Gold trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Morning Bouquet
    by Amera 16 lines, 26 comments, on Jul 25 10:51 AM 2007. In Love, Nature, Spenserian sonnet
    Silver trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Grey Skies Crying
    Crops are fat when summer is in last bloom,
    daylight shortens and longer nights pervade.
    by Emile 23 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 20 2:58 PM. In Contest, Nature
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  4. An Old Tree's Crooning
    I think that giv'n half a chance, I’d take a lot more time to dance,
    and spend less of my days in fret of spots of rot.
    by sultan 14 lines, 33 comments, on Oct 24 1:54 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Life, Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3300358, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. The Grand Canyon
    Like a young child coloring with crayons,
    time scribbled lines upon ancient rocks.
    by Emile 23 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 15 11:01 AM. In Contest, Nature
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  7. Whispers
    They swing along the dancing water
    Enveloped in its frothy gown
    by Kristina87 28 lines, 29 comments, on Sep 27 7:00 PM 2007. In Longing, Love, Personal, Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. Sable Stallions
    by Legend 36 lines, 25 comments, on Sep 23 2:03 AM 2005. In Nature
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. Natures Magic
    What greater thing on Earth can be than witnessing new life to see,
    by Haunted-Memory 27 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 11 5:20 PM 2007. In Nature, Other, Life, Thoughts
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  10. Anticipating Frost
    When maples crisp and evening nips, And thick leaves hide plump-red rose hips;
    by micol 21 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 13 1:28 PM 2007. In Nature, Autumn, Seasons
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  11. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3701352, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  12. Poem - Sonnet - Ode to Autumn
    When summer ends her glorious colour bright
    by JustADutchie 20 lines, 21 comments, on Oct 26 7:12 PM 2006. In Personal, Nature, Love
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  13. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3595406, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • Death of the Author
    December 8, 2007
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    Not a prompt as such this time, the title is

    CHILDREN's

    Do you mean Nature?


  • Commodore Rouge
    December 8, 2007
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    Oh, my poem is under the category of Contest 7, just to let you know. Thanks.

    • cricketjeff gold member
      December 8, 2007
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      This is Contest 3 please withdraw any entry for contest 7 and enter it when we get that far, which should be in early January. Each contest is separate and will be judged on its own. We do hope to combine them in some way at the end to pick a best rhyming poem of all (and therefore of course best poem of all!).
      We will have to DQ any poems that do not match the theme of the current contest.


  • David J Martin gold member
    December 8, 2007
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    Oh, did I miss the 'children's' category?

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