Hello wonderful poets. Welcome to Round 2. This round is for the following poets.
How wonderful to see these names for this round.
Blue Rew
DwellingInDarkness
crystaldust
going nowhere
peliroja
Colin Marschall
R S Adams Jr
Laura Lamarca
markgrif
paulcreates
AlwaysbeBIG
Swan song
DayDreamMuse
sunny day
Frozentearz
SoldierOfTheCross
Satanic-Faery
yaong
If you are not on this list, please do not enter.
In this round Idle Mind Wondering and I will be looking for form poetry.
Your prompt is: GREEN
Your form is: RETOURNE
You must use: SIMILE in your verse.
***These rounds will no longer be anonymous so please feel free to comment and respond***
~ RETOURNE~
Like so many other French forms, the Retourne is all about repetition.
It contains four quatrains (four-line stanzas), and each line has eight syllables.
The trick is that the first stanza's second line must also be the second stanza's first line,
the first stanza's third line is the third stanza's first, and the first stanza's
fourth line is the fourth stanza's first. Retournes do not have to rhyme.
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Ok talented and creative poets, get to writing. Step out of the box. Be creative and give yourself plenty of time.
Remember, three poets will be eliminated at the end of this round. Make it tough on us, and by the look of that list up there, you certainly can!
Again - we will only be awarding Gold, Silver, and Bronze in this round. The ONLY green you get is your prompt.
THE RULES:
1. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation will count
2. Please, no sticky caps
3. You must use SIMILE in your poem
4. Your verse must be a RETOURNE
5. No cutting, suicide, or self-mutilation
6. No erotica, tastefully sensual is ok as long as it fits the subject matter
7. Have fun and be proud of your post
8. Step out of the box and learn
OK - off you go now. IMPRESS US! We know you can!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 20, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 1500, Silver: 1000, Bronze: 500
- Final notes: First off, thank you all for your patience regarding this round. We did allow extra time during the Holidays as well as for everyone to make changes and update their poems as necessary.
Again, you have all shown us what you can do with some wonderful and creative entries.
In this round, we bid farewell to the authors of:
Thru Emerald Pools
Jesus is My Morning Glory
and also to AlwaysbeBIG who was unable to find his muse for this round.
Thank you all for your entries. Congratulations to our winners!
The link to round three is below:
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2386945
Contest Winners
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Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [17]
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by CitrineSunrise 25 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 18 9:16 PM 2007. In Retourne• Commented on by judge.
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So envious of my dream self
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Beware of the green-eyed monster
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Sun starts to rise as I awake,
this misty morn with hues of gold.• Commented on by judge. -
Thick light slips through jade panels,
ether spirit on a throne,• Commented on by judge. -
A confusing kaleidoscope of perplexing colors:
Green sees red in chilly conversation.by paulcreates 19 lines, 10 comments, on Dec 24 1:09 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
Tangled within instability• Commented on by judge.
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by SoldierOfTheCross 37 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 5 11:19 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Its coolness soothes away all care
when loving hands caress the form• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A repetitive form
*puts on invisible mind cap*
I shall think on this for awhile
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but if you think to long...
you will begin thinking repetitively
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I know
I dreaded the chosen form but *sigh* will have to try - my first ever RETOURNE will be in here
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funny! don't you have a poem to write?
Time to expand your horizons, grasshopper.
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Grasshopper
.. I'm watching you
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LMAO
too funny!
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Oh boy another form to learn
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Colin
You will do wonderfully, and just think of the adventure! Welcome aboard! ~Pamela 
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except I have a problem getting the syllable count right, i've tried both wordcalc and wordscount and even they get it wrong
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Colin
Well, my best suggestion is to go with your gut, or try this site:
http://www.onelook.com/
Multiple references to get the syllables correct. You will do just fine. I have faith. Enjoy and remember, its ONLY a poetry site. We are all here to write and learn.
Go on now, you go ahead write. You will do JUST fine. ~Pamela
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will do my best, had a couple of friends take a look and point out any glaring errors.
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I love green
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Its my favorite color! Thanks for the look-see. We are going to have a time judging this one! LOL. OH my! ~Pamela
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Thank-you for the wonderful challenge! I am thrilled with the honor of silver and hope to
compete well in the next round. Congrats to the others who placed in the finals and also to those
who will move forward to the next round. This
has certainly become a challenging series offering stimulating themes. In appreciation, Blue
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Blue
It is a wonderful retourne and worthy of your award. I am so pleased you are finding this contest interesting. Looking forward to everyone's next entries. An excellent group of writers.
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Pam, I want to thank you and Ken again for the hosting of this rounds contest. You have attracted many good writers and I give my heartiest congratulations to the winners this round and all who are participating. Love and God bless all of you, Joyce
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Joyce
You are more than welcome and we are so pleased to have you continue on in this challenge. Best of luck in the next round. ~Pamela
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