Cadence

I'd like to read metrical poetry.

The catch is that the poems should not rhyme.

If you are familar with Blank Verse, it is an unrhymed verse, usually in iambic pentameter, I want something similar.

You can have as many feet in a line as you want BUT all lines should flow continuously in one of the following meters:

iambic meter
trochaic meter
anapestic meter
dactylic meter

Typical rules apply:

No violent content
No pointless cussing
No sticky caps

I'm allowing pre-writes and more than one entry in this contest only because I do not anticipate many entires. If an entry does not fit the contest or breaks the rules, it will be removed without comment.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 24, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Thanks to everyone that shared their rhythm with me. Best wishes to all... ~Genie~

Contest Winners

  1. When
    There is a time to re-consider all That stands between stiff memory and life,
    by micol 10 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 11 4:58 PM 2007. In Healing, Spring, Nature
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Apparition
    ~the vision~
    by smOOth 1ne 74 lines, 30 comments, on Apr 13 11:56 PM 2007. In Life, Love, Personal, Pain, Sad, Spiritual, Thoughts
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. I have never been to Mesopotamia
    I have never been to Mesopotamia. It sounds like a distant memory.
    by W B Burkholder 27 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 8 11:46 PM 2007. In Contemporary, Other, Thoughts
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [6]

1 - 6 of 6
  • Special Delivery
    Sitting in the corridor,
    Waiting for my little one.
    by No-oneFromHome 15 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 20 10:30 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Ungrounded
    Poetry becomes a mindful seizing of what’s lacking
    by smOOth 1ne 87 lines, 18 comments, on Sep 22 11:59 PM 2006. In Hope, Angst
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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  • W B Burkholder
    December 20, 2007
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    I just entered not sure if it meets your reqs if i am dqd no problem peace and blessings and thanks for the contests