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What Do You See Now ?? (Round 5)

Look carefully at the picture prompt. Let your eyes rest on the surface, then look beyond it, focusing behind the image. Let the lines move.

Then write me a poem about what you see, feel.

Any form, any length, rhyming or not, it's up to you.

So far in this contest, we have arrived at : As the sun rises, life quickens. The green fuse curls, unfurls, climbs high for the sky, to flower....

Cut to this round. Good luck, it's on for a short time because I'm running out of time.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on January 11, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 7 people
  • Final notes:
    This has been the most inspiring round - thank you all for the time and effort you put into looking, thinking and writing. This was so hard to judge, because you all came up with such great responses.

    The words that accompany this picture are ... and die... and the colour red to me means death, and death means war. The name of the picture is "Hiroshima" and it comes from the memory of an unknown woman in WW2 who was incinerated during the bombing of Hiroshima. The silhouette of her body was blasted into the marble wall of the bank she was standing next to when the bomb exploded. That explosion ended WW2, and somehow her death gave way to life, and the circle goes on.

    I apologise if this explanation seems harsh, but death is a part of life, and we ignore it at our peril.

    So, final round to come, Round 6, posting today. Please come back and play again.

Contest Winners

  1. Red Rose
    In a mournful red ocean of tears
    In a desperate music of cries
    by eleno 32 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 6 9:07 AM 2008. In Hope, Life, Other, Thoughts, Contest
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Paint My Soul
    This love you hold me captive in My lips cannot spill the words I need to express
    by Breezie 14 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 5 7:03 PM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Kalidascope Of Souls
    Out of the shadows they came
    intertwined souls all lost
    by PrincessOfFire 28 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 7 4:47 AM 2008. In Contest
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Life
    In life we all act different make different choices
    by Zannah 23 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 5 6:21 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Serpents' Shroud
    A damask demon snake, Sneaking aloft the gardens' wall.
    by Shakespeare 15 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 5 10:20 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. [ It’s the endless struggle ]
    It’s the endless struggle
    Fighting against all odds
    by fragglerock 22 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 6 8:38 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. K.F.C
    He was the K.F.C of years gone bye
    Finger licking good bird that couldn't fly
    by Timespell 7 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 7 5:19 PM 2008. In Contest, Picture Prompt, Humor
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. Now unleashed
    …great dog of war
    trampled the wisdom
    by Peteskid 25 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 8 7:58 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  9. gluttony
    give in to some flesh rewards
    be somebody behind amber lies
    by carole21 11 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 8 9:03 AM 2008. In Quickie
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  10. Sunset Child
    by Dancing the Rumba 36 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 8 11:38 AM 2008. In Sunset, pic prompt, by a kid, wierd
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Zannah
    January 5, 2008
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    hey i think ill enter but ive never done a picture contest before i think this will be fun

    Zannah