"It's too late when they've gone to shed a tear,
nature won't change...though the ways
it was part of yourselves you were keeping near
for the old one was all your yesterdays.
And the old one would say, "Look to your son,
please my dear, waste not your sorrows.
I'm at peace, at last my day is done-
the children are your tomorrows."
An exerpt from "Twilight" by Irene Walton
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Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 23, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 350, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50
- Final notes: Irene Walton was my maternal grandmother and died of cancer on 24th October 1990, aged 65. She was the poet of our family and a psychic too and when she passed, she gave her gifts to me. "Twilight" was a poem written in 1988, when she first discovered her illness and although doctors insisted they could cure her, she decided it was her time to go and refused treatment. A brave choice, in my opinion and one she could only be respected for.
I chose the winners for this contest for the following reasons:
Gold...this truly is a beautiful piece that touched my soul and a must-read for all of you.
Silver...done in form and portraying the essence of my grandmother's poem perfectly.
Bronze...this also captured the essence in which my grandmother's poem was written in and had an easy flowing rhyme too.
You all wrote good pieces and I thank each and every one of you for taking the time to enter my contest. This one meant alot to me.
Laura x
Contest Winners
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [7]
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by AliceinPoetryLand 35 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 18 5:12 PM 2008. In Contest, Personal, Thoughts, Life, Poem Inspired.• Commented on by judge.
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Ebbing spirit's light fractures as fading star• Commented on by judge.
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Weight of years
bent her body,by Peteskid 49 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 20 4:57 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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a wonderful inspiration here...PK
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It was written by my grandmother, means alot to me
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the talent must run in the family...
blessings to you Laura,
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"Look at this day
for yesterday is but a dream,
and tomorrow is but a vision.
But today well lived,
makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,
and every tomorrow a vision of hope."
(quote from "the A-team
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Congratulaiotns to the winners and I am so glad you got the wonderful pieces that did justice to your maternal grandmother
A great contest to host
Gaylene
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Thank you Gaylene, it's always a pleasure to have you in my contests
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it was an honor to be given Gold in this contest ... thank you so much
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