Rules:
- 25 words exactly not including title
- One word titles only
- Efficient use of language, imagery and poetic device
- Left alignment
- Free verse only
- Please do not post any images with your poem
- Simple background
- No author's notes
2500 points
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 16, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 2000, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: simply incredible work... there is a world to be told in only 25 words and you all have proven that many times over...
i want to thank everyone who entered, it is a challenge to write with such a limitation and i was duly impressed with the results...
so, here are my choices, it was a tough one to judge and my short list was long
thanks again
al
Contest Winners
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Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [34]
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I remember that night Foresaw the wreck, but said no goodbyesby wonderbandalice 14 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 20 4:19 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Crystals of time shape sparkling snowflakesby butterflywriter 11 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 20 9:41 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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walking still standingby wendymolly 12 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 21 9:57 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Poems without ornaments Appear dry.by Freelance writer 10 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 22 1:01 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Visions reaching beyond life
seeking clandestine revelationsby Roaddog Wolf 13 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 25 7:59 AM 2008. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Lingering in memory
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by Luna Tique Fringe 43 lines, 15 comments, on Jan 27 6:23 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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freedom trapped
by bars and spaceby ParadoxFry 10 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 29 6:55 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
unblemished collar dampens eyes wide shutby Lavender Butterfly 12 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 1 3:58 AM 2008. In Sad• Commented on by judge.
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You pucker up and softly blow. Your iridescent kiss magically floats through the air.• Commented on by judge.
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cool one Al... maybe i can snitch one out for this
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maybe? ...lol
hope so
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I love contests like this
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Oh I love these challenges. You want 25 words exactly, Al?
~ Nicolette
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yes Nic twenty five words plus a one word title...
maybe i should make that more clear in the instruction, thanks Nic...
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a one word title??????
what the heck is a one word title?
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Bookmarked
I'll try, just because it takes ME ten times as long to build a 25 word poem as it does with 250.
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25 is a good number.. which I'm fast approaching...
i feel old now
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don't worry, i passed it twice... i don't feel old, i am old...LOL
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what! you sure don't look old
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Darn! I'm late!
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so am i, it's been closed 10 days and i haven't judged this yet...LOL
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wowie ! ... i am honoured ... thank you so much al ... and congratulations to everyone particularly monimac, ardent and rowan (i am in such great company !) >>> Gina
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Thanks so much Al! It's such an honour to be in the top of this wonderful bunch of poetry.
Best wishes to all.
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wow - thank you so much for the bronze and for hosting this contest...congrats to Gina, Stacey and Kathleen..beautiful poems
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Nicely done Al... must have been a bugger to judge ...
well done my friend...........
Congratulations to all the winners and to all who took part too..
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