this is my first contest folks, so anything goes pretty much as long as it's got some sort of western theme.
that's right, i want:
gunfights, showdowns, ghost towns, hangings, bar fights, bank robberies, poker games, rodeos, saloon girls, wild indians, stagecoaches, bounty hunters, gold mines, cattle brands, john wayne, sheriffs, the civil war, the OK Corral, the james gang etc...
i want it about your life, i want love poems, i want hate poems, song lyrics, free verse, rhymes, i want it all as long as it's in a western setting.
paint a picture in my head.
i love imagery, i love it when a story is being told. drop names of canyons and trails for brownie points.
make it emotional.
it doesn't have to rhyme, but i want something poetic. and i want to feel what you're feeling and what is going on in your story. i wanna feel the cold trigger on my finger, i wanna smell the sagebrush, i wanna hear the roar of the steam engine as it pulls up to the station, i wanna see that beautiful woman step out of the stage coach...
BE INSPIRED:
"it's midnight now in this hole in the ground of a little town..
- and you're crazy boy for staring me down -
because i'm not just another stranger with a gun
checking into this hotel..."
~ kidwithgun
that's right, i want:
gunfights, showdowns, ghost towns, hangings, bar fights, bank robberies, poker games, rodeos, saloon girls, wild indians, stagecoaches, bounty hunters, gold mines, cattle brands, john wayne, sheriffs, the civil war, the OK Corral, the james gang etc...
i want it about your life, i want love poems, i want hate poems, song lyrics, free verse, rhymes, i want it all as long as it's in a western setting.
paint a picture in my head.
i love imagery, i love it when a story is being told. drop names of canyons and trails for brownie points.
make it emotional.
it doesn't have to rhyme, but i want something poetic. and i want to feel what you're feeling and what is going on in your story. i wanna feel the cold trigger on my finger, i wanna smell the sagebrush, i wanna hear the roar of the steam engine as it pulls up to the station, i wanna see that beautiful woman step out of the stage coach...
BE INSPIRED:
"it's midnight now in this hole in the ground of a little town..
- and you're crazy boy for staring me down -
because i'm not just another stranger with a gun
checking into this hotel..."
~ kidwithgun
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 6, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 225, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 4 people
- Final notes: This was my first contest and I thank everyone for their great entries. Congratulations to all the winners.
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A ruthless wind stirred the aspens,
the August moon rose, cloaked in clouds.by apoeticinjustice 77 lines, 25 comments, on Feb 4 11:36 PM 2008. In Cowboy Poetry
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I'm going to bed, but my dreams will be crafting a poem for you.
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sounds like a great contest, I'll try to get something in for it. Might have to be a prewrite as I'm busy as all hell these days.
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LETS GO!!
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thank you all for making my first contest successful. i'm very pleased with everyone's entries, this was very hard for me to judge, i wish i could give all of you a trophy and points.
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Thank you for the lovely HM!
What a delightful contest this is. 
Best wishes to all! 
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