Brevity is the Soul of Wit - Round Six (Invite Only)

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UPDATE: 2/24 I have extended this contest for three days as Carrie (RatherImaginative) has just returned from a week's vacation.

This round is open to the following poets.

Artis
Laura Lamarca
Pearl-Dragon
RatherImaginative

Your prompt for this round is:

"When you stare into the abyss the abyss stares back at you."

Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844 - 1900)

Please limit your poem to 100 words.

Free verse or rhyme -- your choice.

Treat each other and all other poets on this site with respect.

Plain backgrounds look professional.

Use imagery, not images with your poem.

As this is a rounds contest, I want to know who you are: please put your USERNAME in author notes. If your name has changed since the last round please put both your old and new names to avoid confusion.

Good luck and have fun.

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on February 28, 2008
Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
Final notes:
This round was very difficult to judge. Each of you is an accomplished poet with an expressive style of writing. I read each poem several times, and based my final placement on the emotional impact of your verse.

Thank you Pearl-Dragon for your lovely poems. I enjoyed reading each of your entries and I wish you the very best. The top three will move on to the final round.

http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2393547

Contest Winners

Debts Of Nature.

I‘ve been forced to look
deep into the abyss,

by artis 21 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 19 6:35 AM 2008
Gold trophy winner

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Totidem Verbis

I stand before an empty reservoir,
a wretched blackness I can't understand.

by RatherImaginative 17 lines, 21 comments, on Feb 28 12:49 AM 2008. In Thoughts
Silver trophy winner

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Chasms Of My Soul

by pearl-dragon 30 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 23 12:04 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Personal, Confused, Contest
Honorable mention

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Laura Lamarca
February 28, 2008
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Thank you for Bronze Commiserations to pearl-dragon...you did very well throughout these rounds Well done Atris and RatherImaginative...I'll meet you in the next round
Margaret Denham
February 29, 2008
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Thank you...this has been a good contest to be part of. Congratulations to Artis on the Gold, your poem was amazing. Best of luck to Artis, Laura and RatherImaginative in the final round.

Margaret