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B is for Basho

Prompt :

A Field of Cotton

A field of cotton --
as if the moon
had flowered


Please write a poem based on your response to the prompt.

No prose.

No other rules except the usual.

Have fun, good luck!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on March 5, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300
  • Final notes:
    I am gratified by the standard of entries for this contest, which paid tribute to a master. Choosing places is a personal task, and I had to go with my immediate response. Thank you all again for your entries, and your wonderful poems.

Contest Winners

  1. Fields Of Love
    Children dancing. Bouncing from one thing to another
    by Elrenia 21 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 1 8:45 AM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Respond!
    Is the moon smiling or the snow bloomed as flower
    by Purush 2 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 1 8:26 AM 2008. In Thoughts
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. [ cherry trees ]
    cherry trees as if they
    by Pollycheck 2 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 27 12:06 PM 2008. In Haiku
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3972957, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3966265, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • Danny Beatty gold member
    March 1, 2008
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    i adore Basho .... bookmarked