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Yourself (or the love of your life) as a facade of a building

I feel very uneasy in my home. I agreed to live here and everyone else is happy but, in almost 9 years, I still find the house makes me uneasy. Please tell me what sort of a home you are - tall, thin, short, fat, happy, sad, elegant, cottagey, homely,etc etc but use the building and its appearance as a reference point. I think that buildings are a bit like people and also have a sort of emotional life - I'll post an example to show what I think of myself..... and also the sort of building (person) in which I would feel at home.....

So, this is me:

Photo shows
short fat thirties semi
yet in my dreams
in my head
I am tall
made of pale gold
english brick
and elegant
of georgian proportions
I wish to be not photographed
but sketched in pencil
on 250 gramme watercolour paper
smudged and merely suggested
in fine line
and perfect coloured
edifice
with a small curlicew
around the front porch

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on March 18, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50
  • Final notes:
    Oh hell's teeth - this was the hardest contest to judge. The entries were so uniformly good and interesting. I'd like to hon mench Brickwork for being the only 'love of my life' poem ... It would have been interesting to have a few more of those. Another contest maybe... I'd like to single out 'Home' for making me feel most content as I read it. Thank you. But thanks to you all. xx chilli xx

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4018841, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. Stability:Failing...Appearance:Fooling
    Tall and towering above most With all the confidence that could be given
    by wanderingstarlet 22 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 3 3:05 PM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Here I Still Stand
    My foundation is turning to dust in places,
    small cracks have appeared over the years.
    by Sanguinarius 20 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 3 4:20 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Brickwork
    Your clear lines of
    muscalature in pale brick
    by clippedofwing 50 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 3 4:44 PM 2008. In Angst, Dark, Personal, Sad
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Home
    A sturdy croft, with windows small A greenhouse propped against the wall
    by Keith 17 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 9 2:38 PM 2008. In Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3983175, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • warrior-eagle
    March 3, 2008
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    there is no photo hehe


    • chills gold member
      March 4, 2008
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      !!!!!!!!

      Trust me - you don't want to see it!! But in case you really do, you can find me at 25 on my author page and me two years ago beside any comment I place...... You are a handsome fighting bird......