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Anything Goes.......But it has to have emotion

Ok it's my first contest and I want to see what all you guys can do...you enter as many times as you like... I don't care what form, but please note that I want to be able to feel the emotion behind them...acrostics....if you can but emotion behind them ok...but I'm not their biggest fan...If you get what I mean....


Some of my favorite poems are:

Nathan and Kyle...I have placed ya'll on the cojudge list...therefore you can not enter...if you would like to enter tell me and I will remove you as a cojudge...but if that be the case do not enter either of the following, unfair advantage....

1)'Dear Sergant' by Nathan Harrington, A.K.A. I Love Ashtyn
2)'Between Soilders and Pirates' by Kyle Key A.K.A. Griever Saint.

For some more ideas of what I like check out my poems...the really short ones that were entered in quickie contests I am not a fan of unless it's for a quickie contest...which please note this is not...

Now I know you all hate this part...but I do have a few rules...I'll make it short

.:Rules:.
1. PlEaSe Do NoT WrItE lIkE tHiS...any poem typed in part or in whole like that will be DQ, sorry, but I have eye issues and that messes with them,
2.There is no limit as to how many time you can enter, but remeber this is a privilage, and I can take it away...I am a full time student with all advanded classes and dail up so time is a valueable thing for me...so please use common sense...I can't read every poem you've ever written, sorry...I just can't.
3. Spelling...although My spelling here is very bad it's because of the dail up thing I can't use the spell checker on this window...please spell check if at all possible...miss spelling takes away from the writing.
4.ALL CAPS...if the whole, or major part of your poem is in all caps then it will be DQ...one or two lines is ok...to make them stand out more...but be sensable...eye issues (refer to rule 1)
5.Please label poems correctly, we do have young viewers...
6.Please note that you can only win gold, sivler, bronze or HM...not more than one...yes even for different poems...it's not fair to others if someone enters 3 or 4 fantastic poems [fantastic is only if it brings me to tears...(a very hard thing to do) or so happy that nothing can upset me (almost impossible...and when it does happen its only temporary)] then no one else stands a chance...note that I will comment on all of them if this should happen and rate them in order from 1st on through against one another.
7.(although this should be moved up to number one) please respect me and my co judges, remember we are the ones in charge of the points and the tropies...if this makes me a ***** then I am sorry, but i do not deal with disrespect well, I am not a mean person, generally, but if your poem sucks I am going to tell you...and if that causes you to give my comment a bad rating oh well...and if it causes you to pull out of the contest...oh well...I'm sorry but I speak my mind

.: Other Info :.
1. I will comment on my winners...promise....other's...I will comment if/when I have/find time to do so....
2. Please do not ask me if I have viewed your poem yet, the contest page will up date if I have or not
3. Points will go up as soon as I get my results in from the contests I have entered, or get more points some other way...becaues all I have at the moment is 310.....300 for gold and 5 for each silver and bronze
4. HM's depend on my points at the time of judging
5. please note that I do reserve the right to end the contest early...as long as I am getting entries it will stay open...for a max of two months
6. The winners and other who I think deserve an HM (deserve is for if I don't have enough points to award all enough HM's...) will be added to my favorites...


Well I think that cover's everything...but I have a feeling that I forgot something....oh well...if I did and I remeber it I will add it, it will not apply to anyone who entered before I put up the notice...Please remeber I do check dates....

Good Luck To All


UPDATE 03/13/08
Nathan I have removed you as a cojudge you are free to enter....if you can enter something new but that is not required.... I have added all the points I have gotten to the bronze and the silver once silver reaches 200 and bronze has reached 100 I will start adding HM...HM will only be 30 points apeice...sorry but they will not go up give more people a chance of winning...

With as many enties has I am getting I had to add a limit it's at 1000 I don't expect it to reach that but hey ya'll may prove me wrong....

Also here is the scoring I'm going by The most you can get is 30 pts.
Attention grabbing Title...........10pts
Wow Factor.........................10pts
Flow...............................5pts
Reading Ease.......................5pts

you'll note that flow and reading ease are only 5 pts apeice... this is because poetry isn't about format in whole it's about getting your feelings out (or it is to me at least)

To get into the finalists you have to score 15pts at least and from there the people with the highest scores for each of my trophies will win....

On my finalists I will comment with your score (see above) to the people I have already commented I will comment again with your score so that you know if you got in to the finalists or not and how you are doing...

Oh and I hold the right to extend the length of this contest untill I stop getting enteries, and at that point I will let the contest stop at whatever date is set as the end date with out change....

That is all for now....

Good Luck all

Hey updates again
Ok...so the entries are going up everytime I login, and because It's spring break, and I can't use the school's high speed to judge for the nest week I had to lower the limit on the number poems that can be entered to 200 total...also...my judging system...(see last update)...well it's not working out very well, cause everyone is ending up with enough to get into the finalists...needless to say that is no help at all,...wo I changing it back to the ones that stand out in my mind the most....the ones I sit and think about between tv shows...and that kind of thing...the hauntingly good ones...(note: haunting for me is good)

I'm soo sorry that I keep changing my mind,

But...
Good luck all

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on March 17, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all very much for your entries, but as it is the number of entries I have resived has slowed to very few...I'll host another contest as soon as I have the points, I will favorite my winners....and thanks once again all....I had a hard time picking winners...so good writes....best of luck to you all

Contest Winners

  1. “Bessie”
    by BuriedTreasures 63 lines, 41 comments, on Mar 9 4:32 PM 2008. In Humor
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Mommy Why Did Daddy Die
    by Susan E. Pennycuff 81 lines, 169 comments, on Sep 3 11:12 PM 2006. In Angst
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. I Don't Have What it Takes Dad
    by Susan E. Pennycuff 40 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 25 5:59 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Eighty-Three Soldiers
    by Susan E. Pennycuff 26 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 21 11:59 AM 2008. In Sad, war, Life, Society, Thoughts
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Just One Momment
    Just One Moment / Just one moment to remember / Just one moment to recall / Just one moment to pray / Pray for them all. / Just one moment to remember the sacrifice / Of our boys over there / Just one moment t
    by Breaking Inside 21 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 17 1:47 PM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3964359, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  7. Your Promises (are Venom)
    You said you'd love me for ever,
    You said you'd never go.
    by Austere 23 lines, 15 comments, on Aug 5 10:15 PM 2007. In Contest, Dark, Despair, Love, Pain, Sad
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3647740, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  9. The Year I Married HIV
    And like a true Orthodox Catholic
    I cannot ask you to grant a divorce
    by lordoftherings 23 lines, 74 comments, on Jul 19 6:50 PM 2004. In Personal, Society, Dark
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. Sweet, Sweet Abilene
    by dstreetpoet 28 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 28 4:22 AM 2008. In Lyrics, Life, Thoughts, Wild West
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  11. Moment Of Silence
    A moment of silence for ones that are not here rite now,
    a prayer for their souls,
    by Dj Djox 34 lines, 7 comments, on May 4 1:50 AM 2006. In Sad, Hope
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. The Curse of the Phoenix
    Once upon a time there was a bird She flew free and high
    by HIMdarling666 32 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 13 12:32 AM 2008. In Dark, Pain, Life, Humor
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  13. My Depression
    My depression,
    caused by my only obsession,
    by Dj Djox 24 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 13 8:59 AM 2006. In Spiritual, Dark
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  14. Loves Final Token
    by LadyDementia 23 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 3 6:36 AM 2008. In Contest, Sad
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  15. The night...
    The night is lite with 1 small candle.
    I stand there with tears.
    by bunny9211 57 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 11 9:17 AM 2008. In Sad, Life, Love, Other, Pain
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  16. You Can't Fix Stupid
    You can’t fix stupid, no matter what you do. The premise isn’t feasible for either me or you.
    by boatsailor 61 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 13 10:07 AM 2008. In Life, Humor, Society
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  17. My Friend
    I pray to god every night
    to send the help I need.
    by Dazed N Life 26 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 11 10:51 AM 2008. In Life, Spiritual, Thoughts, Friendship, My life, Happiness, Personal., Dedication
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  18. A Waltz Within the Rain
    Misty moisture fills the air, the wind begins to blow.
    by Wolflover 88 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 12 8:11 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  19. I remember.
    I remember.
    When the nurse came out with the pink bundle and all you could see were those big blue eyes.
    by Condemd RyeZing 31 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 3 2:57 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  20. I blame love
    This is when I was torn,
    the first time I knew love,
    by Austere 46 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 26 11:15 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  21. I quietly stand in the middle of the mess
    I quietly stand in the middle of the mess
    I am tired and sick I must cofess
    by eleno 85 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 8 12:09 AM 2008. In Abuse, Angst, Pain, Sad, Dark, Contest, Life
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  22. Little Girl Now Gone
    I am just a child
    wanting to be loved
    by tawk 59 lines, 19 comments, on Jan 17 9:15 AM 2008. In Sad, Pain, Society, Abuse, noguest
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  23. U.S. Soldier
    Somewhere there's a plane
    Droppin' men from the sky
    by deepheart 70 lines, 20 comments, on Mar 9 1:43 PM 2008. In Life, Society
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  24. Faith in Change
    by PerVirtuous 102 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 16 7:58 PM 2008. In Nature, Love
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Karsis
    March 13, 2008
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    I won't enter, but... how would 'Between Soldiers And Pirates' be an unfair advantage?


    • Nikki Rowles
      March 13, 2008
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      Because it is one of my favorite poems and I would know it when I started to read it and it would affect my judging... I can tell you though that based against what I've read of these so far It would be gold


  • Austere
    March 13, 2008
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    I have entered your contest three times... I will limit myself here, but if three is too much, I will remove one or two...

    • Nikki Rowles
      March 15, 2008
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      NO that's ok

      I put it where you could enter more than one but when I said use sense I ment don't enter 10 or so...thank you for entering and good luck

      • Austere
        March 15, 2008
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        ok... funny thing is, I was checking to see if you had viewed mine yet, and realized I never put the third poem. If you don't mind, I am checking to see if I have one, actually I know i have one, that might interest you... anyway, thank you for your response.


      • Austere
        March 16, 2008
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        Oh... I added a fourth poem... are you allowed to know who the authors are?


        • Nikki Rowles
          March 16, 2008
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          yeah I'm allowed to know, I'm just not a gold member so I don't have the option of knowing unless you say...

  • Susan E. Pennycuff
    March 17, 2008
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    Thank you for hosting, I am honored beyond belief to have placed more than once in this contest as I have read many of these entries and wow, there were so many good ones, you had such a tough decision to make, like I said, I am honored. Thank you again for hosting and taking the time to read and comment on all of these. Suzi

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