Ugh. So love poems. What is there to say? To put it bluntly, most of them make me want to cut out my heart and donate it.
That said, I WANT love poems. Not over-hyped, glossy magazine bits that are center aligned and have something to do with memories of bliss, but real, true, unique and beautiful love poems. I want these to speak of personal experience, positive or negative. I want to hear about quirks (I love quirks!) and anything else you think is important.
What is love to you? It should not be what it is to the person sitting next to you, to your best friend, to your brother. If you want to write poems like that, there are plenty of contests here that will welcome them happily. This is not one of those contests.
That said, I'd like to include a list of words and phrases I would discourage people from using. (You can use these, but if you do, do it tactfully and tastefully.) They are as follows:
-soul
-sweet memories
-heart
-loins
-spirit of love
-magic touch
-eternal, particularly if followed by "soul mate"
-caress
-swept away/swept off my feet
-head over heels
-embrace
-forever
-angel
-love is blind
-cherish
-tender
-supple
-bliss
-sigh
*anything else other people think should be here*
-Also, I hate center alignment. Don't do it.
-I prefer free verse to rhyme, but I'm not anti-rhyme, just do it well.
-I will remove any prewrites that I feel are not on level with this contest; I will be much gentler with original poems.
That said, I hope to read some heartbreakingly magic poems that will sweep me off my feet, leaving me breathless. *gag*
Just give me something good.
ps. If anyone wants to contribute additional points to this everso worthy cause, let me know.
Also!! Fantastic co-judge, Julie (anduntilthen). She is amazing, she will amaze, I'm sure she hopes to be amazed.
Thank you.
edit: NO MORE PREWRITES!!
That said, I WANT love poems. Not over-hyped, glossy magazine bits that are center aligned and have something to do with memories of bliss, but real, true, unique and beautiful love poems. I want these to speak of personal experience, positive or negative. I want to hear about quirks (I love quirks!) and anything else you think is important.
What is love to you? It should not be what it is to the person sitting next to you, to your best friend, to your brother. If you want to write poems like that, there are plenty of contests here that will welcome them happily. This is not one of those contests.
That said, I'd like to include a list of words and phrases I would discourage people from using. (You can use these, but if you do, do it tactfully and tastefully.) They are as follows:
-soul
-sweet memories
-heart
-loins
-spirit of love
-magic touch
-eternal, particularly if followed by "soul mate"
-caress
-swept away/swept off my feet
-head over heels
-embrace
-forever
-angel
-love is blind
-cherish
-tender
-supple
-bliss
-sigh
*anything else other people think should be here*
-Also, I hate center alignment. Don't do it.
-I prefer free verse to rhyme, but I'm not anti-rhyme, just do it well.
-I will remove any prewrites that I feel are not on level with this contest; I will be much gentler with original poems.
That said, I hope to read some heartbreakingly magic poems that will sweep me off my feet, leaving me breathless. *gag*
Just give me something good.
ps. If anyone wants to contribute additional points to this everso worthy cause, let me know.
Also!! Fantastic co-judge, Julie (anduntilthen). She is amazing, she will amaze, I'm sure she hopes to be amazed.
Thank you.
edit: NO MORE PREWRITES!!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 27, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50
- Final notes: Well, that was interesting...
Love poems are difficult and I commend everyone for their effort.
Trophies for those that really popped.
Thanks for entering.
Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4089587, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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To Barbara
If we returned to our infancy,by douglasjluman 12 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 29 5:29 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
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I wasn't looking.
I wasn't waiting.by Starcrossed Dreamer 37 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 2 2:39 AM 2008. In Personal• Commented on by judge. -
I love you
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by Exodus 29 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 17 9:52 AM 2008. In Love, I can't believe it either but there you go• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Mystical magical moments Not knowing what holds the night• Viewed by judge.
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Can never be found, But always sort Out of reach, But miles awayby Asylumkeeper 11 lines, on Apr 2 11:48 AM 2008• Viewed by judge.
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I cut out from you my heart,
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What is it about this feeling? This feeling that everyone wants,by LaPoetaSinLimites 14 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 2 8:56 PM 2008• Viewed by judge.
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Come take my hand, let us dance Sway in the refreshing breeze• Viewed by judge.
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Lie to me And I'd lap it up like nectar• Commented on by judge.
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And after we figured ourselves out,
And everything was going to be okay-by Gingersoul 39 lines, on Apr 15 6:53 PM 2008. In Love• Viewed by judge.
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Karina and Julie.
I'm entering this. I hope. I haven't written a poem in quite some time.
I love the anti-words. I hate them too.
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Isn't that picture fantastic?? I forgot to add that people shouldn't really use it in their poems (I don't really like images with poems, anyway) because I could not find a way to alert the artist that I was using it, because it was part of a subscriber site.
Anyway.
I do hope you enter. Please.
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could you put "sigh" in that list above please ? ... that's my vomit button lol.
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Sighhh...{hands you a receptacle} 
Thanks for hosting such a unique contest. Good luck to the intrepid souls that enter. Be well, Poets & Scribes. Wanda
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hahahah Yes. Surely!
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i had fun writing this pome. i hope its what your are looking for.
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I am sure you were stocked with prewrites for this one.
I will bookmark as I too hate center alignment, love free verse compared to rhyme, and am still in love.
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....like you would not believe.
And I felt bad, but I actually had to remove a couple because they were center-aligned, included lots of discouraged words, and rhymed poorly. I thought it was maybe supposed to be ironic but.... sadly, I'm sure that was not the case. -
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I have that problem more with prewrites; but even with fresh writes people often break my rules...sigh.
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Sometimes I think people have good intentions. However, I feel at least with these, they just didn't even read anything I had written in the contest description. That's frustrating, and part of the reason I only run contests infrequently.
It would be lovely if you choose to enter.
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well, this is a shocker!
thank you very much for the honor, for honor it is placing this high in such a list of great entries!
congrats to all who entered
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Pishposh. VERY well-deserved.
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Thanks so much for my shiny.
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But of course!!
You are a fantastic poet. It was merely a reminder that I should read more of you.
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You are crazy for not awarding "he fourteenth floor is no place for a welcome mat" with at least something.
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"Caliber of poet" .....it's all relative, I do believe.
There were a few good entries, but I feel I did award trophies to the right people.
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