Please enter all of your prewritten poems that have anything to do with the military.
If you don't have prewritten poems that match that requirement, write a new one and enter it.
Enter as many times as you like.
I will comment honestly on every poem. If you can not handle constructive criticism please do not enter.
I look forward to reading some great poetry.
If you don't have prewritten poems that match that requirement, write a new one and enter it.
Enter as many times as you like.
I will comment honestly on every poem. If you can not handle constructive criticism please do not enter.
I look forward to reading some great poetry.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 21, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 13 people
- Final notes: Thank you all for entering my military contest. This was by far one of the hardest contests that I ever had to judge. There were so many excellent poems submitted. I went through a whole box of kleenex while I was judging this contest too. I chose the three trophy winners because the poems seemed to talk directly to me. The honorable mentions are in no particular order, but they could have won trophies in almost any other contest. Please remember to keep the service men and women in your thoughts and in your prayers every day. God bless you all.
Contest Winners
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by BuriedTreasures 40 lines, 42 comments, on Feb 22 6:21 PM 2008. In Dedications, War, Spiritual
Gold trophy winner
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A twenty-two year old girl stands
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signature on official forms
herded cattle physicals• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Look at Johnny soldier boy,he's finally
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The Best men of the Best,
This light infantry,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [94]
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I died on a hot summer day of 2006 in Iraq,
an AK-47 bullet to my chest.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
everyday i count the time youv'e been away
everyday i listen to what you say• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
two days past 15 she cannot wait to just be seenby exithere 42 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 7 8:22 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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The old man thinks of days of youth
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by Shenton 14 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 3 2:12 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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So many poppies all around. / Each one a cross on hallowed ground. / So many lost and never found. / A young life in a grave. / / So many• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Medal ribbons blooming
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Dearest Jenni", I am writing you, From the battlefronts of war today,by Jermie6363 34 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 7 9:50 AM 2008. In Sad• Commented on by judge.
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Something positive.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Look at the little toy soliders
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land-mine paths
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Two were the roads
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They got their bullets
flying,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
How many a fatherless child, / How many a husbandless wife, / Had stood in this place / And wept in this place / For a man who had given hi• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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From head to toes, looking my best I’m with my Marine tonightby takemypainaway 51 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 9 10:04 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Trying to be strong I wanted a place I could be aloneby takemypainaway 24 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 16 2:09 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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So far away,
for so long,by takemypainaway 34 lines, 23 comments, on Oct 25 7:55 AM 2007. In Love, Life, Sad, Personal, Contemporary, Thoughts, War, Goodbyes, Inspirational• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Tears roll down my face To think that once again you’re in that awful placeby takemypainaway 27 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 6 10:35 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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As I lay here wrapped in my sheet
I think of where you could beby takemypainaway 31 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 9 10:08 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
a father, a son and a daughter
killed in the same warby camo.egg.army.gurl 222 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 6 9:19 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
"another brother in arm dies for love..
leaving behind more parentless childred from this war"
by camo.egg.army.gurl 380 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 6 9:13 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Soft spoken words still in my head from when we said farewell.by JWGoethe 34 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 18 10:52 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Cool breezes don't exist here
as I dance across the desert and wonderby JWGoethe 40 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 4 10:11 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
A few days inside the wire to heal our feet,
But there’s no respite from the humidity and heat.by Sagerider 26 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 10 4:19 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
when all she can
see, feel, and hear
is pain and anguishby camo.egg.army.gurl 116 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 6 8:29 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Roses for Blaylock and Brown,
Where ever they may be,by Sagerider 45 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 20 12:40 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Get up son,
I’ll carry your pack,by Sagerider 99 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 19 12:01 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
why does uncle sam have to be so cruel to those who love a soldier
will he make it backby camo.egg.army.gurl 45 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 28 12:25 AM 2008. In Personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
cowards always turn away running from the fray• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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i will always be around to be on the other side of the tunnel being your guiding light
for all my brothers and sisters over seas we are he• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
the bus that took you away from me
for fifteen months its you i wont seeby camo.egg.army.gurl 68 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 24 1:08 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
in a park she sits all alone, / no ones around to see, / no ones around to hear, / no ones around to stop her tears. / she wonders what heby camo.egg.army.gurl 73 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 19 8:28 PM 2007. In Personal, Love, Sad, Life, Goodbyes, Freewrite, Dedication, Longing, Message• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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you only see young girls and boys when you look at us / no matter the age no matter how young or how old / we arent here for all of the sam• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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i have always loved you and you loved me
i saw the love in your eyesby camo.egg.army.gurl 68 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 26 12:34 PM 2007. In angst, hope, hate, life, love, pain, sad, thoughts, forgiveness• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
are they really as mean as they seem?
do they really have eyes in the back of their heads?• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
war is courage cloaked by fear
in a ditch a mans check drops a tear• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Those fighting for the red, white, and blue.
My hero's, some gave up their lives for you.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Even though they are a world apart.
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Every now and then they get praise, now they can read that we support them in everywayby HeartBr8ker 28 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 3 2:47 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I run all day. I hide all night.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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but, if i go, to you, my promise, i betray........
i dont know anymore, what is best for me.........by camo.egg.army.gurl 31 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 19 1:44 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
was it right i fell for a guy that was eight years my senior? / was it okay that i was in middle school when he was a high school senior? / the more i got to know him the more i fell / the more he got to know me the morby camo.egg.army.gurl 15 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 30 11:11 AM 2007. In Personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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you're all i'll ever want / you're all i'll ever need / until uncle Sam / decided you must leave / you went willingly / why did you have to leave / you walked away / right out my life /• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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i have too many things going wrong
all the time for meby camo.egg.army.gurl 120 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 29 10:44 AM 2007. In Personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
i never thought you would leave
i never thought you would dieby camo.egg.army.gurl 19 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 5 2:57 PM 2007. In angst• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
for the last four years you've been there for me
when i am crying it is always your shoulder i seeby camo.egg.army.gurl 24 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 5 10:01 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
She could barely move her head,
Too much effort was required.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
In the military it is my family
I am trying to re-gain.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The TV's in the high school were all on,
Every class room we all sat and watched, some cry.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
You are the soldier.. behind the soldier the one...left at homeby SilverButterfly 13 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 9 8:15 AM 2008
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Thanks for the HM, I enjoyed the contest. Take care and Have fun. Steve
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Thank you it means a lot these contests
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