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Quote Inspired, Keep It Short And Sweet


I don't actually want sweet poetry.
I'll take morbid any day of the week
(I said morbid not gore)




OK
The Quote:

"Till human voices wake us, and we drown" - T S Eliot


The Rules:
No religion
No end line rhyme
Credit the author or die
Try not to go over about 20 lines
Do not use any part of the quote in your piece



Play Nice

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on April 20, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75
  • Final notes:

    Some really interesting takes on this prompt,
    I was impressed.

    x

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4145133, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. In The Morning Hours (1939)
    by Idle Mind Wondering 94 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 14 10:09 AM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. 1912 in the wee hours.
    And so we slept,
    in the third class berths,
    by artis 21 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 14 9:31 AM 2008. In Pain, Sad, Society, Life
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [5]

1 - 5 of 5
  • They're Here
    I can hear them...
    Can you???
    by Silenced one 20 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 14 6:42 AM 2008. In Dark
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Haven
    Stay still,
    Stay sleeping,
    by Kahliya 18 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 14 2:35 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.

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Comments

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  • aeolia
    April 14, 2008
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    Prufrock!!!!

    Bookmarked!


  • Naridill gold member
    April 20, 2008
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    I can't write anymore - but I tried.
    Poetry - the chore of today


    But.. I bought & read 'Before I die'.
    You recommended it to me awhile back.


    • Exodus gold member
      April 20, 2008
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      I have no doubt that it will blow me away.


      Very cool!
      Did you like it at all?

      • Naridill gold member
        April 21, 2008
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        Are you serious!

        You should pay me back for my tissues!! lol.
        Very sad. & I love the random beauty through out.
        Some bits annoyed me, but no book is perfect

        • Exodus gold member
          April 21, 2008
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          Oh I had my moments when I wanted to throw it at a wall, but some of the bits in it I just wanted to write on my wall in huge quotes
          I bought it for the plane ride back home when I was visiting people and I ended up having to do something else or I was going to start crying on the plane

          • Naridill gold member
            April 21, 2008
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            Haha! [Lucky I read while my partner sleeps ]
            But yeah - was sad but some quotes in there were amazing.

            Definately worth the read


            • Exodus gold member
              April 21, 2008
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              Cha
              I want to read it again but I don't have the guts yet

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