The square of the hypotenuse
The square of the hypotenuse
The square of the hypotenuse.
What was that it happened
To Socrates to Jesus?
I am not sure if this is the entire poem or not but it was the first of mine to be published, in the high school yearbook. I had written others before that but cannot remember them at all. Maybe it's just as well.
If you have a first poem from when you were young (or even so young) and you're not ashamed to share its unique qualities, please send to me. You probably know by now that I am particular about typos but, in this case, please do reproduce the poem exactly as it was then -- typos, spelling mistakes, funny turns of phrase.
The piece can be from your old high school yearbook or it can be something that never got published other than in your mother's scrapbook. If you like, it can be the first poem that saw the light of day on Allpoetry.
Needless to say, they will all be PWs though you are allowed to reconstruct what you can remember.
Come on, let's have them. Don't be embarrassed.
The square of the hypotenuse
The square of the hypotenuse.
What was that it happened
To Socrates to Jesus?
I am not sure if this is the entire poem or not but it was the first of mine to be published, in the high school yearbook. I had written others before that but cannot remember them at all. Maybe it's just as well.
If you have a first poem from when you were young (or even so young) and you're not ashamed to share its unique qualities, please send to me. You probably know by now that I am particular about typos but, in this case, please do reproduce the poem exactly as it was then -- typos, spelling mistakes, funny turns of phrase.
The piece can be from your old high school yearbook or it can be something that never got published other than in your mother's scrapbook. If you like, it can be the first poem that saw the light of day on Allpoetry.
Needless to say, they will all be PWs though you are allowed to reconstruct what you can remember.
Come on, let's have them. Don't be embarrassed.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 26, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Thank you for a fun couple of hours. It filled up that fast and I was almost tempted to add a couple of places though I'm not sure that's possible. Let's do it again sometime. I just loved reading all your first attempts and some of them were very good too.
Contest Winners
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I walked in the woods one day, just to get away from hatred and betray. / Where no one tells you what to do and who to be friends with. / No lies and myths of trust. To walk in the woods I must. / Just Gby whits end 18 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 4 1:43 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Society, Nature
Gold trophy winner
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She younger than I will ever be.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Paint me a picture
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Honorable mention
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First poem written for Ap. Around 2001 on my old pen name lovedreamscontrolby nitefire 4 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 25 5:49 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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i have one that is many many years old lol i have no idea what my first poem was now but i have a few posted from the late 80's early 90's
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i only started writing poetry in the summer of 2001... not back in high school... dark ages, i know, grad 1974...
would that be ok?
mike aka jonathan wikkins -
It was written in the summer of 1969 and contained the lines
I'll get that mouse if it ends my days
I don't care what his means and ways
Fortunately the rest is lost in the annals of Wembley Junior High School. -
Cricketjeff, you were a born rhymer, right from the start. Too bad that fragment is all that remains.
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Thank you all for the submissions. I will try to finish judging them in the next day or two. Can't believe how fast they came in. It's funny the things that appeal as subjects and the things that don't.
I was feeling tired and down when I set the contest up. Well, I'm still tired but not so down.
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Thanks so much for the silver trophy. I am truly honored and so glad you liked my little first attempt at poetry. Congratulations to all the winners.
- joanne -
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