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God will not prevent the storm, but He will help you through it.

Right, this is my very first ever contest so please forgive any errors on my part...

I have been having a bit of a tough time lately with pressure and stress blah blah blah...and then somebody told me that fabulous quote (the title!!) and it seemed really meaningful to me.

What I want in this contest is HOPEFUL poems, poems from the heart about the tough times in your life and how HOPE has helped you through it. The title is your prompt.

Some rules:
1) Please check your spelling and grammer, I don't want to have to guess what you are trying to spell...
2) No TyPiNg LiKe ThIs....it really annoys me...
3) Don't force any rhymes, but if it works use it.
4) HAVE FUN!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 14, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all so much for taking the time to enter my contest. It meant a lot to me and I was thrilled at the level of response. However there can only be one winner, the poem that I felt best encapsulated the idea that I had when I started this contest. But I found all the poem moving and beautiful in their own manner. Thanks again x x x

Contest Winners

  1. Prayer of A Broken Soul
    Prayer Of A Broken Soul
    I’m tired of falling,
    by Breezie 43 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 3 1:02 AM 2008. In Spiritual, Thoughts
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. The Eternal Search
    She searches all around but all she finds is darkness.
    How does she find the light she seeks when all her hopes been taken?
    by Dragen2201 12 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 6 3:29 PM 2006. In Life, Personal, Other
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Tell you Truly
    Dedicated to those who struggle with depression or anxiety disorders, and those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
    by ourgirlFriday 55 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 29 12:41 AM 2008. In Angst, Dark, Pain, Personal, Spiritual, Depression, Escape, Suicide
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [22]

1 - 22 of 22
  • The Sky Goes Black
    The sky goes black, “No turning back,”
    The voices say to me.
    by cdudecosner 16 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 14 1:45 PM 2008. In Hope, Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Deliverance
    Fire dances on my skin, Tears evaporate from my cheeks.
    by nikkia 12 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 27 11:27 AM 2008. In Hope, Rescue, Personal
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Rainstorm
    Darkness falls in waking hours
    The sun-parched landscape trembles
    by Amazon Huntress 31 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 24 5:55 PM 2008. In Nature, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • the Prayer
    Oh unblemished hand that holds fifteen delicate petals of a rose . . .
    by marc creamore 96 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 26 9:15 PM 2008. In Spiritual, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Where I Left My Sins
    Slowly I was sinking, / into a sea of sin. / Right to the very bottom, / never to rise again. / I called out to my Father, / "Please help m
    by sassylilpoet 69 lines, 42 comments, on May 30 1:53 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Life, Love
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Rock
    The journey was not without challenge Nothing that couldn’t be managed
    by shepherd23 34 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 30 12:54 PM 2008. In Personal, Love, Hope, Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Someone once told me
    we are thrown down
    but not destroyed
    by thecaptain 24 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 30 1:46 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.
  • God's Thunderstorm
    The sky cries out The wrath of the heavens
    by Blooming Poet 10 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 1 4:40 PM 2008. In religous, contest, other
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Hope and safety
    You saved me from him; that him I dare not say.
    by DeepinRage 8 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 30 5:21 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The Hard Way
    God?
    I'm tired, Lord.
    by Winterbirdie 22 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 3 5:32 PM 2007. In Hope, Life
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Hope
    Eyes closed, Wide awake
    by MelDream 18 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 30 7:54 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Show Lee
    by larryk 6 lines, 1 comment, on May 1 12:18 PM 2008. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Be With Me...
    by Dreanne 38 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 7 12:25 PM 2008. In Christian
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • The Storm
    The storm clouds roll in,
    And the rain pours down around me.
    by living4jcatelim 31 lines, 1 comment, on May 7 11:27 AM 2008. In Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The Gift of Choice
    As I awake to each new day, rain, snow or sun,
    It is my choice to release my light within and
    by skye01 10 lines, 17 comments, on Dec 23 5:08 AM 2008. In Hope, Love, Contemporary, Personal, Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • A Spring of Note
    And I, who have been so long at winter,
    am praying for such a beginning
    by Everlasting-Fallout 27 lines, 2 comments, on May 12 1:19 PM 2008. In Spiritual, Nature, Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Just For You
    I picked a flower just for you
    to brighten up your day,
    by Poetess12 33 lines, 2 comments, on May 12 3:40 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.
  • salvation
    I was lying assleep and i sat up and saw:
    by Life vs. DEATH 33 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 15 2:25 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Yesterday
    I stood in the woods / scanning sky through swaying trees / Darkening grays of promised storm / Convinced I was hearing your voice / From y
    by parenchma 12 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 25 12:06 PM 2007. In Love, Spiritual, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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