Tell me what you... You can use this as a prompt for your poem but please avoid using it in the title - be original!! Any emotions considered but not too dark, don't want emo style suicidal/self harming, morbidly obsessive etc poems please, it is the exam season and I'm having enough of that type of thing at the moment thank you very much.
Describe what someone/something means to you, be it positive or negative but I'd prefer it if you weren't rude about anybody on the site and no gratuitously offensive language or I'll DQ you.
This is what someone means to me, you can use it as a prompt if you like, it's just how I feel.
You Are..
The yellow topaz of the eyes of my tiger
The first footprint on the face of my moon
The gold discovered at the end of my rainbow
The well-worn clichés of my love song
The fastest download to crash my desktop
The shuffled playlist of my I-pod
The most used letters in any alphabet
The teaspoon of sugar stirred in my coffee
The frosted topping of moist carrot cake
The spicy filling inside my sandwich
The flag erected on the summit of Everest
The smooth caress of a morning sun
The hot sticky sauce over melting ice cream
The stroke of vintage slipping down my throat
The sweetness of donuts glistening on my lips.
But what you are and always will be
is nothing less than you.
I'm allowing pre-writes because I don't think you should just bash off any old thing because the title doesn't fit in with anything you may have written already. I'm not a huge fan of rhyme because most of us aren't particularly gifted in producing that genre of verse. That doesn't mean I won't read anything that rhymes but I do tend to prefer free verse.
I will read and comment on everything that's entered, if you have taken the time to enter then it's the least I can do is comment. Whilst I'll be honest I won't be rude, I think that's unneccessary but please do read the rules carefully and write 'everything is little is pretty' in the AN to show that you have. Thanks.
Well, that's the nagging out of the way, so here are the rules.
Rules:
1. Nothing offensive please
2. No USe of STicky Caps as it is mOSt annoying.
3. No erotica - please be tasteful.
4. Avoid bashing anybody who may have commented negatively on your work.
5. Please check grammar and spelling carefully
6. Nothing over 50 lines please - I don't have all day
7. Avoid a straining rhyme - they really jar
Describe what someone/something means to you, be it positive or negative but I'd prefer it if you weren't rude about anybody on the site and no gratuitously offensive language or I'll DQ you.
This is what someone means to me, you can use it as a prompt if you like, it's just how I feel.
You Are..
The yellow topaz of the eyes of my tiger
The first footprint on the face of my moon
The gold discovered at the end of my rainbow
The well-worn clichés of my love song
The fastest download to crash my desktop
The shuffled playlist of my I-pod
The most used letters in any alphabet
The teaspoon of sugar stirred in my coffee
The frosted topping of moist carrot cake
The spicy filling inside my sandwich
The flag erected on the summit of Everest
The smooth caress of a morning sun
The hot sticky sauce over melting ice cream
The stroke of vintage slipping down my throat
The sweetness of donuts glistening on my lips.
But what you are and always will be
is nothing less than you.
I'm allowing pre-writes because I don't think you should just bash off any old thing because the title doesn't fit in with anything you may have written already. I'm not a huge fan of rhyme because most of us aren't particularly gifted in producing that genre of verse. That doesn't mean I won't read anything that rhymes but I do tend to prefer free verse.
I will read and comment on everything that's entered, if you have taken the time to enter then it's the least I can do is comment. Whilst I'll be honest I won't be rude, I think that's unneccessary but please do read the rules carefully and write 'everything is little is pretty' in the AN to show that you have. Thanks.
Well, that's the nagging out of the way, so here are the rules.
Rules:
1. Nothing offensive please
2. No USe of STicky Caps as it is mOSt annoying.
3. No erotica - please be tasteful.
4. Avoid bashing anybody who may have commented negatively on your work.
5. Please check grammar and spelling carefully
6. Nothing over 50 lines please - I don't have all day
7. Avoid a straining rhyme - they really jar
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 1, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 50, Bronze: 40, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: This has been so difficult as the standard of entries has been extrememly high, there's such talent out there. Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter their work, I've commented on everyone and I wish I could award you all something, I know it's a cliche but it's true!
I've enjoyed reading all the entries and it's taken me a while reading then re-reading all of the entries. I've tried to judge on content, form and as usual, my gut reaction. Hope to hear from you all again soon - Cheers x
Contest Winners
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I knew you
I never knew youby Chelsea Void 32 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 17 11:27 AM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts, Life
Gold trophy winner
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she'd never envisaged
dismal emotionsby Blankscreen2222 36 lines, 28 comments, on Dec 14 3:39 AM 2007. In A very bad start to the day. Bike saga, Pain, Icy encounters. Upset., Sadness
Honorable mention
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Somebody like him,
guys like this only come aroundby Amber-Nicole 16 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 13 5:22 PM 2008. In Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [11]
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I wear black... I wear black rimmed glasses...by mizerdrea 7 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 13 10:58 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Leila 13 lines, 15 comments, on May 13 9:47 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I bring you to life, through my thoughts
I see you everywhere,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I lay awake in this lonely bed,
I toss and turn because all I see is you,by AbsoluteBrightness 29 lines, 2 comments, on May 31 2:55 AM 2008. In Personal• Commented on by judge.
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