image credit goes to HassunomO.
make it true & raw.
use metaphor.
make it concise & clever.
10 lines or less.
no internal rhyming.
be intense.
be creative.
no usual sadness please - show me, show me something that makes you & only you sad.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 8
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 50
- Final notes: Wow, this contest was painful to judge
I didn't have enough points to open follow-up contests, but all three trophy winners are gold-worthy all the way. The HMs would clearly deserve silver. And a lot of poems that got nothing could have easily won bronze in other contests... damn, in other contests most of you folks could have won GOLD! Thank you so much for such a wonderful turn-out. I can see in the next minutes I'll be adding favorite poems and favorite poets. Thank you so much
Contest Winners
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If I could push the Rewind on my life, I would go back to the day before• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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It moves in slowly. The ache of your absence. Lonliness that some say will dissipate.
Weby Faithbound 10 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 13 12:00 AM
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Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [21]
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Walking down this one-way road No where to goby xhowxtragikx 10 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 7 11:53 AM. In Contest, Pic Inspired, Alone, Sad, Other• Commented on by judge.
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nothing you hold me in your arms...by emotrevor1 186 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 7 5:20 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Darkness surrounds me with loneliness
and I feel those stark echoes withinby Swan song 22 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 7 4:57 PM• Commented on by judge. -
:by Yvette Champ 29 lines, 31 comments, on Jun 8 10:16 PM. In metaphorical• Commented on by judge.
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Walking through these dark and sadden streets over and over once again, Only to be wishing for you to come back to me and you know I mean no harm,• Commented on by judge.
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Shattered shards of broken glass litter the ground like a jigsaw puzzle• Commented on by judge.
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I'm always alone. I can't trust anyone around me.• Commented on by judge.
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Deep in my veins is where i hide the blood attempts to rush outby Soul2b 5 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 16 8:07 PM• Commented on by judge.
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I once found my love, my life,
we were shy but for love, confident.by beauty queen 04 14 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 16 7:18 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Taking away apart of me and placing it on the shelf my happiness is gone and the dark pours inby DyingSweetly 5 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 14 11:20 PM. In Sad• Commented on by judge.
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You descended upon me, Sank your claws in my heart.• Commented on by judge.
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I know...
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Hope you'll enter
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poesy maker.
Bookmarked. Though I have a few contests that interest me right now....
Good afternoon, diana.
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I hope you get a chance to enter, though
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Bookmarked!
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Definitely hope you'll enter
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this will be challenging and I'm excited about entering .
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never foresaw myself doing ANYTHING 10 lines or less, but this is really interesting. i dig this contest.
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love the picture.
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I am not that sad. But I think there is such thing as sad moments. I am usually far too happy for my own good. I entered anyways though...Cause you asked so nicely.
Kick it out if you must. Not willing to change it for the contest, if it isn't good enough.
Nighty-night Diana.
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I don't think I'm going to keep my poem here. Reading the entries and actually thinking about the contest more...just feels like it belongs somewhere else. I didn't do cliché sadness and usually don't. My take on it is a little different from what you are looking for, I think. I'm going to sit on it at the moment and probably remove it later on today. Your thoughts, diana?
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My poem is gone. I decided against keeping it here.
I want to add stuff and thus it will go over your contest guidelines. Sorry for the inconvenience.
You take care now.
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I'm working on something... bookmarked
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Congratulations to the winners and thank you for hosting
Gaylene
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It was a pleasure to write for this contest. Thanks for the opportunity.
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thank you thank you thank you, was a wonderful contest.
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