This is your prompt:
"Without September"
Take it where you will
20 entries.
20 words
Be brilliant!
Gold for sure worth 750 points; Silver perhaps worth 300; and maybe bronze for 150. 
You may enter two or three poems if you so desire.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 23, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 750, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250
- Final notes: Gypsy-Princess, Pamela and Ron agreed on the top two, fairly well.
A run down:
Without You: Moved us beyond the prompt with emotive power. Excellence in brevity. Fine writing. Gypsy loved this one.
approaching: Again, very well done. Evocation of feeling and images with apparent ease. Pamela loved this one. A true gem of brevity.
No Grieving Time: This poem is an impressive, subtle take on the prompt. It is mature and structurally sound. There is an obvious understanding of grief and concomitant loss in this work. We were impressed. Ron LOVED this poem.
When September Comes: It is upbeat and different. Admirable where the poet took this prompt. Also, a breath of fresh air in the control with brevity.
Forgotten Fall: Excellent use of form in brevity. It is difficult to accomplish but, well done!
Fallen Season: Splendid use of shape poetry to achieve a poetic purpose.
A Memory: Liked by Ron particularly. It is clever and quite charming. We smiled, I assure you.
Season of Regret: A beautiful execution in brevity, poet. It treats that turning point in life as we pass the autumn of our lives.
Lost September: Poignant piece. There is a deep sense of missing that which has slipped away. Our seasons ARE changing!
Sans September: Wonderful diction. And you managed to be original in using the prompt.
Gateway: Attracted to rhyme and meter in this poem. Do not capitalize the seasons. A very pleasant poem. It had the sense of a wisp of fresh air.
Welcome: Rhyme used pleasingly. We followed your thought processes well!
Preparing for winter: Colour use is a feature. By the way, your last thought is a quite noticeable thought fragment. Fluency could be worked at. Thought pattern is good.
Acceptable Loss: A fine concept informs the whole poem. Editing would deliver us a profound poem. Brevity is astutely dealt with.
Bitter-sweet Loss: Perhaps you could look again at the strength of your title. Although your poem has an obvious message, your effort has been sound.
Autumn's Child: We definitely needed the author's notes to get at the heart of your poem. 'birthdate' is not a word.
Without September: A new take, after so many poems on the prompt ~ astrology!
Without: Only ten words!
September without: Nineteen words; so sorry!
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GOLD: With 80% of possible vote: "Without You."
Silver: "No Grieving Time".
Bronze: "approaching".
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CONGRATULATIONS to the authors of the trophy-
winning poems. And, congratulations to the authors of more than a dozen poems above where the prompt was followed and enjoynment was given to Gypsy, Pamela and Ron.
I salute you all ~ Lyndon. xxxx
Contest Winners
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a hasty retreat to hide the feelings
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by CitrineSunrise 14 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 9 2:29 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [15]
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Without September I would not be.• Commented on by judge.
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Mounds of moist leaves sit lonely on the front lawn,by jocelynclaire 0 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 9 9:46 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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No lovely red and russet glows
No pleasant walks into the woodsby Dee23 3 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 9 3:03 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
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What happens When fall doesn't start?by Lost.and.Lonely 16 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 27 12:48 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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