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Unappreciated Brilliance

(The picture is just one I liked - it has nothing to do with anything. Credit: Genius_at_Work_by_twp3pf2.jpg)

Do you have a poem that you absolutely love...
and it seems that no one else appreciates it? It's one that came from your heart and you have no idea why it hasn't touched others?

I know I have one such poem... Street Hearts (Hmmm could be the dumb title ) http://allpoetry.com/poem/4010709

I'm beginning to think that we all do... So, here's your chance to be recognized as the Best of the Unappreciated!

Rules are simple:
This is for PREWRITES only...
Must have been in at least one contest...
Must be marked appropriately...
Thats it...

As a special bonus (I'm going out on a limb here ) the winner will be nominated for the Spotlight so that your brilliance will get the widest possible attention...

I look forward to reading your poems (and yes, even commenting on them!)...

Ken

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 23, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 700, Silver: 400, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 16 people
  • Final notes:
    Wow... How brilliant am I for thinking of this? What a diversity of styles, genre's, subjects, and forms... all with a unique beauty that makes each memorable.

    I gave each my best shot at comments but, in truth, there was little to say critically... These truly are points of brilliance...

    I would ask - since this was a contest to highlight the unappreciated - that you take to the time to read:
    Gold - Aubade - a simple tale of a working man's morning; you've never seen calloused hands so tender
    Silver - five thirty am practice - a morning workout with imagery that'll have you smelling her sweat socks
    Bronze - Jazzed - a wonderful bluesy remembrance of Billie that'll bring music to your ears ...

    I would encourage you to read all of these... from suntannned inebriation to painful memories... each is a facet on the jewel we call poetry and each shines brilliantly when seen in the light...

    Thank you each! Keep you pens flowing...


    Ken

Contest Winners

  1. Under a sky of travelling clouds
    With the wind in my jacket
    by jimmy20johns 36 lines, 40 comments, on May 20 8:42 AM 2008
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4332785, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4293781, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  4. So I sit, still drunk, still drinking, looking out there
    Watching the waves eat the cloud white sand away
    by Melissa Burns 17 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 30 3:02 PM 2007. In Life, Humor, Other, Thoughts
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. by endofgame123 62 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 24 11:00 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. I remember, looking at him from far away
    The wind was blowing through his blonde hair that day
    by Slicks78 80 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 14 7:59 PM 2004. In Personal, Other, Angst
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. if i ever told you the truth
    what would you say
    by earthangel33 26 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 15 12:28 AM 2008. In Abuse, Life, Pain, Sad, Lost in thought
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. I am strong willed
    Determined to survive
    by ley527 16 lines, 26 comments, on Dec 9 8:47 AM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. by toomysterious 28 lines, 11 comments, on May 20 10:49 PM 2008. In lonliness
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. by MaMa-2-be-Cindy 30 lines, 21 comments, on May 26 8:10 AM 2008. In Contest, Picture inspired, Love, Thoughts, ImageryMetaphor
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  11. Melow Dramatic Princess I'll lick the blood
    by Poetic Obscenity 23 lines, 22 comments, on Jun 10 12:53 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. Life was perfect
    (but is that even possible?)
    by EmoAngel 20 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 15 12:43 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  13. Here I am under this
    Tiny Umbrella
    by fairytalelovestory 23 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 2 6:15 PM 2008. In Contest, Dark, Pain, Sad, Thoughts
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  14. Impotent thoughts
    born out of
    by poetic-enigma21 16 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 21 8:55 AM 2007. In Other
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  15. So lay my head down to sleep
    Please god i hope not to weep
    by SomethingPoetic 17 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 9 12:51 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  16. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3209416, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  17. This poem is about playing God / Returning to those coveted daylights / In the jungle, with my cousins / Building our castles not in the sk
    by Avatar of Innocence 32 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 19 8:45 PM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  18. My nativity my parents repent / For it interferes with their fecund fun. / In liquescent lust / The dissipated dissolutes / Pair up afresh / For passing pleasures. / No bond endures / Save their lewd l
    by karabi 51 lines, 22 comments, on May 27 6:49 PM 2007. In Childrens, Contemporary
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • by A good climate 0 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 17 11:24 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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  • sailor ptolema
    June 22, 2008
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    I'll enter
    although, I did remove the contest it was in lol, it has been entered in one


    • KayJay
      June 22, 2008
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      Go for it, dear... I look forward to reading it...
      Ken


  • Angelflower
    June 22, 2008
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    Haha.. Good luck with this


  • MagicLady silver member
    June 23, 2008
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    Gosh, this opened and closed before I even saw it.


  • Night Hope gold member
    June 23, 2008
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    Thank you for hosting a great contest, for your thoughtful comment & for the bronze, KayJay46. Congratulations, one & all. Be well, Poets & Scribes...& keep writing...this world needs all the artists it can hold. Wanda

    "Jazzed (prewrite, re~posted for contest)"

    http://www.allpoetry.com/poem/4293781

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