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Poem of the Week

- Hosted by islekine -

founded - 6/27/07

PO' Contest # 78

 

The PO' Contests are ( 1 ) year old!

 

Points are Increased!

 

New Rules,

.................please read every Rule carefully ~

 

From now on, any Write which recieves a DQ, 

 ....will be posted at bottom of Contest page ~ 

The reason for the DQ will be in the review of that entry ~

If you recieve a DQ, and are not willing to have your work used as a sample of why we DQ,

....then please do not enter ~

If you enter the PO' Contests, you are giving us permission to use your DQ'd entry

as a sample of PO' Contest Rule Errors , and reason for DQ from any PO' Contest ~

 

For samples of what we mean by,

Creative & Original Themes,

...please see below ~

 

 

 

 

Notice:

 

If your name is trista, islekine, aboomer, NeonRose, jamiedoring or RyanosaurusWrecks,

              ..............you may NOT enter ~

 

For all others, if you can not read Rules, your score will plummet and winning the Gold will be out-of-reach ~

 

If you pull or delete your entry after a thourough critique, you will be banned from the PO' contest in the future...no exceptions!

 

If you want to win the POM contest, bring the most Original & Creative Theme, and pen it wisely, in Poetic Form ONLY ~

 

We do NOT provide Pharse or Graphic Prompts, and we do NOT allow Fancy Backgrounds, or Borders to enhance your write.....we expect you to work with your Imagination, White Background, and ONLY Black Font ~

 

                       Your Imagination is your strongest tool

                                                                                                 ....use it wisely!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Reserving

 

10 spots available ~

54 hour contest ~

DQ is possible for this POW!

 

 

 

This POM contest is sponsored by:

 

Sonja 

cutiepie

 

 

Opens 1 pm, Friday, July 4, 2008 -

United States Pacific time ~

 

Closes at 7 pm, Sunday, July 6, 2008 -

United States Pacific time ~

 

Your #1 Judge is, Arkbear

Your #2 Judge is, trista

Your #3 Judge is, RyanosaurusWrecks

Your #4 Judge is, islekine

Your #5 Judge is, aboomer

Your #6 Judge is, NeonRose

Your #7 Judge is, jamiedoring

 

 

 

Needing (0 ) more Judges who are familiar with this sequence of contests!

 

 

 

 

RULES!

 

* Black Font ~

* Fresh Poetry ~

* 25 Lines or Less ~

* Creative Themes ~

* No Cliche' Poetry ~

* Watch Your Flow ~

* White Background ~

* Uncommon Themes ~

* Challenge Your Quill ~

* Use Your Imagination ~

* Keep It In Poetic Form ~

* No Epic or Short Stories ~

* No Poetry in Forms allowed ~

* We Reserve the Right To DQ ~

* Watch For Proper Punctuation ~

* Graphics/Borders Are Not Allowed ~

* No Massive Cursing or Hard Erotica ~

* Place Theme or Topic in Authors' Notes ~

* Place *POW Contest* in your Authors' Notes ~

* No Editing After A Judge Has Touched Your Work ~

* CAPPING every line is NOT allowed, unless required ~

* Do NOT use the Filler Words, *the, and, is, of, that, to* ~

* More than 5 PO' Contests Rule errors result in your entry being DQ ~

* Title MUST come from entry, yet reversed to read perfectly backwards ~

* Samples..>>>

* Singing Crows......Crows Singing

   Empty Minds....Minds Empty

   Falling Moons....Moons Falling

* Have Fun! 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

 

Points for this sequence of PO' contest ~

 

 

*POD* is 400 points for Gold, plus ( 3 ) HM's ~

*POW* is 1000 points for Gold, plus ( 3 ) HM's ~

*POM* is 1500 points for Gold, plus ( 3 ) HM's,

plus, a ( 3 ) month Silver Membership from AP ~

*POY* is an incredible amount of points for Gold, plus a ( 6 ) month Gold Membership from AP ~

 

We will be looking for FRESH poetry written "specifically" for these contests! 

 

ALSO...>>>>>

 

Your entry may NOT be in another contest at the same time as the PO' Contests ~

 

Show us Creativity, Originality, Imagery, Power, Emotion, Impact, Thought and Focus in the PO' contests ~

 

Also....if you submit a Poem which requires a syllable count, when allowed, please use these syllable counters..>>

http://www.wordscount.info/hw/syllable.jsp
http://www.wordcalc.com/index.php

http://shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

...then we will all be using the same counters, and have no discussion about syllable counts from websters.com ~

 

Donations are Most welcomed with your entries and Very much appreciated, as these contests eat up points quickly ~

 

 

 

Sponsoring Poets:

 

 

Arkbear ( 6 X for POD, POW, POM )

trista ( 4 X for POD, POW, POM ) 

ChansonDuCoeur ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Sonja ( 5 X for POD, POW, POM )

cutiepie ( 5 X for POD, PW, POM )

Catauthor ( 1 X for POD, POW POM )

HeavenScent4U ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

islekine ( 4 X for POD, POW, POM )

jamiedoring ( 4 X for, POD, POW, POM )

A New World ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

DrunkenRam ( 1 X for POD, POM )

Cynthia ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

WolfHeart ( 1 X for POD, POW )

In Too Deep1 ( 2 for POD, POW, POM )

RedwingSpirit ( 1 X for, POD, POW )

RyanosaurusWrecks ( 1 X for POW )

Freed by Mercy ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )

Lady Altheia ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Cupcrazy ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Kelli Marie ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )

pithyaplomb ( 5 X for POD, POW, POM )

In Too Deep1 ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Wynsom Trouble ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Creon Defeated ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Aerden ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

NeonRose ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )

Kathryn Bowden  ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )

poppa  ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )

Sunshine Princess (2 X for POD, POW, POM )

faithwhisperer ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Starz of Heaven ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )

Katie Lazette  ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

Peteskid   ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )

 

 

 

 

 

Samples of Creative, & Original Themes:

         ...these are NOT Prompts,

only examples of what we mean by,

Creative Themes -

 

1.  Two cats on a fence discussing life -

2.  Clouds floating by, and they're talking about life on earth -

3.  What are the salmon thinking as they stuggle up stream -

4.  What are toys thinking after being left out in the yard at night -

5.  What does your monitor think as you sit in front of it all day -

6.  Does a tornado really want to cause destruction -

7.  What are ants thinking when a rain storm comes along -

8.  What are birds thinking about while floating on currents of air -

9.  What is your pet thinking about when they stare out the window -

 

.....I hope this explains the many questions we have recieved about finding Creative Themes -

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:

 

We are not using any donated points for our own benefit ~

You may at any time ask how many points each Contest has in its' personal Bank ~

Your donated points are used soley to keep the PO' Contests open for your interest and fun ~

 

The *POD* = Poem of the Day, account name, Pod-1 ~

The *POW* = Poem of the Week, account name, Pow-1 ~

The *POM* = Poem of the Month, account name, Pom-1 ~

The *POY* = Poem of the Year, account name, Poy-1 ~

 

90% of  points that roll over, will be added to the *POY* for an incredible award of points at the end of the Year!

Please re-read these rules if you are still unsure about how this sequence of contests is conducted ~

 

 

 

Notice:

 

Kevin, the owner of Allpoetry, is in support of this *Sequence of Contests* and is awarding,
a ( 3 ) month Silver Membership for the POM -

&

a ( 6 ) month Gold Membership for the POY -

 

Also, the POM & the POY  will be displayed on the Front Page of AP in *Spotlight* ~

 

I am proud to say that I am sole holder of the PO' contests,

yet I could not do this without the help of your donations, or your other Judges ~

 

We want great Poetry that will make us read it and think.....Wow, that's grrrreat penning!

 

Now you know what we want....now go spill some Ink!

 

......and remember,

 

May Your Higher Power & the Power of  Your Quill,

Always Be Your Strength!

 

 

,~<::##########::

 

 

 

~ Bear, Julie, islekine, aboomer, jamiedoring, NeonRose & Ryan ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 6
  • Rewards: Gold: 1000, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:





    islekine:
    3 minutes ago Just in case...maybe you can post this for me...thanks!
    Aloha! And thanks so much to everyone who entered this week!
    Even those of you who were DQ’d.
    All of your judges, with the exception of Bear (who owns and runs
    the contests) have been where you are….and gotten the comments
    just as you have…so believe me, we understand. I really enjoyed
    this week’s entries…they were all real winners….AND the scores
    were extremely close…only .05 difference between the Gold and
    Silver!!!! See how important focus…rules…impact are???
    Thanks so much to all of the judges for their help this week too.
    Makes it interesting with so many different viewpoints on the
    poems.

    Thanks again to livingemptyspaces for reading, commenting
    and helping the other contestants! It is appreciated, and great
    sportsmanship.

    Okay…..here are your winners for this week!

    Gold this week goes to:

    Bells mourning behind , by Starz of heaven with 482.95 points

    Silver this week goes to: Locked Dreams by Lady Dementia with 482.90 points

    Bronze this week belongs to:

    Through Spilling Sunbeams, by Crivenea with 474.7 points

    1st HM: Ballooning Heart by triste elle with 474.4 points
    2nd HM: Bed Soiled by Gwenevere with 472.5 points
    3rd HM: Deceased Chaos by livingemptyspaces with 468.9 points

    Really tight scores this week….and a great job overall in the contest!!
    Hope you all had a safe and happy fourth….and you all return with
    your talents again next week!
    Be well and blessed…
    pray for peace on Earth!



    Here are the other judges final comments and scores…..

    So great to see such an enthusiastic and talented group respond to the PO' series!
    Great entries this week, my scores all seemed very close. Congratulations to
    the winners! See you again next time!

    Here are my scores for this contest:

    Bells Mourning Behind

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 9.5
    THEME: 10
    FLOW: 9.5
    DEPTH: 9.8
    IMPACT: 9.8
    FORMAT: 9 (addresses grammar and punctuation)
    IMAGERY: 9
    ORIGINALITY: 9.8
    LASTING EFFECT: 9.8

    Neon's Total: 96.2
    ********************
    Wasting Away Knowledge

    RULES: 9.8
    TITLE: 9.8
    THEME: 9.5
    FLOW: 9.5
    DEPTH: 9
    IMPACT:9
    FORMAT: 9 (addresses grammar and punctuation)
    IMAGERY: 9
    ORIGINALITY: 9.5
    LASTING EFFECT: 9

    Neon's Total: 93.1
    *********************
    Deceased Chaos

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 9.8
    THEME: 9.8
    FLOW: 9.8 (that one awkward line)
    DEPTH: 9
    IMPACT: 9
    FORMAT: 9.5
    IMAGERY: 9
    ORIGINALITY: 9.5
    LASTING EFFECT: 9.5

    Neon's Total: 94.9
    *******************
    Am I Indifferent?

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 9.5
    THEME: 9.8
    FLOW: 9
    DEPTH: 9
    IMPACT: 9.5
    FORMAT: 9.5
    IMAGERY: 9
    ORIGINALITY: 9.5
    LASTING EFFECT: 9

    Neon's Total: 93.8
    ******************
    Ballooning Heart

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 10
    THEME: 9
    FLOW: 9
    DEPTH: 9.5
    IMPACT: 9.2
    FORMAT: 9.5
    IMAGERY: 9.5
    ORIGINALITY: 9.5
    LASTING EFFECT: 9.5

    Neon's Total: 94.7
    *******************
    Message Sending in Binary

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 9
    THEME: 9.5
    FLOW: 9
    DEPTH: 9
    IMPACT: 9
    FORMAT: 9 (addresses grammar and punctuation)
    IMAGERY: 9
    ORIGINALITY: 9
    LASTING EFFECT: 9

    Neon's Total: 91.5
    ******************
    Through Spilling Sunbeams

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 10
    THEME: 10
    FLOW: 9.8
    DEPTH: 9.8
    IMPACT: 9.5
    FORMAT: 9.5 (addresses grammar and punctuation)
    IMAGERY: 10
    ORIGINALITY: 10
    LASTING EFFECT: 9.5

    Neon's Total: 98.1
    ********************
    Locked Dreams

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 10
    THEME: 10
    FLOW: 9.9
    DEPTH: 9.8
    IMPACT: 9.8
    FORMAT: 9.8
    IMAGERY: 10
    ORIGINALITY: 10
    LASTING EFFECT: 9.8

    Neon's Total: 99.1
    ******************
    Soiled Bed

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 9
    THEME: 9
    FLOW: 9.8
    DEPTH: 9.5
    IMPACT: 9.5
    FORMAT: 9.5
    IMAGERY: 9 (very graphic, straightforward)
    ORIGINALITY: 9.5
    LASTING EFFECT: 9.5

    Neon's Total: 94.3
    *****************
    Twosomes Dusty

    RULES: 10
    TITLE: 9
    THEME: 10
    FLOW: 9.5
    DEPTH: 9
    IMPACT: 9
    FORMAT: 9.5
    IMAGERY: 9.5
    ORIGINALITY: 9.5
    LASTING EFFECT: 9

    Neon's Total: 94

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    was pleased to see the unique themes this week - well done. And I think the rules were followed nicely. I enjoyed the entries. Best wishes to all. aboomer


    BELLS MOURNING BEHIND

    title: 9.5
    flow: 9.5
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.9
    imagery: 9.5
    creativity: 9.7
    vocabulary: 9.4
    depth/emotion: 9.4
    spelling/punctuation: 9.5
    impact/lasting impression: 9.7
    ….total: 96.1

    WASTING AWAY KNOWLEDGE
    title: 9
    flow: 9.4
    rules: 9.7 - title
    theme: 9.8
    imagery: 9
    creativity: 9.3
    vocabulary: 9.7
    depth/emotion: 9.2
    spelling/punctuation: 9.5
    impact/lasting impression: 9.2
    ….total: 93.8

    DECEASED CHAOS
    title: 9.7
    flow: 9.5
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.8
    imagery: 9.5
    creativity: 9.3
    vocabulary: 9.4
    depth/emotion: 9.5
    spelling/punctuation: 9.4
    impact/lasting impression: 9.1
    ….total: 95.2

    AM I INDIFFERENT?
    title: 9.6
    flow: 9.3
    rules: 10
    theme: 9
    imagery: 9
    creativity: 9.2
    vocabulary: 9
    depth/emotion: 9.3
    spelling/punctuation: 9.8
    impact/lasting impression: 9
    ….total: 93.2

    BALLOONING HEART
    title: 9.4
    flow: 9.4
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.4
    imagery: 9.5
    creativity: 9.4
    vocabulary: 9.6
    depth/emotion: 9.7
    spelling/punctuation: 9.7
    impact/lasting impression: 9.5
    ….total: 95.6

    DIGITS TWO IN CONVERSE
    title: 9
    flow: 9.3
    rules: 10
    theme: 10
    imagery: 9.3
    creativity: 9.7
    vocabulary: 9.5
    depth/emotion: 9
    spelling/punctuation: 9.3
    impact/lasting impression: 9.4
    ….total: 94.3

    THROUGH SPILLING SUNBEAMS
    title: 9.8
    flow: 9.4
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.5
    imagery: 9.7
    creativity: 9.3
    vocabulary: 9.5
    depth/emotion: 9.4
    spelling/punctuation: 9.8
    impact/lasting impression: 9.4
    ….total: 95.8

    LOCKED DREAMS
    title: 9.7
    flow: 9.5
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.5
    imagery: 9.4
    creativity: 9.5
    vocabulary: 9.3
    depth/emotion: 9
    spelling/punctuation: 9.4
    impact/lasting impression: 9
    ….total: 94.3

    BED SOILED
    title: 9.3
    flow: 9.2
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.2
    imagery: 9.7
    creativity: 9.5
    vocabulary: 9.3
    depth/emotion: 9.5
    spelling/punctuation: 9.2
    impact/lasting impression: 9.6
    ….total: 94.5

    TWOSOMES DUSTY
    title: 9
    flow: 9.2.…9
    rules: 10
    theme: 9.7
    imagery: 9.7
    creativity: 9.5
    vocabulary: 9.6.…9

    depth/emotion: 9.2
    spelling/punctuation: 9.2
    impact/lasting impression: 9.3
    ….total: 94.4

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


    Hi Islekine…hope all is well!

    Another good POW with strong quality entries.....See my scores below.



    Jamie : )


    Bells mourning behind

    Title 9
    Flow 9.5
    Depth 9.5
    Theme 10
    Feelings 10
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 10
    Uncommonness 9.5
    Sit & Ponder Affect 10
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 97



    Wasting Away Knowledge

    Title 8
    Flow 9.5
    Depth 9.5
    Theme 8.5
    Feelings 9.5
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 9.5
    Uncommonness 8.5
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.5
    Ability to follow Rules 9

    Total Score: 91



    Deceased Chaos

    Title 9
    Flow 10
    Depth 9.5
    Theme 9
    Feelings 9.5
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 10
    Uncommonness 9
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.5
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 95



    Am I Indifferent?

    Title 8.5
    Flow 10
    Depth 9
    Theme 9
    Feelings 9
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 9.5
    Uncommonness 8.5
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 92



    Ballooning Heart

    Title 9
    Flow 9.5
    Depth 9.5
    Theme 9
    Feelings 9.5
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 10
    Uncommonness 9
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.5
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 94.5



    Digits Two in Converse

    Title 8.5
    Flow 9
    Depth 9
    Theme 9
    Feelings 9
    Grammar 8.5
    Presentation 10
    Uncommonness 9.5
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 91.5




    Through Spilling Sunbeams

    Title 10
    Flow 10
    Depth 9
    Theme 9.5
    Feelings 9
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 9
    Uncommonness 9
    Sit & Ponder Affect 10
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 95




    Locked Dreams

    Title 9.5
    Flow 10
    Depth 10
    Theme 10
    Feelings 10
    Grammar 9.5
    Presentation 9.5
    Uncommonness 9.5
    Sit & Ponder Affect 10
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 98




    Bed Soiled

    Title 8.5
    Flow 10
    Depth 9
    Theme 9.5
    Feelings 9.5
    Grammar 9
    Presentation 9
    Uncommonness 9.5
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 93




    Twosomes dusty

    Title 8
    Flow 10
    Depth 8.5
    Theme 9
    Feelings 8.5
    Grammar 10
    Presentation 9
    Uncommonness 9
    Sit & Ponder Affect 8.5
    Ability to follow Rules 10

    Total Score: 90.5

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Bells Mourning Behind

    by Starz of heaven

    Title 9.0..awkward title, the only reason I would click on it is because of the word, *mourning* -
    Flow 9.35...very choppy at first..grammatical choices have a HUGE influence on Flow -
    Depth 9.85...I do wish you had used all of your lines available to you with such a powerful Theme -
    Theme 9.9...I have seen this Theme before, but not enough to make it cliche' -
    Feelings 9.75...I still think the Flow kept me from engaging into your Theme really deep on the first read -
    Grammar 9.5..very affective, but I agree with Neon on grammar -
    Presentation 9.95..beautiful imacting quatrains -
    Uncommonness 9.9..not uncommon for this time of year....yet richly penned -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.95....made me sit & pnder....for sure -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -

    Bears Score: 97.15


    Nice job!



    Wasting Away Knowledge

    by B Tha Revolution

    Title 9.5.....you already know where you messed up persay rules...yet great Title over-all -
    Flow 9.95...excellent read with superb Flow and understanding in each line....for me -
    Depth 9.9....For such a short write...you covered a lot...yet..9 lines still available -
    Theme 10...perfection.....however, I have seen this Theme I believe 3 times in a year -
    Feelings 10....your grammatical choices touched me -
    Grammar 9.9...very affective -
    Presentation 9.45....stanzas are quite awkward -
    Uncommonness 9.8....I really got into this write....just watch out for talent-overflow -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.6....did not ponder as much....pretty straight-forward dialect -
    Ability to follow Rules 9.75...Title needs to be backwards from entry -

    Bears Score: 97.85


    Keep spilling that ink ~



    Deceased Chaos

    by Livingemptyspaces

    Title 9.1....not sure I got it -
    Flow 9.25....left-align would have helped.....for me....and gramatical choices were....awkward -
    Depth 8.75....keep that balance of Show & Tell -
    Theme 8.9....an awkward Theme, which really did not introduce any new info for me -
    Feelings 7.9....did not touch any real strings with me -
    Grammar 8.7....simple grammatical choices....nothing reallu caught my attention -
    Presentation 8.5...not liking the middle-align....at all.....seems all over the place -
    Uncommonness 10...clever Theme....just not executed properly.....IMHO -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 7.5....nothing made me ponder here -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -

    Bears Score: 88.6


    Not your best this week .....very plain in all areas -


    Please do not take this critique as a personal attack against you....it is geared toward how I felt about your write ~



    Am I Indifferent

    by SuicidalLover

    Title 9.65....I would click on this, as the Title grabbed me, but still not the best IMO -
    Flow 8.75...short choppy couplets stressed my brain -
    Depth 9.9....nothing here realy took me any place original -
    Theme 9.4..not bad....but no real depth here to soak up -
    Feelings 9.0....never really had time to engage with your thoughts -
    Grammar 8.75...elementary and too cliche' -
    Presentation 9.1....couplets are never pretty when used in a row like this -
    Uncommonness 9.8...nice Theme.....executed rather poorly -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 8.75....sorry...nothing grabbed me to make me ponder -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -

    Bears Score: 93.1


    This could have been MUCH higher ....but not bad!



    Ballooning Heart

    by triste elle

    Title 9.8...not bad -
    Flow 9.7.....I HATE middle align...destroys the Flow.....for me -
    Depth 9.9...enough to give me full access to your Imagery -
    Theme 9.85....not as original as you think....I've read this a few times ~
    Feelings 10....I enjoyed it....touching and makes me think -
    Grammar 10.... I believe your strength in grammatical choices is really firm -
    Presentation 9.5....I HATE middle align -
    Uncommonness 9.8....common, yet you brought a fresh approach to your Theme -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.95....made me sit & pnder....for sure -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -


    Bears Score: 98.5


    Good job!



    Digits Two In Converse

    by Venugopal

    Title 9.3....too confusing.....for me -
    Flow 9.1....lonnnng lines took my breath away -
    Depth 9.3...not bad....butwhen we don't understand your Theme as well as you do, it is difficult to grasp all of your thopughts -
    Theme 10...perfection -
    Feelings 8.85....lacking in this department -
    Grammar 9.9...very affective -
    Presentation 9.1...your stanzas are not executed very well -
    Uncommonness 10....I really enjoyed this....freshness to my pallette of thought -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.95....made me sit & pnder....for sure -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -

    Bears Score: 95.5


    This is a tough Theme to write about....it is geared toward a certain genre of folk -


    Nice job though!




    Through Spilling Sunbeams

    by crivanea

    Title 9.3....too confusing.....for me -
    Flow 9.1....lonnnng lines took my breath away -
    Depth 9.3...not bad....butwhen we don't understand your Theme as well as you do, it is difficult to grasp all of your thopughts -
    Theme 10...perfection -
    Feelings 8.85....lacking in this department -
    Grammar 9.9...very affective -
    Presentation 9.1...your stanzas are not executed very well -
    Uncommonness 10....I really enjoyed this....freshness to my pallette of thought -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.95....made me sit & pnder....for sure -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -

    Bears Score: 95.5


    This is a tough Theme to write about....it is geared toward a certain genre of folk -


    Nice job though!




    Locked Dreams

    by LadyDementia

    Title 9.85...I would click on this because of your Title -
    Flow 9.85...just a tad off on meter...already discussed -
    Depth 9.9....For such a short write..nice!...9 more lines were available though
    Theme 10...perfection -
    Feelings 9.85....your grammatical choices touched me -
    Grammar 9.9...very affective -
    Presentation 9.9....simple quatrains....yet pleasing -
    Uncommonness 10....I really got into this write -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.95....made me sit & pnder....for sure -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -


    Bears Score: 99.2


    Nice!




    Bed Soiled

    by Gwenevere

    Title 9.0.....too cliche'.....for me -
    Flow 9.85...excellent read with great Tone and meter -
    Depth 9.9....For such a short write, nice job...sure would like to see what 9 more lines would of told us -
    Theme 10...perfection -
    Feelings 10....your grammatical choices are clever -
    Grammar 9.5...very affective....but rhyme is elementary -
    Presentation 9.9....simple quatrains....yet pleasing -
    Uncommonness 10....I really got into this write -
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.95....made me sit & pnder....for sure!! -
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -


    Bears Score: 98.1


    Nice job!




    Twosoems Dusty

    by crimsondew

    Title 9.0....did not get it -
    Flow 9.15....long lines destroy Flow.....IMHO -
    Depth 8.75....you'll take a hit here for sure.....disapointed in length -
    Theme 9.35...nice Theme, just not enough to grab hold of -
    Feelings 8.9....not enough for me to dig in to -
    Grammar 9.25...very affective....just not enough to paint that picture you were going after -
    Presentation 9.25.....long lines are not attractive......to me -
    Uncommonness 9.7....I really got into this write....and then you took it away from me!!
    Sit & Ponder Affect 9.55....made me ponder, but for only a moment, as there was not to ponder over --
    Ability to follow Rules 10...perfect from what I can see -


    Bears Score: 92.9


    I sure wish I could give more.....but I didn't get much from you to base a great score on




    Final Notes:

    Once again, thank you islekine for taking the reigns this week and Hosting this POW ~

    Yes, I am supposed to be in Arkansas about now....but Rogers job held him back another two weeks....Grrr ~

    Ok.....what a fine POW contest!

    Lots of new Themes.....and lots of creativity as well.....however.....most of you are falling short of the (((( WOWZER )))) moment!

    There was not Impact or Power in many of your writes....thus leaving us with no Lasting Impression to take to your scoreboards ~

    I am anxious to see who the Gold Winner is, as some of you were very close in scores...woo hooo!

    Also....on another note....I am really concered about trista......as she has not contacted me in almost a week....
    ...so please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.......I have a feeling the doctores told her to stay in bed!

    Also....has anyone heard from RyanosaurusWrecks?

    Also....we are looking for another two Judges until Ryan and trista are back with us ~

    Also......as mentioned in the POM, last week, we are going to change things a little for your next POW.......so......
    if you are planning on joining us, you need to read every single Rule!!

    DQ's will now be listed on the bottom of contest page....per se' new Rules on PO' Contest page ~

    Thanks to everyone who came out to support this weeks POW......you are truly all grrreat Writers....
    ....I look forward to reading you all soon!

    God bless you!

    Bear ~











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Contest Winners

  1. Bells mourning
    Holding tomorrow's promise,
    coming from inside this box.
    by Starz of Heaven 23 lines, 23 comments, on Jul 4 5:14 PM. In noguest
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Locked Dreams
    ~~**~~
    by LadyDementia 18 lines, 23 comments, on Jul 5 7:01 AM. In Contest
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Ballooning Heart
    by Wrinkling Mind 25 lines, 16 comments, on Jul 4 4:19 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Bed Soiled
    Spurting blood from splitting skin screaming loudly from within
    by Gwenevere 21 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 5 5:22 AM. In Life
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Deceased Chaos
    Sing sweetly, dear child,
    for when 'morrow breaks-
    by Livingemptyspaces 23 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 4 4:31 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • islekine
    July 4
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    Okay dear Poets....

    PLEASE re-read the rules again!!!
    Will start DQ so others may enter!
    Thanks for your close attention to this matter!!!

  • Arkbear gold member
    July 5
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    Poets....check to see why this was DQ ~

    http://allpoetry.com/poem/4396217
  • Starz of Heaven gold member
    July 7
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    What a suprise to wake up to see Gold beside my poem this morning thank you muchly for hosting the contest and the honor of Gold and the good advice on my poem congratulations to the other winners much love.