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Challege #1: a poem in 25 words

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25 words only



challenge:
1. close your eyes
2. prompt yourself and let the voice of honesty reveal a single word.
3. let the word inspire you.


rules:
-plain black background
-white font
-no pictures
-quality poems only.



I will start with 300 points.











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Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 31
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you very much.

    The winners are as follows:

    1st: 'Flutter'
    2nd: 'Ugg'
    3rd: 'Toss your bread into a pond'

    HM:

    'is nothing short of'
    'song birds'

    The rest of the finalists just made my day.

    Kudos and see you around.



    HENSLEY

Contest Winners

  1. ~
    by poet2angels 18 lines, 15 comments, on Jul 5 9:19 PM. In love
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. by Moqui Takoda 29 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 8 2:14 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. There is a heaven
    behind the ambiguity,
    by Lj- 25 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 17 5:17 PM. In Thoughts, Weird, Personal, Life, Love, Contemporary, Fantasy
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. From a tree I planted
    by Swan song 13 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 19 9:06 AM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. by marlene47 17 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 17 1:16 PM. In Contest, quickie
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. I crave blush
    staining indelible beauty,
    by kaibab 21 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 17 4:03 PM
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. I’m just one of the many things that fit in your closet.
    & baby you should get a bigger room because your skeletons are escaping.
    by thunder.xx.paradise 4 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 16 10:22 PM
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. by Pamela A Lamppa 22 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 5 10:16 PM. In Life
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  9. by hardeepb 16 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 6 12:47 PM. In Lost in thought
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • bookmarked ... right now, all i am coming up with is stuff like 'the' 'of' 'a' ... but, but i know my brain will unkink and it will kick into cruise mode shortly


  • hiraeth
    July 11
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    bookmarked

  • marlene47 silver member
    July 17
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    What a cool process - simple yet profound.



  • babygirl2582
    July 18
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    :)

    Good Luck Everyone

  • poet2angels silver member
    July 31
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    Thank you so much, Hensley for the honor of gold!
    I loved the inspiration!
    Great contest
    COngrats to all
    Lynda
  • Thank you so much for the honor of being a finalist in your contest. GREAT contest. Congratulations to all! ~Pamela

  • Cherokee
    July 31
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    Thank you for hosting and for the Silver and points.
  • Nicole Hanna
    July 31
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    How come every time I hold one of these 30 word contests, I get maybe 3 good entries, but you hold one, and you've got a whole buttload up there?

    So not fair. lol

    Congrats to the winners!

  • marlene47 silver member
    July 31
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    Thank you for the contest and your insightful comment. It was a process that I enjoyed. Congratulations to the winners.
    Marlene
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