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Favorite Things PIF

Favorite Things
I recently won a Pay It Forward contest in a
'Favorite Things' theme begun by Nicolette in this contest.

http://allpoetry.com/contest/2408259

How long can we keep it going? It has gone from Nicolette,
through Ardent March to me, then Pamela A Lamppa, then back to me! Surprise! and now onward...

Winner please pay it forward to keep the theme alive.

I would like to read poems inspired
by three more of my favorite things

(pick one or combine them)

a blank page
an open fire
blue jeans


Usual rules, you know what to do...

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 21
  • Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 10 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all for entering, and writing about some of my favourite things. You have given me new ways of seeing them, and also a nearly impossible task - that of choosing the order for judging. Gold went to the entry that spoke of being blocked, prevented from writing, and that's a very scary loss. The next five were, in my opinion, equal - but I had to make a decision. The rest are in no particular order, because by then I doubted myself too much!

Contest Winners

  1. all I need
    by marlene47 26 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 10 4:30 PM. In Contest, favorite things
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. just once I want to be a color
    it's the taste of blue
    cotton softness
    by Cannonsfire 21 lines, 17 comments, on Jul 19 11:05 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Blue Jeans Boogie
    No two line preview
    by Nogod 43 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 19 1:51 AM. In Love
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. poetic morsel
    a blank page...
    sharpened pencils,
    by faithwhisperer 23 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 6 8:30 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Adrift
    Fall foliage resurrected in
    by KayJay46 17 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 7 2:34 PM. In Happy, Life, Personal
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Open Fire
    An open fire on the beach
    lucky I wore my blue jeans!
    by jovi 26 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 6 8:24 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. paradise
    a blank page can tell no stories of tomorrow's pride and can fill the need
    by carole21 10 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 7 9:11 AM. In Pif, Quickie
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. note on a blank page
    lemon and onion words
    heated with flame of hope
    by james119 17 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 6 9:03 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  9. those old blue jeans
    by righteousme 20 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 7 1:24 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  10. Where Do We Go Now?
    As I sit here by this open fire in the backyard of my home I think of what I want to say the next time you come.
    by NurseyPoo 12 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 7 5:43 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  11. Campfire poetry
    It's late at night and all of us are seated round a fire I'm wearing just my jeans and nothing more
    by cricketjeff 16 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 19 7:32 PM
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  12. The Reason for the Blank Page
    by Swan song 54 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 19 7:03 PM. In Adult
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Cat gold member
    July 21
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    thank you so much!

    this is my first PIF- so now what do i do?

    is there a special formula I am meant to use?

    • pania gold member
      July 21
      Edit | Reply

      Hi, and congratulations!

      You now run a contest, and use 300 of the points you won towards the first prize. Please call the contest by the same name, and use as prompt three of your favourite things! You could copy and paste the wording from my contest page if you wanted to, just changing where appropriate; that will save you a lot of work! (It's what I did!)

      It's fun to see how far this contest will go - maybe I should start a column, and paste the winners of each round there.(Hmmm. Not a bad idea - must remember to do it.)

      Call the contest a PIF, Pay It Forward, and ask that the winner do the same. That's about it, really. Ask me if you have any problems - but I don't think you will. If you do have a writing block, reading contest entries should get something stirred up! Good luck!

  • marlene47 silver member
    July 21
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    Thanks Pania, great contest. Thanks too for your comments and the silver.
    Marlene