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Living Life Your Way

Just for my very first contest. I want to know through poetry of some sort how your life is going. If you're struggling with something right now, let me know. If you're have the best year of your life, I want to know. Just set it all out so that the world can see what you think of your current life.

I'm cutting this off after 30 submissions, so hurry and get yours in.

As for any rules, this is one of those anything goes sort of contests. Don't worry about length, but please check your spelling. (It's just a pet peeve of mine.)
Also, be creative in the way you state something, so that it will keep a person's interest.

I love all sorts of poetry, so don't worry about rhymes or even too much about pleasing me. Yes, I may be the judge, but I'm very, VERY open minded.

But most of all, just have fun.

Edit:
I've selected quite a few great poems that I feel are exactly what I sought out. Those that are considering entering still can have a chance to get on the finalists list, so don't dispair. I will still read with an open mind and I won't actually judge any until after the contest closes. So good luck to the last minute entries

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 22, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 50, Bronze: 40, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Thanks so much to those that entered the Contest. I really enjoyed reading all that you had to say, or rather, write. Alas, comes the difficult time of judging and I tried my best to find the poems I though suited many that come here. Here's the standings of the final four I had to Narrow it down to.

    Gold - Where Did I Fail?
    Silver - just some things on my mind
    Bronze - When Looking at Life...
    Honrable Mention - We Can't

    Thanks again to those that participated and I hope to rack up the points for another contest soon enough. This was fun.

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4410271, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. just some things on my mind
    Why do you torture me by talking of him, And right after you left me with pain so grim,
    by Philleebee8 24 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 21 9:53 AM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. When Looking at Life...
    by BehindTheShadow 41 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 8 9:11 PM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. We Can't
    You and me, we go for a walk
    End up at our secret place.
    by limechic 109 lines, 17 comments, on Jun 21 6:20 PM 2008. In Sad, Personal, Love
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Poetryintheblood gold member
    July 22, 2008
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    Thank you for hosting the contest and for awarding me Gold, Congrats to the winners, Josie


    • gettingoutofme
      July 22, 2008
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      You're welcome. I really enjoyed your poem. And looking at some of your stats, now that I can, seems you've won quite the number of contests. Thanks as well for participating in my contest.