I won gold in Celadia's contest I Deserve A Gold
so am paying it forward.
Rhyme only this time.
Line count doesn't really matter. If it's too long though and doesn't knock my socks off in the first couple stanzas I probably wont finish reading it.
no cursing.
must have won no gold before.
Winner must PIF same theme.
All who enter from now on MUST comment on TWO poems in this contest BEFORE you enter.
I will comment on all entries but will make additional comments for the winners after the contest is over. Winners may recieve bonus points if I am really impressed by them.
If I feel a write has no chance of winning I will dq. Feel free to enter another selection.
Put " Dance with the words Mary " in your authors notes so I know you've read the rules.
so am paying it forward.
Rhyme only this time.
Line count doesn't really matter. If it's too long though and doesn't knock my socks off in the first couple stanzas I probably wont finish reading it.
no cursing.
must have won no gold before.
Winner must PIF same theme.
All who enter from now on MUST comment on TWO poems in this contest BEFORE you enter.
I will comment on all entries but will make additional comments for the winners after the contest is over. Winners may recieve bonus points if I am really impressed by them.
If I feel a write has no chance of winning I will dq. Feel free to enter another selection.
Put " Dance with the words Mary " in your authors notes so I know you've read the rules.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 9, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 7 people
- Final notes: Excellent entries made this very hard to judge. It's taken me a week to decide gold and silver so thanks for your patience. Thank you all for the great poetry!!!
Contest Winners
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When quivery petals meet quivery lips
and white sails meet mistrals invading old ships,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
by Never Fall in Love 36 lines, 32 comments, on Jun 20 2:27 PM 2008. In Personal
Silver trophy winner
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- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4028265, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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by toomysterious 26 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 22 11:31 PM 2008. In love, thoughts, life
Honorable mention
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To arrive at the beginning
of wisdom's hoary path,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4420715, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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Release me from this prison.
release me from this hell.by the evil angel 18 lines, 12 comments, on Jul 8 1:35 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I gave up long ago, my yearning for the gold.by Vaquerita 16 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 23 5:44 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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I hold my head amongst the shadows in a room occupied by one Softly lit by burning candles and a cigarette from off my tongueby RomeoPierson 17 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 23 9:14 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Where were you??
Where were you when I was ecstatic?by travellingsoldier 28 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 10 9:00 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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can it be 28 lines instead of 24?
and around 6 of those lines are just line breaks/spaces.
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spaces dont count as lines.
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My granddaughter who is 18 and still studying says that when she has to write poetry for English Lit. they count spaces between lines as a line and double spaces between stanzas as 2 lines. Probably a way to keep things tight or something. I suppose if we were really technical it would depend on the editor; in this case the judge.
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Thank you for this great honor of gold. Congratulations to all other winners too.
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Thank you so much for the bronze trophy!
I truly appreciate it!
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