CONTEST #35 FOR HUGH WYLES FAVORITES ONLY!
FRIEND - One of the most beautiful words in the English language!
(The Joy in this life, when you sum it all up, is found in the making of FRIENDS!)
Please write me a poem about FRIENDS!
What do your FRIENDS mean to you?
What is the nicest thing a FRIEND has ever done for you?
Are you your own BEST FRIEND?
A FRIEND of mine recently told me she just lost her BEST FRIEND (she was referring to her pet dog who had to be put to sleep due to the infirmities of old age). There are many people who consider their pets to be their best friends. Do you think this is a sad commentary on today's society or a commmonplace occurrence?
What is it about a dog that has earned it the title MAN'S BEST FRIEND? Conversely, what can a human friend give us that a pet dog (or cat) never could?
These are just a few of the questions I'd like you to explore in this contest. You could focus on one of them or include all of them in your poem. Please include any other thoughts or feelings you have regarding FRIENDS.
Medical authorities have stated how important FRIENDS are for our mental, emotional and physical health. One thing is certain...we would all be poorer without them!!!
Usual Rules Apply:
1. No black backgrounds, please.
2. Rhyming poems are appreciated.
3. Maximum of two entries per participant.
4. All entrants need to vote for their choice for first, second and third place stating name of author and title of poem within 48 hours after contest closes. Please note: Contest will close August 22nd (plenty of time for you to submit your poem). Please send your vote by IM to huguenauties, not to me or King Hugh.
5. Officials may enter but cannot win. Their entries will include "NON-ENTRY" in the title and are not included in the voting.
6. This contest is NOT anonymous. Please sign your name at the end of each entry.
Winner of the GOLD trophy will return 300 points to huguenauties for future contests. The winner will host the next contest which will begin September 1, 2008.
There will be three Honorable Mentions.
BEST OF LUCK to all who enter! I'm looking forward to reading some beautiful poems!
FRIEND - One of the most beautiful words in the English language!
(The Joy in this life, when you sum it all up, is found in the making of FRIENDS!)
Please write me a poem about FRIENDS!
What do your FRIENDS mean to you?
What is the nicest thing a FRIEND has ever done for you?
Are you your own BEST FRIEND?
A FRIEND of mine recently told me she just lost her BEST FRIEND (she was referring to her pet dog who had to be put to sleep due to the infirmities of old age). There are many people who consider their pets to be their best friends. Do you think this is a sad commentary on today's society or a commmonplace occurrence?
What is it about a dog that has earned it the title MAN'S BEST FRIEND? Conversely, what can a human friend give us that a pet dog (or cat) never could?
These are just a few of the questions I'd like you to explore in this contest. You could focus on one of them or include all of them in your poem. Please include any other thoughts or feelings you have regarding FRIENDS.
Medical authorities have stated how important FRIENDS are for our mental, emotional and physical health. One thing is certain...we would all be poorer without them!!!
Usual Rules Apply:
1. No black backgrounds, please.
2. Rhyming poems are appreciated.
3. Maximum of two entries per participant.
4. All entrants need to vote for their choice for first, second and third place stating name of author and title of poem within 48 hours after contest closes. Please note: Contest will close August 22nd (plenty of time for you to submit your poem). Please send your vote by IM to huguenauties, not to me or King Hugh.
5. Officials may enter but cannot win. Their entries will include "NON-ENTRY" in the title and are not included in the voting.
6. This contest is NOT anonymous. Please sign your name at the end of each entry.
Winner of the GOLD trophy will return 300 points to huguenauties for future contests. The winner will host the next contest which will begin September 1, 2008.
There will be three Honorable Mentions.
BEST OF LUCK to all who enter! I'm looking forward to reading some beautiful poems!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 23, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 4 people
- Final notes: Many thanks to everyone who entered this contest! I got a warm and fuzzy feeling reading each and every poem! Your response to this contest proves how important FRIENDS are in your lives (as they are in mine). I have transferred 630 points to huguenauties for the extra Honorable Mention and for the first (six) entries to the contest (Yem and Sir Ima will receive 100 points for their early entries (which are no longer listed). I am giving 100 points to the first five entries listed (which is why the total entries to receive 100 points is now six).
Thanks again to all of you for making this a MEMORABLE contest!
Contest Winners
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Unspoken, no token,
invisible bond, like magic wand.• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Is this the start of a brand new life ahead
Perhaps it’s just to be as friends instead.by angelica 18 lines, 18 comments, on Aug 20 8:41 AM 2008. In Friendship, Love, Acrostic
Silver trophy winner
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by J aime Coudre 29 lines, 42 comments, on Aug 2 10:51 PM 2008. In Life, Love, Personal
Honorable mention
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Friends...
Are such special people• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
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Most blessed he that has a friend
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It's the hand clasp and the good word
and the 'great to know you' smile!• Commented on by judge. -
when the long night comes, I will not be alone,
my family and friends will claim their own.• Commented on by judge. -
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.• Commented on by judge.
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Thank you Hugh and dear Maureen,
for a place to speak my mind;• Commented on by judge. -
My very best friend is of course the one with whom I live
and, to my wife Hinemoa, everything I have I give.• Commented on by judge. -
When things are tough you can rely on a friend
to walk beside you till the very end.• Commented on by judge. -
Friends are very important in our lives
I feel very blest to have them in my life• Commented on by judge.
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I could get very serious in this contest but I'll try to refrain.
Some great questions (and incitations ) of which will probably take me far from the path...but who cares? 
I like this topic Maureen, it gets Yem's silliness and Ima's boring, cynical thoughts turning. -
Umm, shouldn't Maureen's name be added to the list of hosts. Or am I drunk on Moxie?
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Hi Yem,
I thought my name would automatically appear in the right hand corner...oh, dummy me...thanks to your astute observation, I will now be notified when you enter my contest.
Don't want to rush you or anything but you will get 100 points if you're one of the first five to enter! (If I could make it Moxie, I would!)
♥ Maureen
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YEM!!!! COOEEEEE Why did you remove your poems???
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The poems didn't meet with someone's favor...I won't name any names but it rhymes with Maursheen. So I promised to write Maursheen a positive, happy, la la la la, sap sap sappy poem instead.
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OHHHH GOODY!!! Make them beauties.
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This should be a really nice contest. An excellent ropic.
Dee
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Thanks, Dee! I hope I get lots of entries!
♥ Maureen
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bookmarking will see
I haven't been feeling well at all
Been back in the hospital and most of the time I am in bed..heading back Monday for more test...
I will bookmark this and see what I can do
Not promising but will see
Hugs
Susan~~~
Hoping you get lots of entry's
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Hey Sis!
Hope you get to feeling better soon! Thanks a lot if and when you are able to enter this contest (and thank you for calling me today..I just got your message.) When it's so hot, I take lots of afternoon naps. I'm still feeling too tired and too warm..think I need some Moxie with lots of ice!!!
Love Ya!zzz
♥ Maureen
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Congratulations to M-C on her GOLD win and Yem on his BRONZE win.
And thank you all very much for SILVER
and also to all who entered, it was a great contest.
Thankyou Maureen and Hugh.
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Thank You
Thanks so much for choosing my poem as Honorable Mention...
Congrats to all the other winners as well
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Thank you for the bronze cup. It came just in time...all the dishes in the house are dirty and now I don't have to wash them for another three or so days...
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Yay! Friendship!
Congratulations to M-C, Joan and Yem, and well done to Darlene, Dee, Heath and Susan. It was a pleasure to participate in this contest. Good luck to M-C in setting the next challenge.
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a great idea to have contestants vote for the "winners", it takes off so much burden and unease from the contest-host ... here, (s)he is offering the space, kindness and points, and the opportunity for poets to encourage each other in a creative manner ...
wonderful ...
maa
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