I am looking for an observation made in solitude.
Please welcome Thomas Scott as my co-judge -
he will be commenting on all the entries as well
as helping me choose the finalists & trophy winners.
Contest guidelines:
* 25 words or less
* free verse
* left aligned
* plain background
* clear metaphor (if you use it)
* imagery
* simplicity
* creativity
* no cutting, dark poems
The following poems are for inspiration only:
BLUEBERRIES
After picking blueberries alone all afternoon
I carry
some consciousness of the fields back with me.
Allan Cooper
http://allan-cooper.blogspot.com/
alone
Over-sized carnations carry
thoughts to winding river
which once ran through stone
In this now
I am beside myself
alone
Mark Griffin
Always someone resting there -
a lone rock
in the summer field.
Masaoka Shiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaoka_Shiki
Please do NOT copy or rewrite the poems used for examples.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 20, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 2000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 200
- Final notes: Quite a diverse & interesting number of entries in this contest, thanks to all of you, it was a pleasure to read your poems and congrats to the 3 trophy winners & finalists.
You all wrote wonderfully, it was a hard one to judge...thanks to Tom for all of his guidance with this one, and for his wonderful comments on the poems...
the winners are:
gold - Trapped by Sue Cardwell
silver - windblown by Mallig
bronze - the rains by adsaige
thanks again...
Contest Winners
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I sat alone in my garden
reading.by Sue Cardwell 8 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 1 4:20 PM 2008. In Free Verse, Personal, Thoughts, Life
Gold trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4500371, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4512507, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4486909, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4488787, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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by Saffron 22 lines, 18 comments, on Aug 14 10:28 PM 2008. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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by EvilKate 17 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 14 6:11 AM 2008. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge. [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4500091, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4508569, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Entries [42]
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I trudged out alone to the grazing pastures,
through raucous herds of cattleby Brit-Girl 5 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 1 1:13 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Alone, I retreated after suicide
Numb with painby melphleg 6 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 1 1:28 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
a realm of listless void.• Commented on by judge.
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Restored by this eternal feeling.
Of hatred, for this new reality.by CarissaHailea 4 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 1 2:35 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Timelessness coming to bear
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Eight million people in London
going somewhere• Commented on by judge. -
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by amaranthine lover 14 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 1 6:13 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Contest, Dark, Fantasy, Abstract, noguest
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by BehindTheShadow 7 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 1 7:08 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Time passes,
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Cold steel dances
chime of porcelain bellsby yukitosumi 4 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 2 10:57 AM 2008. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge. -
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Filled room of laughter
clicking of keyboardsby Sandra R Reynolds 9 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 2 1:15 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
barren branch sways with the wind
which once nested• Commented on by judge. -
by Age of Rain 29 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 3 11:00 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Winter Rain
Drizzle ...• Commented on by judge. -
At dawn I plucked her
out of the ruined webby Hulali 34 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 4 12:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
The spicy, warm fragrance of sagebrush
surrounds.by Kathryn Bowden 14 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 5 3:16 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Her exigent emerald eyes-
enraptured my morning’s pride.by JohnnyD 10 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 7 2:05 AM 2008. In Lost in thought, My life, Personal, Contemporary• Commented on by judge. -
This darkness
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by rendezvous 22 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 9 1:03 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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sitting on the slanted tiles
staring at the scaleby writetheway 6 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 13 3:03 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
I chanced to overhear the vespers
of the moon,by ten thousand cicadas 19 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 14 3:46 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Comments
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What a wonderful idea~~I love contests like this
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thank you, Saffron...hope you'll be inspired
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It makes me want to write a Haiku...
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I was thinking of that...but I went with free verse because I wouldn't be able to be a good judge of Haiku..I hardly know anything about them...lol
hope to see you here...
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consider this
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Hi Destiny...I would love to read one from you for this contest - thanks for bookmarking
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i will be entering this one
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I can't wait
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i loved the theme and the twist of having just 25 words and less to it.
enjoy
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thank you..and thanks for entering
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Will be back babe
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I love the Allan Cooper poem... so very much. I think I'm going to steal it and put it on my page
A great contest idea! But, you always have great contests
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Solitude is very sad
but too much company's twice as bad.
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Thanks Tara and Tom, it was a beautiful contest. Lots great poetry turned out it droves, despite the solitude. Thanks for hosting and for the wonderful prompt.
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Thanks for hosting a wonderful contest!
Saffron
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Thank you so much to both of you for the honor of silver, for hosting this contest, and for the wonderful inspiration!
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congratulations to all the writers that participated in the contest! great winning poems!
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