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Rictameter Word Bank

I love reading rictameters so I'm having a contest. If you don't know how to write a rict, here is a link that is fairly easy to understand.
http://members.optushome.com.au/kazoom/poetry/rictameter.html

The challenge here will be that it is also a word bank. You may use the words throughout the rict or choose a word and use it as the beginning and end of your rict. Obviously the more words you use, the better your chance of winning

Rules:

I am not spell check.
If adult please label as such.
All AP rules count.

Now for the word bank: (you may use another form of the word)

Mirror
shadow
echo
memory
shatter
breezes
fences
loving
branches
weeping
keeping
trying
broken
mended
seeking
laughing
hiding

Okay ... that's it!

Have fun and remember syllables count!
So does presentation
so center align!

You may enter more than once.

Please put the words you use in your author notes. Thank you.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 17, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    congratulations and thank you all for the entries.

Contest Winners

  1. Mirror (Rictameter chain)
    Mirror
    shows my shadow
    by Griswold 18 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 11 10:27 PM 2008. In Contest, Rictameter, Form Poetry, Word Bank
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Where My Dreams Echo (Rictameter)
    by Age of Rain 10 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 12 2:24 PM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Echo
    by Carolina Moon 9 lines, 24 comments, on Aug 12 9:33 PM 2008. In Love, Memories, Rictameter
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Hiding Behind Broken Fences (Rictameter Chain)
    Hidingin the shadowseeking comfort, loving.We shatter beneath life's branches.Echoes fade within the depths of memoryas wild laughing becomes weeping.Your conscience keeping yousafely kept inhiding.Fencesbroken, mendedlike he
    by PassionsPromise 0 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 14 6:02 PM 2008. In Love, Life, Thoughts, Rictameter Chain
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Seeking (rictameter)
    by Haiku-bless-you 20 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 14 6:16 PM 2008. In Life, Love, rictameter
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • And Hyetal
    August 11, 2008
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    ohhhhhhh, I'm not a big fan of writing form poetry but I might try.

    • piccola silver member
      August 11, 2008
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      I find this form addictive. I used to teach a rictameter class awhile ago. I had one of my fits and deleted my work. It deleted my classes (5) and now they want me to take the teaching one over again as well as a teaching assistant one. I told them I'd pass. I had to do that before I could teach a class. They need to make me take a pouting and deleting class


      • And Hyetal
        August 12, 2008
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        hmm, well maybe we don't need one of those, because I'm sure there's plenty poets on the site that do that.

    • piccola silver member
      August 11, 2008
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      when you're done with this form and you center align it looks like a diamond if you do the syllable count right. Sometimes you have to play with the letters too if you want it to look just right...it's lots of fun.


  • etoile
    August 11, 2008
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    oooh
    this seems so fun to enter.
    im gonna give it a shot


  • owlish
    August 11, 2008
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    I might try later if I have time, but I'm not feeling too good... maybe because everyone in my Interp saw me cry... that might have something to do with it.


  • Jasmine Rayne
    August 11, 2008
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    Do we have to use all the words in the word bank or just the ones we want to use? Sorry if it's painfully obvious, I just wanted to make sure before I entered lol.


  • quantumsurveyor
    August 12, 2008
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    Hello, need to know if ALL or only some of the wordbank should be used. Thanks


  • Griswold gold member
    August 17, 2008
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    Thank you for deeming my humble entry worthy of Gold I greatly appreciate it...Scott

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