Well you have all had to put up with me for a year now, so I'd like to celebrate. I've met an army of great poets and written about 1200 poems, including two or three good ones and read thousands of others.
I'd love for you to celebrate with me. And to that end what I would like is a pair of poems from each of you, the best poem you have written in the last year (No that is wrong the poem I will love best!
) and a new one. I shall mark each poem separately and try to average out the score across the two poems. Clearly you'll only get one gold cup for the two poems but I'll give it to whichever of the two you prefer
I hope all of you will take this in the spirit of celebration and for a change I'm not going to beat myself up over the judging I'm going to mark on the basis of the poems I want to hold close to me until I die.
Several of you know I have a small collection of poems I carry with me everywhere, I'm looking for new ones to add to that list!
AMAZE me please those of you who know me well know why I love your poems, the rest of you, a brief glance at my poetry may help, but really I love so many different things and I promise to enjoy reading everything that is entered, however I am very unlikely to enjoy reading about cutting or your wish to commit suicide, and I have no religion and avoid commenting on spiritual pieces for fear of offending those whose beliefs they espouse.
I'd love for you to celebrate with me. And to that end what I would like is a pair of poems from each of you, the best poem you have written in the last year (No that is wrong the poem I will love best!
) and a new one. I shall mark each poem separately and try to average out the score across the two poems. Clearly you'll only get one gold cup for the two poems but I'll give it to whichever of the two you prefer I hope all of you will take this in the spirit of celebration and for a change I'm not going to beat myself up over the judging I'm going to mark on the basis of the poems I want to hold close to me until I die.
Several of you know I have a small collection of poems I carry with me everywhere, I'm looking for new ones to add to that list!
AMAZE me please
those of you who know me well know why I love your poems, the rest of you, a brief glance at my poetry may help, but really I love so many different things and I promise to enjoy reading everything that is entered, however I am very unlikely to enjoy reading about cutting or your wish to commit suicide, and I have no religion and avoid commenting on spiritual pieces for fear of offending those whose beliefs they espouse.Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 5, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 3010, Silver: 1010, Bronze: 600, Honorable mention: 29 people
- Final notes: WOW
I may not do that again, I have a large sheet of paper with impossible calculations on all sides. I have sworn at AP lots of times. Decided to run away and hide three times awarded too many HMs once and finally got it right.
I am not going to say why you all won what you did this contest was all about ME selfish sod that I am, so thank you all every one for entering I loved it.
Everyone who entered two poems (one prewrite and one fresh write) got at least an HM one person who cheated and put in two pre-writes without asking me also got an HM because I enjoyed both poems so much.
Thank you all again
I
Love
reading
poetry
Contest Winners
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by paperparadox 61 lines, 18 comments, on Aug 25 6:30 AM 2008. In Life, humour, rhyme
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There’s a poet that I’ve come to know it’s been just past a year
he’s been my mentor and the dearest friend,by Sue Cardwell 59 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 29 10:07 AM 2008. In Form, Sixtains, Personal, Love, Thoughts, Dedication
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It is in the days of tears and blue skies
this men reaches out to dry my eyesby Myjoy 16 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 27 2:17 PM 2008. In Contest, Friendship, Dedication
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by Ceridwens Soul 63 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 29 9:04 AM 2008. In Humor, Contest, Dedicated Honorable mention
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On bended knee,
I asked innocently,by ears2hearyou 50 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 20 6:25 PM 2008. In Contest, Friendship, Dedication, Happiness, Humour Honorable mention
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Their grace I may admire but not begrudge:
The trees were never made for me to judge.by Peripatetic 61 lines, 31 comments, on Jul 8 7:52 PM 2008. In Nature, My life, Inspirational Honorable mention
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The future troubles the prophet's face
From chin to foreheadby Judith Chandler 24 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 26 4:27 PM 2007. In Contest, Fantasy, Humor Honorable mention
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A waistcoat adorns this poet chap
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the moon was grinning
Cheshire-like upon me,by subterfugepoet 39 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 19 9:38 AM 2008. In Love, Nature, Personal Honorable mention
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I’ll probably never see you
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Their laughing right at me,
and doing it today.by Bosiarbooger 64 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 21 7:13 AM 2008. In Contest, Lost in thought Honorable mention
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The sweep of easy wind and silky flake
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A lucky bug shall chirp in soul delight
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Vast open acres
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This is for Wanda, Nicolette, Carol, Yvette, Kathleen, Marianne, Lane, Rhonda, Cherilyn, Melissa, Saffron and Zayra . . . I feel blessed toby marc creamore 55 lines, 30 comments, on Apr 13 5:33 PM 2008. In thank you, Personal, Thoughts, female poets Honorable mention
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Our father Allan Ginsburg
who is in heavenby word20dragon 56 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 16 6:39 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Contemporary Honorable mention
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Continents away, miles apart,
she holds your hand, I hold your heart.by sassylilpoet 21 lines, 57 comments, on May 30 10:34 AM 2008. In Life, Love, Thoughts Honorable mention
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We're dreaming in an ocean
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A cool breeze brushing through the area,
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a hazy light
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The sun creeps through the window.
The dark is done.by Judith Chandler 29 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 21 6:31 PM 2008. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Oh, what a cliche poet I slave for
Sighing as I scribble his words of loveby owlish 68 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 15 9:00 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
She would arrive
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He sits in his chair all alone in his room
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Estoile like the patterns in reflection to mirror the soul.
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When bass strings
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by Ceridwens Soul 17 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 20 4:13 AM 2008. In Contest, Dedication, Friendship, Personal Thoughts
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I’m crawling through the debris of fallen stars,
the litmus test of the soul abandonedby marc creamore 56 lines, 25 comments, on Apr 29 9:28 PM 2008. In Spiritual, Thoughts, Personal, Sad• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I've entered his contests from time to time,
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A desert's beauty is obscure,
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My fine, soft hands are pallid,
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Sitting in a lecture hall
listening to a learned man speakby word20dragon 22 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 25 8:10 AM 2008. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I'm a sucker for alliteration. xDby HagarenHanyou 29 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 8 6:59 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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the whisper of your skin against mine. / your hand in mine as we walked silently / we were always together talking and laughing / best frieby still.she.waits 22 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 14 12:26 AM 2007. In noguest• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I'm going to eat your soul. I'll grab it, fry it, eat it whole.by there-goes-my-heart 7 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 2 11:18 PM 2008. In Niftylicious, Dark, Love, Life and Death• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Vomit strewn across the floor,
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your bottom curves in
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The sparkle in your eye,
The warmth of your skin.by crayz 29 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 18 5:35 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Faerie wings and cyanide, thats is where it starts,
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The sky was a violet gray
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Majestic beauty
To my majestic beauty please know that I am forever in your debt. I beseech you wake me and guide me on my quest. Brightenby Bosiarbooger 31 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 17 2:30 PM 2008. In Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Congratulations.
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awww congrats
its almost been a year for me
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oh cool! Celebrations are always fun.
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Congralutations!!
I wanted to give you a smile, but it would not work. So here is a bunch of
for you. Frans
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I entered them separately, is that alright?
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Also, the second one I entered is a prewrite, but I wrote it just before I saw your contest.
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I shall forgive you 8 minutes!
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Yay! Thank you! Any title ideas?
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Not for a poem in my own contest!
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Happy anniversary in advance. You have done some amazing stuff in that time. The best poem I've done? Hard to say, there have been so many. My first AP anniversary is coming up too at the end of September.
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congrats, i'm on my first year, but it won't be a full year until april. =D great job, and i'm sure it has been an amazing year for you!
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Congratulations!
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I honestly did not realise you had joined AP around the same time as me-well I never!
Bumpy xxx
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How did I miss this contest?
I should like to enter and take all your points.
Congratulations on your anniversery, this site wouldn't be the same without you
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very nice of you to say so
There is still time to enter, and the more the merrier, I am hoping to pick up some more "must reads".
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congrats and best wishes for your second year! wish i was as prolific as you!
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Well jeff, Congratulations on your year.I hope you spend many more happy ones here on AP, Ros -
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Happy AP Birthday to you! I luv your idea here! I would love to jump on it myself, but afraid I won't make the deadline. It's our podunk town's festival all week, and I have a parade at 1:00, grandkids in haul, lol, then a class reunion at 4:00, then back out here on Gilligan's Island for more babysitting adventures, it wears me out just typing it, plus was out till 2:am last eve with my hubby's band dancing the night away. Anyhoo, if I can fit just one more thing in, it will be penning a piece of birthday cake for one of the finest authors on the site! Hope to see you for many more years! Crap, now the cat has puked!!!!!! Back to work............
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A whole year? man you don;t look a day older
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HA!!! Happy anniversary! Look at all these entries!
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Quite an honour...
to be awarded silver out of this large field of competitors!
Thank you for enjoying my little ode.
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