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ABC Challenge

Give me some poetry!! 

There are 26 letters in the alphabet.  Your poem should consist of no more than 26 words - one word for each letter in the alphabet, in the same order as it appears in the alphabet.  I have given you an example here but I am warning you now that I expect YOU to be show me a great deal more creativity.  The topic is yours for the choosing.  But please post your work accordingly. 

Another

Brilliant

Contest

Designed

Exclusively

For

Goading

Hardworking

Individuals

Journaling

Knockout

Lines

Metaphors

Nouns

Overlapping

Particularly

Questionable

Rationale

Stifling

Those

Unspoken

Verses

Wayward

Xenophobic

Youngsters

Zap

Start your computers and get those keyboards humming! 


 

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 26, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    You guys made this EXTREMELY difficult to judge. I was quite impressed by the entries and the thought that went into each. I commend you all for accepting the challenge.

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4536087, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. Gossiping
    Another bleak chronicle,
    droning everlasting fables;
    by myrataal 13 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 22 12:08 PM 2008. In Creative, Fun, Society, ABC-poetry
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. "Nothing Ventured--Nothing Gained"
    by BuriedTreasures 5 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 22 5:34 PM 2008. In Life
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Taking Off
    Anybody buying coupons,
    doesn’t enter
    by Bosiarbooger 17 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 22 7:06 PM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts, Weird, ABC'S
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Your Beloved, Broken Zoysia
    by LongPatrol 28 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 22 7:58 AM 2008. In Weird
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4534991, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • shecantstopfalling.
    August 22, 2008
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    wow this is a really good idea...You said there should only be 26 letters...I think u meant 26 words...


  • Riamh
    August 22, 2008
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    26 words, I assume?

    • Touchof1der silver member
      August 22, 2008
      Edit | Reply
      Yes, I meant words. It took me forever to edit my mistakes as it was. Thank you for pointing that out to me.


  • rustynite silver member
    August 23, 2008
    Edit | Reply
    Darn. missed it


  • FallingSideways silver member
    August 24, 2008
    Edit | Reply
    aww I wrote something for this and missed the deadline it seems


  • Riamh
    August 26, 2008
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    Thank you for the HM, must have been a B with an itch to judge. Congrats to all the winners.
    Slayer

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