Hello fine poets/writers/actors and the like(smile)...
I've often been told that my writings are too simplistic. Containing too many one and two syllabled words; hahaha, I concur somewhat to this thesis, however, in order for one to up their game, I feel they need some fine examples to study or peruse...
This is where you guys come in...
Give me a write that is anything but simplistic, and I will give you Gold, Bronze, and Silver; in that order-at least to the 'top' three...
Show me what I'm missing, and perhaps I'll change lol
I've often been told that my writings are too simplistic. Containing too many one and two syllabled words; hahaha, I concur somewhat to this thesis, however, in order for one to up their game, I feel they need some fine examples to study or peruse...
This is where you guys come in...
Give me a write that is anything but simplistic, and I will give you Gold, Bronze, and Silver; in that order-at least to the 'top' three...
Show me what I'm missing, and perhaps I'll change lol
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 6, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 10 people
- Final notes: The top three really touched something within me, and for that I thank you, the others were very good, thus the extended HMs. Thanks to everyone who entered, it was a most entertaining contest for me lol
Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3790145, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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by FallingSideways 8 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 1 3:46 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Adult, Other
Bronze trophy winner
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injections of life lead the disease of depression
rejected strife equaling emotional repression• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Redemption of a Rambling Redneck
(silence never sounded so good)• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
by between slices 61 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 19 9:10 AM 2007. In Deep Thoughts, Life, Sad, Abstract
Honorable mention
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Perhaps another day may pass
When midnight morning turns dull gray• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
by Fritz O skennick 28 lines, 18 comments, on Aug 3 5:38 AM 2008. In Dark, Schizophrenia, Weird, Thoughts, Self, Personal., Contest, Old English. Honorable mention
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Spectres in the unseen darkness,
lacking substance, gaining strength.by Fritz O skennick 28 lines, 25 comments, on Mar 18 1:58 PM 2008. In Dark, Thoughts, Psychic. Schizophrenia. Ghosts., Depression Honorable mention
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Silver trophy winner
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Straight as an arrow is My Vision, but yet My Balance seems blurry.
I strive and fight to do whats right, but sometimes Hope seems to scurby CrazyC87 97 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 18 3:13 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
breaking
be tween structureby delayedscreening 38 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 15 9:30 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The muse is like gurgling coffee within the poet ready to ooze. Home study primer serving poetry quickie’s off the shelf.by nature mithya 15 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 29 9:00 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Morning-blue wood
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On the whole
I tend to disagree with the premise, most poets who use long words
do so because they aren't clever enough to say what they want said
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Thank you, cricketjeff, for validating the use of words that are understandable. 
How many disagreements have come about because of poor communicating? 
YAY for understandable poetry. 
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Miss...Understanding ?
IMHO the poet writes for him or herself and not for a contemporary audience - as, in the latter case, vocabulary ages rapidly and what appeared communication at a level of the lowest common denominator for a brief period of time is in most cases rapidly recognized as irRelevANT -
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Ah, my French poet friend who writes sparkling poetry... I wrote a poem yesterday that had language the contest host hated so much, he deleted his contest. A dictionary was needed.
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Isn't that the truth. Huzzah!
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Where are Ian and Iggy? They write wonderful abstract verses.
lol
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Why don't we just enter a link for one of Ian's poems, as for me, I get all my words on sale...two for one, the elaborate ones are too costly.
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hahaha lol
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There's nothing wrong with "simple" or "basic" English. I think it's a good thing. It's more about the meaning & clearness (unless you're being mysteriously abstract LoL) than whenever you use huge ass words nobody knows.
Honestly.
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overhead view
words are the reason for poetry. the exactness of a word....
what is "simple"?
or even "basic"?
what is a "big word"?
humans have developed a complex form of communication, and this is done through the use of the vocal chord. the voice speaks words. no matter the similarity, how i speak, is not as you'd speak. language.... everyone has their own native tongue.
to learn another language,you have to ask questions.
ask....not dismiss it altogether. we all have a history behind us. the voice rises from this marker alone... it is the way we were educated, hell, even the manner in which we learned.
account should be taken toward these things.
look beyond your own interpretation at all times. this is what we were meant to learn.
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I like simple, people would probably think the same thing about my writing. I have read some poems here that I am so puzzled after reading them. Go ahead an expand your self some but keep writing the simple ones too as there are lots of people who love them
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Thanks for your commentst - I will keep them in mindlol
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