i'm dying here.
write.
i want all your pain.
contest- looking for best obituary poet on AP.
open to all.
rules:
no rhyme
left-align
mono background
imagery
twenty-thirty line [60 at most]
*check for updates*
*point value may go up depending on quality*
WILL NOT CLOSE UNTIL CONTEST REACHES AT LEAST 2000 ENTRIES.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 5
- Rewards: Gold: 2000, Honorable mention: 15 people
- Final notes: Moqui and I have looked at the entries throughly before deciding on the winners in this order:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4707203 Underneath... Ruth Kephart
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4707997 Anonymous Obituary... Cyclical
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4564611 Bar Harbor Times (Death Of A Local Poet) ...dillpickle62
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4849675 The Crow... Death-Head
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4848995 An ode to the sweet wind-----....Purush
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4850553 That Woman, who drove the silver car...Slap Happy
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4566511 prodigal ...seraphim shock
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4501577 her color... Joan-of-Arc
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3251290 Your Last Resume Man... of Harlech
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3406960 Bill Davis... neurosine
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4702469 Nobody Misses You But Me ... upperworld06
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4808123 Here lies a girl ...LuciferLight
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4913481 Prelude to the Nighting Gale.. Justin Stone
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4657007 Lost Love ...maverick
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4565587 The Ultimate Promise ...tombruize
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4912351 Assumption ... greenhorn
My notes:
I was impressed with some of the poems and really enjoyed most of them. I did have concerns about some of the writes, but they were alleviated only by the sheer beauty on some of the writes. I want to bring special attention to the listed writers, and I thank everyone for entering. I was very fond of some of the writes that did not make the list due to them disregarding the rules. Thank you so much.
Moqui notes:
I was impressed with the winners for the beauty and power of the poems. I was very fond of The Crow, by Death-Head, and the poem by GreenHorn, and was blown away by the edgy beauty of 'her color' by Joan-of-Arc, as well as the tender reminiscence of 'That Woman, who drove the silver car .... ' by Purush.
Thank you fine poets, for these poems. Moqui Takoda
Contest Winners
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He died at home, sleeping, on a Tuesday.
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"Holy cow" he thought
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The mango tree you have planted and carefully grown• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Last night, no one knows for certain when exactly,
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Your vital signs have ended / and there is no sign of breath or pulse to promise more / and what they see is what they get / and they put tby Man of Harlech 24 lines, 23 comments, on Jul 30 11:48 AM 2007. In Dark, Sad, Thoughts
Honorable mention
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You beautiful goofy looking mother fucker.
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Here lies a girl so blessed,
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Screams envelop my existence
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Death becomes me
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The clouds are her coffin.
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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You taught me
lots of things –by evidently 43 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 12 5:13 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by Luna Tique Fringe 25 lines, 20 comments, on Sep 2 2:46 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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by luna-midnight 65 lines, 18 comments, on Sep 24 5:03 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Shoulders bent in grief,
strainby ears2hearyou 27 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 2 11:46 PM 2008. In Contest, Hope, Life, Dedication, Friendship, Happiness, Death• Commented on by judge. -
Camouflage reflections
creep around my empty room,by Salt Therapy 21 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 3 4:32 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Your heart became a haemophiliac
for one day only,by evidently 21 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 3 12:41 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
As these thoughts came to me, so swift and breaking like a hurricane. A normal person would have been overwhelmed; as it were I hid it justby Wicked Nithilist 68 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 31 1:28 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Her eyes were like almonds, dark chocolate within the whites.
Her hair, though matted and hardly brushed, hung simply above her shoulders.by Scissors Wilde 18 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 28 11:57 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by getsbetter 27 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 21 8:00 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Time is not and cannot
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I got here as soon as I could,
Only to watch your labored breath.by deercatcher 57 lines, 31 comments, on Dec 31 11:54 PM 2006. In Life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Pulsating spectacles of light,
Glass seems to bend and shift as water suspended.by he lives in me 46 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 22 7:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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Today November 5, 2008 the American people awoke to the death of their nation. It suffered from the lack of education, awareness, understa• Commented on by judge.
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by Macey Muse 51 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 19 4:49 PM 2006. In Society• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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when i first decided to join the fight; i answered the call of our country's plight; i was blinded by glory, and by pride; i thought that wby dragonscales 28 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 13 3:16 PM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, Life, Sad, Pain, My own style, Death, Longing, Escape, War, Self• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor♥
I begged you night and day,by xxRainbowDawnxx 44 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 3 6:37 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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Here lies the lidless
who's eyes were always on the prize.by DeadEar 24 lines, 4 comments, on May 22 6:47 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I'm so, so sorry
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Ah, well. Nothing to about it.
Hope to see you!
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I bookmarked
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i always like a good cheery poem about obituary stuff in early september ... in fact, i often read the obituary page of the local fish wrap to see which one the people I have a grudge against may have passed on into the nether places, and hopefully very warm ones at that
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Yes, I see. I do too sometimes.
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oh yeah ...
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Hope to see you enter.
Or you can co-host with me.
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Mysterious.
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Very.
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I like the mandate of the contest For me, the sweetest, and shortest, obituary I ever heard of was simply " somebody's darling" which was afforded to an anonymous corpse found in New Zealand by a chap ( I so wish I could recall his name!) who discovered the body and not wanting another human being to be forgotten took the time,action and personal responsibility to organize a burial and a headstone with those words, all for a complete stranger, it is quite one of the most beautiful things that I have ever heard. The NZ chap even arranged to be buried beside this lost soul when his own time came, I unashamedly admit to crying upon learning of such care and concern for a lost soul and it was shortly after I read of an English woman, Sally Shearer, who had lain dead for six years inside her home, alone and forgotten in death as she was in life, if only some kind soul had done the same for her...
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Absolutely beautiful story. It really gives me a story inspiration.
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holy shit, TWO THOUSAND ENTRIES?!
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should be interesting, yes?
... that's minimum
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Due to the update, can we enter more than once?
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Done!
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cool deal!
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I would hope so. But the 2000 is a MINIMAL.
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I guess we all better start writing huh?? LOL
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Guess so.
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Hey thanks for the invite Adsaige
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I just found out I'm a judge the other day... wow, babe, you have high expectations. I hope this goes well. You had told me about this, but I didn't know what contest it was till the new entry.
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Oh boy, I think I need to call everyone now. Better get my baby brother to start writing too!
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2000 entries...!!!!! best of luck for that
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Thank-you
It's an honor to write among such talented poets and be chosen. I'm glad you both enjoyed. Thank-you/Dill -
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Thank you so much for the honor of Gold in this contest. I'm certainly humbled to be included with the list of fine poets chosen. Congratulations to all those listed
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Yes. My co-host and I were very adamant about yours.
It really caught what we wanted from the contest.
I thank you so much for your entry.
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