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Simple Free Verse Poetry

My poetry preference is simple:

I don’t care for cliche at all - it makes me groan, (not
in a good way), and rub my eyes.  Cliche is just lazy writing
in my opinion, and extremely boring.

I don’t care for poetry that is so abstract I don’t know
which end is up or down. I don’t want to spend my time trying
to figure out what is being said. I want to connect with the
words, not untangle them.

I don’t care for poetry that requires a dictionary on stand-by.
I’m all for polishing up, but I’m more comfortable in jeans.



Your challenge is to write a simple free verse poem about
one of the prompts below. Choose only one.

I will judge according to the above preferences.

There is no line limit, but stay within a reasonable length.

Plain background/no images

Editing is always encouraged.

Please put prompt in a/n and do NOT use as your title


CHOOSE ONE ONLY:

1.   Silver hoops

2.   Constant craving

3.   Red sweater

4.   Old Corvette

5.   Cigar smoke

6.   Selfish thoughts

7.   Green gumdrops

8.   Sinister smile

9.   Band-aids

10. Spoiled fruit

11. Dimes and quarters

12. Mad world

13. Midol Monday

14. Best friends kiss

15. Kibbles and bits




Have fun

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 2, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 250, Bronze: 150
  • Final notes:
    i am finally finished tearing my hair out. the three placers - Sackville by Cricketjeff, One Hot Day Somewhere In The American Mid-West by Mairi Bheag, and A Tiny Grain of Sand by Zochit2me....extraordinary work. I did not find one 'eh' entry in the lot, which is why i have a bald spot or two, so thank you all for making this contest one i will remember and come back to when i want to read great free verse poetry. love, lane

Contest Winners

  1. Sackville
    She is alone
    once she had nearly three hundred sisters
    by cricketjeff 42 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 27 8:08 AM 2008. In free verse, history
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. One hot day somewhere in the American Mid-West
    by Mairi bheag 38 lines, 21 comments, on Sep 25 11:53 PM 2008. In Free Verse
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. A tiny grain of sand
    by zochit2me 56 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 26 1:12 AM 2008. In Lost in thought along a distant highway
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Beating gold member
    September 25, 2008
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    by the time I'll have written something for this contest, I bet all the 20 places will be taken. But I'll try


  • Mairi bheag gold member
    September 25, 2008
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    Good grief - in the time it took me to find this and dash off a quickie, four entries have appeared from nowhere. K-C your contests fill up so quickly!


  • notorious
    September 26, 2008
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    "I’m all for polishing up, but I’m more comfortable in jeans."

    ME TOO!

    You have the best contests.


  • cricketjeff gold member
    September 26, 2008
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    I don’t care for poetry that requires a dictionary on stand-by.
    I’m all for polishing up, but I’m more comfortable in jeans.

    Reading while comfortable in a gold satin waistcoat suit and tie ...

    Am I odd?


  • zochit2me gold member
    October 2, 2008
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    Thank you lady Lane

    And congrats to all...

    WhoooooHoooooo

    lol

    ♥Becky♥


  • Janice M Pickett
    October 2, 2008
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    Congratulations to the winners

    Great contest. Nice host.

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