A CONTEST FOR MEMBERS OF HUGH WYLES FAVOURITES GROUP ONLY.
Options:
1. King Hugh is concerned about Queen Edna's health. Get-well wishes and encouragement in poetic form will be appreciated.
2. Make lemonade from lemons, vinaigrette from sour grapes, find the silver lining in the thunderclouds and write poems of hope rising from gloom.
3. Hey Jude is one of my favourite songs. Write from your favourite. Please link the lyrics so we know what it is about.
http://www.lyricstime.com/paul-mccartney-hey-jude-lyrics.html
Rules:
1. No black backgrounds, please.
2. Rhyming poems are preferred.
3. Maximum two entries per Author. Pre-writes are welcome!
4. This Contest is open until 22nd of month when it will close for voting.
5. All entrants must vote for their pick of first, second or third place, stating names of authors, within 48 hours of closing, ie. By 24th October. Please send your vote by IM to huguenauties only. Entrants may not vote for their own entry.
6. Officials may enter but cannot win or vote. Their entries will include "NON-ENTRY" in the title and are not included in the voting.
7. This contest is NOT anonymous. Please sign your name at the end of each entry.
Best wishes to all who enter. Margaret
Options:
1. King Hugh is concerned about Queen Edna's health. Get-well wishes and encouragement in poetic form will be appreciated.
2. Make lemonade from lemons, vinaigrette from sour grapes, find the silver lining in the thunderclouds and write poems of hope rising from gloom.
3. Hey Jude is one of my favourite songs. Write from your favourite. Please link the lyrics so we know what it is about.
http://www.lyricstime.com/paul-mccartney-hey-jude-lyrics.html
Rules:
1. No black backgrounds, please.
2. Rhyming poems are preferred.
3. Maximum two entries per Author. Pre-writes are welcome!
4. This Contest is open until 22nd of month when it will close for voting.
5. All entrants must vote for their pick of first, second or third place, stating names of authors, within 48 hours of closing, ie. By 24th October. Please send your vote by IM to huguenauties only. Entrants may not vote for their own entry.
6. Officials may enter but cannot win or vote. Their entries will include "NON-ENTRY" in the title and are not included in the voting.
7. This contest is NOT anonymous. Please sign your name at the end of each entry.
Best wishes to all who enter. Margaret
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 24, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 4 people
- Final notes: Thank you dear Huguenauties for your wonderful poems in this contest! The wish for Queen Edna was a sentimental favorite, having the most poems and the most finalists. Thank you for voting quickly, I had to finish up the contest today for personal reasons.
Congratulations to Maureen for "When the One You Love is Ill" which was approved by the most members. You will set the November contest. One hungry poet has asked us to leave out some snacks, I suggest crackers and nuts.
Contest Winners
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For friendly words are ever heard
with lovely things to say
by poetryality 36 lines, 21 comments, on Oct 14 4:06 PM 2008. In Tribute, Get Well, Love
Silver trophy winner
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When emergency calls,
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Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Your loyal subjects, here called "Huguenauties",
are saddened once again by your ill-health,• Commented on by judge. -
I hope they let you home from hospital soon
I know our king will smile and sing a tune.• Commented on by judge. -
Look past her gray and thinning hair,
past spectacles that hide her eyes,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
What lies in future, none can rightly tell.
I can but pray my loved ones may stay well.
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let nothing stop you from living your dreams• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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maybe I’ll just write a get-well letter,
and visit her at home when she gets better,• Commented on by judge. -
I am writing this get well card
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by Blankscreen2222 32 lines, 35 comments, on Oct 11 6:10 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Special Friends, Life, Love, Spiritual, Nature, Contemporary• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by J aime Coudre 30 lines, 40 comments, on Aug 31 8:38 PM 2008
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When loved ones feel unwell and in your care
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Dear Queen I hope you feel much better now
Enjoy your life as best you both know how.• Commented on by judge. -
~by Gregg Rowe~
by lordoftherings 42 lines, 38 comments, on Apr 10 3:54 AM 2008
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Sounds like a good contest, Margaret
we're leaving to go to Florida tomorrow, will be gone for 3 weeks but will be at my sister Darlene's house (J aime coudre) so I'll have access to a pc and will be sure to enter and will touch bases to see how everything is going.
Dee
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That sounds wonderful, Dee! have a safe and happy trip.
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Guidelines for Huguenauties Contests
For Huguenauties Reference only.
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3977829
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I will be away until Monday and will write another poem when I come home.
Great topic Sweetpea.
Love Joan
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Thank you Joan, have a good weekend!
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To all Huguenauties,
A message from King Hugh – (a NON-ENTRY.)
In answer to your queries, I am very pleased to say
Queen Edna, from the hospital, came home just yesterday.
They’re writing to our doctor, they’ll be sending him a letter
‘coz they’ve changed her medication which we hope will suit her better.
She’s started eating food again and doesn’t feel so sick
but I’m staying within easy call in case she needs me quick.
So, for a day or two, I guess I’ll only be on line
for about an hour each morning between eight o’clock and nine.
I’ll catch up on my comments just as soon as I am able
when Edna’s health improves and, hopefully, becomes more stable.
I’m only posting older poems because they’re overdue…..
please understand, at present, I am writing nothing new.
My time is fully taken up with housework, chores and dishes
and thanks to all for understanding, love and get-well wishes.
With love and hugs, Hugh (R.)
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Hi Margaret!
I'm feeling a bit rusty. It seems like forever since I've entered a contest. Got to put my thinking cap on and hope something comes to mind! I'll be back! (I hope)
<3 Maureen
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Thank you Maureen. I'm happy that one or two Huguenauties intend to participate.
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I'm warming up
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Think South!
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hugs
I will see what I can come up with
Haven't been feeling well at all not online much
Only doing a few nature poems....
Will bookmark tho just in case
I miss being in the contest but simply just too tired and hurt to much to sit at the computer very long
Hope you understand..........
Hugs
Susan~~~~
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Dear Susan, you are wonderful for dropping by. Thank you for your support, even if you can't participate!
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Hi Margaret and Hugh, I'm working on a poem, should have it finished in a day or two.
Great choices Margaret.
Jen
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Thank you Jen! I can't see on this page whether you have posted yet, so thanks for your promise. I'll be reading every few days and commenting as I go.
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Bookmarked! I will be sure to return. My prayers are with Edna, Hugh and the entire family.
Much Love ♥
Renee
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Thanks Renee! Best wishes
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For some reason when I submitted my poem to the contest it didn't go in.. so...I've re-submitted it but now it's showing up as a pre-write. It isn't a pre-write though.
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Thanks for your entry! Never fear, fresh prewrites are every bit as respectable as new poems. Best of luck!
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Congratulations Maureen, Renee and M-C and to all the HM's everyone did a wonderful job on your poems.
Love angelica
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What? My Frankenstein poem didn't win!
Talk about rip-offs!
Yes, crackers and nuts will be just fine. Hey, wait, CRACKERS...NUTS...I get what you are driving at! You are calling everyone BUT ME crazy! -
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Crackerjack! Now that would be perfect.
Sweet, nutty and always a prize!
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Take out the sugar, add salt. Yes, that sounds like me!
Yum, when is the last time you had crackerjacks? I bet it's been about 7 years for me. Now I want some.
HEY MAUREEN, there is the next contest...about SNACKS!
Do you think she heard me?
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It was all that 1876 research we did, hunting for snacks.
Have to put them on the grocery list!
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Thanks you Margaret with a G and of course our King Hugh with a Wyles for running a fine contest.
Sir Ima with a Q -
Thank you all for "being there."
Margaret, you did offer great choices,
with many great entries flowing in.
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Thanks for the lovely green!!!
Congratulations to all and my best wishes to Edna always
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Thank you!
Many thanks to everyone who voted for my poem. I've been down and out with a really bad cold. Today is the first day I've felt half-way decent. Congratulations to all who won trophies for your entries to Margaret's contest. I'm glad I'll have some time to recuperate before the next contest. Yem has made some crackerjack suggestions for the next contest. All suggestions will be cheerfully accepted! How about having a contest to decide what the next contest should be?
j/k Since I've only half-way recovered, it's back to bed for me.
Thanks again!
<3 Maureen
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Dear Maureen, congratulations! I'm sorry you had a cold, I hope you will feel much better today! I have a suggestion - November 11 is Remembrance day, Armistice Day etc, can we have that as one option?
Get well soon!
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That's a good idea, Margaret! I will definitely include it as one of the options in the November contest! Thank you for suggesting it!
Thank you for your get well wishes, too! I borrowed Echinacea and Super Tonic from a friend. I'm feeling a little better since I started taking them.
<3 Maureen
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♥ THANK YOU! ♥
I am sure Queen Edna is surrounded by a rainbow array of roses right now. If not, here is a 'Baker's Dozen'.
My sincere hope and prayer is that the Queen is feeling better and healing slowly but surely.
Thank you for awarding me the Silver Chalice in this Get Well Contest. I am honored!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE CUP WINNERS! Kudos to ALL who took time to wish our Queen well!
Much Love Always ♥
Renee
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