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Sunday Afternoon Quickie

PROMPT - Quote:

"he was the only kid I knew that could stay out all night and not be missed..."

~by Claude Brown from the Novel, "Manchild in the Promiseland"~

Let the Quote inspire your muse.

No more than 50 words.

No Reservations!

See ya tomorrow!

Rmj

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on October 13, 2008
Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
Final notes:

THANK YOU ALL!

Every entry was right on the mark as inspired by the prompt.

Every poem was well written. Some exceeded the line limit, that was the only fault I could find here, and not enough trophies.

THE WINNERS:

"the boy that flew away" -GOLD

"Out of Sight" - SILVER

"My Son" - BRONZE

Thanks Again!

Rmj ♥

Contest Winners

the boy that flew away.

by checkmate 27 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 12 8:21 PM 2008
Gold trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Out of Sight

He was a strange youth,
behavior making others uncomfortable,

by penman 14 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 12 6:18 PM 2008. In Other
Silver trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]
My Son

He was the kind of person
you could always trust

by Jeremy0826 14 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 12 3:47 PM 2008. In Contest, Hope, Life, Love, Thoughts
Bronze trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [9]

1 - 9 of 9

"Who Cares"

Was it somebody body.
Maybe that was just a shadow.

by mcheadle 8 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 12 6:31 PM 2008. In Sad, Pain, Alone, Forgoten

• Commented on by judge.
No-One

There's this guy that I know.
No-one ever feels sorry for him,

by ImperfectionHotspot 14 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 12 4:12 PM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts

• Commented on by judge.
A Mother's Reflections

"Midnight's worries put to sleep,
porch light expecting his return"

by Rose Angel 22 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 12 5:33 PM 2008

• Commented on by judge.
Manchild

by Mariana 23 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 12 7:27 PM 2008. In Society

• Commented on by judge.
The parcel

Missing from the
Pick-up line,

by Rachel Kruger 18 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 12 11:18 PM 2008. In Personal, Contest

• Commented on by judge.

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poetryality
October 12, 2008
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Let the Quote inspire your muse.

No more than 50 words.

No Reservations!
penman
October 13, 2008
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Thank you for the silver. Congratulations to all the winners.
checkmate
October 13, 2008
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THANK YOU SO MUCH for the lovely Gold thank you so so so very much for the gold, the comments, and being the nicest judge ever

congratulations to all the winners

-checkmate