The following word bank is provided to offer you a poetic challenge. Please use at least two words from each category to create your poem. You may use each word in its original form, plural, or any change of tense as it fits your poem.
Cabbage
Careen
Careful
Farmer
Fortitude
Fountain
Haunting
Heighten
Horrify
Quaint
Qualified
Quickening
Remorse
Rigid
Ripple
Your poem may be on any subject, rhymed or not, and be at least 8 lines long.
THE RULES:
1. Please use at least two words from each group of three.
2. Spelling, grammar and punctuation will matter.
3. NO erotica, tastefully sensual is fine.
4. Credit any artwork used.
5. No cutting, suicide or self mutilation.
6. Please reference the words used in your author's notes.
YOU MUST HAVE FUN or it simply isn't worth it. Let it be an entertaining challenge for you. After all, it's all about the poetry.
You will have plenty of time to create and edit prior to the contest close. IM me if you have any questions at all.
I look forward to your creative responses.
Cabbage
Careen
Careful
Farmer
Fortitude
Fountain
Haunting
Heighten
Horrify
Quaint
Qualified
Quickening
Remorse
Rigid
Ripple
Your poem may be on any subject, rhymed or not, and be at least 8 lines long.
THE RULES:
1. Please use at least two words from each group of three.
2. Spelling, grammar and punctuation will matter.
3. NO erotica, tastefully sensual is fine.
4. Credit any artwork used.
5. No cutting, suicide or self mutilation.
6. Please reference the words used in your author's notes.
YOU MUST HAVE FUN or it simply isn't worth it. Let it be an entertaining challenge for you. After all, it's all about the poetry.
You will have plenty of time to create and edit prior to the contest close. IM me if you have any questions at all.
I look forward to your creative responses.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 6, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250
- Final notes: OH you guys certainly made me work with this one. So many wonderful entries and fine poetry that went above and beyond. If you have not read the entries in this contest, you owe it to yourself to do so for some truly remarkable poetry.
I ended up selecting three finalist in addition to placing the top three. Though there will be no green trophies awarded in the contest, additional points will be sent to our three finalists at the contest close.
AND THE WINNERS ARE!
GOLD - Upon model bends of castigation.
SILVER - A Tale Of Precipitation
BRONZE - The Bootlegger
FINALIST - Horrify?
FINALIST - A Bountiful Garden
FINALIST - In the Quiet
Thank you all for your wonderful creativity. You have truly presented me with beauty!
Contest Winners
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by xJustifiablyMex 39 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 19 5:35 PM 2008. In Metaphor, Dark, Deep
Gold trophy winner
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by Fug-azi 25 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 30 9:15 PM 2008. In Nature, Alliteration
Silver trophy winner
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An old, battered, black truck careens and swerves;
On a wild ride demanding steel nerves.• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Last Halloween I went to a party as a cabbage.
A farmer was there and kept trying to pullby maggiejamespoet 14 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 24 5:27 PM 2008. In Humor, Life, Weird, Contest, & Halloween
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A quaint cabbage farmer, up at sun rise
Stretches and smiles as he surveys his gardens• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4699254, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [15]
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In a place surrounded by cabbage,
Careful little farmer ghost,by twenty-four-reasons 31 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 19 12:10 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
She summoned fortitude, haunted by certainty
he would leave with a leaden and cold heartby greencanoe 33 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 19 12:47 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Contest, Life, Love, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. -
the ripple of life shelters the remorse
as a spiral of heightening valuesby jezz 26 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 19 1:07 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by paulcreates 51 lines, 15 comments, on Oct 19 3:38 PM 2008. In Contest• Commented on by judge.
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The farmer cultivated cabbages
in the careful fashionby Judith Chandler 9 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 19 3:46 PM 2008. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Words not used: careen, fortitude, heighten, quickening, ripple.• Commented on by judge.
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Resting near the fountain
I could see the Farmer• Commented on by judge.
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O love wordbanks and yoursa are always so unique..I shall try to be back if I make it before the closing...Been having migraine issues
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look for my write
Pamela, hi friend. I'll be back and deliver something for you. Glad to see a wordbank from your clever mind.
Lady D -
The best part of your contests is the "plenty of time part"
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I've never heard of a wordbank before. It's a good idea. I'll see if I can come up with anything.
Pammi -
Thankyou for the gold award.
Just Me
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