I was almost 2 and dancing around my grandmother's kitchen. What do you remember, your earliest memory, from when you were very young or even not quite so young?
20 - 60 lines. Rhymes if you like. Or not.
A short poem about that Grandma:
We danced in the kitchen,
hand in hand.
She had dressed me
in my little blue pullover
over my dress.
When I think back,
she was the best Grandma
but, at the time,
I had no idea.
It was a lovely time
but sad now
because it's gone and
so is Grandma.
Or is it sad?
I have that beautiful
memory
Of Grandma, a good person
full of stories,
a maker of the best
chips you can imagine.
20 - 60 lines. Rhymes if you like. Or not.
A short poem about that Grandma:
We danced in the kitchen,
hand in hand.
She had dressed me
in my little blue pullover
over my dress.
When I think back,
she was the best Grandma
but, at the time,
I had no idea.
It was a lovely time
but sad now
because it's gone and
so is Grandma.
Or is it sad?
I have that beautiful
memory
Of Grandma, a good person
full of stories,
a maker of the best
chips you can imagine.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 2, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 110, Bronze: 80, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: I enjoyed your entries. They were a combination of the moving, the historical and the nostaligic. I hope the contestants got as much out of them as I did. I must keep this in mind for another contest one of these days.
Thank you all very much for entering.
Contest Winners
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I remember the front porch
with wrought iron rails• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [13]
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Pink dress curly long hair
Listening to country musicby Yesterdays Memory 11 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 19 4:59 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
The sweet taste of candy corns
brings me back down memory lane,by Poetess12 30 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 20 1:36 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
whats this thing hanging over my head?
I think its round and maybe redby Darkwell 24 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 20 7:23 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
At the garden end, a wall
Beyond, a maze of trains, and harsh whistle notes• Commented on by judge. -
In the deepest darkest corners of my mind
An un-opened package for no-one to find• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I remember it like yesterday
I was two years oldby VampiricMistress 31 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 1 10:33 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Comments
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I hate ...
this kind of contest. My earliest memories are nothing I want to remember.
Hopefully you'll have a good turnout from those who actually have happy memories. -
You can remember from 2 years old?! wow
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Thank you so much for hosting. I really loved this prompt and the result and it got me to talking with other family members about their earliest memory, too, which was fascinating. I enjoyed your Grandmother's story prompt, the little blue pullover. Clothes are such a jogger of memory sometimes.
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