Yay! I finally have enough points to start my first contest 
From being active on this site, I've learned that if I want to make my first contest successful, I should allow prewrites and yes, yes. Prewrites are allowed but AS LONG as they go well with the options provided. And new writes are encouraged! Come on people! Gimme something new! Wait till you see all those options 
I don't want to go on and on. So let me just start noting down the options shall we? Lyrics prompt, song prompts, picture prompts, word prompts and some other stuff as well! So you see? You have loads to chose from
Options:
1.) Lyrics Prompt (Read these lyrics and be inspired to write)
a.] "Trade all your heroes in for ghosts, they're always the ones who love you most" - Manic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone is not enough.
b.] "You stole the sun from my heart" - Manic Street Preachers - You stole the sun
c.] "Come feed the rain, 'cause I'm thirsty for your love dancing underneath the skies of lust. Feed the rain, 'cause without your love, my life aint nothing but this carnival of rust" - Poets of the Fall - Carnivals of rust.
d.] "And if you tolerate this, then your children will be next." Manic Street Preachers - If you tolerate this.
2.) Song Prompt. (Listen to the song, check out their lyrics, even watch the video if there is one and pen me something beautiful)
a.] The Wallflowers - How good it can get
b.] Bob Dylan - All along the watchtower
c.] A Fine Frenzy - Ashes and Wine
d.] The Fray - How to save a life
e.] John Mayer - Your body is a wonderland
f.] Aqualung - Strange and beautiful (I'll put a spell on you)
g.] Garbage - The world is not enough
h.] Serj Tankian - The sky is over
i.] The Turtles - So happy together
j.] Moody Blues - Knights in white satin
k.] The Mamas and Papas - California dreaming
l.] Nancy Sinatra - Summer Wine
m.] Bob Dylan - It aint me babe
n.] Rihanna - Disturbia
o.] Staind - Believe
p.] Lifehouse - Whatever it takes
q.] Blue October - Into the ocean
r.] Immortal Technique - Harlem Streets
^^Whew. That is one long list of songs huh? All the better for you though
3.) Picture Prompts. (Loads of categories here: Fantasy, Surreal, Dark. etc. Take your pick and blow me away with your brilliant writes)
a.]http://fantasy.mrugala.net/Josephine%20Wall/Josephine%20Wall%20-%20Butterfly%20Tree.jpg
b.]http://www.digitalpaint.nl/wp-gallery/Siren24062007CG.jpg
c.]http://www.ethnicarts.org/nss-folder/pictureslibrary/pearl%20goddess.JPG
d.]http://skeptisys.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/manon-lescaut-b.jpg
e.]http://www.jeanenevarez.com/Parts/Old-Lady-Crane.jpg
f.]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/supergongie/mi-1.jpg
g.]http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7690/subrepoprofundumuf4.jpg
Note: Please do not forget to credit the picture in your Author Notes.
4.) Word Prompts
a.] midwinter
b.] eternal silence
c.] jaded
d.] solitude
e.] purple garden
5.) Pen me something beautiful filled with love and passion and sensuality.
6.) Pen me something beautiful filled with magic and fantasy.
7.) Pen me something that is dark and when I say dark, I mean DARK
Okay, so those are the options. Now, please be aware that you can mix all the options. By doing that, that's even better for me, the writes become even more interesting to read and judge Just make sure you mention all the options that you have chosen and mixed in your Author Notes.
Now it is time for the rules. Don't worry, there are not many! Acutally, hardly any at all!
Rules:
1- No Sticky Caps
2- No cussing/swearing
3- Be nice to the other contestants please! And read and comment on their work if you can! It won't hurt
4- Mention the options that you have written about and/or mixed in your Author Notes.
5- Follow the above four rules
See? What'd I tell you? Hardly any at all! Anything goes! Oh just one more.
HAVE FUN!
Any sort of poetry is allowed. Free-verse, Rhymes, anything, anything, anything. I don't want novels though! So yeah, basically, nothing TOO long please?!
Oh! And you can also enter more than one time. But please, no more than 3 poems per person!(I might change that later on, we shall see)
Just so I know that you've read all the rules and everything else here. (I'm sorry, I know it was long), please mention along with your option name and numbers, this - "The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout"
Alrighty rue then: Here it goes! Get ready, set, GO! Start writing!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 5, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 8 people
- Final notes: Dear all,
Thank you so much for having entered my first contest here on AP and making it such a success. I enjoyed reading every single piece. I truly did. The talent here on AP is just remarkable. It was extremely difficult to chose the winners and when I say extremely, I meant EXTREMELY! All entries were amazing, especially the finalists. Please do go and read the poems in the finalists list as well as the winners. Since it was so hard to judge, I had to add 8 HMs. Yup! Well, it was a great contest and I enjoyed it. I'll be hosting another contest similiar to this very soon, but for now, I'll stick to some quickies. Hope you will all enter those as well! Congratulations to the winners. All of you were winners though! Such talent! Wow! So yes, once again thank you for making my first contest so successful and fun!
Much love
Ylova
Contest Winners
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You are action
built on the flame• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4705685, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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My memories serve as whips
My skin is brittle from hurts and painsby Rele anmwe 18 lines, 11 comments, on May 4 12:59 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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One moment I'll love you
The next I will destroy youby crosscountry07 23 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 22 9:17 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4705657, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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I'm as happy as can be,
But there's more to me than what you see.by shelbymarie 28 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 22 7:05 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
From scraps and bile he molds himself,
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Her life takes on so many forms,
she truly is divine• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
This ancient beauty sings quietly to herself. A song not meant for mortal men. In a voice and language that is longby Dark Otter 23 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 20 11:32 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4706489, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Honorable mention
Entries [52]
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The rubber room of blankets.
The body, disappeared.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
like the stars to the sky,
you're a haven within heaven itself
and yes, I love you like I love myself...by Rele anmwe 57 lines, 61 comments, on Sep 16 1:22 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
My smooth voice only enters your ear
My touch will always make you burnby albinoblacksheep720 25 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 2 12:49 AM 2008. In Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
She smiles that pretty little smile, as the fire dances in her eyes.
Spreading her malice through the air she breaths.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
clear out of sight at the dead of the night,
i come out and search for the viginally tight.• Commented on by judge. -
A bird called his love
“ I am here”,
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by FleetingImage 44 lines, 18 comments, on Oct 10 3:25 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A habit,
An addiction,by Horrific Hollis 84 lines, 19 comments, on Sep 5 4:14 PM 2008. In Self Mutalation, life, sad, addiction, anger, depression, warning, pain, cutt• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Sweet Goddess, divine
one with the universeby Raven Blackwater 16 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 22 4:06 PM 2008. In life, spiritual, goddess, hope, other, pic-inspired• Commented on by judge. -
Dear beautiful boy,
I love you more than lifeby blondevamp 40 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 11 10:06 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I wake up every morning with the thought of seeing your face
Smiling back at mineby blondevamp 29 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 8 10:23 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Weeks seem like months
Minutes seem like days• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
And on it's lips the last words she had to say,
Was a plea to kill her Quickby DemonChild 25 lines, 22 comments, on Feb 2 2:13 PM 2005. In Dark• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Static, friction
Your touch makes my nerve endings tingleby blondevamp 78 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 26 10:22 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Strange, i don't know what evoked this.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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i just talked to one o my exs today• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Completing my affection
I was blind. You make me see.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Name on the roadside is what im gonna be
I left school early i was using one of my free's• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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I went to a grassland for the very first time
the very sight displacing my eyes for two sugar candies the size of dime• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Was it he who had ascended to heaven,
Or the heavens came pouring down to meet him even.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Illusions...
hold firmby Dark Otter 29 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 18 3:50 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
There he sits, my wooden man, as perfect as can be;
A handsome face and strong body! I’m awed; I sigh, softly.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by Guerrero 10 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 2 2:16 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He wanted her and nothing more And though his love she does ignoreby Oresama 16 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 13 7:47 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Always wearing a mask,
Being the perfect little you wanted,by XartistXinXhidingX 36 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 4 5:25 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Lost in thought, Longing, Dancing, Passion• Commented on by judge.
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Good lord! fantastic and u already have and entry!!! Love the songs by the way, garbage, mamas and the papas and off course Franky! this is one hell of a contest! all the best in your judging!
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Haha! Thank you Lencio! I hope I get an entry or two from you! Actually, what am I saying? I BETTER get an entry or two from you hehe. Thank youu!
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Great options! I'll see what i can think of....lol
best wishes with your contest
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Thank you Aboomer I am looking forward to your entry/entries
Take care
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lol - please don't hold your breath.....I will try, however
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Hehehe. Okay
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For a 1st, that's really creative.
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Thank you Masroor! YOU, my friend had BETTER ENTER!
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Nope. I hate prompts!
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There's Option 5,6 and 7
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It's 'yeah feed the rain, 'cause without your love my life, ain't nothing but this carnival of rust.' You forgot the yeah idiot ;p And anyways, 'ain't' isn't an English word at all!
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Yeah. I know. I did not want to put the 'yeah' there though
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But the song is copyrighted!
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the itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the waterspout
and there it waited silent
within the endless drought
and on the soil so hardened
the ants searched for some moist
and unaware of warden
up waterspout they hoist
then in the web of spider
the little specks were caught
but spout got tipped by gardener
spider was flushed in sod!
Love ya, Poetess
Myra
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Hehehe! Myra!
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OMG!!! You stole my idea for my next contest, lol. Really cool one though, all these options make it great. Best of luck!! Yay!!! Can't wait to see who wins.
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Thanks Noor! You have to enter btw! Or else, I'll be all
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Wow what amazing array of options and well done for all the entries so far ..
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Thanks Julie! Can't wait to see what you come up with
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hmmm, i wonder i wonder
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Don't wonder! Start writing Steph!
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hmmm, maybe
hahahhah
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My, my, quite the contest you have going here my dear.
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Thank you
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bookmarked this.. will be back in the morning to enter..
Great options that you've got here
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Yay! Kat! I am so glad that you are going to be entering! I can't wait to read your entry Hehe. And thanks for the comment on the options. Haha. It took me just 30 minutes to compile all of those though Thank you once again.
Much love
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I'm confused. :/ Umm..umm...I know all the songs Ylova! No need to be surprised, I'm sure you probably had an idea!
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Which two?! And enter, enter, enter!
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great contest
best set of prompts I've seen in a while. You put a lot of work into this, best of luck to you young lady, Boog -
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Thank you Boog! Hahaha. I did not really put a lot of work into this. Believe it or not, it took me just 30 minutes to put all the prompts and options and this whole contest togehter Hahaha. But I am glad you like it
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I have pasted picture credit and Itsy bitsy twice in my AN and it is not coming up on my final copy of my poem am confused
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It's alright then. Don't worry about it Rick
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Holy Moses!!! 66 entries Wow.. good luck judging
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Hahaha! Thank youuu!
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Good luck!
I love your prompts. You know both your art and music and have a gooe eye for great lines. I might reutrn if I can remember how to write. I wish you the best in this 'blowout' contest. -
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Thank you!! I wanted to add more music, but I decided not to add too much..Hahaha. I really do hope you come back to enter!! I thought I had waay too many entries, but I've already read every single one of them 3 times. I am really liking the success of this contest and I want more entries Yay! Hehehe. Thank you once again Dark Otter
Much love
Ylova
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Thank you dear and congrats to the winners and all the fine poets who entered!
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Thank You so Much for the Gold Trophy.. this was a nice surprise.
Congratulations to the other winners.
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