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Good Pre Writes With No Trophies

PRE - WRITES WITHOUT TROPHIES ONLY

PLEASE READ THE RULES
If you enter your poem in another contest while it is in
my contest and you get a trophy from the other contest, please
remove your poem from my contest. Thanks!

I have ALWAYS RULES that keep
my contest from being something everybody wants to enter.
My feelings won’t be hurt if you don’t want to enter.
If you don’t want to follow these rules, there are
MANY other contest you can enter.

1. Write complete sentences with correct punctuation.
2. Spell correctly. (Your word processor should have a Spell Check feature.)
3. Write complete sentences with correct punctuation.
4. Be sure your poem has an obvious Beginning, Middle and End.
5. Write complete sentences with correct punctuation.
6. Write complete thoughts rather than just poetic phrases.
7. Write complete sentences with correct punctuation.
8. Length: Between 20 and 40 lines

……………………………………………………

NO NOs



1. No sticky caps.
2. No cutting.
3. No incomplete sentences because that will get the poem DQ’d.
4. No depressing stuff
5. No death…………
6. No child abuse……….
7. No potty mouth…………
8. No cursing…………
9. No describing of any sex act
10. No poems shorter than 20 lines and no longer than 40 lines.

…………………. …………………..

Here are some things that will get
your work DISQUALIFIED and REMOVED
without further notice:

Not following the Length: Between 20 and 40 lines rule.
Death....... ..........Child abuse
Self abuse…... ........Cursing
Potty mouth……. .........Dirty Pretty
Not making requested corrections
Suggested subjects

1. Angels………………6. Family
2. Babies…………….. 7. Gratitude
3. Courtship………….8. Happiness
4. Dancing…………….9. Ice cream
5. Elephants…………10. Joy
or anything else as long as it is within the rules.

Length: Between 20 and 40 lines

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 11, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 700, Bronze: 400, Honorable mention: 10 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank all of you for entering my contest. My apologies to those I had to remove. My appreciation to those who made requested edits. If there had been a way, A Charmed Life, Where is Joy, Such Precious Time and One Memory would all have received Gold Trophies. As it was, I had to change my number of Honorable Mentions from six to ten. Y’all didn’t make it easy on me. I’m grateful to have read your work. Blessings.

Contest Winners

  1. A Charmed Life
    When I was but a few days old
    I was a bracelet made of gold
    by BabyBun 39 lines, 51 comments, on Apr 14 7:13 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Life
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Where Is Joy?
    Softly call, it’s possible she’ll hear, / And she’ll return, to whisper in your ear, / Soon one day.
    by Still Anonymous 27 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 3 8:24 PM 2008. In Sad, Loss, Metaphor, Personal
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Such Precious Time
    by Scion 32 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 30 11:15 PM 2008. In Love, Life, Other
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. One Memory
    One Memory
    My grandfather had a model sailing ship
    by KevinDunn 42 lines, 21 comments, on Apr 21 10:26 AM 2005. In Other
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Perfect Imperfection
    I am unique,
    A fragile antique.
    by Beautiful Liar 22 lines, 15 comments, on Oct 29 9:09 PM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, My own style, My life, Freewrite, Abstract, Lost in thought
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Potpourri
    by Sonja 30 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 13 5:31 AM 2008. In Love
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Seasonal Scenes
    by Kiddy 22 lines, 19 comments, on Apr 11 3:45 PM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts, Nature
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. The Angel
    You thought she was an angel
    When the sun shone through her hair
    by pumpykin 34 lines, 16 comments, on Apr 10 7:16 PM 2008. In angels, hope, friendship, love, sadness
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. The Least of These
    In my purse
    is every penny
    by TabbyCat 35 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 8 2:02 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. Without You
    I know that I am confusing and I know I makes mistakes.
    I have secrets that I hide and regrets that I can not change.
    by Antebellum 39 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 22 12:45 AM 2008. In Love, Personal, Noguest [remove]
  11. Sanctuary Of Love
    Every now and then I get tired from listening to the sounds of my tears
    Holding you is the safest place I'd want to be
    by YOtta 25 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 11 12:49 AM 2008. In Personal, Love, Life, Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. Cockatoo
    I’ve a friend with six cockatoo
    Mother, father & four babies too
    by Kathleen a Nazarene 30 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 5 3:35 PM 2008. In Hope, Humor, Life, Love, Lyrics, Nature
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  13. Thank you.
    You came from out of the blue,
    as if you were sent here to save me.
    My angel to guide me through
    by Antebellum 29 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 9 11:02 PM 2008. In Other, Personal, Thoughts, Love, Life, Noguest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Beautiful Liar
    October 28, 2008
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    Thanks Lindaburns

    Thanks for making this contest. Im really glad I got to enter my poem in it. Maybe it will get recgonized this time. Thanks so much and for all your help.


  • AVariableGuilt
    October 29, 2008
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    damn... if only I didnt have so many depressing poems and ok poems with too many lines
    oh well, Ill try and find something =D

  • AVariableGuilt
    October 29, 2008
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    THERE I entered one with 41 lines... is that ok? you can bend the rules so you dont look like such a meanie
    good luck with your contest


  • KevinDunn
    November 1, 2008
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    sorry, "One memoiry" has a trophy, I entered it by mistake.

    Kevin Dunn


  • Sonja
    November 12, 2008
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    Congratulations to all winners and thanks a lot for another bunch of greenery.
    ~Sonja~


  • Scion
    November 14, 2008
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    Thank you for a great contest. I know how hard a PreWrite contest is to judge, yet you managed to read AND comment on every entry, Wonderful host that you were. Cheers.

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