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Seven Sensational Options!!!




Well hello and welcome to another one of my contests. Options are fun aren't they? So I thought I might give you one of those contests. Options based, that is. But first, I think I better introduce you to my beautiful friend, the rules!

 

Rules

  • Please label entries correctly. Don't want the younger members of the site having to see something they aren't old enough to understand; nor those who wish just not to view that type of thing.
  • Put which option[s] you chose in your AN. Please don't make me have to disqualify you, I hate doing it. It makes me feel bad. But I need to know where you gained your inspiration from.
  • Use spell checker. It's there for a reason and personally, I think a good one. So please find some usage for it.
  • Make backgrounds / fonts legible and well contrasted. This doesn't mean you can't put your own backgrounds on the page nor that you can't have pictures on your entries - just be sensible with these please. If you can't see it, then the chances are I can't either.
  • Please respect other peoples entries. I shouldn't have to say, but I feel like I should. Just understand that everyone has gone through different experiences and deal with issues in different ways. As a poet, you should be emotionally charged by their experiences, not insulting or patronising.
  • Most importantly, have fun and create something you are proud of. That's the most important thing: be proud of what you've wrote.

 

Option 1

Small Wordbank aka Word bank one. Use at least 7 words from this wordbank.

Crumble

Sea

Aspect

Remind

Closure

Freeze

Mark

Tactile

Friend

Ambulance

Almost

Trepidation

Mourn

Diner

Forecast

Braille 


Option 2

Use one of these titles as a title of your poem.

Then You Smiled At Me

Forever Yours

I Tried So Many Times To Turn Away

Mistakes After Midnight

Everyone's Got An Enemy [Mine Is Myself]

Compared To You

Lukewarm

Lessons Learned The Hard Way

Freefall Love

Somebody, Somewhere, Sometimes...

Family Feuds

Inside Out and Outside In

World War III

Amidst The Madness

There Was That Kiss

Option 3

A larger wordbank. More than 10, but think you really should use more than this. Just for a bit of a trickier time. These are some random words, so good luck piecing them together!

Aftershave

Moments

Thrill

Camera

Lick

Mousse

Fragmented

Element

Formula

Distinct

Armed

Catch

Feeling

Dust

Karate

Simulation

Foreward

Angel

Drone

Simmer

Longest

Fear

Chalk

Dreamer

Fork

Emerald

Myre

Foam

Drum

Beat

Distant

Murmur

Compact

*can change tenses with these.



Option 4
Write about someone coming back into your life, who has caused you so much pain. How can you forgiving them, how much will you let them back in? Do you forgive them and can you? Can develop this scenario in any way that you feel appropriate. Give me real emotions here.

Option 5
Memories. I want yours. But in flashback form. As in, little snippets of memories. Good or bad, just memories.

Option 6
Write a parody of a song. It could be any song. Just tell me what that song is in your authors notes please.

Option 7
Phrase bank. Use as many of these phrases in your piece, but obviously at least 2.
1. it seemed like something happened

2. then there was you standing alone

3. I fell for the stars in your eyes

4. moments were you drove me mad

5. then the love died

6. she's like a shooting star he said

7. baby, just believe

8. its just a front, your all she wants

9. screaming out a sordid secret

10. marking the date on the calendar

if you would rather use one of these lines in your poem somewhere or gain inspiration, that's fine too.



Points may go up and nubmer of trophies, we'll see.

Good luck sweeties & best of luck! x ♥

 

 

PS. Can enter more than once.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 19, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 175, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Thanks so much everyone for entering. Sorry for the delay in judging, loved all these wonderful entries. Best wishes everyone and check out the gold, silver, bronze and hm winners as they are unique and very expressive. See you all soon hopefully!

Contest Winners

  1. Lessons Learned The Hard Way
    velvet imprints of tactile touch
    a distinct path etched over my skin
    by Fourthaxis 53 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 2 10:17 AM 2008. In Sad, Contest, Weird
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4738759, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4758063, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  4. Lukewarm.(Cinquain)
    by Billbard 6 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 2 5:45 PM 2008. In Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Catie Sheeran gold member
    November 2, 2008
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    oooo fun! good choices...lots of choices... got to make a choice ...choices Choices CHOICES!!!

    ya, i think i'll enter.


  • LadyDeMarco
    November 2, 2008
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    I like this. Should have something written later today... or more than one thing... ooh.. fun!!!

  • Writing0Freedom
    November 2, 2008
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    I have one I really want to enter for coming back into my life where leaving devastated it me but they hadn't completely left . I got them back and now we are fine but it was one of those things where how it was- it devastated me to think of losing them but it was so painful the way we were. Its a prewrite though.. Can I enter it as a new write or can you allow prewrites?
    Great contest


  • Fourthaxis
    November 20, 2008
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    Hey, thanks for the gold!!