OKAY, it's ended now. So many wonderful entries, this is going to be difficult...in fact, TOO many entries so I had to set a limit!
(Most I enter myself have ten or less entries so I was NOT expecting to be so overwhelmed).
CONTEST RULES were SIMPLE but this was what I wanted:
KEY: This life vs. clinging to BELIEF, no matter how difficult.
This one was about God, Faith and Grace. NO specific religion, any God you believe in was fine!!!!
Form didn't matter, rhyme or non-rhyme.
I wanted to hear about YOUR version of God, how you have learned to deal with FAITH vs. this life, etc.
I wanted true belief and faith. In YOUR God and what He teaches you, how He makes you strong.
THESE CRITERIA will be the deciding factor in all entries. Faith, life and belief...no matter what your belief is.
Everyone will get kudos for entering. Thank you so much for entering and for making this a REAL contest!
*whew, hard work!*
I'll be having another soon, with God's help, along the same lines...and one that is light-hearted and humorous, doesn't matter what kind of humor, as you can see from some of my own stuff. Yuck! LOL
May God bless us, every one!
(Most I enter myself have ten or less entries so I was NOT expecting to be so overwhelmed).
CONTEST RULES were SIMPLE but this was what I wanted:
KEY: This life vs. clinging to BELIEF, no matter how difficult.
This one was about God, Faith and Grace. NO specific religion, any God you believe in was fine!!!!
Form didn't matter, rhyme or non-rhyme.
I wanted to hear about YOUR version of God, how you have learned to deal with FAITH vs. this life, etc.
I wanted true belief and faith. In YOUR God and what He teaches you, how He makes you strong.
THESE CRITERIA will be the deciding factor in all entries. Faith, life and belief...no matter what your belief is.
Everyone will get kudos for entering. Thank you so much for entering and for making this a REAL contest!
*whew, hard work!*
I'll be having another soon, with God's help, along the same lines...and one that is light-hearted and humorous, doesn't matter what kind of humor, as you can see from some of my own stuff. Yuck! LOL
May God bless us, every one!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 12, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: So many wonderful entries, so hard to choose! My final judging was based on "did you give me what I asked or...YOUR God, of any religion; why you believe and how to maintain faith no matter what life deals you...make ME believe!". Sometimes it was a single, final line that took the poem out...sometimes it was that it was not what I asked for. If I could give HMs to anyone, I would have given about another dozen more. Thank you, so much! Debbie
Contest Winners
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I never have walked on the water
Nor raised anyone from the dead• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Some two thousand years ago,
a price was paid for me• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Thy gilded cage, so devoid of light,
Pains thee by day and haunts thee by night.by Sunkissed xo 31 lines, 15 comments, on Jul 20 11:15 PM 2008. In Hope, Life, Love, Thoughts, Dedication, Longing• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Weekend,
weird in the eyes of the worldby Lencio Rodrigues 41 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 7 6:20 AM 2008. In Society, Spiritual, Hope, Contemporary, Inspirational• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [23]
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Never felt before by my Poor and wounded heart,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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What do you see
When you look at meby hadiza 49 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 8 8:28 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The God who built rivers and streams
who gives one their innate dreamsby 2lullabyhaven 27 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 7 9:43 AM 2008. In Contest, Hope, Personal, Spiritual• Commented on by judge. -
God does good things
I see this all aroundby WatchMeFlyAway 48 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 7 12:24 PM 2008. In Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Life, Thoughts, Contemporary, Contest• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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God is on one side and Satan takes the other. A battle which rages for thousands of years, as their masses go to war against one another. Aby Dark passenger 7 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 5 6:27 PM 2008. In War, Hate, Emo, Death, Society, Pain, Dark, Sad, Life, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Truth is in what we believe
no matter what others say,by Poetess12 28 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 18 4:37 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
You bite your pomagranate tounge
by Sarah957 45 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 9 7:57 PM 2008. In Personal, Contemporary, Spiritual, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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CONTEST HINT AGAIN...
KEY: This life vs. clinging to BELIEF, no matter how difficult.
NON-BELIEF in a Higher Power does NOT count (although I will comment still and be kind).
PLEASE give me faith in whomever YOU have faith in! -
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Life's winds beat down my door, Who can Rend The Veil Only my Lord,
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Thanks for the HM and congrats to the winners! There are some great poems here to go into this great contest. Many Blessings to all, FAH
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Thank you for the Silver & congrats to the other winners
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