Contest The Abilities That I Have. by CountryCousin at All poetry

This contest is for my group People With Disabilities. Many times people including ourselves see only the disabilities we have. Many of us have abilities that are helpful to others. For example David Patterson is blind but he is a Governor. FDR was in a wheelchair but he was the President of the United States. There are many capable people with different degrees of disabilities that function very well. I work in Home Health, others teach, become authors anything that is productive. Naturally this contest will be open to others so that they can speak about their abilities.

Okay now for the rules, no profanity, no Internet Speak, no sticky caps etc. Use any form of poetry that you wish. And by the way being married to a dingbat or old fart is inconvient but not a disability. Haha.

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on November 20, 2008
Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250, Honorable mention: 8 people
Final notes:
Thanks to you all, I wish they could all win the gold because they are worthy of that. So I could not end the contest without awarding points to each of you.

Contest Winners

Be All You Can Be For Where There Is A Will There Is A Way

The best way to kearn in life is to listen and try for the scholars are about us every day and how do you think they learned indeed by doin

by storiesuntold 43 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 7 12:43 PM 2008. In Hope, Life, The best way to learnin life is look listen and try never say you cant do
Gold trophy winner

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Created

I have been built by circumstance
A break here, a cancer there,

by Theasp 25 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 9 7:22 PM 2008. In Life
Silver trophy winner

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Tradesman #

by rbruce 23 lines, 20 comments, on Oct 10 3:38 AM 2008. In Hope, Humor, Life
Bronze trophy winner

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Inspire Me

by bby J 35 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 7 9:48 AM 2008. In Hope, Personal, Thoughts, Contest, Life, Disabilities, Ability
Honorable mention

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Journey

Countless people were walking down the street,
But none looked familiar,

by sabs 32 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 20 11:59 AM 2008
Honorable mention

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Dyslexia - Sonnet XXIV

I quell amongst the dischord words rely,
Upon the sole revivals am I prone

by Titus 17 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 7 10:05 AM 2008
Honorable mention

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Purpose

Like a tree in a dense forest
She struggles to grow upwards,

by Nicada 39 lines, 129 comments, on Mar 17 7:09 AM 2008. In Nature, Hope, Life, Personal
Honorable mention

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Missing a love

To be apart for centuries
Knowing that you would never see each other

by darkchemgirl 17 lines, 16 comments, on Nov 7 12:49 PM 2008
Honorable mention

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Oh Thoughts

Beware, escape the constant dangers of acceptance and of settlement / let no walls restrain you on the endless path you walk / The hall is

by billpoet 21 lines, 197 comments, on Jul 27 9:02 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Lost in thought, Philosophy
Honorable mention

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It’s a Trip!

and up and down
it’s a trip!

by poetrandy 35 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 13 2:43 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Hope, Humor, Life, Nature, Pain, Spiritual, Disabilities
Honorable mention

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Different

It’s not that I’m stronger
or even that I’m a better liar.

by charmander13 29 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 6 10:38 AM 2008. In Life, Thoughts, Weird, Personal, Other
Honorable mention

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