I tutor high school and college students who sometimes come to me with poems that they have been assigned to interpret. It is a metaphoric mystery but an amusing challenge. 
YOUR challenge is to write a three-line poem that means nothing but sounds as though it might have a profound message.
In your author's notes, ask readers to interpret your poem.
Do not give them ideas or suggestions. Let the readers sift through it on their own and have fun.An example of a poem that means nothing:
wild blows fragile pages
mustard seeds sprout into mountains
all mankind hears the trump
Interpretation?
l. We are spoiling our environment.
2. Biblical predictions are coming to pass.
3. Our economy is in trouble.
4. Hollywood has produced a blockbuster movie.
Rules:
Nothing with shocking themes or language.Be creative and have fun.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 11, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100
- Final notes: Thank you, everyone, for bringing your impressive poetic talent to my poetry interpretation party. I am convinced that famous published poets write poems that mean absolutely nothing and they wake up and laugh every day at the thought of English literature students having to comb through their poems to find meaning. It's fun to write poems that mean nothing. True? You all wrote splendid poems!
Contest Winners
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Silver trophy winner
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As buildings start to wake
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Close your eyes,
And find the breath,by kierancluchey 2 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 9 8:52 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by myriad-dark 3 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 9 8:57 PM 2008. In Abstract Fantasy Thoughts• Commented on by judge.
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trollies swarm the downtown area
men, women, and children think up and down the sick of• Commented on by judge. -
Ocean's collect the tears,
Billions of stars shine,by januaryrain 3 lines, 19 comments, on Nov 9 9:21 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by Lavender Butterfly 6 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 9 9:25 PM 2008. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge.
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Awesome! I'm going to have fun with this...
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HAHA!!
I will have fun reading the entries. Poems that mean nothing are a blast to write. 
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what a cute idea!
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Awww...
Darn, I missed out on the contest!! -
dayum I hate I missed this! I am good at writing about nothing that has any meaning!
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sweet as contest i had some much fun writing this, this would have to be my fave contest yet!!
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Thank you! I love poems that mean nothing because you can just enjoy them without worrying that you are missing something. LOL
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Aww... I missed this one... :(
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As the dark blue sun rises over mountaintops of cinnamon
A lone star shines amidst a vast sea of crystal solitude
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Sorry you missed my contest but I will do another one soon. Your poem makes a lot of sense and is beautiful. For my next contest you must try to write a poem that makes no sense:
the blue sun rose high
melting the cinnamon mountains
and filling unfathomable space with profound smiles
LOL 
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now, reading it in the morning, it actually does make sense... that's scary...
when I wrote it at night, this was just a random bunch of words to me....
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Awww, I missed the deadline *phooey*
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Melodies, wow, I hate I missed this one...smile...I had plans to join in the fun today, but I am a day too late...I see; life is pretty hectic for me at the moment, I don't get to do all that I'd like to do on AP sometimes...but, I'll catch you on the next round, hopefully, your next party
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