first frost
in forty words
write something inspired by "first frost"
something simple
and elegant
with a zen-like sparseness
built on a strong
central image or metaphor
no images posted with poems
no author's notes
plain backgrounds
40 words or less
2700 points
al
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 7, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 2000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 200
- Final notes: Thank you for the wonderful entries, it was a pleasure to read them all.
The winners are...
Contest Winners
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when the white shroud comes
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random passageways emerged
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by bird at rose 18 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 29 4:42 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [28]
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Flitter
flutterby Apocalyptic Scarves 25 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 12 11:28 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
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The greenest blade of grass
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I’m thankful
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Natures way of an ending.
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It's late autumn in our relationship
And I can feel an oncoming fightby shtrdglassheart 7 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 13 2:02 AM 2008. In frost, cold, love, relationships, contest• Commented on by judge. -
Filigree
snowflakesby Cup-a-Joe 12 lines, 31 comments, on Nov 13 3:00 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
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Sudden mourning
after the night beforeby Star Shine 20 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 13 9:05 AM 2008. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. -
by mbm 18 lines, 9 comments, on Nov 13 9:26 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Open blinds set the table
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by Luna Tique Fringe 47 lines, 25 comments, on Nov 13 12:08 PM 2008. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge.
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by inkstaind 9 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 13 1:38 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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by polly filla 4 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 13 4:19 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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bones jut
arrow straightby Death of the Author 16 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 15 5:12 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by amaranthine lover 19 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 23 8:30 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Contest, Dark, Fantasy, Abstract, noguest• Commented on by judge.
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i love that picture.
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cool ain't it..lol
i'm still looking for the credit -
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lol very!
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oh this is cool
i don't know, i'll be away for like a week - maybe when i come back, something cool will happen
nice contest, Al
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Ill be back for this.
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very pretty ^-^
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bookmarked!
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goodness gracious... look at the turnout..
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I just read all the entries. I don't think I've ever done that in a contest that wasn;t mine before. Seriously, I would have no idea who to choose, there are so many excellent entries. Congrats to you for inspiring so much
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man I have been working too much... I just found this
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Thanks so much al!
Such a great contest, congratulations everyone!
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wow..I'm surprised...
thank you
and thanks for giving my ''muse'' something to ponder
congratulations to all..
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Oh put the surprised looks aside you. Blah!
You wrote wonderfully - artfully even
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