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A sonnet please,

Hi All,

As you full well know, my poetry is somewhat cliche'd,
and yet, I need to have a modern trend to go by, so teach me.

 

Your sonnet can be of any genre, but your first line,

must have the quote submitted in it. So you can give me

another 13 beautiful lines:

The first line should read:

'You should have seen the world before it died'

 

I want some ideas for an epitaph.

 


From all my efforts at trying to receive many poems from contests,
I'm sure this will prove more popular than those I have done previously,

comments all, owing to my somehow verse of discord -  due to dyslexia.


If your sonnet does not read with this first line, it will be dsq.

(In your notes please
and you should quote that dsq bit in your author notes.

 

Good luck everyone,
From the less popular William.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 30, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Well, that was a tough one and I have to say, it was between, in my estimation, between gold and silver. How one decides from two comparitive good sonnets, then I guess it came down to feel from what the writer was trying to get through. other than than, the next in line were quite easy to place, best wishes, and thank you very much for giving me some problems judging. Best wishes and take care. Sir William

Contest Winners

  1. Worn Slippers
    by Amera 17 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 28 8:57 AM 2008. In Dark, Life, Thoughts
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Before The World Died
    You should have seen the world before it died
    With lush green mountains where rivers flow free
    by Lee Tai Wah 20 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 30 10:52 AM 2008. In Contest
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4808485, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  4. The Ride
    by LarryATilander 15 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 25 11:10 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [15]

1 - 15 of 15
  • an epitaph for all
    you should have seen the world before it died
    faces were ashen and bodies wasted
    by carole21 17 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 25 10:30 AM 2008. In Contest
    • Commented on by judge.
  • In memoriam
    You should have seen the world before it died
    From Arctic snows to harsh Saharan sand
    by cricketjeff 16 lines, 8 comments, on Nov 25 11:11 AM 2008. In Nature, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Simple Greed
    You should have seen the world before it died
    it used to be the perfect place to live
    by Sue Cardwell 17 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 25 11:17 AM 2008. In Sonnet, Life, Angst, Contest
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Forsaken.
    by Black Narcissus 22 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 25 12:39 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Contest, Sonnet
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Latent Redemption
    "You should have seen the world before it died"
    there but my shadow lies in souls earthen keep
    by sunoir 18 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 25 3:07 PM 2008. In Society, Spiritual, Contest
    • Commented on by judge.
  • In Retrospect
    "You should have seen the world before it died"
    one would have thought them to be inhumane
    by 2lullabyhaven 21 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 25 8:52 PM 2008. In Contest, Sonnet
    • Commented on by judge.
  • C'est magnifique
    "You should have seen the world before it died,"
    repeated the tablet, the script aglow.
    by Mungcin 13 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 29 11:02 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The Promise-Oath that Grendel's Mother Made
    “You should have seen the world before it died,”
    said Grendel’s mother to her dying son,
    by Peripatetic 20 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 27 5:34 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge.
  • After Life
    You should have seen the world before it died,
    when skies were white-streaked blue and not this red.
    by wolfcub 14 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 28 3:35 AM 2008. In Life, Sad, Thoughts, Nature, Sonnet
    • Commented on by judge.

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