What went wrong is your prompt.
I feel starved for poetic imagery lately, so please enter some poems that are full of imagery.
No podestrian rhyme.
No purple prose.
Show- don't tell.
No lyrics.
Imagery and metaphor are what I look for. If you enter something without imagery or metaphor, you will have no chance of winning this contest.
Please check out my other active contests:
Driving http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431775
Mexico http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431957
Sequins and Glitter http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431967
Hot Buttered Pop Corn http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431971
Tap shoes and tutus http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432195
Guilt http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432393
Eternal Return http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432497
Not All Circles Are Round http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432721
Comfort Zone http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2432971
I feel starved for poetic imagery lately, so please enter some poems that are full of imagery.
No podestrian rhyme.
No purple prose.
Show- don't tell.
No lyrics.
Imagery and metaphor are what I look for. If you enter something without imagery or metaphor, you will have no chance of winning this contest.
Please check out my other active contests:
Driving http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431775
Mexico http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431957
Sequins and Glitter http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431967
Hot Buttered Pop Corn http://allpoetry.com/contest/2431971
Tap shoes and tutus http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432195
Guilt http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432393
Eternal Return http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432497
Not All Circles Are Round http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432721
Comfort Zone http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2432971
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 12
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 50, Bronze: 40, Honorable mention: 9 people
- Final notes: Well, as you can imagine, the more entries you get, harder it is to judge a contest. There were a lot of powerful entries in this contest that made it really hard to judge. There were also a number of people who did not pay attention to the rules and entered pedestrian rhyme as well as things that did not show, but only told. Those entries had no chance of winning. But, there were still some fabulous entries that really made judging difficult. I was sort of surprised that there were a number of very short poems that were very strong contenders in this contest. Thanks to everyone.
Contest Winners
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by Blkwidow77 65 lines, 22 comments, on Jan 6 11:12 PM. In Personal, Life, Solemn
Bronze trophy winner
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That year was yours and yours alone.
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by still.she.waits 25 lines, 11 comments, on Nov 7 11:54 AM 2008. In Adult, Sad, Noguest
Honorable mention
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Exhaling reds and gold’s
into January gray• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
that kids face was just as white as mine,
and our guns spat out hymns• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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There is no silhouette in the day light
no soft shadow to investigate• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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lustrous illusions of perfection
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Broken glass
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You were for me, a golden ocean,
My heavenly butterfly with wings,by Ebbing.X.Discreetly 34 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 16 5:04 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Pain, Angst, Contemporary, Hurt, Love, Life, Sad, Inspirational, Emotional• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
History Repeats Itself• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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how easily
words like foreverby strangerforeigner 8 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 18 10:17 AM 2006. In Angst• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Praying to the gods of solidarity,
Spewing up some putrefaction,by Georgia La Mariposa 14 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 27 2:59 AM 2008. In Dark, Fantasy, Weird, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
When will time heal?
This pain seems to last foreverby Silver Shadow 19 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 21 5:25 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
As I step into the darkness
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I watch as the sky takes on
a charcoal graying effect –by coloringmysenses 32 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 29 10:22 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
To be attracted to her,
Of pale blue dreams• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
A farmhouse stands at the edge of a field
a distance away.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The children of youth
Frolicking through sunlit fieldsby XxYoru-OkamixX 52 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 2 2:02 AM 2008. In Life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
There was a sacrifice in the night
there was blood on the rock of the mountainby Peteskid 94 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 12 9:17 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Some days I sit at home and wish I'd die in front of everyone,
Wondering if I'll be missed when my life is gone and done,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Your eyes now a maelstrom of blue and green,
engulf me in one glare, like the ocean currentby -Twilight- 13 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 8 8:34 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Shhhhh… she tells you,
In a hush, swinging out of reach—
by pvenugopal 35 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 10 11:47 PM 2008. In Life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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when katie shot herself, she took everyone else with her
because they were all standing to her left
completely by coincidence• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
No words, I choke ...
How could I ever put you in words, it would only become a symphony of undecided notes.by Aleczandra 18 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 4 5:52 PM. In Thoughts• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
The most harmful and occurant
The danger harms me everyday• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
screams go unheard once more
punishment unfairby Dragon Of Darkness 33 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 20 7:33 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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wat is purple prose?
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Purple prose is when people use big words or too many adjectives and adverbs, so much so that it takes away from the actual point they are writing about.
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Figures... the one I click on has a bazillion entries. Balls.
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I hope you dont mind, that my poem does have a few words that do ryme..but please I dont use ryme at all...I hope you like mine thank you!..And I hope its not to long.
XD
I was very into my poem
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Thank you so much for the HM,
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Thanks. Think that was worth more than it was worth.
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thank you for the HM and congrats to the winners!
~ Nicolette
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Thank you for the HM, and congrats to the winners and other mentions!
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