Eternal Return is your prompt. If you are not familiar with the concept of Eternal Return: it dictates that all things in existence recur over and over again for all eternity.
No pedestrian 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.
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No pedestrian 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
Not All Circles Are Round http://allpoetry.com/contest/2432721
Comfort Zone http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2432971
Like a Watercolor in the Rain http://allpoetry.com/contest/2433231
Envy http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2433237
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 20
- Rewards: Gold: 400
- Final notes: You are all brilliant writers who tackled a difficult subject.
Contest Winners
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On an absurdly baroque Carousel,
a sickly scholar• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Pressing beeping buttons
taunting me in treadmill time• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Another season snaps
the cold winter heat death• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [12]
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I have sat beside the riverby Maldronah 26 lines, 50 comments, on Sep 6 9:58 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by skye01 71 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 5 6:32 PM. In Nature, Personal, Spiritual, Thoughts, My own style, Inspirational, Happiness• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Death is as much a birth as borne
Is an end beginning alive.by Lion-Serpent 4 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 6 4:34 PM• Commented on by judge. -
by my1lovewearsdiapers 17 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 12 11:30 PM 2008. In Personal, My own style, Romance, Longing, past love made new• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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We feed the stick your godhead holds with flame• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Days come tumbling one over the other
Talking to me in familiar gestures—by pvenugopal 20 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 30 1:21 AM 2008. In Bliss• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Time alone is the ultimate conqueror.
It wears down great men and empires alike.by A60sMan 34 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 10 7:14 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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What is pedestrian rhyme? This seems an interesting contest!
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Pedestrian rhyme is unimaginative rhyme, like light/bright/night, or unmetered rhyme, or forced rhyme.
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YOU are definitely on a roll.. That's a lot of contests you have running!!
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I know! Isn't it sad? I have nothing better to do!
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Naw, it's not sad.. it's actually pretty cool!
I mean, wow, you sure can digest a lot of imagery at the moment. I just read a four line poem and had a hard time digesting it. My mind needs some clearing done. 
Have fun!
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