The challenge is to select a month
and write a light, creative poem
in which the month appears in your poetic images.
Your poem however should not be used as a stage to describe a month.
The month and it's visuals should be only a backdrop to the actual poem.
This contest is for our favorites only or those who have us favorited currently.
There will be 24 spaces 2 for each month.
RESERVATIONS:
Please choose a month and indicate your choice as the title of your poem.
You are encouraged to change the name of the poem
once the poem is completed.
We will keep a running list of reservations as we have the opportunity to. Please check our list and the list of reservations to see if your chosen month is still available.
January- reserved
January- reserved
February- reserved
February- reserved
March- reserved
March- reserved
April- reserved
April- reserved
May -reserved
May- reserved
June - reserved
June- reserved
July- reserved
July- reserved
August- reserved
August - reserved
September - reserved
September- reserved
October- reserved
October- reserved
November- reserved
November- reserved
December- reserved
December- reserved
*just a note to the entries that judging will not take place until after Jan 21. Feel free to edit up until that date.*
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 14
- Rewards: Gold: 4000, Silver: 1500, Bronze: 500
- Final notes: Hi,
Thanks so much for the patience. As many of you know I have been MIA.. I had a chance to really read the entries today and go through them one by one. I am so impressed and grateful to Heidi for ALL her hard work and dedication to this contest and to her fellow poets- she is amazing.
Rules are made to be broken and we found the poetry we liked best was not always the lightest poetry. So we went with the poetry we liked best.
1. ca ne fait rein
2. Nurse chilly
3. just rob
4. danna hobart
Mary and Heidi
Contest Winners
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I would like to reserve October, please.by Danna Hobart 21 lines, 21 comments, on Jan 8 2:54 AM• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Entries [18]
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by J.J. Sass 25 lines, 22 comments, on Jan 7 11:14 PM• Commented on by judge.
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by masterblaster 19 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 8 12:57 AM• Commented on by judge.
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by Polaja 40 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 8 1:37 AM• Commented on by judge.
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by chloris 25 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 8 1:21 AM• Commented on by judge.
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by Saffron 53 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 21 7:26 PM. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge.
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by A Prophet of 3 43 lines, 43 comments, on Jan 8 12:21 PM. In Contemporary, Contest, Life, Other, Personal, Society, Abstract• Commented on by judge.
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January is the first month of the year according to the Roman Calendar. The word "January" means "The open door", "the beginning".
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Comments
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Wow--what a wonderful contest idea!
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oh, good idea you two -- i love this.
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damn-- I won't to enter this so bad! hey do me favor check out some work in my authors page if you don't anything in my first poems on that you don't like then don't add me as favorite. However if you do! please do so -- i really need a challenge right now.
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Sorry dear, not tonight, I have a headache.
Bookmarked.
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silly silly boy
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Nice one ladies!
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i loved it and hence made a reservation
for both of you.
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the last October, me...
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I didn't get here soon enough, all the autumn months are taken -
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this is a great idea, ladies
now to kick-start my muse
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Oh, man, I wanted November
Or September.
Or April.
Or May.
I have bad luck, don't I?
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there is an april there again
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a year
in the life of forever
is always
ever bloomed
alike through may, november
a night,
an august moon
from summer's quick abandon
throughout the fall to june,
the winter, slowly dying
star bound around the sun
give me time, forever
a life is only some,
a year, the great pretend.
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have you considered entering a contest?
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this is more fun
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she was afraid of me kicking her ass ...
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I had February in my head all day
and I will write about it
thank you both for the inspiration
peace and hugs
Muddy -
I havent been on the last few days so i only got your message about this contest
Maybe next time Heidi
All the best to you and all contestants aswell
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Hey..
april#2 is opened up again
I can't do this light.
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Did I remove my reservations somehow, lol. Shite.
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January
A different kind of cold
It's the way it wraps
around your legs;
a child that begs you to stay.
How it kisses
your forehead,
nibbles your ears,
& the way it
reaches beneath
your scarf
to nuzzle your neck
whispers softly
"I'm here, baby,"
This is how winter
says hello on a snowy
morning and reminds
you that cold is not
always a bad thing.
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an oldie but a goodie...
but I still hate being cold.
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lol I forgot I had even left this here.
you for finding it
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Seriously, what an imaginative, creative contest idea.
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Perhaps I should have entered.
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Thanks for the contest ladies. I don't envy you these entries were awesome! Congrats to the winners!
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Thanks so much for this contest. It was an inspiration to me, and I have not found a lot of inspiration lately.
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Thank you very much for that- super contest.
Congrats to eeryone and thanks to Heidi and Mary for their hard work on it.
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