Like a watercolor in the rain is your prompt.
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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
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
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 25
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 50, Bronze: 40, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: I think this contest brought out the best in you all. I can't tell you how happy I am with all the entries. It was really hard to choose.
Contest Winners
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October you sigh around the eaves
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/I cannot offer you a cup
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by AutumnGypsy 20 lines, 26 comments, on Nov 5 12:10 AM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts
Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [19]
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She is like a watercolor in the rain,
I love to watch the colors run.by redbarchettadrive 23 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 12 1:10 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Rain falls wistfully
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Prompt "Like watercolors in the rain"• Commented on by judge.
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Spinning, dancing, twirling, floating
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Here I stand
Slowly melting,by Alittle2lost 68 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 12 9:16 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Pale April sky,
your gray trickles outby Carly Pop 33 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 13 3:19 PM
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Run around and see the mountains
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"Love initiated in a cold water bath"by Rose Angel 26 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 17 4:25 PM. In Contest, Love, Artistic, My own style, Creative...• Commented on by judge.
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by Passionate Phoenix 20 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 12 12:58 PM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts, Life, Nature, Weird, My own style, My life, Lost in thought• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Running from reality,
hands waving a mess,by shadowmaster05 12 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 23 8:22 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Bookmarked, darling.
No closing without me. -
Hi, many thanks for the gold, congratulations to the other winners, reading your comment has made me decide to dedicate this poem to you, kind regards Di
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It is a poem that triggers much personal meaning for me. I can't thank you enough.
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