photo credit: Rory Duce
I want to see beautiful images of nature....lakes, forests, mountains, beaches, deserts.
I want to feel a deep passion for nature in your words.
For an idea of what I like, see Robert Service's Spell of the Yukon
Rules:
- Any style, length or form except haiku.
- Spelling matters
- Do not add pictures to the poem, though if inspired by a picture, you may add a link in the author's notes.
- PW's allowed, even encouraged...give me something that is polished and edited.
Judging based on my personal preferences, and the impact your writing had on me while reading it. Therefore, strict adherence to form and structure won't necessarily win over something that moves me in some way.
I will read all entries once, and then again when the contest closes. I will not comment until after the second read, ensuring that I read each piece at least twice. I promise to comment on all entries.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 7
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Thank you to everyone who entered. This was an fantastic contest. I think I changed the order of the finalists a thousand different times. I read and reread, and found it very difficult to rank all 14 of the finalists. Tonight, the five medalists are as awarded....on another night, it could have been any other five from the list.
After the 5 awards, the rest of the finalists are in random order.
Thanks again to everyone, every poem entered was exceptional.
Rory
Contest Winners
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Their grace I may admire but not begrudge:
The trees were never made for me to judge.by Peripatetic 61 lines, 32 comments, on Jul 8 7:52 PM 2008. In Nature, My life, Inspirational
Gold trophy winner
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Though doubling as both nature and romantic, I hope there is an engaing amount of natural imagery for you. If not, I understand.
Hope y• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Your thoughts are fixed on forests unexplored/And deserts shimmering in noonday heat/Clear streams that run through moss and fallen leavesby Still Anonymous 39 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 20 5:51 PM 2008. In Contest, Life, Personal, Traveling, Longing
Bronze trophy winner
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measuring the pace of sunlight
as it collapses spent upon the hillsby intoothandclaw 65 lines, 10 comments, on Oct 22 9:54 AM 2008. In Nature, Freewrite, Free verse, Mushrooms, Thoughts
Honorable mention
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Simple man who paints with words
Hears the fading songs of birds• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Rotors clacking, we lifted / into the Arizona air / and drifted--a metallic bubble-- / above the spruce and pine. / Four of us, plus pilot• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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As time forever moves slowly on
So the sands drift over the dunesby LittleMoon 24 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 12 3:59 PM 2008. In Nature• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
My love of North Carolina.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Entries [26]
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It was spring / With flowers / My boughs were bending / I was heavy with honey / Around me / The bees were flying / Humming / Unending flattering songs / My honey was heady / Sucking to their fi• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Shenton 12 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 24 4:47 PM• Commented on by judge.
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serpentine trees,
wrapped in the gauze of greenby Lion-Serpent 7 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 20 4:02 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
In a forest deep and vast
Where songs of birds play• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Men bowling from Rip Van Winkle
Lightening dancing across the sky• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
From ever fragrant branches spread
the tyrian shades of lovers blooms• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Delicate morning dew on the swaying dancing trees
The plants hidden wonders that you have to search to seeby bookwrm1324 7 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 26 12:05 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Have you ever wondered ....
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Honeycombed and full of holes,
With shelled beasts trapped inside.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
As an intruder I tiptoe in –
among the curves and twists• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I look into the deep blue,
seeing tiny puffs of condensation float forward,by A Shade Of Gray 18 lines, 14 comments, on Dec 21 11:13 AM 2008. In Nature• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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I got bored one night so I took a walk in my backyard. It was dark and I looked up into the sky and this is what happened.by CharlieBrown93 96 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 6 8:39 PM. In Hope, Life, Nature, Personal, Thoughts, Lost in thought, Freewrite, Teenage thinking• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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I have entered a prewrite, or will after this. There is a picture on that prewrite that I already added prior to this contest, it as well as what the poem subject is, inspired me so I don't want to remove it. If you want to remove my entry feel free to for this reason. Just thought i'd give you a heads up, if I wrote a fresh piece I would not add a picture as you asked but as I already had this on, I don't want to change it for a contest.
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That really is a great, great poem.
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