The One Word Prompt One Rule Contest

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on February 18
• Rewards: Gold: 800, Silver: 400, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 2 people
• Final notes:
  Ooooo, this was a very hard contest to judge. I had some excellent entries. Thanks to everyone who entered. I will be running another contest soon so I hope that some of you will come back and enter it as well.
  
  Again thanks to all and cogratulations to the top 5.

Contest Winners

1. Leaving

   Leaving was never
   an option, That's

   by GotLilt 26 lines, 23 comments, on Feb 7 9:06 AM. In Contest, Life
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
2. Dust

   by Lyndon 31 lines, 30 comments, on Feb 4 8:51 AM. In Free Verse, Wry Humor, Life, Nature, Thoughts, Spiritual, Escape, Message
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
3. Commonplace Books

   by Shenton 20 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 4 2:14 AM
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
4. a pilgrim mourns in a middle-dark sky

   each Spring she sits in an empty city
   on a small span of green in a middle-dark sky

   by EvilKate 45 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 8 10:51 AM. In Contemporary
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
5. New Eyes.

   The genesis of my life
   keeps calling me back.

   by delightfulmess 28 lines, 36 comments, on Feb 5 8:52 PM. In Life, Thoughts, Spiritual
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [24]

• Change

  Dust collects on a broken soul
  and compiles into

  by Kathraina 7 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 3 11:23 PM. In Contest

  • Commented on by judge.
• empty things

  the passage of time
  rolling through a glass

  by willdabeast 7 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 3 11:29 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Dust

  Lost
  billowing in the wind

  by drakostheron 15 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 3 11:34 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Swept Dust

  As the world rumbles around
  I feel empty and sadden by

  by tears.of.silence 18 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 4 12:55 AM. In Contest, Thoughts, Pain, Personal, Sad

  • Commented on by judge.
• Free spirit in space

  adhering to all around me I am invisible
  free spirit of sorts, I go as I please

  by Ademon 9 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 4 1:48 AM

  • Commented on by judge.
• dust

  by honey bear 14 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 4 4:42 AM. In art, contest

  • Commented on by judge.
• Accumulation

  Dust is a thin layer between
  the past and now - a patina

  by Bad Bill 16 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 4 4:43 AM. In Life, Thoughts, Pain

  • Commented on by judge.
• dust

  in the attic
  old love letters

  by ScaryGothMother 16 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 4 7:29 AM

  • Commented on by judge.
• The Memories were Coming Back

  by misshugglebugglez 20 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 4 7:36 AM

  • Commented on by judge.
• frost & dust

  by amaranthine lover 22 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 4 11:37 AM. In Contest, abstract, noguest

  • Commented on by judge.
• Rising From The Dust

  by BehindTheShadow 12 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 4 7:39 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Dusty Road

  by rbruce 8 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 4 7:43 PM. In reality, thoughts, life

  • Commented on by judge.
• Dance of Dust

  The dust of atoms dances
  Spirit's mind is drawn

  by drifting cloud 30 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 7 7:12 AM. In Spiritual, Life, death, Fantasy

  • Commented on by judge.
• Infernal

  Obligatory blasphemy
  dying orange sun

  by longte 10 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 14 10:53 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• a dust of words

  by Jersene 25 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 7 10:54 AM. In Contemporary, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge.
• Rising From An Other Time

  "Bachelors' retreat on the bald prairie"

  by Rose Angel 30 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 7 2:09 PM. In Contest, Life, Thoughts, My own style, Loss, Society, Nature

  • Commented on by judge.
• Dust In The Wind

  by Cynthia Gaines 46 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 7 11:06 PM. In Life, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge.
• As Loneliness Shatters

  by AliceinPoetryLand 21 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 13 6:59 AM. In Contest, Prompt, Sad, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge.
• Antique Heart

  Dust covers the flowers.
  Dust covers my faith in you.

  by Tqop 21 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 15 9:12 PM. In Contest, Dark, Personal, Sad, Love, Lyrics

  • Commented on by judge.

Comments

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  AliceinPoetryLand
  February 18
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  Congratulations to such deserving winners and thank you for hosting.
  Gaylene
• • 
    Violet Moodswing
    February 18
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    Thank you for entering. It was a struggle and a pleasure to judge all at the same time. I think the poets around here just keep getting better
• 
  delightfulmess
  February 18
  Edit | Reply
  Thank you so much for the HM. With so many great poems it is quit an honor..

by Violet Moodswing

On Feb 3 11:17 PM
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