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Any Poem Welcome

Rules:
free verse
no erotica
don't molest your shift key
10-50 lines
i will delete if it rhymes... I HATE RHYMES!

i will also delete if I dislike it or if you disobey my rules.



points rising... I would love some donations...



you'll get extra brownie points.. ;]


thank you islekine for 300 points
thank you spock for 358 points
thank you she stole my voice for 100 points




















good luck && get writing...

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 16
  • Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 258, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    i wish i could give everyone on the finalists list a trophy...

    there was a lot of amazing entries so thank you to everyone that entered.

    :]

Contest Winners

  1. you are translucent stars and I am their edges.
    by broken-colours 43 lines, 22 comments, on Jan 10 11:51 AM. In white chocolate
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Dakota, Dakota
    With your eyes of plum madness, stare over me into the pale blue.
    Back on the ice
    by xmiasmatik 50 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 16 8:54 PM. In Abuse, Angst, Dark, Life, Love, Pain, Sad
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Low Fidelity
    My fidelity flies as far north, as far away, from the source of it's captor as excruciating as the beating of it's wings will allow.
    I left everything behind me, on that shallow rock, packed neatly into rows so that they may
    by sixxstringlove 5 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 15 7:32 PM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. suicidal
    one step... two steps... down a third
    the basement door grows so near
    by Crumbled-remains 44 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 7 5:38 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. platonic memories of a life once lived.
    by stargazer. 20 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 19 2:03 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. On a bridge between two heartbeats.
    My eyes are wrapped in a film of denial as you stare straight through me.
    I am a ghost to you; but I wish you could at least pretend my bo
    by Candy Morphine 23 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 6 3:33 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. exact.
    {gold}{bronze}{bronze}{hm}{hm}{hm}
    by broken-colours 83 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 23 1:59 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. diamond-girl;
    by lyrebird 55 lines, 24 comments, on Feb 2 4:06 AM. In Personal, Contest, noguest, Dedication
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. Severing The Ties
    I became your puppet.
    by Hope Angel 41 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 1 11:22 PM. In Dark, Weird
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. The Photographer
    The photographer cradles the world with two eyes
    With a lens that is only a reflection of life
    by JustinReid 33 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 6 11:55 PM. In Life, Love, Spiritual, Thoughts, Progressive
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  11. Beachside eyes and longing deserted cries.
    I’m sweeping the streets in hope you’ll sweep me off my feet.
    My hair is whipping my face and the wind is brutally hitting my cheeks.
    by Candy Morphine 28 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 5 1:41 AM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. The Butterfly Effect
    by Simply Simple 31 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 17 6:22 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  13. "There's daggers in friends smiles"
    by tequillapixie 22 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 25 8:16 AM 2008. In Adult, betrayal, friendship, relationships, love, dissapointment
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  14. Untitled
    I must have spent every
    waking moment in and out of
    by luce della stella 21 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 7 3:50 PM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  15. Everything's meant to be broken.
    The water is gushing from my lashes and your hand brushes past my cheeks to remove the tears I so carelessly placed there.
    You said with h
    by Candy Morphine 46 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 18 4:17 PM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  16. Untitled
    by AllThatRemains 34 lines, 20 comments, on Jan 11 1:32 PM. In Personal, Thoughts
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  17. nothing i could ever be..
    by lillypilly 91 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 5 8:50 PM. In personal, life, hope, peace
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  18. you aren't at school today
    I have a hard time believing
    how my mind is plunging into ice cold lakes while my hands are re-enacting the earthquake of 1977. my lungs have taken their last look over the edge and plunged (hold your breath it's not done by
    by sixxstringlove 7 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 14 4:25 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  19. Amateur Hour
    In his mind's eye
    The Poet sees:
    by Lorenzo 35 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 29 1:11 PM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Hope Angel silver member
    February 7
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    Wow you have a lot of entries to judge
    good luck


  • Bosiarbooger gold member
    February 9
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    But hate is such a harsh word how can you hate rhyme

  • superl337sauce
    February 9
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    Is it okay if I have instances of internal rhyme and/or an irregular and noncontinuous rhyme scheme?

  • She Stole My Voice
    February 14
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    Don't have much but I did donate 100 points :]


  • broken-colours
    February 16
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    wow, thank you so much for gold!! and congrats to the other winners!

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