Please send me the poem that you consider your very best. I need some inspiration to write again. My muse is lost and I need help finding it.
The only rule is no erotica.
Tastefully sensual is fine.
I look forward to reading some great poems!
Please Enter.
Picture credit to: www.inkygirl.com/.../
The only rule is no erotica.
Tastefully sensual is fine.
I look forward to reading some great poems!
Please Enter.
Picture credit to: www.inkygirl.com/.../
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 11
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
- Final notes: Thank you to all who entered for helping to spark my muse. Gold goes to a wonderful poem that felt as if it was written just for me right now. All poems deserve a trophy, but of course I don't have that many to give. Thank you all again, and congratulations to all winners. Blessings, Patty
Contest Winners
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Broken by his stained glass tears
She mourns for her son's martyred yearsby Freed by Mercy 30 lines, 47 comments, on Mar 29 3:52 PM 2007. In Contest, Abuse, Dark
Silver trophy winner
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Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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All your fear and all your ignorance
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Her song was that last that ever would play
For with her, music died on that fateful day.by drakostheron 19 lines, 9 comments, on Nov 10 9:15 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
It's happening yet again,
Because of him I've lost a friend.by SecretPsychology 19 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 12 11:59 AM 2008. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Love, Loss, Friendship, My life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I love to hear your laughter in the darkness of the nightby sunflowers21573 13 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 4 4:06 PM. In love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by ChelseySmile 10 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 27 7:04 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The shadows fall upon the forest
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huggglezzzby misshugglebugglez 39 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 30 4:29 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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From the mountains' snow laden edge...where the snow peaks dwell. comes a stream so pure its rapid and white foam and the whirpools swell!by Rose Angel 41 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 28 10:49 PM 2007. In Nature, Spiritual, Society, Thoughts
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I was a crippled outcast from the whitewashed temples,
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What are you going to do, dear friend, / The rest of your life? / Your beloved wife / Seated by your side / Darns with devotion / And skips a stitch or two often in her design / Never forgetting to peck• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Walking through the misty night,by SaraMaria 22 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 27 7:08 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Please hold me closer and promise me this,"
She asked of him through dying lips.by AlittleWrong 45 lines, 54 comments, on Nov 13 5:31 PM 2008. In Love, Sad, Hope, Spiritual, Death, Inspirational, Goodbyes• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
A View Driving Down Height’s Road
by Doug Cavers 17 lines, 12 comments, on Jan 10 8:52 PM. In Hope, Spiritual, Longing, My life, Lost in thought, Happiness, Humanity, Thoug• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Peace is merely a symbol
of what the world could be• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Haha, that picture describes me to a tee!
I'll see what I can enter, I've got many favourite poems of mine. -
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LOL..I look forward to your entry. Patty
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I have lost my muse too! So I'm gonna read these poems that were submitted to your contest...maybe I can be inspired again too!!!! Blessings...hope you find your muse again. Pam
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Good..I hope you will enter one of your favorites too. Blessings, Patty
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Your cartoon shows the right path. The recommended way to overcome writers' block (unless you have some horribly urgent deadline pressing!) is NOT to seek inspiration. Writers' block is a psychological "red light", warning you that your mental/poetic batteries are flat, and need recharging. The best way to deal with it is to make a resolution that you will NOT even attempt to write anything for - say - a week and during that time to complete some boring and/or unpleasant task(s) that you have been putting off. During this time, you should avoid poetry and as far as possible all literature completely, seeking refreshment (in the intervals of doing the dull tasks) from non-verbal pursuits: listening to music, walking in the country, visiting art galleries - ANYTHING that refreshes you EXCEPT the written word. By the end of the week, you should find yourself bursting with poetic energy. If not, then repeat ad lib... (NB It may help if in the second week you start a task that cannot easily be abandoned in the middle - e.g. redecorating a room ... usually then one finds oneself in mid-task overflowing with new ideas...)
BJUt PLEASE unless you have urgent deadlines to meet - do not try to force things...
As for professional writers with urgent deadlines - well, there ARE other ways of coping - but they put considerable strain on both mind and body, and are NOT to be recommended to anyone who can possibly avoid them! -
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Thanks so much for the wise advice. After judging this contest I think I will follow this advice as nothing else is working.
Blessings, Patty
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Thanks so much for the silver trophy!
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