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you got my rhythm, i can't move without you baby.

RULES FOR ALL OPTIONS:
free-verse or prose ONLY.
no stories.
no rhyme.
left-align.
plain backgrounds.
no pictures.
use poetic devices.
you molest your shift key, I DQ you.
incorrect spelling or grammar will make me STRONGLY dislike your entry.
punctuation is your choice but do it well.
put your option in your author's notes.
you can enter up to three times, but this means one on each prompt.
emotion PLEASE.

i'm really a nice person, i swear, but if you don't follow my rules i might flip. (:

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OPTIONS

1. prompt: aestival - of, relating to, or appearing in summer.

for this option, i want poems/prose relating to summer.
here's the catch.
i want SAD poems about summer.
sad: NOT happy.
i want things filled with imagery and emotion.
i want to cry.

2. prompt: music.

for this option, i want you to be inspired by the music/melody more than the lyrics. listen to the lyrics though, they're amazing and they might help push you in the right direction. the first and last songs don't even have lyrics, so brownie points to whoever uses those.

a. cause we ended as lovers - jeff beck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDgjBl86vq8

b. your love means everything - coldplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK7qh4Trh_s

c. consequence - the notwist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFin1IG2yis

d. take me home - aqualung
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVAE2g5p_F4

e. wires - athlete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THyZAS8H22g

f. marooned - pink floyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OMFiqNA6Ag

3. prompt: the midway state.

listen to any song by the band 'the midway state' and write a poem or prose inspired by it. not lyrics. if you rhyme, i'll DQ you. these guys are amazing and they've inspired me to write quite a few pieces. again, i'm looking for imagery and emotion.

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there's a lot of points up here, so i'm going to leave this contest open until i'm satisfied with my top 3 winners.

get started.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on April 11
  • Rewards: Gold: 3000, Silver: 2000, Bronze: 1693, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:

Contest Winners

  1. knees
    by seraphim shock 30 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 18 7:49 AM
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. You were my breath and I, your wings
    by incondite 58 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 17 2:09 AM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. the nazi i need
    no one else will love me with these thunderstorms behind my breathing,
    with these rainbow bruises you've left ornamented around my lungs.
    by heaven all alone 21 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 16 9:03 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. never leave me, love
    by Kiss the girl--x 32 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 1 1:23 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. hard light.
    by broken-colours 18 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 28 10:21 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. And Summer's never seemed so much like Winter.
    His tears are imminent, threatening his sea blue irises.
    And her sorrow is gathering like pending precipitation.
    by Candy Morphine 43 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 15 1:45 AM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. forget-me-not.
    some girls are meant to be princesses,
    while others are left to be the cinderella’s
    by etoile 47 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 25 8:00 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, dedications~
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. bloody hell.
    by e s h a. 1 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 2 11:52 AM
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]

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  • NothingButShrooms
    February 13
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    you want each poet to enter three poems?


    • aanika
      February 13
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      lol oops, i guess i wasn't clear.
      you can enter only one of course.
      i was just saying if you want to enter multiple times, you can enter up to three
      but they each have to be on a different option.


  • etoile
    February 13
    Edit | Reply
    bookmarkedddd
    lol you intimidate me.


  • my.stars.dont.shine
    February 13
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    bookmarked. =)


  • zochit2me gold member
    February 13
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    Kewl..


  • still.she.waits
    February 19
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    by no stories, im taking it you mean no epics?


  • etoile
    March 3
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    i kind of want to enter again
    i think i will soontimes


  • Barry Hodges
    March 22
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    What a pity you have no well-known or acceptable music as prompts.

    • aanika
      March 22
      Edit | Reply
      ... so what if it's not well known? that has no influence over whether it is good or inspiring.

      and who are you to deem what's acceptable for everyone? i understand if you don't particularly like it, but calling it unacceptable isn't really fair.


    • Master Anarchy
      April 2
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      Coldplay or what?

      Is Coldplay not well known?

      MA

      • Barry Hodges
        April 3
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        I believe that this pop group is quite successful, but I would rather eat a ground glass sandwich that listen to uneducated teenage rubbish of that nature.

  • Master Anarchy
    April 2
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    How very dictatorial and...

    ...even ludicrous to call it poetry where no rhyming can be utilized and the verse must be free (and what does one see that appelation as meant to be? Without meter, its original intent, so that the dah=Duh=dah=Duh of Sonnets might in time relent of strangle hold), so, I am sorry in myself, but I must forgo entry to what strikes me as Bludgeoning SMudGenning (is that a Poetrical Device without metrical btw?).

    MA


  • e s h a.
    April 11
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    thank you and congrats to others.

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