"An Old Man's Winter Night"
by: Robert Frost
"...Through the thin frost, almost in separate stars,
That gathers on the pane in empty rooms.
...A quiet light, and then not even that.
He consigned to the moon, such as she was,
So late-arising, to the broken moon.
...One aged man -- one man -- can't keep a house,
A farm, a countryside, or if he can,
It's thus he does it of a winter night."
Consider the above exerpt & the image your prompt:
I want this in Free verse only and not to exceed forty lines.
Thank-you to my inspirations~Robert & Rich
THE RULES
1. Please left align.
2. Please no sticky caps.
3. Proper spelling and grammar are asked for, no chatspeak.
5. No cutting, suicide or self mutilation.
6. No erotica. Tastefully sensual is always welcome.
7. Use a min. of eight lines, don't exceed forty
8. DO NOT use the title phrase in your poem or as a title, please!
If image is used, you must credit in author's notes:
"Frost" by Okhan Sarikaya
In the name of ALL that is POETRY, if you reserve,
return and write. Thank-you for your efforts, Blue
by: Robert Frost
"...Through the thin frost, almost in separate stars,
That gathers on the pane in empty rooms.
...A quiet light, and then not even that.
He consigned to the moon, such as she was,
So late-arising, to the broken moon.
...One aged man -- one man -- can't keep a house,
A farm, a countryside, or if he can,
It's thus he does it of a winter night."
Consider the above exerpt & the image your prompt:
I want this in Free verse only and not to exceed forty lines.
Thank-you to my inspirations~Robert & Rich
THE RULES
1. Please left align.
2. Please no sticky caps.
3. Proper spelling and grammar are asked for, no chatspeak.
5. No cutting, suicide or self mutilation.
6. No erotica. Tastefully sensual is always welcome.
7. Use a min. of eight lines, don't exceed forty
8. DO NOT use the title phrase in your poem or as a title, please!
If image is used, you must credit in author's notes:
"Frost" by Okhan Sarikaya
In the name of ALL that is POETRY, if you reserve,
return and write. Thank-you for your efforts, Blue
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 3
- Rewards: Gold: 499, Silver: 333, Bronze: 193
- Final notes: I probably stayed up too late last night rereading, but could not pull myself from these impacting writes. I am moved to do more Frost! Thank-you so much to each here for making this my most difficult judging to date. It's the truth, because if I went back and chose again, each time it would probably result in different fav's.
My appreciation goes to ALL and I will be quickly adding many of these writes to my "masterpieces" list. Blue
Contest Winners
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- Error: Unable to find finalist item 5105201, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [11]
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Winter whispers steal across,
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by Idle Mind Wondering 65 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 26 11:08 PM• Commented on by judge.
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I gaze through my window as slow morning sun struggles
to waver its light upon frost covered ground. Already• Commented on by judge. -
"...Stalled in assail of Winter's growing clime.
That seeps into these reclusive quarters.• Commented on by judge. -
In the frosty deeps of age’s withering I dwell
attenuated,• Commented on by judge.
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Definitely bookmarked, Rew.
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So happy! You will make this winter's night much cooler...
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I am happy.
My wings are already poised.
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I cannjot think of 2 better people to be inspired by than Robert and Rich
A wonderful contest....
I shall try to get back here if I can compose something worthy of this
Lynda
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Shocked and honored, truly. Thank you for honoring my poem with gold. I am - truly humbled. An excellent contest. Congratulations to all. ~Pamela
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Thank you! Congratulations everyone, and thank you for hosting a great contest!
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Ty, Blue for a wonderful and inspiring contest!
I enjoyed it so much and am honored to be in the company of such wonderful poets and to have been able to write about one of my very favorite poets...
Congrats to all!
Lynda
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