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Here is what I'm looking for..

I would like for all who enter this to reach down into your own wellsprings of experience and tell me what you've learned about personal power and transformation. Whether great or small, I would like to hear about challenge and change. If you're hurting, tell me what you are learning from it. If you are joyous, tell me how you got there. if you honestly feel that you are losing your mind, tell me what the world needs to know to make it okay..
No poems about suicide please..they make me sad. Now that we know the "sickness", let's focus on the cure.
Vivid, interesting imagery and metaphor are greatly welcomed..rhyme or none, let it flow..i like it all.
NO PW...I want new ideas.
One entry per person. Write 5 poems if you feel driven, but pick your favorite
I will comment on every submission..I can hardly wait to hear what you come up with!
Most importantly...have fun! That's what it's all about..

I would like to add here that I am not looking for any "answers" in life..i find mine daily in my own ways..I am just interested in how other people find theirs..

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on April 13
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    thank you everyone for your heartfelt entries..these were a joy to read, and difficult to "judge"..i'd give you all gold if i could!.perhaps we could take that up with AP sometime..an allstar, gold star show!..it'd be fun.

Contest Winners

  1. Mantra-Medicine (Terza Rima Sonnet)
    by maa 19 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 8 7:16 AM. In Spiritual
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Transition (Revised)
    Once born, a little spore
    Rooting on unfriendly floor
    by Lilian of Tilburg 35 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 31 4:52 PM. In Thoughts, My life, Personal, Inspirational
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Beauty from Within
    A spectrum of colours,
    joyous
    by joyfuljossie 50 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 5 6:13 PM. In Contest, Life, Love, Personal, Pain, Spiritual, Thoughts
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. I've learned something
    I've learned to love, I've learned to hate,
    I've leanred to let go of innocence/ but never let go of childhood
    by frozenblackpetals 35 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 31 4:25 PM. In Angst, Personal, Sad, Thoughts, Weird, Teenage thinking, Humanity
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Ms. Marvel's Plan for Personal Power
    Not one to seek fame and fortune,
    but rather a dreamer and achiever,
    by Aesthete2000 66 lines, 30 comments, on Apr 10 8:20 AM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Rebirth
    by GypsySyah 23 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 13 9:10 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [8]

1 - 8 of 8
  • Take You Back
    Let me take you back, through the cloudless days and shining moments,
    To the rainy days, and the cloudy cloudy skies.
    by Jihi-Kami 37 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 31 6:18 PM
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Poisoned Sequence
    The passion breaks,
    as daylight ceases comfort,
    by Gay-Militant 28 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 1 12:56 PM
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • maa gold member
    April 14
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    thank you so much for the yellow easter-cup ...
    it was a great pleasure to participate in your contest ...
    heartfelt congratulations to all the poets who gathered on this page ...

    marion