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GOLD DIGGERS ONLY (just for losers)

SEARCH OUT YOUR OLDIES BUT NOT GOLDIES.

THOSE THAT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT!

EITHER SILVER OR BRONZE.

Green if you must

DON'T CARE WHAT STYLE SHAPE OR FORM BUT OBVIOUSLY IT MUST BE GOOD TO HAVE GAINED SOME KIND OF TROPHY

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE A LOVE OF GOLD CAN NOW BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE ULTIMATE WITH YOUR OLDIES.

THREE EACH MAXIMUM.

PLAY NICE

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on April 8
  • Rewards: Gold: 950
  • Final notes:
    O.K. so I have asked and been rewarded with some amazing also rans.
    Truth is they are all worthy of praise in some form or other.
    My personal choice for gold is close to my heart, not because I am black but because I believe there is so much still to do before equality can even be dreamed of around the world (not just the U.S.A.)
    silver is a personal choice as I have lived through it whilst bronze is just so funny to one with a wicked sense of humour.

    I would please ask you to read and re-read your poems alongside the winners to see if you can or even want to improve your own work.

    I have made comment on all that were posted here and have mixed reaction to my take on the individual works.
    All I will say on the matter is the words expressed how I feel about what it is you have written, if you are offended in any way by anything I have written please delete it and put me on your hate list as I am too old to give a damn about what people think.
    If you are going to enter any competition (mine or others) then you should be prepared to be downheartened as not every one is the same.

    My advice to every young poet out there would be to learn from comments made by older poets who do not wish to demean you or dampen your enthusiasm but wish to help you over the hurdles of rejection.
    Listening to your best ever mates cooing their adoration for your latest piece (which may ultimately be crap) is getting you no where.

    As for those best ever mates?

    making "awseome" comments does your mate no favour, a true friend will tell you if what you have written is crap, and not try to leave you living a lie.

    Hope to see at least some of you in future contests that I hold.
    In truth I am also expecting to appear on a few hit lists as well.
    Thanks for entering anyway....

Contest Winners

  1. When Things Go Wrong
    Yo you there Mr. black man
    what you doing in the stewing pan? ( G T W )
    by spideracer 82 lines, 7 comments, on Feb 3 11:39 PM. In Dark, Pain, Racism, Angst, Hope
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Makayla LeAnn (At the grave)
    I'm standing here.
    At your tiny grave.
    by Sai Amartya 44 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 19 10:24 AM 2008. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Life, Thoughts, Dedication, Loss, Sadness, My life, Death
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4963587, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  4. Highway and the silent stars
    by Age of Rain 22 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 22 9:58 AM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. the decorum of it all
    His eyes drew me in first
    They weren’t warm or welcoming or even sexy
    by Pheo 27 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 6 8:44 PM 2007. In Life, Love, Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Society
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Last Chance
    She hurts
    She waits
    by explain.everything 35 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 3 11:45 AM. In dark, emotional, suicide, sad, pain
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • righteousme
    April 8
    Edit | Reply
    well, no where in the rules of this gold digging contest did it state that you had to use proper punctuation and/or grammar ... i do not take well to criticism. especially someone complaining about i versus I ... and if that is a pet peeve of yours you should request it in the contest as a must have for an entry into the contest ...
    sorry i do not conform.
    HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!


    • tarcus
      April 8
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      i do not take well to criticism.
      I must assume then that you are a masochist!
      If not then why place any of your work out in the open for people to comment on?
      As for none conformity, if i Verses I is the only thing you have then read the dictionary again to find out how to be a true none conformist (they don't complain by the way as that is a state of conforming )


      • righteousme
        April 8
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        i put my work out for others to take what they will and leave the rest ... it is simple really ... a masochist ... no ... hardly ... and though i put my work out there i am very careful about what contests i enter . i make sure to read it through and know that it does not require proper grammar/punctuation/ect. ... on my profile page it states i do not do criticism ... i guess i am just one of them people that feel you should take what you can and if you can not find anything to take away , leave it be ... no need in telling someone you dont like their work ... pointless to me ... so yeah thanks again ... oh and the non conformity i versus I is not the only thing i have ... and i really dont see the point in reading the dictionary to find a definition of a non-conformist ... i know what i am ... i know what i am not ...