wow! number 50! sweeet. so here's the dealio. i finally coming to the glorious end of an insanely long and excruciating semester and i would love some awesome poetry to relax with. it will be an options contest so hopefully there is something for everyone! i prefer to read rhyme but anything is fine!
RULE: keep it PG please!
and it would b a huge help to me if you put the option u choose in your author's notes. doo eeet! THANK YOU.
OPTION 1 - be inspired by the picture above (assuming the picture shows up b/c it didnt on my last contest) here is the link if it's not showing above:
http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr297/bananasfoster42/nocake.jpg
OPTION 2 - write a humorous poem about someone you can't stand, and how you would get back at them for ruining your life, or something like that
OPTION 3 - tell me about meeting someone who changed your life for the better, can be about an actual experience or about how you would imagine that moment.
OPTION 4 - write something so deep and profound that it leaves me in awe and makes me wanna say "dude. that is DEEP!"
OPTION 5 - enter that poem - you know that poem you just wrote and have been itching to enter in a contest but there isn't one to enter it in. I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
OPTION 6 - be inspired by one of the following songs/use one of these as your titles:
a. "Let Me Sign" - by Robert Pattinson
b. "I'll Just Hold On" - by Blake Shelton
c. "Where I Stood" - by Missy Higgins
d. "Breakdown" - by Seether
e. "The Journey" - by Sleeperstar
f. "Love Story" - by Taylor Swift
g. "Thinking of You" - by Katy Perry
h. "Say Goodnight" - by Bullet for My Valentine
i. "My Never" - by Blue October"
j. "Clair de Lune" - by Debussy
OPTION 7 - be inspired by one of the following quotes:
a. "You can't base your life on other people's expectations." - by Stevie Wonder
b. "But would it set me free/if I dared to let you see/the truth behind the person/that you imagine me to be?" - by Casting Crowns
c. "In dreams, we enter a world that's entirely our own" - from Harry Potter
d. "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb" - from Twilight
e. "Sometimes you can't worry about anyone else. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and just do what feels right... for you." - unknown
HAVE FUN!
RULE: keep it PG please!
and it would b a huge help to me if you put the option u choose in your author's notes. doo eeet! THANK YOU.
OPTION 1 - be inspired by the picture above (assuming the picture shows up b/c it didnt on my last contest) here is the link if it's not showing above:
http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr297/bananasfoster42/nocake.jpg
OPTION 2 - write a humorous poem about someone you can't stand, and how you would get back at them for ruining your life, or something like that
OPTION 3 - tell me about meeting someone who changed your life for the better, can be about an actual experience or about how you would imagine that moment.
OPTION 4 - write something so deep and profound that it leaves me in awe and makes me wanna say "dude. that is DEEP!"
OPTION 5 - enter that poem - you know that poem you just wrote and have been itching to enter in a contest but there isn't one to enter it in. I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
OPTION 6 - be inspired by one of the following songs/use one of these as your titles:
a. "Let Me Sign" - by Robert Pattinson
b. "I'll Just Hold On" - by Blake Shelton
c. "Where I Stood" - by Missy Higgins
d. "Breakdown" - by Seether
e. "The Journey" - by Sleeperstar
f. "Love Story" - by Taylor Swift
g. "Thinking of You" - by Katy Perry
h. "Say Goodnight" - by Bullet for My Valentine
i. "My Never" - by Blue October"
j. "Clair de Lune" - by Debussy
OPTION 7 - be inspired by one of the following quotes:
a. "You can't base your life on other people's expectations." - by Stevie Wonder
b. "But would it set me free/if I dared to let you see/the truth behind the person/that you imagine me to be?" - by Casting Crowns
c. "In dreams, we enter a world that's entirely our own" - from Harry Potter
d. "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb" - from Twilight
e. "Sometimes you can't worry about anyone else. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and just do what feels right... for you." - unknown
HAVE FUN!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 3
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: WOW! the level of talent in this contest was just awesome! this is by far one of the hardest contests i've ever judged! thanks for everyone's entries, you guys made this just the literary escape i was looking for! see you soon
Contest Winners
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Beware, escape the constant dangers of acceptance and of settlement / let no walls restrain you on the endless path you walk / The hall isby billpoet 21 lines, 197 comments, on Jul 27 9:02 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Lost in thought, Philosophy
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In a world outside reality, my dreams,
I drifted away on crystal clear watersby Beauty Of Silence 28 lines, 10 comments, on May 29 11:51 PM 2008. In Love, Thoughts Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Entries [20]
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The beating heart inside a dying body has been laid to rest along with the love I used to have for you.
So many years I have loved you, but what have you done with it? You threw it aside like an old smelly dish rag!by Synester16Gates 7 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 25 9:45 AM. In Dark, Life, Love, Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
With a smile that could heal my wounded heart
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To day I walked the path of life I felt was but a dream-- So long and forgotten- That I never wish to walk it,s path again-- Tomorrow I shaby roland halloway 29 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 17 8:41 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Money is power, power is control,
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If I ever went swimming
in a chocolate coated dream,by Pocket Rocket 18 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 30 10:32 PM. In Children, Dreams, Imagination, Rhyme, Humor• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Every year at this time
we remember thoseby Shenton 28 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 26 3:22 AM• Commented on by judge. -
You appear in my life,
My whole life alter,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Men of science; Don’t refute the thoughts, of the, as yet unfamed,
then many of your discoveries were inadvertently obtained.by judmc 19 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 26 7:09 AM• Commented on by judge. -
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We play the Someday Game
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You see this is not a game to me
Writing poetry is more than just a fantasyby Tempa Lee 79 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 13 7:19 PM. In Life, Personal, Thoughts, My life, Lost in thought, My own style, Teenage thinking• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
When you walk in a shadow,
Your life is full of lies.by Erin200 15 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 11 10:48 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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hmm..
i'd love to write something for the song title Let Me Sign... but unfortunately... my mind aint working
maybe next contest
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oh dang. the contest closed.
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thanks for gold xDD
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Thanks for the HM I am honored, congrats to all the winners, thanks for hosting such a wonderful contest for all, hugs theresa
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