Options galore.
Rules first:
no emo
no erotica/ sensual is fine
plain backgrounds
no more than 50 lines,
no less than 7
prompt in AN
no religion
proper grammar/spelling
no txt talk/chat speak
imagery.metaphor.
freeverse only
Quote prompts:
■ "A compliment is like a kiss through a veil." ~ Victor Hugo
■ " Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay." ~ Doris Day
■ "Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
■ "The one who loves least controls the relationship " ~ Unknown
■ "The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. " ~ Unknown
■ "If love is shelter, I'm going to walk in the rain." ~ Unknown
■ "The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost." ~ Gilbert Keith Chesterton
■ "The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her" ~ Francois de la Rouchefoucauld
■ "The more abstract the truth you want to teach, the more thoroughly you must seduce the senses to accept it." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Titles:
- the roots of nostalgia
- the rooftop convulsed in glitter and dewdrops
- lingual tremors
- like the stars, you faded away
- a cup of coffee, and two cigarettes later
- after the ice storm, my son didn't return home
- dear heart
- demonstrating an eclipse
songs:
+ "you're not sorry" ~ taylor swift
+ "lie to me" ~ 12 stones
+ "don't forget" ~ demi lovato
+ "the diary of jane" ~ breaking benjamin
+ "this is the new shit" ~ marilyn manson
+ "undead" ~ hollywood undead
+ "say my name" ~ sick puppies
+ "only one" ~ yellow card
As for now, winner takes all. May change by the end of the contest.
I have the right to DQ any entries, and close this contest if i do not get the quality desired.
You are allowed to mix prompts.
Go.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 26
- Rewards: Gold: 400
- Final notes: Thank you all for entering. Forgive me for taking so long to judge, I've been extremely busy and then when I was going to judge it, my computer crashed and I forgot about it after that.
Anyway, thank you all for entering. Forgive me for not commenting as well, I will do that as soon as I can.
Congrats to the winners, and if you didn't win I enjoyed your poem as well. They were all written very well.
Good luck to any other contests you may be entered in.
Ciao!
Contest Winners
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twenty-four lines, excluding the spaces between the stanzas.• Viewed by judge. [remove]
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silently serenading a gentle whisper
my soul is entwined in loves beauty• Viewed by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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Entries [7]
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Perched on a precarious precipice,
poignantly probing the insides• Viewed by judge. -
by SincerelyMegan 27 lines, 2 comments, on May 4 7:54 PM• Viewed by judge.
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White dress,
waiting outside a white chapel.by ThisIsMyWonderland 20 lines, on May 4 8:39 PM• Viewed by judge. -
by B Chandler 18 lines, 3 comments, on May 5 9:37 AM. In Contemporary• Viewed by judge.
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im gonna have to see if i can enter this tonight
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