The past is the only thing we have. We have it locked safely away in the attic of our minds, in dusty boxes stown in the farthest corner... The memories of all the yesterdays we had are wrapped up like a lover's gift for the beloved... ourselves.
The only thing we truly hold in our hands, is our past. We can replay every image in our heads- every word said, every smile given (received), every tear shed... over, and over. When does it end? Can it *ever* end? For as we hurtle into the future with each and every passing moment of time, we accumulate our past like dust gathering upon the mirror of our unreflected lives.
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Write me your past. Or, more precisely, write me your past where, because it's forever gone, you have used your imagination to change parts of it.
My prompt: "We always alter our memories, and change our past, with each recollection."
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RULES
1. Readable font-on-background.
2. Imagery.
3. Original thought.
That's all. Take it where you will, my fellow poets!
(Darn, I'm excited about this contest
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♥ Char
The only thing we truly hold in our hands, is our past. We can replay every image in our heads- every word said, every smile given (received), every tear shed... over, and over. When does it end? Can it *ever* end? For as we hurtle into the future with each and every passing moment of time, we accumulate our past like dust gathering upon the mirror of our unreflected lives.
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Write me your past. Or, more precisely, write me your past where, because it's forever gone, you have used your imagination to change parts of it.
My prompt: "We always alter our memories, and change our past, with each recollection."
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RULES
1. Readable font-on-background.
2. Imagery.
3. Original thought.
That's all. Take it where you will, my fellow poets!
(Darn, I'm excited about this contest
)♥ Char
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 29
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Hi everyone,
This has been a truly amazing contest! I've learned so much from all your writes, and read so many good works...
Thank you so much, everyone!
Hope ya all will come by and read/comment on the great poetry here
Thank you all again!
♥ Char
Contest Winners
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Four years old, four eyes,
watched me sitting red-faced, straining,• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Pausing to think of the beauty
if not only we could recollect• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5374200, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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I look back through the years
and I feel bad for her• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Decisions made
Promises broken• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Bloody hearts, torn in two,
Pain helps me to forget about you.by Lady Juliet 43 lines, 5 comments, on May 26 10:41 AM. In pain• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
I remember the day of my birth
Entered this world with a great big laughby Visit.Me.On.Mars 23 lines, 8 comments, on May 23 10:44 PM• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5370643, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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In those dusty
tunnelsby poetofda21stcentury 124 lines, 3 comments, on May 26 1:30 PM• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
It lies behind the forests,
the feeling of the hot leather underneath my 3 year old knees.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [28]
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The poems appear like pictures
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I can not change my past
I only have tomorrowby bluecollarlove 23 lines, 3 comments, on May 7 9:49 PM• Commented on by judge. -
I thought that it was normal,
and it happened to everyone.by XxPrinc3ssMaraxX 39 lines, 3 comments, on May 7 10:07 PM. In Pain, Abuse, My life, Depressed, Teenage thinking, Teen issues, Angry• Commented on by judge. -
They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
But what if you've gone months without aby carolynrose 27 lines, 3 comments, on May 21 1:06 PM• Commented on by judge. -
past issues and lost lives
circle my head the momentby hoperichards 19 lines, 2 comments, on May 21 9:41 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Taking her to the four corners of my memories
dusting off every picture that had emergedby getsbetter 22 lines, 4 comments, on May 23 8:28 AM• Commented on by judge. -
that girl you see
so dark and coldby xshatteredxdreamsx 30 lines, 2 comments, on May 23 4:29 PM• Commented on by judge. -
by AngelBellerose 25 lines, 17 comments, on May 23 7:57 PM. In Contemporary, Contest, Life, Love, Personal, Thoughts, Noguest, Family
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my cousin's daughter came to me
she showed me all her painby MichaelSavage 28 lines, 9 comments, on May 23 8:02 PM. In Contemporary, Contest, Fantasy, Hope, Life, Love, Personal, Sad, Society
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I'm in his grasp and I struggle in fright
I can feel a warm, moist pool under me• Commented on by judge. -
The cracked still-life stares from an empty wall
Searching for some monumental thought of what has been• Commented on by judge. -
Past, present, future.
What IS the difference?by templeton97 16 lines, 2 comments, on May 25 2:06 PM. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. -
Please just read the poem, I believe that it is good. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.by InMyOwnGlassBox 35 lines, 1 comment, on May 26 6:21 PM• Commented on by judge.
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I'm excited about this contest I'm drawn to the prompt. :]
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Haha.. Me too
Nope, no line limit...
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Excellent prompt
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What if you have too much of a past already? X x
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Hmm. Let some of it go through writing it out?
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Bookmarked hun x
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Shame you don't allow prewrites. I have a 800 line poem about a section of my life
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800 lines??
Okay, I think I might start accepting prewrites... if I don't get enough entries, but what I usually do is to extend the contest.
Hmm, perhaps you might want to pare down your poem into a more concise piece and enter that instead?
cheers,
Char
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Your contest is inspiring...
The graphic choices, the words choices, the topic and theme. Amusing the muse in wandering souls that pass by. Pausing to think of the beauty if not only we could recollect we could also tip toe back again for oopsies and overs even if only in our thoughts. Not just in regret or to fret and to reconfigure into a perfection that wanders in our thoughts whispering, "If only..." -
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Thank you :)
Your words are beautiful
Do enter! haha
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ahh i wanna enter... i hope i make it on time.... hmmm only 3 hours... here goes =]
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Interesting thought.
I'd love to enter but I'm afraid I can't do it so soon... If I write next week about it as a non-entry poem I'll give credit to your contest though
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Okay sure
Glad that you're inspired by it!
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The prompt was excellent and the words came to me unbidden!
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Thank you SO much, Char!!!
A wonderful contest
and so that makes being awarded silver even that much more of an honor. 
MANY THANKS!!!
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