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printed on the moon

rules:
>prompt in AN, please
>rhyme only if you are brilliant and have proof of it.
>prose/vignettes accepted
>short = good
>imagery/metaphor is bliss
>no adult
>no crap
>unlimited entries per person
>reserves allowed, but you MUST FINISH THEM by the end of the contest


HM's may be added later.



phrase/title prompts:

printed on the moon
tea-time sky
taste the wind
god-watching
in the mouth of december [or any month you like]
in the flesh
freehand
where sleepers pass
and eden ran
I felt heaven with my feet
the moon makes its own plea
it might be painted on a nursery wall
when the moon was blood
make a note of this
and the moon said
finger-pointing
every soul a star
in his humanity, he wept [or: in her humanity, she wept]
strawberry-picking [or whatever fruity thing you like. could be blackberries, cherries, apples, whatever]

as you can probably guess, I like the moon.



write a letter to one of the following [free verse or prose]:

your younger self
a star
a stranger
the moon
the seasons [or a season]
a month
love. [I'm taking a risk with this one. not A love. not YOUR love. just love. please, spare me the cliched crap.]



be inspired by some quotes. credit the creator.

'the night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand.'
- frederic lawrence knowles

'"in our world," said Eustace,
"a star is a huge ball of flaming gas."
"even in your world, my son,
that is not what a star is,
but only what it is made of."'
- c.s. lewis

'there is no planet, sun, or star can hold you, if you but knew what you are.'
- ralph waldo emerson

'three things cannot be long hidden; the sun, the moon, and the truth.'
- buddha



be inspired by this poem:
who are you, little i

(five or six years old)
peering from some high

window;at the gold

of November sunset

(and feeling:that if day
has to become night

this is a beautiful way)

- by e. e. cummings



most likely I'll add more prompts later.



get penning!
or typing.
whatever.



- owlish

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 31
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100
  • Final notes:
    Thanks to all for your entries. I was pleased with the end result. The honorable mentions are in no particular order, but I'd like to say that I wish I could have given the poem 'taste wind in the flesh - to my former self' something better than an honorable mention, but refrained from giving the poet gold/silver/bronze due to punctuation errors. Sorry, I'm a punctuation freak. And grammar freak. And poet freak.

    Thanks again!

    - owlish :}

Contest Winners

  1. and the moon said
    by amaranthine lover 56 lines, 4 comments, on May 30 2:25 PM. In Contest, Abstract, noguest
    Gold trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  2. when the moon was blood
    by Candy Morphine 67 lines, 2 comments, on May 29 2:46 AM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  3. In the mouth of july.
    red crosses mark the days I didn't sleep;
    the days prose spilled from my throat in
    by Madison Mary 25 lines, 2 comments, on May 27 6:54 AM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  4. taste wind in the flesh- to my former self
    by eating vertigo 41 lines, on May 30 3:25 PM
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5371949, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. It's Printed On The Moon
    by JeannieD Hunter 13 lines, 4 comments, on May 26 11:47 PM. In Contest, Prompt
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  7. The Moon Makes Its Own Plea
    The Moon would like a kiss from me
    and though I am a respectable lady
    by ea 18 lines, 3 comments, on May 26 12:55 AM. In paper moon
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]

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  • Angelflower
    May 24
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    Love the prompts! will have to see if the muse will write something! best of luck with the contest though!


  • owlish
    May 24
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    something happened to my contest... all it says is rules! but when I press edit it shows it normally... wth?


  • girl shaman
    May 24
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    i love the moon as well <3


    • owlish
      May 24
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      who wouldn't?
      could you try to enter?
      also, does the contest appear normally to you? whenever I look at it all it says is 'rules', and nothing else.


      • girl shaman
        May 24
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        no it looks normal to me
        ill try and enter after i get some stuff finished for something else i love your prompts!

  • Starz of Heaven gold member
    May 24
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    I cant see anything


  • cricketjeff gold member
    May 24
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    Did I say you could borrow my Moon?



    I better get writing


  • DrunktankLullaby
    May 24
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    Really great prompts. Definitely have me mulling some thoughts around in this head of mine. :-)

  • Mercury Rising
    May 24
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    I must say that you're 'incredibly' well-read for an 11 year old.


  • Cyanide Dreams
    May 24
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    Oh, wonderful prompts dear. I have this bookmarked and I'll be back sometime. Good luck come judgment !

    Josh


  • Candy Morphine
    May 28
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    ooh; i don't have time to write now put i'll hope there'll still be spots open tomorrow (:

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