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W.B. YEATS PROMPT PREWRITES MUST FOLLOW PROMPT

...."Empty eyeballs knew
That knowledge increases unreality, that
Mirror on mirror mirrored is all the show...."

W.B. Yeats
The Statues

This quote is your prompt; let it lead you out of the expected into fantasy,
philosophical rant, dark, emotional,.musical, pov, et al; It's your choice.


Rules:I will dq IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES!

1.a. I'd like to see a variety of forms, i.e. dirty pretty, tanka, rictameter, free verse, sonnet, quatrain, prose
1.b. AUTHOR'S NOTES: "Empty Eyeballs"
2. Creativity and Imagination
3. Out of the box; something uncommon, whimsical, humorous, deep
4. 3 entries
5. prewrites must follow the prompt in some manner
6. use the senses
7. grammar and spelling matter

Have a whimsical adventure

Have fun!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 11
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you to all who entered the
    contest and followed the rules.
    The winners are selected because I felt that they most clearly followed the quote
    from WB Yeats' "The Statues."

    GOLD: Empty (Rictameter)
    introspective, thoughtful, nicely done.

    SILVER: silent repose (says it all)

    BRONZE: The Pioneer Mother, Prose
    This piece weaves the reader back
    to the "Mother" who seems to have
    empty eyeballs, and the background
    surrounding her, is "all the show."

    Honorable Mention: Clepsydral Mirror
    For clarification for anyone who is
    wondering why I awarded this poem which did not place "Empty Eyeballs"
    into the AN's, it is because the author
    IM to me informing me that since they were no longer a Gold Member they could not do so and retain the original form of their piece; therefore, it was not
    an oversight or an omission.

    For everyone else who entered, all of you omitted the rule for Author Notes and
    your entries did not in my eyes follow
    the Yeats prompt.

    Congratulations to all the finalists
    and to the Trophy Takers.

    till next time
    best wishes and
    stay
    liquid

Contest Winners

  1. Empty ...
    I get
    an empty, sort-
    by waydownuponjoy 10 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 26 6:11 AM. In Contest, Life, Hope, Weird, Thoughts
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. silent repose
    in silent repose
    there is no trace of deference
    by Draig aine 8 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 9 10:00 PM. In Thoughts, Contemporary, Weird
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. The Pioneer Mother
    It was the last day of summer vacation.
    We went to the park that day.
    by Rovingone 59 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 3 1:24 PM. In Life
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Clepsydral Mirror
    Half empty, half full,
    life's perceptions drip through time,
    blow hot, cold, push, pull
    by Jonathan ROBIN 5 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 25 1:28 AM 2008. In Time, Haiku
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. On Viewless Wings
    If you love me let me lie,
    once sweetly virgin,
    by Skybow 39 lines, 18 comments, on May 5 7:47 PM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • waydownuponjoy
    July 11
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    Thank You ...

    so much for your kind comments and for holding contests that challenge me to write something new! You seem to hold high standards and I seem to fall into them easily. I do appreciate the trophy & points but more so the feedback that I so need to hear. joy