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Perfect Summer Day Prompt ~ Quicke

Write a poem inspired by the quote:

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken." ~James Dent

TWIST - You CANNOT use these words -

sand
wind
hot
happy
life
sweat

Hehe - I couldn't resist



DA RULES: No Profanity or erotica
Put quote in ANs
Nothing over 20 lines

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 2
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 100, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    What delightful poems were entered!
    Thanks to everyone who entered. It was very hard to judge the top three.
    I added trophies and HM's

    Gold - Love personification of weeds and lawnmower. Delightful

    Silver - made me relax just reading this!

    Bronze - love the lilting peaceful feeling of this


    The HM's could all have received a trophy if I had more!

Contest Winners

  1. A Perfect Summer
    by Mango Memories 35 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 30 2:53 AM
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Summer Hush
    Relief refresh upon southwest breeze,
    lay beneath willow upon the riverbank.
    by Sandygram 20 lines, 22 comments, on Jun 29 6:10 PM. In Contest, Nature, Thoughts, Life
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Return To The Wild!
    The seat beneath the apple tree, a haven from the heat
    an ideal place to wile away the hours,
    by Sue Cardwell 24 lines, 27 comments, on Jul 1 9:09 AM. In Nature, Thoughts, Life
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Summer's Day
    I sat my book down
    noonday shaded my ice tea
    by kendhal22 17 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 29 10:47 PM. In Life, Other, Fantasy
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Speak
    You said, "If you will be my May, today,
    then I will be your June
    by Bright Lights 13 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 1 10:38 AM. In Life, Love, Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Summer Musings(H.M.)
    by AliceinPoetryLand 34 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 30 8:03 AM. In Contest, Quote Prompt, Thoughts, Rhyme
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [7]

1 - 7 of 7
  • summer
    when the heat of the summer sun is shineing
    & the vibid green grass has grown long
    by vintage 13 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 29 2:22 PM
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • AliceinPoetryLand gold member
    July 2
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    Thank you for the HM and for hosting
    Gaylene


  • Sandygram silver member
    July 3
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    Great Contest

    Thank you for the Silver and Congratulations to all the other winners. Thank you for hosting. Take care, Sandy