Your Neck of the Woods

From a simple leaf to a panoramic view,
write about anything in your neighborhood

perhaps a native animal or plant

an encounter that you had

something funny

something spiritual,

imaginative...




I am eager to read your work

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on July 24
• Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 100, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 1 people
• Final notes:
  A great big thank you hug to everyone who participated! Have a wonderful weekend wherever you may be

Contest Winners

1. Austerity for Posterity ...

   It’s the last little hole in the Bible belt
   that wraps itself right ‘round the Suwannee ...

   by waydownuponjoy 56 lines, 18 comments, on Jul 18 8:33 AM. In Contest, Feelings, Happy, Humor, Imagery, Memories, Metaphor, Nature, Spiritual
   Gold trophy winner

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2. Tranquillity At Its Best

   by Angels Whispers 41 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 7 6:54 AM. In Noguest, Contest, Nature, Thoughts, Life
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
3. On the Road to Redfield

   Fields swept in all directions
   a patchwork quilt of many greens

   by ea 17 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 6 7:20 AM
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
4. Nature, God's Gift

   The beauty of nature,
   man and the land,

   by Poetess12 23 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 5 5:50 PM
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [16]

• Nature's Spirit

  Embodied in perfect sync and rhyme
  Nature’s soul so full and so sublime

  by Sabindi 19 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 5 3:11 PM. In Nature, Life, Spiritual, Contest

  • Commented on by judge.
• Creepy Crawling Things

  It was a view of a cute little centipede.
  He was so afraid and so fast.

  by Tqop 16 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 8 12:30 PM. In Nature, Lyrics

  • Commented on by judge.
• Middle of Nowhere

  you thought you lived in a place called that??
  I know I do..

  by Rock-Junkie 38 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 5 4:44 PM. In My Town, Personal, Scenery

  • Commented on by judge.
• Concrete Jungle

  concrete jungle of broken buildings
  smothered in barbed wire bandages

  by Shadow Anonymised 22 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 5 6:14 PM. In shadowprincess, weird, contest

  • Commented on by judge.
• Retiring Upstate.

  I live in God's country now,
  three hours as the crow flies

  by fanniesson 25 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 5 6:41 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• The docks of London

  by Emmyb 16 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 6 6:29 AM. In Contemporary, Nature, Society, Thoughts, Life

  • Commented on by judge.
• Newark Nook

  There’s a nook in Newark
  a few scant blocks from me

  by Kathleen a Nazarene 29 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 6 7:56 PM. In My life, Nature, Humor

  • Commented on by judge.
• Wild Animal Sights

  People stop to take a look
  they don't fear the bear,

  by Poetess12 24 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 13 7:28 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Life In The Aussie Bush

  by AliceinPoetryLand 38 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 14 9:06 AM. In Contest, Nature, Rhyme, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge.
• Camillian

  by Treasure 5 18 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 16 4:45 PM. In Life, Nature

  • Commented on by judge.
• Nesting

  To be so elegant
  Graceful, musical

  by parenchma 56 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 17 10:08 PM. In Nature

  • Commented on by judge.

Comments

• By me, right now

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  just mercedes
  July 24
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  Thank you for hosting this contest, and congratulations to the winners.
• 
  Angels Whispers
  July 30
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  Thank you

  Thank you so much for the silver award, it was an honor to write for you.
  I am very pleased that you enjoyed my entry.
  I would also like to thank you for hosting this contest, and wish you well with anymore that you may hold in the near future.
  My Congrats to all winners.
  Take care and much love to all,
  Anne.

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