I'll keep this short so please read all of it.
This is the first round in a round contest I intend to hold. I'm not sure how many rounds there will be or how many people will go to each round, this contest may determine that.
For this contest I want your best poem, the poem you put the most heart, time, and energy into. Pre-writes are encouraged, but for future contest you will be required to write a new poem off a prompt.
Points are low because it doesn't take much to pick a poem and hit enter.
Rules
1) No erotica, I won't read it.
2) No religious poetry, I'm atheist and I don't want to read about a God I don't believe in.
3) Spell check is your friend, use it.
4) Do not enter a poem I have commented before, I will DQ it, no questions asked. I want to read a poem I haven't read, not something I have.
5) Label correctly, adult, abuse, suicide... there are children on this site and they don't need to read about abuse, rape, violence, so on and so forth.
6) No prose poetry, or prose of any sort for that matter. I have trouble reading it.
I'm not a fan of romance, so it better be really really good or I won't relate. I've never been in love so all of that goes over my little head.
Be original, don't give me the same ol' same ol' I'm looking for those who stand out.
Make me cry, make me laugh, make me numb, make me think. Give me metaphor, use the vocabulary you should have learned by now, use the muse that we were all blessed with.
Good luck.
This is the first round in a round contest I intend to hold. I'm not sure how many rounds there will be or how many people will go to each round, this contest may determine that.
For this contest I want your best poem, the poem you put the most heart, time, and energy into. Pre-writes are encouraged, but for future contest you will be required to write a new poem off a prompt.
Points are low because it doesn't take much to pick a poem and hit enter.
Rules
1) No erotica, I won't read it.
2) No religious poetry, I'm atheist and I don't want to read about a God I don't believe in.
3) Spell check is your friend, use it.
4) Do not enter a poem I have commented before, I will DQ it, no questions asked. I want to read a poem I haven't read, not something I have.
5) Label correctly, adult, abuse, suicide... there are children on this site and they don't need to read about abuse, rape, violence, so on and so forth.
6) No prose poetry, or prose of any sort for that matter. I have trouble reading it.
I'm not a fan of romance, so it better be really really good or I won't relate. I've never been in love so all of that goes over my little head.
Be original, don't give me the same ol' same ol' I'm looking for those who stand out.
Make me cry, make me laugh, make me numb, make me think. Give me metaphor, use the vocabulary you should have learned by now, use the muse that we were all blessed with.
Good luck.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 18
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Sorry it took me so long to judge this. Thank you all who entered. Not sure if there will be future rounds but I'll leave a note if I create one. Congratulations to the winners.
Contest Winners
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He said,
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A miriad of tiny twinkling stars besets the distant milky way,
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I knew this was where it would end.
On this front porch of mine,• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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You trampled viciously on my heart that is now blackened and ripped.
I sat there like a lovestruck idiot and just let you release your nigby XxLoverOfDarknessxX 18 lines, 66 comments, on Jun 18 5:42 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Traveling down the long road to nowhere
seeking escape from a life of hard times• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
About my primary school librarian• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Head held high, Knowledge enters a stagnant room,
proudly wafting the scent of her ageless perfume.by GotLilt 33 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 21 4:33 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I stand here alone, with staggering feet and a sheepish smile.
I stand here alone, no chance to hide or to run a mile.by Sweet-Sins 20 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 29 3:26 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Stand your ground
for all thats at stakeby Avalanche. 13 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 27 8:30 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I'll sit here awile in the shade
How the sun is brite todayby roland halloway 72 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 23 3:50 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
looking around
and seeing how things would have been differentby ichigosama 15 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 14 10:47 AM. In Life, Pain, Personal, Sad, Dark, Depressed, Self, My life, My own style• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Floating suspended in the light of the setting sun,
creating a perfect setup for a picture-perfect momentby pinksnowboots 20 lines, 6 comments, on May 3 6:16 PM. In Life, Society, Contemporary, Thoughts, Personal, Friendship, Teenage thinking• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Woke up this morning on the same old page
Stone walls and an iron cageby chael 15 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 26 1:08 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Winter came, and we waded through the snow,
depressed and carrying our burdens in heavy sacks,by The-Human-Stain 27 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 19 10:40 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Two lovers stare into the night sky
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I was with lovely flowers
all smiling at me free of cost,by Freelance writer 33 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 12 5:55 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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Clutch for any fragment of what we had,
Let us see what we're worth.by Demonic Beauty 23 lines, 24 comments, on Aug 26 6:23 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
pulchritudo vena currere
lux puella saltereby Shadow Anonymised 3 lines, 19 comments, on Aug 1 8:33 AM. In contest, shadowprincess, nonenglish, latin, faery• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I may be different
but you think i'm wrongby fantome errant 55 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 13 5:29 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
It’s the simple things really.
The space between the grains of sandby Soulive22 30 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 1 5:45 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
All the things I feel,
Are ubseen.by Little Brat 22 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 2 8:17 PM 2006. In Dark• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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All about me is black
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To make me get through the day Is a single drop of blood,
Rolling down my armby Hezz Jo 19 lines, on Sep 8 5:15 PM. In Sad, Depression, Sadness, Emo, Depressed, Teenage thinking, Teen issues, Self Harm• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I am from the place in my mind where my heart and soul collide,
where my deepest thoughts and feelings go to run and hide.by LunaBaby1414 34 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 19 10:13 AM. In pain personal hope life sad dark• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I’ll entwine your beauty with my very being
and wheel with you through time like the stars.• Viewed by judge.
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