The below prompts are taken from random songs off my current playlist. My taste in music is very broad and encompasses many different genres.
Take one of the following and run with it.
Prompts:
1. "There's something about horses, especially a paint,
Whenever I see horses it reminds me of what I ain't." - Corb Lund - Especially A Paint
2. "I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me" - 10 CC - I'm Not In Love
3. "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away." - Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
4. "The revolution starts now
When you rise above your fear
And tear the walls around you down
The revolution starts here" - Steve Earle -The Revolution Starts Now
5. "If there's one thing I have said,
is that the dreams I once had
now lay in bed,
as the four winds blow,
my wits through the door,
it's been the worst day since yesterday" - Flogging Molly - The Worst Day Since Yesterday
6. "Jacob's a fine boy
but his parents don't get along
they hardly talk, when they do
he thinks he's done something wrong" - Jackopierce - Jacob
7. "I heard him shout who is he, she mumbled low
He said baby don't you lie to me no more
And I'm listening thru these thin walls silently
As he called out my name I was right next door" - Robert Cray - Right Next Door
8. "You've got that touch so gentle and sweet
But you've got that look so critical" - Nazareth - This Flight Tonight
9. "In the morning light she wore my coat, and all I wanted to know
Was she trembling from the feeling or the cold" - Chris Knight - Summer of '75
10. "It's been a long long time
Since I've seen all of my family and friends
I want to hear them tell their stories
Tell 'em all about the places I have been" - Robert Earl Keen - The Coming Home of the Son and Brother
11. "It's all been done before, I might have something but I'm not really sure,
I should have started twenty years ago, but what do you look for, when it's all been done before" - Zappacosta - It's All Been Done Before
12. "I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
And misty memories of days gone by
We could never see tomorrow, no one said a word about the sorrow" - Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
13. "Fires burned in silence
Hearts in anger bleed
The wheel of change is turning
For the ones who truly need
To see the walls come tumbling down" - Susan Aglukark - O Siem
14. "Wouldn't it be great, if no one ever got offended
Wouldn't it be great to say what's really on your mind
I have always said "all the rules are made for bending"
And if I let my hair down, would that be such a crime?
" Great Big Sea - Consequence Free
15. "If you were the woman and I was the man
would I send you yellow roses
would I dare to kiss your hand?
In the morning would I caress you
as the wind caresses the sand,
if you were the woman and I was the man?" - Cowboy Junkies - If You Were The Woman and I was the Man
Rules:
- Any style, length or form except haiku.
- Spelling matters
- PW's allowed, even encouraged...give me something that is polished and edited.
- I need to know which prompt you select, so either put it in your AN or message me with it.
Judging based on my personal preferences, and the impact your writing had on me while reading it. Therefore, strict adherence to form and structure won't necessarily win over something that moves me in some way.
I will read all entries once, and then again when the contest closes. I will not comment until after the second read, ensuring that I read each piece at least twice. I promise to comment on all entries.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 10
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 250, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Thanks to everyone for entering, this contest has provided me the opportunity to read some exceptional poetry. Thanks again,
Rory
Contest Winners
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We were so much older when the winds of change blew past our door.by Lowell Poe 69 lines, 71 comments, on Oct 23 11:10 AM 2008. In Society.... Hope.
Gold trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5775245, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Blood and dust runnin’ down the streets
Thunderous shots, dead men at our feet…• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
I have just entered the threshold of your life n home
I am the most recent chapter of life's changes• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [12]
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She left a note upon the stairs.
The second step upby OhNoChastity 28 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 18 12:43 AM• Commented on by judge. -
The figures were firmly in memory burned, one day while he chopped down his shade in the sun. The Moon came between; no sunlight was seen.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by fairy princess k 128 lines, 23 comments, on Aug 16 8:27 AM. In Fantasy, Life, Society, My own style, Romance, Abstract, Inspirational, dirty pretty• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The sky was black
And the clouds dark blue,by TheCSIgurl 30 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 18 3:06 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Sitting there on the fence post
watching all the wild horses• Commented on by judge. -
I'm becoming
A million pathways to one arrival
Uncounted seasons, planted soul• Commented on by judge.
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STEVE EARLE ROCKS!!!!
cool contest. i will have to think of something. -
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Absolutely! One of my all time favorites.
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Requirement?
You didn't list as a requirement that we include in AN which prompt. I think mine will be fairly obvious, and don't like being required to change my AN's. So, if it's not obvious, may I post it here or in a PM to you?
Tnx.
GBU,
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yeah, I guess I should have added that lol
Feel free to message me with it. I am adding it as a requisite, that you either put it in AN or message me.
Thanks,
Rory
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i like your prompts. I'll have a think and come back later if I write something worth while!!
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Thank you for hosting a great contest and for the silver, Rory. Congratulations, one and all. Be well, Poets and Scribes. 
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