I stole this idea from one of Melodies' contests ( http://allpoetry.com/contest/2395813 )
I had fun with it, perhaps you will too.
This is how it works: Go to your poems and take the first line from your most recent write. That will be the title of your poem.
Go to the second poem and take line number one. That will be the first line of your poem.
And so on and so on until you have taken the first line from 17 poems. Your poem is now completed.
Your poem will be sixteen lines long. Obviously it will not rhyme.
Just have fun with it, perhaps it may not make much sense, but who cares.
This is how mine ended up:
Time seems unending, yet ever changing
She left his heart in pieces
My beautiful soul of the ocean,
Standing alone under amber skies
Crystalline raindrops cascading down.
Long has my journey been, on this road of life
Beautiful Emerald of the sea
My foundation is turning to dust in places,
Why does my heart bleed for you ?
Oh how the hours seems to slip by
What we had was magical,
For weeks I have watched you
Though sometimes gloomy and dim.
Is it so wrong to hate the things that brought joy in the past
Shadows of hope fade into the darkness
How does one feel the right
Forever I'll love you she said ...whispered it softly in my ear.
Good Luck , and have fun
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 7
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Congrats to all
Contest Winners
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [19]
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waking up every two hours, like i always do
expect me to eatby Nosce te ipsum 18 lines, on Sep 19 3:42 PM• Viewed by judge. -
Every word you say
The deeper in love I fall intoby thelamb01 19 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 19 3:29 PM• Commented on by judge. -
NEPTUNE GOD OF THE SEA• Viewed by judge.
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My ghostly figure,
The clock is ticking.• Viewed by judge. -
i remember when we were so fed up with the world
we resided inside dreams never meant to become reality,by tsukiyo 26 lines, on Sep 19 3:56 PM• Viewed by judge. -
by foreverair 25 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 19 4:35 PM• Viewed by judge.
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True love leaves footprints
when the world has faded,by poetofda21stcentury 21 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 19 5:08 PM. In Lyrics, Spiritual, Thoughts, Contest• Commented on by judge. -
The greatest doors were built,
Minutes to complete chaos,• Viewed by judge. -
I go see a therapist every other monday, and I go early because i get a sandwichby Writing0Freedom 31 lines, on Sep 19 9:22 PM• Viewed by judge.
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Like shadows slipping in through the doorway
Lost in your words you have shouted day after dayby ubercrazygirl 18 lines, on Sep 20 12:42 AM. In Contest• Viewed by judge. -
Colliding memories vanishing
Glancing towards the star ridden sky• Viewed by judge. -
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Onset of spring
Genius is the recognition of unknown in sooth• Viewed by judge.
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It won't rhyme, and it won't make sense either lol.
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but that is the fun of it all, things do not always need to make sense. I mean, when does life itself really ever make sense ? LOL
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Good lord, my writes are all over the place, it would be so disjointed it'd seem like I was stoned or something. Come to think of it, all my poems are like that so it might work.
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If it's written in prose, do you just want us to take ## words?
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could you give me an example of prose, im sorry im not familiar with that form at all
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Ah, thank you. using that piece as an example, you could use "i remember when we were so fed up with the world" as a line. just take a portion of the first sentence I guess . That was an excellent write by the way
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OK thank you.
Thanks
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I started to enter..
But due to the contests I've entered lately, it was way too disjointed...Best wishes to all who enter!
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You never know, my mind itself is a bit "disjointed", so in the end it could end up as something that makes perfect sense to me LOL
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Believe me...mine is more than disjointed!
lol...even though I agree with Griswold...that stoned effect...mine doesn't work at all!
Best wishes...have fun!
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OMMMMMMMMMG!
This sounds delightfully fun!
But I tried it and my pieces do not form whole sentences in the first line, so I cannot do this.
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Great Idea! Theres actually a name for a poem that is all written with borrowed lines, and it's called a Cento. If you wanted to know
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Ah, thank you much for this information.
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LOL
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What can I say Mel, I loved the idea
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Aye, makes a jolly good contest and every poem is fun to read.
Some are really quite wonderful! 
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Thank you for the bronze.
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