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Childhood Dreams Are Often The Sweetest

Hey guys. This is my 5th contest, and I've been thinking about it for some time now as I slowly built up my points so I could give them away.
What I came up with was this.

We were all kids once, right?

Well, that inner child is most often what we poets call our muse. It sees things differently that our adult brains do; in essence it's our soul, our spirit.

So show me your spirit.

You can tell me about a childhood experience that made you who you are today.

You can tell me how your inner child sees an experience you had more recently.

Or you can just write in your own signature style and knock me off my feet that way. Really, anything goes!

RULES:
1) No hardcore erotica. This contest is open to those of us here on AP who are still children.
2) If you must use profanity, please keep it to a tasteful minimum for the same reason as rule #1.
3) No "dirty pretty" or molesting your caps lock. I appreciate proper grammar and spelling, but if you've ever read my poetry you'll notice I have very little regard for capitalization. If your style is to do it a little differently, I'll understand. But the only way I'll know that is if it's all through the poem, consistently. Anyways PLEASE try your best to use proper grammar. Please?
4) You can enter the contest three times. Prewrites are allowed, but I want at least one entry to be a fresh new write. That means if you only enter once, I expect a fresh write. Give me your first reaction to the prompt!
5) MOST IMPORTANT RULE: Have fun! And remember that I care about who you are as a person. That's why I posted this contest. I want to get to know a little piece of you. Be honest.

Thanks and enjoy yourselves!
-Kelly [BeatlesGirl]

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 2
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    WOW. The poetry you guys submitted, oh God, some of it just absolutely made my heart sing. Some of it put me in tears. [I have to say that The Sparrow's Song made me cry. Beautiful.] You are all such amazingly talented poets that judging this was really one of the hardest things I've done on AP. Thank you all so much for giving me the opportunity to read your art, and congratulations to the winners!

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5720783, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. The Sparrow's Song
    We'd dance all around the room
    As I stood proudly on his feet
    by GuiltedShadow 16 lines, 17 comments, on Sep 20 2:16 PM. In Dedication, My life, Childhood memories, Family, Personal
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. I am a child
    When overcast depression surrounds my mind,
    I find no pleasure at all anywhere,
    by Freelance writer 32 lines, 30 comments, on Feb 4 3:18 AM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Symphony For A Child.
    I dreamt that we were all
    children once again.
    by Lowell Poe 56 lines, 52 comments, on Jun 19 11:25 PM 2008. In Hope
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Do YOU remember ?
    Bright pink bubblegum, with a wrapper - used to tattoo
    and flavoured sticks which you could hardly chew
    by reveller 60 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 13 7:00 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. bienvenido a mi pesadilla
    by still.she.waits 50 lines, 22 comments, on May 22 2:06 PM. In Angst, Pain, Personal, adult
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • xeroabyss II
    September 20
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    If my muse finds the celler key, this would be an interesting contest...