This is a contest only for members of the group, "Drink Moxie And See Yemassee As God."
Here is how it works. Write a poem and then enter it here. Read the other entries (you don't have to comment but of course that would be nice.) When the contest ends, you choose the three you liked best and send the author's name and title to me by IM. And yes, I get to vote too. I tally up the total which determines the winner. I will then post the results in the group. There will be full disclosure. And no, you can't vote for yourself.
Prompts:
1. Write an acrostic using the word "Moxie"
2. A poem that expresses what Moxie means to you. It doesn't have to be about the soft drink, just the word.
3. What goes on in Yem's head?
4. I like Moxie. Tell me what you like.
5. I've lost all my matches and all my wells are full. So I need a new way to dispose of the bodies (if you are asking what bodies, tsk tsk.) 
Write a poem about a new way that I can dispose of those who irritate me.
6. I have a desire to read vampire poems. Vast amounts of vampire poems...and emo, reams and reams of emo poems. Write a poem about poor taste.
7. Speaking of taste, This obligatory deviant art link...let it "inspire" you. click here
8. Write a poem based upon bigperm's face image/avatar.
9. Halloween is upon us, Thanksgiving and Christmas aren't far behind, write a haiku about the holiday season...take it where you will.
10. I just saw a featured poem about a magical kiss...write a poem about yep, a magical kiss.
11. My favorite flower Is a Stinking Benjamin (Trillium Erectum) Write a poem about it. Again, take it where you will. Click here
12. I toss fairies, Pixies and the like down wells, but some folk seem to like them, so despite my better judgment, write a poem about the wee folk of your choice.
13. We members of the Moxie group are a poor lot. We've been holding meetings the past 5 years in my aunt Bertha's broken down '67 Chevy Impala. It's time for a new home...lets see what you come up with.
14. "If I were an AllPoetry Moderator..." Remember, we have one Moderator in our midst, so harmless humor is strongly advised for this prompt. 
15. I was fascinated by the exploits of Balloon Boy and his lovable, reality loving parents...yep, it's poem time!
16. People who know me well know how much I ''love'' the use of Pathetic Fallacies by AP poets -- apparently they ''dance merrily in my head'' because I can't seem to get enough of them -- I want more! Click Here
16. Swine Flu
17. You are walking down the street and suddenly a big smile creases your face -- why?
18. Obligatory, pretentious, trite quote:
"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn." - Thomas Gray
19. People or animals?
20. Be inspired by a famous poem (provide a link to the poem)
21. Love in a vacuum.
22. No one ever writes poems about pasta...
23. Write a love poem to an inanimate object.
24. A poem about a clown.
25. Jon and Kate Plus Eight
26. "Organic, organic, I've had it up to HERE with organic!"
27. A poem about a couple watching TV and eating cookies.
28. What's with this guy? Click Here
29, Obligatory song/video prompt: Click Here
30. You know about AP families? Well write a poem why you don't want to be a member of my family.
31. bacon and eggs and the sunday paper.
32. "How do you say, 'The butterfly is on fire?'" -- A comment by Yemassee
33. Sadness
34. 
35. There are children playing in the field, can you see them?
36. Love Removal Machine
37. A poem about hiding.
38. Click Here
39. Write a poem about how to put oil in a car.
40. 
"Happy Birthday To You!"
Nitty Gritty Details
Two entries per member.
Put the number of the prompt you used in your author notes.
I will give out as many trophies as AP allows, which is eight...if I get eight entries.
Put your names at the end of the poem or in your If you have a question please IM me or post in the "Drink Moxie And See Yemassee As God" group.
Rules may change in accordance with group wishes.
DON'T FORGET, when the contest ends, vote for your top three entries. Just send an IM to Yemassee with your choices. That's all
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 13
- Rewards: Gold: 505, Silver: 404, Bronze: 303, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: It's over and not without it's controversy right down to the close finish. One point separated first from third. Every entry got at least one vote, even one that was a non-entry and had been already deleted, lol. Everyone who entered and voted won a trophy and I like that. I wish I could have given a couple more to non-entries (who showed their Moxie by entering) but I ran out of trophies. Thanks everyone! The final vote is available to anyone wishing to see it. I will IM it to you.
Contest Winners
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Hurtling through time and space
the blue box turned end over end over end• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Intriguing
the concept of viewing• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
oh, if just for once• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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the two main ingredients to
reaching overnight fame• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
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My honored King loves this drink
Over all others he has tried• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [15]
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jsdfnsldmfnjasnjksdby Mango Memories 44 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 27 3:15 PM• Commented on by judge.
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He arrives on each scene with his one optic nerve
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Distorted lines
of anhydrous lives,by Mari Goes 41 lines, 15 comments, on Nov 9 3:24 PM• Commented on by judge.
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I can't enter because I am not a member and anyway, you have practically no options. lol HAHAHAHA!
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Joining is easy.
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I know what you mean... Yem never gives us enough options
Hey, maybe he'll let you join long enough for him to get at least one entry
Dee
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If you enter there will be two
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What? I can't vote for myself?
I was going to enter me three times. lol
Oh well, this should be fun.
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I know I'd vote for myself if it were allowed.
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So, the perfect rules, you can vote for yourself,
so where are your motivational entries so we can
vote for you? Awaiting, with flashlight in hand!
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40 choices?! Can we enter 40 times? please?
Laughing at: I have a desire to read vampire poems. Vast amounts of vampire poems...and emo, reams and reams of emo poems. Write a poem about poor taste
I wonder how you feel (or look) when reading poems about fairies that don't get flushed or go down the drain
and to dispose bodies...there is still the hole remember? where did you keep the shovel?
Fun contest and really about time!!!! -
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My face is not a pretty thing in general and it's even less sightly when I read about elves and the like.
Ah yes "The Hole". That old girlfriend must have decomposed by now!
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Oh I just saw the voting thing...tsk tsk
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lol, it'll be fun. Won't be many entries, so not a lot of reading. And I do have a vote in it.
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oohhk yes!..im in..just not reserving yet cuz i hafta pick an option..let the excitement settle!..i feels so speshul to be able to get into this little vip party! yay!
excellent options btw..it'll take a while to choose..
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Yay! Thanks
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Yay???
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Paps!!!!!!!!
That was kind of girly wasn't it! Didn't I ever mention the sex change?
Long time no see!
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I must be invisible. I can't condone the fairy bashing going on in here.
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I wondered how long it would take to get a rise out of you.
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You should know better than to get me started. I can't be held responsible now for what might ensue.
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I know better...
Than to mess with mother nature or a fisty fairy!
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LOL and Hi Yem tries to wind me up like a top and then lets me spin. Seems a tad sadistic or is it just me? lol
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that's not fairy bashing
this is fairy bashing. lol
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Hey!!! Quit wasting all the pixie dust!
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Number 21... How the heck can you make love in a vacuum sweeper?
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Depends on how small and determined you are.
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Eureka!
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Oh naughty
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Not naughty, just resourceful.
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and not just a bit
hey, mice probably like doing in a vacuum cleaner
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There's your story for the contest.
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Why is there no prompt in this contest specifically about cows? Do you have something against cows all of a sudden?
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just enter one. What do I care about prompts.
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Now that I know I can write about cows, I'm in.
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I also assume you'll write about bull...a whole lot of bull.
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Nah, you have the market cornered on BULL. I wouldn't want to infringe upon your territory.
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sweet!
only 8 entries so far...I'm destined to get a trophy as long as no one else enters. moohahaha
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Thanks so much to everyone for your votes and a special thanks to Yem for hosting the contest.
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It was fun, lets do it again
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Lets not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
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Cute couple! You with a normal avatar?!
Contest was fun indeed, my favourite entry was Guaraná by CB
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Don't get used to it. I'll have something lame in a day or two.
That was the one I wanted to give the HM too.
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