This is my first contest so I'm keeping it simple. Prewrites are allowed. This is an anonymous contest because I am not a gold member, but please put your username in the Author's notes so I know who you are. Please good poetry only. I love poems about nature so you will get brownie points for that. Try to keep the dark and depressing to a minimum, and please spell check! Also try to keep it short enough to not be a short story. If it is over 50 lines I won't read it unless it's considerably good. I will comment on each submission if it follows the guidelines. Please do not enter a poem I already commented on. Thanks!
Brownie points: Imagery
Nature
Rhyming (If done well)
Vocabulary (used properly)
Pet peeves: Not spell checked
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TyPiNg LiKe THiS
NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS!
again let me restate PUT YOUR NAME IN THE AUTHOR'S NOTES/ "ANY NOTES?" OR I WILL DQ YOU!
For those particularly challenged at doing this you put it in like so: S E R A R O Z
SPACE OUT YOUR USERNAME SO IT DOESN'T COME UP AS ANONYMOUS!
Have Fun!
Brownie points: Imagery
Nature
Rhyming (If done well)
Vocabulary (used properly)
Pet peeves: Not spell checked
Invisible font
Dirty pretty
TyPiNg LiKe THiS
NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS!
again let me restate PUT YOUR NAME IN THE AUTHOR'S NOTES/ "ANY NOTES?" OR I WILL DQ YOU!
For those particularly challenged at doing this you put it in like so: S E R A R O Z
SPACE OUT YOUR USERNAME SO IT DOESN'T COME UP AS ANONYMOUS!
Have Fun!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 6
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: I'm not going to lie. Not every entry was good, but I all gave the ones who followed directions a comment regardless. The finalists were all very talented in my opinion and it was hard to choose the winners. I had a friend help me pick the trophies out from the finalist list because I liked them all so much that I couldn't decide on the gold trophy.
If your poem, or poems were disqualified you did not follow directions and put your name in the Author's Notes spaced out. For those that didn't win better luck next time and please follow directions the first time around.
P.S. The finalist are in order of the most liked to the least liked.
Contest Winners
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Green border hedges and panorama views,
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by XLadyElinorX 26 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 18 3:06 PM. In Nature, Fantasy, Lost in thought
Silver trophy winner
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Soaring through the mountains
looking big and regal,by serious clown 24 lines, 40 comments, on Apr 7 4:02 AM 2008. In Nature, Wildlife
Bronze trophy winner
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She kissed me with her eyes just yesterday
And wrote a promise with her fingertips,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Upon a winged horse I rode that night,
And listened to the whispers from above;• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Nature poses for a self-portrait,
exercising Her artistic skills.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Terra Mater,
known by many names,by WaterChild Reborn 27 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 16 12:08 AM. In Spiritual, Nature
Honorable mention
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Low hum of bumbled bee
Joins in songbird serenade• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
I've never caught a drop of sun
and felt it dance across my tongue,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
It started with a war beneath the sea,
A war that rocked the ocean floor.by poisonivystar4 24 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 22 10:55 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Snowflakes falling from the sky,
Blowing like chaff in the frosty air,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Sometimes I feel like a chrysanthemum.
Not as human as I may appear.by AshesFromFire 62 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 10 1:32 PM. In Life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Ah rose, your shadow engulfs
the likes of me.• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
as the sun begins to hide
and lets the starry night take over• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Like a thief in the night, it blew in as silent coolness
riding upon the wings of a perfect pearl colored cloud• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Autumn leaves from the stroll
Heals what grieves inside my soul• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Entries [87]
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Her breath is like
ashesby Theappleofyoureye 19 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 20 9:21 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
~ Ensured amid the rousing of the evergreen bearing on the twine of the novice wind. Come the many lotting of feathered bird and the many hby everyone1 20 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 1 10:26 AM. In Hope, Life, Love, Spiritual, Other, Nature, Inspirational, My own style, Happ• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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~ At the bidding and in the fair and fervent way and ever open manor of the Lord, and at the sweet resound to His easy hollo and tender welby everyone1 30 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 1 10:28 AM. In Contest, Hope, Life, Love, Thoughts, Spiritual, Nature, Other, Inspirational
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Just stand up
To the things that mean the mostby Dylan012 23 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 25 9:37 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Verdant blades begin to wither, 'neath sweet Autumns hand,
as brittle wind blows cooling breath, across a changing land.by GotLilt 18 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 1 10:45 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Autumn Waltz
On this harvest night• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Chimes tinkling upon the breath
of an Indian summers night,by redmoonnrizing 38 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 9 11:57 AM
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Close your eyes and
let the sounds take you• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
~ As to tell of the certain uniqueness and growing passions seen in view of the fashioning and wellspring of His gracious assurances. ~
by everyone1 19 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 1 10:27 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The sun shows the beauty of the flowers
a breeze shows the beauty of the trees,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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The stars do flare, the stars do burn,
In the deep night, they wheel and turn;by silver-girl 19 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 24 8:50 AM. In My own style, Nature, Other, Swap Quatrain• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
It's a cold cloudy morning in England
the winter wind blows with some force,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I found God in...
the morning dew• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Smooth, lazy, high down to low,
Graceful like a swan• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
In autumn the leaves are beautiful
Many in shades of red, yellow, orange and brown• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The trees are waving
their hands• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by madgirlslovesong 9 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 16 5:33 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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i know you said you didn't want more than 50 lines... but you also said it was ok if the poem was considerably good.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Summer night,
The wind blowing lightly around.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
A smile of sunshine is what you see in me; it can beguile you
It's worthwhile to spread a ray of sunshine your way; just smileby Debra A Baugh 39 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 1 1:43 PM. In Life, Love, Thoughts, Happiness, Friendship, Hope, Contest
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Visions of creatures shift between trees in the shadows of the forest
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A love, I already have; I already own; I already conquer.
It wraps itself around my brain in my dreamsby AloneForever- 6 lines, 17 comments, on Oct 13 6:45 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Satin ruffles of cool mountain stream are adorned with elegant pearls of delicate white lace and her transparent silken gown sparkles withby katie marie 11 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 25 8:45 AM. In Nature• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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'Neath the autumns twilight moon,
Atop an oaken stronghold,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
He comes in new,
Though a thousand years ago,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
golden clouds cautiously waltz
with the crisp evening breezeby jenadyleigh 16 lines, 19 comments, on Mar 17 4:36 PM
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Swing flies high, with toes outstretched,
Billowing clouds almost in reach.
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by MizzConstrued 9 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 1 7:08 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Rainbows with their colours a plenty
Rise high in the sky• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
So it’s been 10yrs, yet still feels like yesterday.
Nothing much has changed, almost the same in every way.by sweetyj84 26 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 1 7:58 PM. In Hope, Life, Personal, Friendship, Happiness, Inspirational• Commented on by judge. -
You think you know more than I?
I who has seen a hundred winters.by Dark-Ecanus27 64 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 21 8:27 PM. In Contest, Life, Love, Nature, Pain, Personal, Sad, Leopards, Snow Leopards• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Tears of the sky
Your call is strong.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Follow me
And I'll show you many worldsby SmileEnjoy 35 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 15 6:59 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Today, my inner child came to play.
He rang my bell and wanted to stay• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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Sunday - lightning gives people a fright.
Monday - a rainbow is a beautiful sight.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Everywhere,
I wish I was everywhere,• Commented on by judge. -
If the pieces fall where they may,
Why is the sun still in the day?by WordsAndWits 17 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 24 8:53 AM. In Life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The storm is clearing,
gray skies soon will be blue,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
So beatiful is the winter
yet time to bid it goodbye• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Dear Luv,
You are the blood in my veins, the air that I breath. You are my will to live, without you there is no reason to live in t• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Hopeless Empty
By: Kris 09/06/09 Sunday 11:11pm• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Earth and Cosmos
by Kris77 76 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 4 11:29 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Remember me OK?
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If this is an anonymous contest, why are you asking us to put our names in the authors ? Is this not defeating the purpose of a annonymous contest? -
I didn't want it to be anonymous, but seeing as I am not a gold member I had no choice so I'm having everyone put their username in the AN's
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Anonymous???
Can someone please explain what this business is about with the user name having to be spaced out in the author's notes. I really don't get it. My user name is right under the title of the poem, after the word "by". So, I am not posting anonymously. -
what does it mean by 'anonymous contest'? i can stilll see the authors of all the poems.
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I can't see them though. It is supposed to create fair judging, but to me it is just frustrating. Again I can't change that b/c i'm not a gold member.
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Hey im not sure how to put my name so you know its me but i entered, i think, 3 or 4 if it doesnt say my name I can fix it. -
Thank you for the HM :-)
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Your Welcome WaterchildReborn I loved your poem <3
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Hi, congratulations to the winners,Di
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Wow
Thanks for the gold, glad you enjoyed the poem
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