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One Stanza + Two Choices + Three Winners = No more entries, please

Another contest. Whaddaya know.  

This contest is going be slightly different from my usual contests. The choices
are listed below with an image included for each to give you an idea of what I'm talking about.

  CHOICES
ASTRONOMY:
Describe the milky silky swirl of galaxies
www.robgendlerastropics.comM31BiggreyLRGBSsmall.html
Describe the foggy mist that you see surounding stars
www.robgendlerastropics.comM45RGB.html
Describe stars, gems in the sky www.robgendlerastropics.comM45.html
Describe a foggy nebula www.robgendlerastropics.com1977.html
Describe the furious, stormy swirl of Jupiter
www.robgendlerastropics.comJupiter.html
Describe Io's fury www.the-solar-system.netio.html
In other words, describe space, nebulae, galaxies, stars, planets, deep space etc as beautifully as you can.

ROSES:
Describe a rose of a certain colour (white, red, pink, orange, gold, yellow, blue, purple, violet, black)
freezedriedflower.homestead.comrosecolors.html
Describe pearly dew drops like diamond beads on a roses soft petals
www.catholictradition.orglisieux4-14.htm
Describe a rose with thorns and-or what they represent in
lifewww.graphics360.comoapPagesGalleryprose.html
Describe the peace, beauty and love (& anything else), associated with roses www.rosebriar.uk.comgreetingsloveisarose.html
In other words, roses as beautifully as you can.

  RULES
1 Stanza only! This can be anything ranging from a simple haiku to
something up to 6 lines long. It must be ONE STANZA  
Prewrites acceptable, if you have anything that fits
Watch thy French (No swearing or bad stuff)
Have fun
ENTER    AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT  
MERRY CHRISTMAS    

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 13, 2003
  • Rewards: Gold: 251
  • Final notes:
    This was a very difficult contest to judge, and my contest with the most entries. I had a hard time deciding, close winners include:
    Starsinger
    Pretty Roses
    If Only I Could Love You
    Distant Planets
    Glass Crystal
    The Topic of Pointed Discussion
    St. Therese Rose
    Droplets of Diamon Dust
    and Things Unseen
    Note these aren't in any particular order

    Thanks to all for entering!

Entries [24]

1 - 24 of 24
  • The Top Life
    by dlbrown 11 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 26 2:53 PM 2003. In Nature
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Frozen
    My heart is frozen like a rose in winter;
    Sweetly captured, preserved untouched;
    by Nepenthe 4 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 20 11:38 PM 2003. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Black Passion
    This rose smells not as sweet as the others
    drenched in dew like tears.
    by Arien Silverleaf 9 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 1 7:59 PM 2003. In Angst
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge.
  • salty dewdrops
    Velvet sliding across my fingers-
    A single petal drops to the floor;
    by obsidian 8 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 1 8:13 PM 2003. In Personal, Love
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Remember Me
    by Samplette 4 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 2 11:21 AM 2003. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Rosey Personality
    People always say that roses are red
    and you must remember one rule
    by oneslowtyper 5 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 2 12:37 PM 2003. In Nature
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Lady Moon
    I hear thee calling Lady Moon.
    Your warmth and glow attracts me.
    by m0lly 9 lines, on Dec 2 6:36 PM 2003. In Other
    • Commented on by judge.
  • A Rosier Outlook
    White ones, red ones, pink ones, and gold
    Yellow ones, blue ones, and black ones, I'm told.
    by oneslowtyper 9 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 3 10:56 AM 2003. In Love, Hope
    • Commented on by judge.
  • If Only I Could Love You (ammended prewrite)
    Poets speak of roses, in sonnets they proclaim In metaphoric terms they compare them to love's f
    by maryannde 22 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 6 10:27 AM 2003. In Angst
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Red Roses
    by Billbard 2 lines, on Dec 6 6:47 PM 2003. In Haiku
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Pretty Rose
    by Billbard 3 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 6 7:00 PM 2003. In Haiku
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Night Sky
    Burning in the night sky
    Looking up at you with eyes wide
    by Sector-Hunter 5 lines, on Dec 7 12:46 PM 2003. In Other, Nature
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The Topic of Pointed Discussion.
    A garden-variety verse. The idea came when someone I know spoke of half-empty or half-full glasses..
    by le Chaton 6 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 10 1:15 PM 2003. In Personal, Society, Nature
    • Commented on by judge.
  • NGC 1976, or 'everything you ever loved that seemed so far away'
    it is my opalescent chaos,
    binding down my mind inside a bank of lucid dreams
    by lunacie 10 lines, on Dec 10 2:37 PM 2003. In Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Thy Milky Rose
    Thy milky rose with petals swirling in the black mist
    Oh ye morning dew twinkles as do the stars in the dark blue night sky
    by Ravon 15 lines, on Dec 10 10:24 PM 2003. In Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Glaze
    As I fall asleep, staring the sky,
    Looking at the milky haze up high,
    by Living Strange 5 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 11 12:53 AM 2003. In Other
    • Commented on by judge.
  • M31; The Great Galaxy in Andromeda
    by Samplette 9 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 11 11:08 AM 2003. In Other
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge.
  • A Pearly Necklace
    A Haiku about dew drops on a rose
    by LittleMunkey 3 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 12 9:31 PM 2003. In Haiku, Nature
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Rose
    by Jhirrad 2 lines, 15 comments, on Dec 13 10:53 AM 2003. In Haiku
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Nebula
    Drifting solely on mind's own freedom,
    taking dives and cuts, pain it's guise,
    by Ahlyn 10 lines, on Dec 13 12:27 PM 2003. In Nature
    • Commented on by judge.
  • My Rose
    You have changed my life,
    know what no one knows
    by teenage wasteland 4 lines, on Dec 13 4:15 PM 2003. In Love
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Stars
    Stars gleam from heaven
    Held withing your shining eyes
    by WordsArentEnough 3 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 13 4:41 PM 2003. In Haiku, Love, Hope
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The Mighty Rose
    Respect and love are thrown aside;
    Replaced instead by devilish scorn
    by Flipperbw 8 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 13 5:04 PM 2003. In Hope
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • Seraph1885
    December 1, 2003
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    251 points? is that extra one suppose to bring luck ROFL...
    ill consider entering
    love
    mal


  • RoseBlossom
    December 1, 2003
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    Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that I was feeling creative and decided to make it for 251

  • Seraph1885
    December 1, 2003
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    Well isnt that nice ill do it just for that extra one point it will bring me luck

  • Arien Silverleaf
    December 1, 2003
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    Wow.... I can't believe that I'm the first person to enter this contest. I rock! ^_^ *does the "I Rock" dance* Oh, and I am very excited about this extra 1 point. This is what makes the contest. ^_^ Huzzah for the one point. (Oh ye gods I need to sleep, I'm babbling on about 1 point.... huzzah for 1 point.... zzzzzz)

    Love Arien
    (The Elven Bard!!)
    (Woot!)

  • oneslowtyper
    December 3, 2003
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    If nobody wants the extra 1 point, I'll take it! LOL


  • RoseBlossom
    December 13, 2003
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    You guys have no idea how hard this contest was to judge...


  • Rebel Rebel
    December 13, 2003
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    I very much enjoyed your Contest. Thanks for having me. Thank you for the honorable mention. I greatly appreciate it.


  • Samplette gold member
    December 13, 2003
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    WOW...thank you so much....you never commented on that one so I thought it wasn't very good...lol
    YAY....you made my night...thank you so very much!!!!
    Sam

  • Arien Silverleaf
    December 13, 2003
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    Omg! Thank you so much!!! *clings to the trophy* My first trophy. *wipes away a tear* I'd like to thank the Academy.... and my Mom!!! And all the little people, who I had to walk over to get where I am today. ^_^ Okay, I'm totally just being a drama queen, but THANK YOU! This totally made my night!!! *grins happily*

  • RoseBlossom
    December 13, 2003
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    "I'd like to thank the Academy.... and my Mom!!! And all the little people"

    Last year, my friend made up this little phrase thing that went like this:
    "I'd like to thank my hairdresser, my mom, and all the little people." No joke!

    Anyway, you're welcome for the trophy
    So many people from Ontario, I notice...


  • ali-p
    December 14, 2003
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    good contest

    oh well.... wasn't even good enough for a horrible mention let alone an honourable one....
    back to the recycle bin for me for more inspiration.....


  • Morning View
    December 15, 2003
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    Good contest! There should be lots of good entries for this one..good idea.

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