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How to Judge a Contest Abstractly

Give a toast to the dancing authors
who hazarded an entry
at the expense of their maniacal, demented
heaving agglomerations of neurotic thrusts
at your farcical and bizarre requirements
that had them parading in a burlesque
of comic ineptitudes that falter and flounder
in heaving jerks of penmanship
in endeavors to bow at the feet of the gawking
aberrations that are the preposterously unresponsive
judges that we be.

First get a lump to digest the insanity with,
a handful perhaps, in order
to fathom the beastly writes under radiant, resplendent,
shining, brilliantly clear luminescence
that is softened by the humble temperment 
which is the destiny and fate of being a judge...

luckily your chilled heart is warmed
in the worthwhile repose with the gifts imposed
upon the lake of your brow-
funny, foolish, silly, lurching inanities
and psychotic expositions of the deranged-
yet soothing in their stillness
within the wealth of unassuming, unpretentious
steadfast single-minded purposes
of the notable dignitaries you are celebrating therein
with an absurd dash of spicy delusions...
 

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Written February 3rd, 2005

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  • Mannequin
    March 14, 2005
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    I'm both confused and amused. I love this. I actually had to put some thought into this to understand it. This is awesome. That doesn't happen to me with writes too often. You make my brain tick and your writes make me go look for an Advil. In my case, this is somehow a good thing.


  • Touchof1der silver member
    February 3, 2005
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    Hmmm... How many times do I have to tell you not to drink that stuff? Set the glass down, lay the pen aside, now... breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out... several more times. See how easy it is? Fans you several times while tossing grapes in your mouth. Okay now, what does any of what I said have to do with poetry or commenting or judging or writing?? Not a damn thing Sweetie! I just wanted to stop by and wish you a great day. But I got to reading and your words made my head spin so I needed a diversion while I took time to gather my wits about me.
    ♥ Kimberly


  • color it candy
    February 3, 2005
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    yay!!

    i love big words.


  • wbiro gold member
    February 3, 2005
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    Well, let us just enjoy the clapping little yellow guys... thank you!


  • Andy Stephenson
    February 3, 2005
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    Excellent Fun

    You realise if I comment, I put myself in the place of a judge. That's a sneaky thing to do. Writers and judges, did you leave anyone out. I notice you tried to escape, but I hold you guilty on both counts. Excellent piece, excellent fun.

    Andy

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