Weekly Contest Results November 12th 2018

A very good morning to everyone! First off let me thank the judges
for their time and effort to make this contest possible. Congrats to the
front page winners CJ Maleney, Ya—Na & Ramon the sunstone Haupt and
to all those who received a HM.

//WINNERS//:

Etched Words in Ink by CJ Maleney 10+10=20

The color of orange by ya_na 7+4+7=18

My charm is your charm by Ramon the Sunstone haupt 7+4=11

//COMMENTS//:

Etched Words in Ink by CJ Maleney (10 points)

A brutally honest piece about the pain of life: loving, losing, and sometimes
worst of all — experiencing. A glimmer of hope is grasped by CJ, that even in
his darkest times he still has that love, those names and experiences, to be a
light to guide him through. This is a touching tribute to the power of the people
in our lives, and how important it is to surround yourself with love. Even if you
don’t realize it, as CJ says, “when [your] body fails and [your] mind turns to sludge”,
that love is what you will hold onto as a souvenir. Perhaps CJ was attempting a
sonnet-type thing, but he truly succeeded in making a moving poem.

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Etched Words In Ink (another messed up sonnet type thing) by CJ Maleney (10 points)

I find this sonnet moving yet perfectly penned with correct rhyme,
meter and the smoothness of it just swept me away; and the sadness
within pulls the heart into the writer’s world.
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The color of orange by Ya----Na (7 points)

A beautifully crafted poem with all the emotions rolled into one
along with vivid imagery...each line is felt and seen. A tender
and longing write...nice work!
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The color of orange by YA NA (4 points)

What a creative title. I fell in love with how you worded it. This is not a poem
its a piece of craft. Each singe stanza had its own unique and out of the box liners.
I loved every single detail in this poem. Hats off for your skills and for your
imagination.
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The color of orange ya_na (7 points)

Woah.
This is a beautifully crafted piece filled with so many emotions and I felt
every single one of them as I continued to read line by line, unable to stop.
Along with the emotions, there is an elegance to this piece that caught my
attention and continues to baffle me as I have always believed that there is
a weird beauty to pain and heartbreak, and you captured that image PERFECTLY
here. Great work
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My charm is your charm by Ramon The SunStone Haupt (4 points)

I like the layout of this poem and the various scenes painted by each
stanza. I also like the build up of the poem and the colors of the writer’s
mood and emotions all weaved together making this read a speechless one for me
...lovely work!
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My charm is your charm, by Ramon the Sunstone haupt (7 points)

I loved everything about this piece, from the clever rhyming, the single
word choice to begin the piece that almost gives us a run up into the deep
analogies of the final four stanzas. When reading this you find yourself
chanting along with it. The pace quickening despite the increased word count.
A clever poem well written.
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//HM’S//:

Weak Bridges by Brenda 7+4=11

Balance by Jamie 4

Vacuity by the Prince 4

Raindrops and Emptiness by Larry 7

between her notes by Poet on the piano 10

When I reach the bottom of the ocean by maple tree 10

Sail those seas but don't kill the albatross by Ben Pickard 10

//COMMENTS//:

Weak bridges by Brenda (4 points)

Oh my god. This is so true and it really makes you think about your
life and the relationships in it. I love it!

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Weak Bridges by Brenda (7 points)

The nostalgia of “Weak Bridges” helps build the foundation of a powerful
poem about navigating the true test of adulthood: relationships. The complexities
of those relationships are highlighted beautifully by Brenda, with reminders that
even though you may have built many bridges before (or studied the building thereof),
one truly never masters the art- for each bridge is different. Brenda reminds us
that you have chances to build bridges that could stand forever, or might collapse and
never be rebuilt. All of these bridges lead to the final, most important bridge, one made
of trust and love which takes us where we need to go. The ending brings the reader a
full-circle blast of nostalgia, while emphasizing the importance of avoiding weak
relationships/bridges. In life, some of the strongest bridges we make are in our youth,
and we could learn a thing or two from that.

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Balance by Jamie (4 points)

Albeit a simple, short Senryu, sometimes it’s the simple poems that strike
a chord of harmony within our souls. They help us understand that we are not
alone, lost in darkness apart from everyone else. In this life of ours, we truly
are all in a dark room, all of us together, each trying to figure out how to turn
our own lights on… and often help others turn theirs on, too. Reminders like
these are just what the world needs that you can be a light in a very, very
dark world.
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between her notes by Poet on the piano (10 points)

The poet nailed this piece of poetry as much as the piece of music in her
poem seemed to be nailed. She takes the reader on a musical and emotional
journey. The reader comes back with details and memories as though they
were the viewers. What a beautiful masterpiece. Well written.

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Raindrops and Emptiness by Larry (7 points)

This poem is the best example on how poets have the skills on turning a
casual scene to a scenario rich with emotions and sensation. The title is cozy
and the poem with its raw and direct tone gives you goosebumps. Coziness
and bumps mixed together leaves you in an emotional state of heart and in
awe and you cannot and want to see this art on the front page.

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Vacuity by the Prince (4 points)

A mesmerizing piece of poetry that states simple facts that get you
pondering. I loved the opening lines and the final two had me thinking.
I am a huge fan of poems that are stripped back, This was a great example
and gets my 4 points.

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Sail those seas but don't kill the albatross by Ben Pickard (10 points)

Ben has written a poem this week which is a lot different from his usual writes.
I have picked this because there is so much depth in so little words. A desperate
tone set against a turmoiled landscaped, analogies awash throughout. I don't want
to delve deep here, but I have been reading this all week and each time I discover
something new. Another suggestion or signpost. Great write 10 points.

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When I reach the bottom of the ocean- maple tree (10 points)

This was beautifully dark with a twist of hope intertwined in there near the
end. Your words flow so smoothly and like Jamie said, I think All of us if not
most of us can relate to having hit rock bottom.

“maybe it's not so bad to thrive
where the night creatures dwell-
they have a strength I thrive upon”

These lines are filled with hope and acceptance,
Most people are surprised to find that you are the strongest during
your most trying times- even when you don’t feel it.

“it keeps me going
when the light stings
my eyes.”

This line is perfection. I don’t have any other way to put or describe
it. Job well done

Congratulations guys! Some awesome pieces :) thank you for the HM

Great job, judges, thanks for being there each week. Thanks, Meena for hosting. Congrats to the winners and HMs.
Thanks to the judge for the comment on Raindrops and thanks, Rania for nominating it.

More wonderful work, from the poets involved to the judges' comments and time.
Thank you to the judge for their 10 points and well done, all.

Ben

Congratulations to all the front page winners and HM's! Thank you so much judges for your lovely comments on my poem and for awarding me an HM. Thank you Andrea for nominating this piece. Meena, thank you for hosting and always the judges for your time and making the hard choices.

Congrats all!!

Congrats, everybody! A big thank you to our judges and Meena for hosting. Thank you to the one judge for your vote and comment.

Hi all :)

Thank you to Meena for hosting

Congratulations to all the front pagers this week, and all HMs awarded.

To the judges, who give their time each week to make this competition special

Much love, M :)x

Congrats and well done all round

As always well done to everyone who was nominated. To those who picked up HM's and to our winners. That I find myself amongst you this week is rather mind blowing and totally unexpected.

Thank you've the judges who voted employ poem and for your amazing words also.

Finally massive respect to all judges and moderators for your efforts.

Mucho love

Craig

Happy for the winners and HMs
Grateful to the judges for showering so much love on all of us.
Thanks to our hardworking Moderators and to all the beautiful members for their time to read, comment and obviously nomination.
Much love for pnq family..

S