Winners 5/8/2012.. <3

Congratulations! Well done for those who've made it to the front page! No bet others steal poems from here, we have some of the most well written poems! Well done for the H'Ms you're all just as good, as talented!

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Comments and Votes:

Votes:

Winners:

Poetry versus a Smile
by The Poetess 17 points
(10+7)

Dusty Rose 14 points
by Lioness
(10+4)

Her Poems
by Lostlove1 14

H'Ms with 10 points:

Synaesthesia
by Xanthe

Cockled
by Blissful

H'Ms with 7 points:

Happy or sad, lonely or loved
by Naughtymouse

H'Ms with 4 points:

L.a.u.g.h
by Tara Kay

Ivory Lips
by Poet On The Piano

Let me Know
by Moonlit Candles

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COMMENTS:

Poetry versus a Smile by The Poetess

This was beautiful, right from the title on. In the poem you can read much of how she thinks others perceive her. Like she is overly aware of being the centre of attention... Many passages made me smile, I understand what she is saying, how she thinks before she allows her emotions to be captured in words, she wants things to be perfect, poetry to be the perfect representation of her inner world. Excellent work.
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Oh dear, this was wonderful! We all cling to poetry for different reasons and you expressed them with ease in this poem. I liked the consistency in the pattern of how you chose to form this poem. Nothing seemed redundant or out of place with everything complimenting one another.

"I love poetry when Winter
seems to sit cross-legged
beside my couch
spinning a woolen shawl
for her shoulders, thinking
that fleece might ever
warm cold hearts ..."

^The imagery here was out of this world! I honestly could imagine everything you described without doubting anything you said. I just wanted to read this over and over again...You did a great job with this poem!
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L.a.u.g.h
by Tara Kay

A tribute to the most healing of all remedies: laughter. I love the many analogies, the wording, the upbeat tone of this peace and really enjoyed the message that the writer has tried to get across: you might as well smile..right?

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Synaesthesia by Xanthe

Whoa...this was amazing! I loved the mention of the four seasons throughout your poem and how you tied it all in nicely together. This told the tale of a love that started so sweet but left one empty in the end...well that is what I got from it. When we first fall in love with someone, their voice is the only song we want to hear and their words are the only thing we want to taste but they say the hottest love burns the fastest...I adored your word choice here...I read each word slowly just to savor it's meaning throughout the piece. Beautifully written!

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Dusty Rose by Lioness

This was so heartfelt and beautiful! I am sure all can relate to feeling invisible at least once in their lives and it is never pretty. You did a great job of describing that loneliness here and how it impacted you. I liked how instead of saying she had 6 kids you made it more creative by saying, "six kids beneath her wings." That was wonderful! I like that you left the last line by instead because it leaves the reader with a lasting impact and left me wondering what would have happened if she had listened...how would things be different? Nicely done!

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This made me fall on the floor...When I read this poem; it made my heart sink... I absolutely adore the author's special elegance within her poetry...and this piece is outstanding...

The title fits perfectly... "dusty" tells me it's a part of her past, "dusty books"...and rose resembles her heart felt childhood emotions, that still are a part of her and always will be a part of her...

My interpretation of this title, it sums up the poem to a tee in my opinion. Each stanza tells me the feelings of loneliness, the pain felt at school, how much the books and library meant to her and just that gut wrenching pain....the ending is what really got me....

The author understood her mother's reasons, but at the end when she writes " I just wished she'd listened"...smacked me hard.... Children just want to be herd, and listened too.... Touching write and a poem that I know will touch everyone, young and old.... Powerful poem, well Done Lioness
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Cockled
by Blissful

Using the quote as her inspiration or challenge was a great idea. Here she wrote of innocence gone awry, from not only the emotional aspect but the physical as well. She pieced together everything that really made you feel as a reader that you are a part of this story. Everything is so descriptive and gorgeous, I can't go into detail much more than this.

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Her Poems
by LostLove

Such an emotional message here, and a perfect metaphor. So often we as writers pour out our hearts and then walk away when something isn't as perfect as we think it should be, or want it to be. Sometimes you write something you're just immensely proud of, and it's the poem you get the most critique or criticism over. This was played out in a touching and beautiful way, very unique piece of art!

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Wew! I would not want this lady to be cross at me! This was drenched in venom and it's very clear the writer does not think much of the poet she refers too. It is almost as if she wonders how it can be no one sees the truth as she does: the poems lack of real emotion, real underlying experience and are written just for the sake of writing. This was bitter, raw and hostile and deserves a place on this week's front page.

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Ivory Lips
by Poet On The Piano

This writer always has a way to tug at your heartstrings and make you feel exactly what she's feeling. She draws you in with her beautiful words perfectly placed, and those images. I swear when reading her work I truly feel specifics of what she says, and this poem is no different. The second to the last stanza got me here, it held the beauty and strength for me. This was absolutely gorgeous and so touchingly sad.
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Let me Know
by Moonlit Candles

I really adore the subtle lines of this elegant piece-

When a heart is in love it breaths a beautiful light and can be felt within poetic words, this poem is beautiful-

The title is subtle and gentle... just elegant! I just love the rhyme flow within this romantic poem. When I read a rhyme piece I want it to flow within my mind, almost to a point where Im tapping my feet... and this poem was a feet tapper! It's sensual and passionate...

To me this poem sings beautiful with the elegant word usage and soft loving message, I wanted to highlight this piece... very nice!!
Well done Moonlit Candles

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Happy or sad, lonely or loved
by Naughtymouse

The author of this piece has written a powerful and inspirational poem...

The Title hits all emotions and ties them all together, to remind the reader of the struggles of life and how you can let it all go and be you, with a powerful strength.. I see the author originally intended this to be a quote, but then created a powerful poem, well done!! Each stanza touches on the four emotions displayed within the title and much more.. I love the first stanza

"In affairs of the heart
The strongest warrior
Can be a consumate idiot"

So true!! When love hits, it can bring the strongest to their knees....

Touching on the rich in life can fall... no bodies perfect, life can affect all, big or small.... this poem is filled within powerful messages and lessons.... I really enjoyed this wonderful poem... Well Done Naughtymouse

Well....it is 1 and 15 mins in here so I don't know if I'm only sleepy or...

but I don't see the votes nor the comments on Britts poem? just saying... :)

Well done Britt and Liz, I loved your poems so much!
well done to the H'Ms ..I believe Xanthe should have had my place, so should Tara with her laugh piece..

thank you judges for all the effort and thank you Nana, my beautiful ray of sunshineeeee

Ms Lebanon, I am confused

^me too!

I mean .....Connie had 14 points on her poem and was titled as a winner yet I can't see her on the front pageee ....

Britts is there..

Weird........did you read the comments on your poem? perhaps they just mistook the title or something.... :/

I'm super confused, too.. because Lostlove's poem is listed twice with comments (same comment twice). Lol. NANA what happened!

I read the comments on my poem yes

Britt where are your comments ?

Too funny :)

*I'm fixin to snag your win LOL ;)

Lol I have no idea! I don't even have votes, I'm not in the list at all. If this is a site glitch, it's sure a crappy one!

The title aren't that alike....lmfao

The titles aren't that alike....lmfao

LOL Connie you should've, I prefer yours to mine 100%!

Nah Britt,
I do hope yours won!

We can just rip that win tag in half OK?

Agreed! :)

Okay guys the only mistake i found, is pasting Connies comments twice, really these are the only votes, only comments I've received!

a site glitche ? yes me and LArry were discussing this before you guys post, weird things are happening. Not sure, what's up...but will tell you once I figure anything else out Lol...

Umm... Hm. Did everyone turn their votes in?

Looks like you only have 12 comments, yeah? There should be 15.

Ya, I said those are the votes and comments received..one judge didn't show up yet! I'll let you know soon once I hear...

Miss Lebanon

read your edit ^^^^
now it says

Her Poems
by Lostlove1 4

It said 7+7 = 14 before.

Yes yes 14..i was just recollecting things, you got a vote from one judge, and another from another judge, hence 14 points, each with a comment. no big deal, i'll edit.

anything else ?

Yeah a cold bud ice for me and Britt :) LOL

Hahahaha <3 <3

Congratulations to the winners and the HM's!!!

Noura and Britt - Such an honour to be on the front page with both of you awesome poets!!!

Thank you to the judges for their lovely comments, it means a lot to me as does this poem.

Nana thank you so much! You're a legend!!!

x

Britt are you still confused because OMG I AM.

Yeah, I am, and I feel bad about this glitch or whatever happened. It totally screwed you over, LL. I don't belong up there!

I'm used to it, not your fault Britt.

This poem should have won:

Synaesthesia
by Xanthe :)

Ohhh yayyy "her poems" did win then? Eeek!! I looovedddddd that so much!!! I nominated it! woot wooot!

Congrats all to those who won, great week of contest winners I loved all those poems :)

Congrats to the winners, this is so awkward though.
I was actually expecting xanthe to win one...

Congratulations to the winners! Well-deserved
And thanks for the comment and HM wasn't expecting that^_^

Weird doings.

We had Janis institute a 'fix' which allows a judge to vote for the same poem two weeks in a row. Before, if a poem got an HM & carried over to the next week, that judge would have to ask a mod to vote for him/her on that poem. Janis made it so the judges' votes recycle with the weekly reset. Unfortunately, there appears to be a glitch related to it.

Nana posted the poems in accord with a tie breaker between Britt & Connie. However, the tie-breaker carried over to the next week without breaking the tie.

Sorry, Connie. Fate seems to have it in for you.

All I can say (blushing) is CRAP CRAP CRAP!

*Ahem* We're working on it.

Oh boy. Sorry gang. All these new updates mean lots of new glitches. It's a bummer, but we'll get them worked out.

AHHHH!

Congrats, Connieeeeee.

See!!?? everyone wanted Xanthe to win not only meeee... :(

You're so melodramatic, Noura! lol..
The chosen winners and HMs are well-deserving. The judges did an awesome job, just some glitches in the site, otherwise, it's all good ;)

Lmao! I agree hahahaa I know they are well deserving haha but wanted urs and taras to win ...:( ok ill officially shut up now!

Nana posted the poems in accord with a tie breaker between Britt & Connie. However, the tie-breaker carried over to the next week without breaking the tie.
^^^^^^

Where are Britts comments?

This blows!

I want to congratulate the winners on a well deserved Win- also the H'ms- There were out of this world, beautiful poems this week... and I want to say that I agree with Connie: It does "blow" with what happened with the voting glitch.... Connie and Britt: Both of your poems are deserving to be highlighted, beautiful poems ladies... Let us all be supportive and understanding-

Nana and the Mods - thank you for all that you do each week...

Congratulations everyone and I want to thank the judges and Nana for all their continued and hard work, thank you for the HM and comment, it made my day!

Take care~

Glitch or human error?

and that is not the first time I have not gotten a win tag when I should have.

*Mine and Larrys Collab, if anyone remembers that one :)

If it was one of you...holy hell, there would be like 3 threads about it by now lol

Like I said but in capitals this time... THIS BLOWS AND HARD AND LONG!

anyways, I'm done now, just makes me wonder how many times its happened before

Congrats to whoever won this f'ing thing! All the poems were fantastic and I am so glad I was not judging them.

Thank you to the 2 judges for their votes and comments on my bastard poem.

I could not agree more, Connie. If it seemed I was making light of it before, I apologize.

However, you do have your win on the collab now.

Ok so where are the comments that are missing? seems like when it says:
comment to be posted, it never is. * Ex (april 10 winners...)
Sooooooooooooo whats up with that?