Weekly Contest Results April 1st

Good Morning Everybody! Once again our judges have given their time,
patience and support to make this contest possible...thank you judges! Our
front page winners for this week are: Adreamer’s “Sakura Festival”, Raina Moallem’s
“Pause” and Zia Mikaela’s “Blackberries”. Congrats to our winners and congrats to
all those who received a HM!

/WINNERS//:

Sakura Festivals by Adreamer [10+10+4=24 points]

Pause by Rania Moallem [7+7+7=21 points]

Blackberries by Zia Mikaela [4+7=11 points]

//COMMENTS//:

Sakura Festivals by Adreamer (4points)

There is an incoherence in this piece that is quite intriguing. The element
put together that normally have nothing to do with one another, The
poet purposefully put those elements, talk with them as they are normal
affairs. Things such as: “Cherry blossoms fall into my coffee’
“while the pages of this journal weep already faded ink upon ripped
jeans and palms.”
“haunt me the way orange juice once did.”
“constellations have taken on your shape”
(her breath is stained like bluebells, just in case you were wondering).
She tries purposefully to change all the connection and relation of
elements and replace them with he images. This only works if you
accept the precondition, that is the world that she is introducing is
as real as the ordinary world.
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Sakura Festivals by Adreamer (10 points)

By reading the title, I thought the poem would be refreshing; a
cherry blossom or Sakura festival is like welcoming spring. The words
left behind “(her breath is stained like bluebells, just in case you
were wondering)”, the tears, the cherry blossom, the coffee, the ghost,
the whispering of the name and a the repetition. This is delicately
written with heartfelt emotions. I feel reminiscence, sadness and it
brought me shivers of a sudden cold breeze. How could a sorrowful
poem be this beautiful?

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Sakura Festivals by Adreamer (10 points)

This is an amazing poem full of beautiful words and imagery. It takes you on a
wistful journey through specific memories kept in a most precious box. I believe it
speaks on more than one level, it talks to those that know and allows enough mystery
for others to be curiously intrigued. I like the format of this piece, it allows space
between thought and image and helps lift the poem to its, 10 points

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Pause by Rania Moallem (7 points)

The title, the content and the form felt like the poem was written in
a tissue, or a piece of paper by sudden inspiration while sipping
morning coffee. Although the poem is nostalgic, for me at least is
the type that makes you feel better after writing or reading. You
poured out your feelings from your coffee mug, to create this
wonderful poem.
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Pause by Rania Moellem (7 points)

Rania"s poem this week was such a jewel. We are always in a hurry
for something, always on the move. With this movement we tend to
forget to just pause. Are we afraid of being forgotten if we aren't
100% there? When she wrote about sleeping at the edge of her coffee
cup it reminded me too of how we sometimes just go through the
motions, almost on autopilot. Each day spinning into weeks, spinning
into years until we are filled with regret over time wasted. It is good
to pause. We need to take that step back, smell the roses, reflect on
our lives. That pause is never wasted moments, it allows our soul to
heal and for us to catch our breath and maybe to forgive ourselves.
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Pause by Rania Moallem (7 points)

The first line so visually well penned that it not only sets the entire tone for
the piece, but it captures the audience beautifully. I feel like poems that can
make a single moment stretch out into something memorable and story-like
are some of my favourites because they require the most creativity - and
this was absolutely no exception. Amazingly well penned with fantastic imagery
and a spot on sense of movement.
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Blackberries by Zia Mikaela (7 points)

It is the sign of love counting footsteps. All the sudden feeling trapped
by pip dreams and poetry tasted cliché. I like the authenticity of the
feeling. I am amazed by this part: “The sour bite would still persist
once decayed.” The poem is brimful of amazing expression, the unique
angle that the poet sees things through. You hardly grasp why: “rose
bottles choked the abandoned souvenirs.” We do not know why she
laughed at wide-eyed summer, where it was when all those melancholy
things happened. The poem is very abstract, poet uses the unusual
mastery of commending elements in different preposition. This shows a
lot of experience and maturity in writing.

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Blackberries by Zia Mikaela (4 points)

Usually I'm not a fan of rhyming pieces unless the rhyme is part of the theme
or absolutely necessary to the style, but I hugely enjoyed this piece. The imagery
was well used and elevated the piece quite a bit while setting the scene for this
emotional story to be laid out. But I think by far, my favorite aspect of this piece
was the stunning ending that really left the audience thinking.

//HM’S//:

Washed Silk by Zia Mikaela [4+4=8 points]

Fake Encounters by Satish Verma [10 points]

Awakened Inspiration by Meena Krish [10 points]

7.26.2014 by Chenoa 10

Eternity (A Lover’s Curse) [4 points]

Little Rituals by Tanya Southey [7 points]

//COMMENTS//:

Fake Encounters by Satish Verma (10 points)

“When the surveillance increased, the curtains started falling.” It
doesn’t explain why, how, what surveillance? You can just imagine,
surveillance usually should cause the curtains to go aside.
“Each face had its history scripted on the forehead” such a
poetical manoeuvre! So dark is dark now and makes sense to unroll
the night’s curtain to confront the moon.
This stanza is so powerful: “Under the old banyan tree a dream lies
with limbs tied. A mob smears the vermillion on its body and then
starts lynching it.” Mobs who lynch your dream, under the old tree
of India, with painted red body. And the striking question in the end:
“Why were we towed on wrong leads for tallest peak?”

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Washed Silk by Zia Mikaela (4 points)

There was something about this piece that intrigued me. As much as
this other person was so toxic for her, she still wanted to be with him.
She speaks of the abuse at suffered from his hands, the same hands that
are capable of great seduction and how easy it is to fall under his spell,
but really does this other girl even know him? Do you ever really
know someone? Your ex is someone you know a certain way, like
what makes them tick. There is a certain intimacy you two have shared
that perhaps they won't share with the next. But her beauty has drawn
him away and you are left with nothing but want for this toxic person
even when you know he is capable of destroying you. A fascinating
write into a person's psyche.
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Washed Silk by Zia Mikaela (4 points)

Is the grass more lush on the other side? This poem of rhyming couplets
explores this and tells a personal story that I am sure many will relate to. I
found poem pleasing in every way. I felt the rolling emotions of playing 2nd
fiddle. Those eyes no longer need to glow green – if he chose silk over
substance, then he is the one who lost.
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Awakened Inspiration by Meena Krish (10 points)

Honestly this piece left me speechless. The introduction was wonderful,
the author's voice was clearly and interestingly used to enhance the piece,
and the word choice was excellent for the overall theme of the piece. All in
all I'd be thrilled to see this on the front page this week!
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7.26.2014 by Chenoa (10 points)

This is one of those poems that you read and are floored by the
intensity and the feelings pouring forth. It's one of those that makes
me feel as if the writer is exhausted after getting all of this out. You
start out with regret, of hiding away from the world's woes. You
come into an understanding of yourself and an acceptance of both
your strengths and shortcomings. Once you have done this is allows
you to see the bigger picture of what is happening to this world and
if we don't start making changes we will self destruct. This is a call
to arms of a different sort, not with weapons but with love and
compassion for our fellow man and the earth in a whole. Our
future depends on it.

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Eternity (A Lover’s Curse) (4 points)

The narration and description are spot on, they bring the poem into
life. Your ability to deliver your words is brilliant.
“No, it is her,
and I can’t dream of another.”
I love the ending, the love that seemed so grand, perished at the end.
This is definitely a lovers curse!!
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Little Rituals by Tanya Southey (7 points)

Before I clicked on this poem, I knew I would be pleased. Although the
content is not ground-breaking, it does leave you feeling satisfied – after all,
we would prefer the taste left in the mouth to be sweet rather than sour

Thank you judge for the comments on my poem and
thank you nazz for the nomination. Congrats to all winners
and HM's

Men, we have been utterly whitewashed this week and deservedly so. Shame be upon us.
Well done to the wonderful winning poems and all those honourably mentioned.

Wow the pieces this week we're all so wonderful, I'm kind of amazed to have made the top three - but also thrilled cause this is a new piece I'm extremely proud of anyway, I'll quit rambling, congratulations everyone! Stunning week.

And thank you judges for your time and poets for sharing!

It really is an amazing diverse week, WOW!!
Congraaaaats everyoneee :)

Congratulations to all the front page winners and HM's! Ben, take solace, although you were thoroughly routed by the ladies ,the level of writing was stellar from all. . I honestly don't know how the judges were able to narrow it down. Meena thank you for hosting and the judges as always for making the hard choices. Well done all!

Congrats to all three, Maddy, Rania & Zia & I note that Zia's other nominated poem received two votes as well.
thanks, judges & Meena for your diligence.

Congrats to all! A big welcome back to Zia.

Thank you to the judges and to Meena, for hosting.

Congratulations everyone! Another fantastic range of poetry once more. Thank you Michael for the nomination and the judge for the HM. :)

Thank you Meena for hosting and posting ! Thank you judges for your commitment and thank you for the comments on my poem, flattering <3.

Hi All :)

Thanks to Meena for hosting.
Congratulations to the lady poets of PnQ with full front page wonder. To all HMs awarded.

Thank you to the judges for all their times and efforts each week, grand job.

Much love, M :)x

Love you all!

Thank you judges, moderators.

Congratulations!

Another beautiful week of poetry ended. Thanks to our Moderators and judges for showering so much love on all of us.
Congrats to everyone

Much love
S....