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I retired from a nursing career to live a simple life in the country and write. I self
published my first book of poetry, The River of Liquid Dreams. Small presses published two more, In The Presence of Shadows, and Faith Like A Dandelion. I had the honor of having one of my poems recited in a documentary produced by the Canadian Institute on Child Health, The Healing Journey. I give poetry readings and judge performance poetry competitions.

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The Sound of Color Judged

Blog Posted:12/10/2013 8:58:00 AM

I received some absolutely amazing poetry on the sounds of color! All of the entries were stunning and it was hard to narrow it down. Even though it was hard to judge, I received such pleasure from the contest, Thank you to all who entered, (please excuse all the commas, my period doesn't seem to be working), I was hoping to have names for all the poems at the finish to thank everyone personally for their poems, but I guess the way I judged didn't allow it, I will learn as I go on,

I am so glad to be a part of this creative and loving community here at the soup

Hugs and kudos to all

Monterey

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Tim
Ryerson

Date: 12/12/2013 7:04:00 PM

Thank you so very much for my placement in you contest Monterey... To be honest I was a little worried that you might be offended because I didn't take the serious angle but it just popped into my brain (what little is left) so I entered...Once again, thanks and congrats to all the other winners!

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/15/2013 7:50:00 AM

Of course I didn't take offense. I love this poem. I laughed out loud.

Carrie
Richards

Date: 12/11/2013 9:39:00 AM

Thank you very much Monterey! A great contest, and you received some amazing entries! Oh.....I'm hoping to hear you on Drake's next radio blog show.......good luck with being his guest next time!!

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/12/2013 8:01:00 AM

Thank you. I am eager to be on it. I think the show will be such fun. I really enjoyed listening to Richard and Drake last Sunday

Dr.Ram
Mehta

Date: 12/10/2013 11:46:00 PM

Thanks, Monterey. for my placement in your contest,

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/11/2013 7:04:00 AM

You are very welcome

Donna
Jones

Date: 12/10/2013 4:35:00 PM

It was really fun Monterey...thanks!

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/11/2013 7:06:00 AM

I will have to look at your page to see which one was yours. I guess I had an oops moment while judging, and at the end I couldn't get all the names. Glad you enjoyed it. It was all for the fun of creating.

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 12/10/2013 3:10:00 PM

you had a great array of poems that really made this contest a success, monterey... i have to hand it to you; challenguinf theme!.. thank you so much and best wishes to all who joined... huggs!

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/11/2013 7:09:00 AM

Thanks, my brain is churning along trying to think up a new contest. The poets here are so creative and talented. You all took my idea and flew away with it, creating magic I never imagined.

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 12/10/2013 9:51:00 AM

dern I hadn't come up with one yet LOL GOOD concept! Congrad's all!

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/10/2013 10:02:00 AM

Oh, too bad. Maybe the next one? This was such fun I will have to do it again.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 12/10/2013 9:11:00 AM

Monterey, as I was seeing some of the entries to your contest being displayed at Soup, I felt jealous of you having such an awesome contest.It must have been pure pleasure to be seeing those kinds of poems in your judging area! thanks for my placement. I got inspired when I was reading some of the poetry being written for this unique contest of yours. Congrats to them all. I am looking forward to reading the winners' list.

Monterey Sirak
Date: 12/10/2013 10:00:00 AM

Reading the entries was pure joy for me. I may have to listen closer to the grandkids, since my grandson's remark inspired the contest. (out of the mouths of babes!)

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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Language Barrier	Prose Poetry	emotions,immigration,insp
How To Die	Free verse	age,death,dream,
Questions To Ponder	Verse	appreciation,beauty,thank
All About Curiosity	Light Verse	identity,
I Am the Mighty Mountain	Personification	earth,mountains,
On the Outside, Looking In	Free verse	friendship,life,people,sa
The Gift	Verse	encouraging,prayer,spirit
Teach Them Young	I do not know?	africa,children,culture,e
Holy Is the Lamb	Free verse	devotion,god,
My Poetry Garden	Narrative	garden,
Along Youth's Lane	Rhyme	childhood,places,
Dear Robert Frost	Free verse	poetry,poets,
My Day As a Woman	Rhyme	encouraging,feelings,jour
Temple of Life	Sijo	god,nature,
God's Kind of Poetry	Terza Rima	beauty,devotion,poetry,
Hey Hank, Did You Just -	Senryu	funny,writing,
The Peace Sign	Free verse	memory,peace,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
Stormy	Free verse	longing,sad,
Fall In Love	Acrostic	autumn,love,nature,
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
Finesse	Sonnet	character,
Blessings	Couplet	appreciation,
Flickering Shadows	Free verse	adventure,
The Hush of Christmas Past	Sonnet	child,christmas,
Tree	Free verse	child,god,tree,
- Angels and Snow -	Verse	moon,snow,winter,
Beneath the Shattered	Verse	birth,courage,
Burden of Guilt	Free verse	emotions,poetry,sorrow,
Wind	Personification	nature,wind,
Joy and Pain of Memories	Free verse	change,father daughter,in
A Single Soul Cries Out	Rhyme	blessing,conflict,courage
Beg To Have	Blitz	betrayal,
A Rare Place	Blank verse	nature,
The Art of Understanding	Free verse	prayer,
On New Year's Eve	Verse	new year,
One Christmas Morn	Verse	christmas,
I Am Or Maybe I Am Not	Free verse	how i feel,introspection,
The Fool	Verse	crazy,journey,
Embrace the Day	Rhyme	life,
Love Gift	I do not know?	dream,love,
Transformation	Rhyme	beauty,
Hidden Beauty	Rondeau	hero,
Poetry For Poets: I Own This- Edition	Free verse	creation,metaphor,poems,p
Fireflies	Tanka	childhood,
Shades of Grey	Prose	introspection,mystery,
Under the Willow Trees	Free verse	childhood,death of a frie
Yesterday's Joys	Rhyme	childhood,image,magic,uni
Broken People	Free verse	people,
All I Have In Life	Free verse	absence,best friend,betra
My Lacking	Quatrain	emotions,river,
The Peephole That Is the Moon	Rhyme	faith,god,heaven,hope,
Workshop Poem - Winds Forgive	Free verse	change,faith,forgiveness,
The Jeweler's Lathe	Free verse	beauty,
Nature Talk	Free verse	nature,
The Gift of Poetry	Free verse	art,poetry,uplifting,inte
Time Alone	Couplet	faith,introspection,spiri
Finding Myself Again	Dramatic Verse	courage,love hurts,self,
Brittle Wool	Verse	clothes,longing,winter,
Stand Still	Verse	life,
Memories Leave Silently	Free verse	age,loneliness,
Once Again	Epigram	hope,loneliness,love,
When the Wanderer Returns	Free verse	absence,adventure,childho
You Are God and I Have To Believe	Free verse	christian,conflict,confus
Missing Person	Free verse	irony,
Autumn's Daughter	Haiku	autumn,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Poet Tacito	United States	Read
Anne-Lise Andresen	Norway	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Donna Jones	United States	Read
Mark Peterson	United States	Read
Nette Onclaud	Philippines	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Arlene Smith	United States	Read
Tim Ryerson	United States	Read
Daver Austin	United States	Read
Sara Kendrick	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Martin Lochner	South Africa	Read
David Meade	United States	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
Nandita Das	India	Read
Darlene Gifford	United States	Read
Demetrios Trifiatis	Greece	Read
John Lawless	United States	Read
Mama Bear	Canada	Read