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To mark her 100th year, Joyce Johnson's book, Lifetime Memories in Verse, has been released by Publisher Gary Drury and is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.


Congratulations "Forest Lights" Winners

Blog Posted:5/19/2012 10:55:00 AM
Dear Poets,

This had to be the hardest contest to judge -- every entry was wonderful and only a few were not in tanka form.  In judging, I recruited the assistance of the Canadian photographer who took the photo - Alexa Brus.  We spent hours discussing all of the poems and she agreed they all read like winners so some tough choices had to be made.  Grammar and spelling were considered in the rankings, but Alexa and I were in total agreement on the first-place winners. 

FYI- although my dictionary has "prism" as two syllables, the Soup syllable counter had it as one syllable so we accepted either count as correct.

John Freeman's poem too a unique perspective, comparing the fractured lights of the forest to the way an autistic boy might see them:


Billy's Autism by John Freeman  
Autistic blank gaze 
Graces the spaces of mind
Rainbow's grace bestows
Dark forest gives way to trees
A smile colors blank spaces

 Sara Kendrick was the only poet to correctly identify the lights

as the effects of Aurora Borealis and created quite a beautiful image:


Refraction by Sara Kendrick

Refracting morn's light
Aurora Borealis

Beauty touched spirit
Sunrays pierce trees through forest

Moment captured forever

Congratulations to all who entered the contest,
especially those whose poems were selected as winners!




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Date: 10/29/2012 3:32:00 PM
Thanks for stopping by my blog written for Jack..Sara
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Date: 8/22/2012 10:01:00 AM
Dear Lord, bless and care for Carolyn. For she has been a blessed friend. We've had a few years between us. But a precious friendship we've had. I would ask Lord that you send an angel to take care of her and her needs. Send a comforting spirit to set her mind at ease. Be with her and give her the joy you've given me.And faith and strength when iys time to believe.
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Date: 8/20/2012 3:00:00 PM
hello my friend. how are you. you have been in my prayers i hope your getting better. pray for me i need you to. just sending my love.john h loving iii
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Date: 8/3/2012 2:51:00 PM
Just checking in on you Carolyn.
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Date: 7/11/2012 6:46:00 PM
one more thing. that secret that i kept from you. it's true. you and a few people know it's true. i just want to admit so i did'nt have a secret from you.
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Date: 6/26/2012 7:03:00 PM
congrads to all. i finally cought up with you here. after a few days i got your message. i don't really know what to say, except when i lose you i lose an earthly friend. but when i come to that great gettin up morning i hope to meet my heavenly friend. i'll be writing daily to let you know i'm here to stay. and i hope that when our time comes it is a peaceful one.and that i am proud to have know you carolyn devonshire. al it takes is passing and all of a sudden you'll be like emily dickenson, famous world wide. we've all lost one soup friend before. you'll just go on a list that we have. hey who get's the copy rights to your stuff? make sure that they don't just get erased. and the wrong relative gets them. i love you carolyn
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Date: 6/19/2012 10:46:00 PM
Thank you for the kind blog comment Carolyn, I could not email you so I'll blog you back; you are a wonderful friend and fellow poet, yours Joe..)
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Date: 5/20/2012 2:36:00 PM
Thank you for the placement, Carolyn, and for sharing the lovely picture as an inspiration. Hugs, Cyndi
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Date: 5/20/2012 8:37:00 AM
Yes, carolyn, you got a LOT of great poems off that picture. Congrats to EVERYONE. Luv, Andrea
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Date: 5/19/2012 9:34:00 PM
Congratulations again to all the great poets of these beautiful gems. Thanks also dear one for finding a place for mine. Thanks Carolyn, Agape, Moses
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Date: 5/19/2012 4:40:00 PM
Thanks for sponsoring this inspiring contest, Carolyn, and for my placement. Congrats to all the winners! Alexa's picture inspired some beautiful poetry. Blrsdings and Love, Rhonda
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Date: 5/19/2012 1:28:00 PM
I'm really glad so many of you were inspired by that photo. David, you owe me one. LOL (I don't hold contests very often.)
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Date: 5/19/2012 12:22:00 PM
congratulations to all winners, sorry Carolyn I just ran out of time for this one, catch you next time..David
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Date: 5/19/2012 12:19:00 PM
Thank you for hosting the contest. The photo was awesome. I have never seen the aurora in daylight.
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Date: 5/19/2012 11:48:00 AM
congrats to all the winners and thank you so much Carolyn and Alexa for my placement, I have not been writing much lately but the picture was so inspiring. Now I must get my next contest started.
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Three Blind Men and a Horse Quatrain 
Seeing Things Light Versefunnygrandmother,
Letting Go Rhymelost lovelove,
Myth of Mother Earth Rhymefantasy,life,nature,myth,
Captain Breckenridge Free verseimagination,
Hopeful Trio Tankanature
Shapeshifter Acrosticintrospection
Cowboys Cry Too Acrosticangst,cowboy-western,imag
Mine Shadow Free versesea,
The Future Is Now Monokuhope,life,nature
My Dog, Benbow Verseanimalsdog,dog,time,
Petty Light Versefunnyme,me,
Fable of the Fall Rhymeadventure,hope,imaginatio
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Save Us, Please Haikunature
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When I Grow Up Free versechildhood,
Madness Monorhymeangst
Maiden Voyage Rhymehistory,life,loss,sea
Adopted Rhymechildhoodchildren,heart,c
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To Read I do not know?lovelove,i love you,
'tender Invite - Wilma - Ric Dodoitsulove
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Doing Time In Kimo Kimofunny,
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