N O T E   of    I N T E R E S T:

Please submit ONE of either of the two contest below:

Thanks to fellow soupers suggestion via blogs and or soupmail.

What to Submit?

(1) O L D Nursery Rhyme original, accepting only RHYME FORM, that CONVEYS A DARK STORY; the date to be, Jan 04, 2024, and thereafter, the title should be the nursery rhyme and the theme is of your choosing.

DARK Nursery Rhyme; will take on a HAIBUN-like Format; (MEANING) as you expound on your chosen nursery rhyme, exposing the underlying dark side of it, that will represent the upper part of the Haibun  A - N - D  the actual nursery rhyme will follow as would a Haiku in a Haibun. [UPDATE: 02/13/24 UNAWARE SIMPLE SIMON WAS NOT WOKING:  I T ' S   O K A Y   N O W]

Simple Simon

 

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(1) NEW original, accepting only RHYME FORM, that CONVEYS A STORY; the date to be, Jan 04, 2024, and thereafter, the title (need not be rhymed) and the theme is of your choosing.

Eye Rhyme; The rhyming scheme of EVERY individual word (Italics) or phrase (Italics) must be encountered with a subsequent rhyming scheme of individual word (Bold) or phrase (Bold). An individual word (Italics);  A, countered by an individual word (Bold); A, and a phrase (Italics); AAA..., countered by a phrase (Bold); AAA....  The following poem is WHAT'S intended, and NOT in its varied poetic formats LEST YOU CHOOSE IT TO BE SO. Incorporating Italics and Bold may be beneficial.

The Example A Grab Sample

First Prize, trophy
Second to tenth, Glory

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts. 

English Language

Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.

A Note to Poetry Contestants

You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.