PoetrySoup Member Contest Winners 2010

Member Contest Winners: 2010 Medal

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Sondheim on Sondheim!
Contest Date: 3/21/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: John Heck

Winners not chosen.

TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
Contest Date: 3/21/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Marble in Columns on Green	James Fraser
2	I Will Be Strong	Janette Fisher
2	Tomorrow Is Another Day	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
3	Priorities	Linda-Marie Bariana
3	Will I See You Tomorrow	Katherine Stella
3	Keep Going	Jessica Arteaga
Honorable Mention	Not to worry my dear…	Beau Regard
Honorable Mention	EARTHLY JOYS	Andrew Crisci
Honorable Mention	A Perfect Day	nathan dilts
Honorable Mention	Just a Day	cecil hickman
Honorable Mention	Hope in Tomorrow	Robb A. Kopp
Honorable Mention	Tomorrow and Tomorrow	_ A Rambling Poet
Honorable Mention	Just Another Day	Carolyn Devonshire

Beyond Nightfall !
Contest Date: 3/20/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Laura Mckenzie

Place	Poem	Poet
1	WHAT DO THE STARS TELL A LOVER'S HEART?	Andrew Crisci
2	Bethrotal Hymn	L'nass Shango
3	On the Dusk	Ruben Ortellao
4	True Loving	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
5	Goodnight I said, As I tucked my secrets to bed	Samir Georges
6	Blood Born	Deborah Guzzi
7	We Await The Evening	Carol Brown
8	Cold Spring Street	Jeralynn Clark
9	Evening Magic	Paula Swanson
10	Lifeless	Mac McGovern
Honorable Mention	When Darkness Grows	Virginia Mitchell
Honorable Mention	the Twilight	Joyce Johnson
Honorable Mention	When Day is Done	Andrea Dietrich
Honorable Mention	Time of Obscurity	cecil hickman
Honorable Mention	End of Day	Barbara Gorelick
Honorable Mention	Where is God when Darkness Falls?	nikko palmario
Honorable Mention	My Evening Salsa	Swairik Das
Honorable Mention	When Day is Done	Carolyn Devonshire
Honorable Mention	As Darkness Descends	James Fraser
Honorable Mention	Evening Panorama	Noel Villarosa

POULTER'S MEASURE
Contest Date: 3/20/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Barbed Wire Ballad - (3)	Steve Eng
2	A Song at Sunrise	Margaret Foster
2	Defining Time	Michael Jordan
3	Resurrection	Linda-Marie Bariana
3	The Goddess	Andrea Dietrich
3	In the Candlelight	Karen O'Leary
4	Souls Can Stand	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
4	God Held Me In His Arms	_ A Rambling Poet
4	At Dusk	Carrie Richards
4	Wedding Music Extended	Marty Owens
Honorable Mention	God's Fisherman	Caroline Cécile Paczynski
Honorable Mention	Brian's couplet	Doris Culverhouse
Honorable Mention	What caused Joseph Stack to crack	Edwin Baldwin
Honorable Mention	Violent Choices	Deborah Guzzi

SPORT'S MAD ?
Contest Date: 3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Cricket (Hit For Six)	Daniel Corcoran
2	Striking Out	Steve Eng
3	Thundering Charge	Robb A. Kopp
Honorable Mention	Championship Fight	Raul Moreno
Honorable Mention	Playing The Game	Joyce Johnson
Honorable Mention	a Galloping Fiasco	John Beam
Honorable Mention	World's Greatest	Katherine Stella
Honorable Mention	Soccer	kristen bruni
Honorable Mention	Geaux Saints (Who Dat, You Ain’t)	Nicole Sharon Brown

Icy Cascade
Contest Date: 3/7/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Raul Moreno

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Winter's Quilt	HGarvey Daniel Esquire
2	Frozen Wonderland	Marty Owens
3	Chilled Icing	Carol Brown
4	Ice Dream	Christi Kopp
5	Icy Carpet	Noel Villarosa
6	Haiku Number 33 (Ice Blue)	Deirdre Omaidin
7	Icy Cascade ( Haiku.)	Gerard Keogh Jr.
8	Water & Ice	Michael Jordan
9	Frigid waterfall (haiku)	Connie Marcum Wong
10	Cascading Ribbons	Carrie Richards
11	Liquidity	Linda-Marie Bariana
12	Translucent Cascade	James Fraser
13	Rocky Falls Revelation	Robert A. Dufresne
14	The Icy Cascade	Kelly Zakerski
15	Change	Sue Mason
Honorable Mention	While Winter Freezes	Minam Abdulla
Honorable Mention	Nature's Perfect Shake	Shawn Sackman
Honorable Mention	Unseen	Joyce Johnson
Honorable Mention	Water hibernation	Laura Mckenzie
Honorable Mention	Frozen Splendor	Caroline Cécile Paczynski
Honorable Mention	The Awakening	Audrey Carey

Tongue Twisters!
Contest Date: 3/7/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Deborah Guzzi

Place	Poem	Poet
1	TWIST YOUR TONGUE FUN	faleshia murphy
2	Twisters	Laura Spears
3	LET'S TWIST AGAIN	Brian Strand
4	Divas that Drink	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
5	Pony Paintings	Robb A. Kopp
6	Do Dog Do	Linda-Marie Bariana
7	Betty Buttler	ad Adelana[]
8	Bisi	micheal jenkin
9	BILLY BROOKS	RALPH TAYLOR
10	Mommy's Munchkins	Christi Kopp

Ghost Tides
Contest Date: 3/6/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Raul Moreno

Place	Poem	Poet
1	No Escape	Andrea Dietrich
2	Early Morning Mists	Barbara Gorelick
3	Sea of Melancholy	nikko palmario
4	Arising seek above	John Beam
5	Earth Exhaling	Audrey Carey
6	Phantom Tide	Carol Brown
7	Ghost Tides	Margaret Foster
8	Foggy Corridors	Ruben Ortellao
9	The Rolling Fog	_ A Rambling Poet
10	Blushed	Robb A. Kopp
11	“Ghost Tides” Contest	Virginia Mitchell
12	Sea of Souls	Michael Jordan
13	As If They Had Souls	Mike Butler
14	Essence	Linda-Marie Bariana
15	Misty shore	Laura Mckenzie

Awaiting Dawn
Contest Date: 3/5/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Raul Moreno

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Art of Day	Christi Kopp
2	Morning in Pastels	Carrie Richards
3	River of glass	Audrey Carey
4	Morning Mesmerizes	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
5	Halcyon Heaven	Margaret Foster
6	Utter Tranquility	Andrea Dietrich
7	Lake of Winter	Ruben Ortellao
8	Raul Moreno's Contest; Awaiting Dawn	Virginia Mitchell
9	Dawn Comes Early	Carol Brown
10	Deepening Morn	Marty Owens
11	Solar Anticipation	nikko palmario
12	First Light Haiku No 32	Deirdre Omaidin
13	Awaiting Dawn ( Haiku Contest.)	Gerard Keogh Jr.
14	Tranquil Beginnings	Shelli Davis
15	alba di attesa (Italian Translation for Awaiting Dawn)	Linda-Marie Bariana
Honorable Mention	As Dawn Breaks	Caryl Muzzey
Honorable Mention	Crack Of Dawn	Sara Kendrick

Sea Tale Limericks
Contest Date: 3/4/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Carolyn Devonshire

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Charlie's New Ballad: No More "Chicken" of the Sea	Andrea Dietrich
2	Sea Tales Limericks: " What's That In Yer Net, Lad?"	Gerard Keogh Jr.
2	Brody and Quint	Tim Ryerson
3	Bubble-icious	Iolanda Scripca
3	Unlucky in Love	Barbara Gorelick
4	Mistaken Identity	cecil hickman
4	Nuts to the Skipper	James Fraser
4	Sea Food	Carrie Richards
5	Saved By The Alarm	Joyce Johnson
6	The Sailors' Mermaid	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
6	Rex the Hermit Crab	Caryl Muzzey
7	Atticus	Charles Henderson
8	"Giant Isopod"	john freeman
8	TYPHOON FROM RANGOON	Thomas Kurdyla
8	Fish Tail	Deirdre Omaidin
8	Snappers	Deborah Guzzi
9	Jeckyll Island	Doris Culverhouse
9	Mate Bait	Linda-Marie Bariana
10	Mutated Mermaid: Head of a Fish, Tail of a Woman	Ruben Ortellao
10	Fury of the Wind (Limerick)	Connie Marcum Wong
10	The Mermaids Ball .	Sean Kelly

"END LINE WORD"
Contest Date: 3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Place	Poem	Poet
1	No Tears for Death	HGarvey Daniel Esquire
2	Harmony	Karen O'Leary
2	Random Thoughts 37 Double Acrostic/ End Line Word	Jared Pickett
3	When I see your Face... (End line word)	Caroline Cécile Paczynski
3	"Love's Immortal Souls" (end line word)	john freeman
3	Like There's No Tomorrow	Christi Kopp
4	She Listened(End Line Poetry)	_ A Rambling Poet
4	Waiting - (End Line Word Poem)	Audrey Carey
4	VERB...OSE	Brian Strand
5	One Of Me....End Line WordPoem	Paula Swanson
6	Had To Try	Jessica Arteaga
7	Judge Not (End-Line Word)	Carolyn Devonshire
8	bigger then the world (end line poetry)	nathan dilts
9	CSD	Thomas Kurdyla
10	Bacon - Yum Yum	James Morris
Honorable Mention	From Robert frost 'The road not taken';Last line verse	David Byrne
Honorable Mention	The Proposal	nikko palmario
Honorable Mention	Day light	Doris Culverhouse
Honorable Mention	Fairy Tales	Linda-Marie Bariana
Honorable Mention	Poor Scarlett Never Learns(New Form by Dane Ann and HGarvey Esquire)	Marty Owens

Act 1, Scene 1
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: _ A Rambling Poet

Place	Poem	Poet
1	The waiting..	Linda Rutherford
2	THICKER THAN WATER	Brian Strand
3	Visitor	Carrie Richards
4	Museum	Linda-Marie Bariana
4	Fallen Rogue......entry into contest, Act 1 Scene 1	Paula Swanson
4	Dead Leaves: Act 1, Scene 1,	nikko palmario
5	Families: The Most Important Social Unit	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
5	Rambling of a Faith Poet	Brandee Augustus
5	How Nice Of You To Call	Mike Butler
6	Gathering Dark	Nick Bagnall
6	LAND of ENCHANTMENT	frank herrera
7	The Pilgrimage North	Deborah Guzzi
7	Interlude	Danielle White
8	Act One (The Scholar of life- Opening Speech)	Michael Jordan
8	A Call From Hell	Jimmy Anderson #0459587
9	Shadow and I	Iolanda Scripca
9	The Heart of a POET -- Speaks (Part 3)	HGarvey Daniel Esquire
10	Big Foot	Connie Marcum Wong
10	Play It	Ray Dillard
Honorable Mention	High School	Matt Caliri
Honorable Mention	Cawing Crows	Catie Lindsey
Honorable Mention	A Rural Tragedy	Andrea Dietrich

Anything Goes
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Mac McGovern

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Beauties	Linda-Marie Bariana
2	LISA'S IVORY MUSIC BOX	Andrew Crisci
3	A Spring Morning	Joyce Johnson
4	Immortal Flower	Jonathan Clayton
5	The Marriage One Spring	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
6	Precious Angel	Colleen Bono
7	The Gloaming (Lost in Darkness)	Daniel Corcoran
8	Love and Pain	cecil hickman
9	Liberation	Karen O'Leary
10	My Cafe's Menu A to Z	Andrea Dietrich
Honorable Mention	Still Falling	Ruben Ortellao
Honorable Mention	Life Song	Robb A. Kopp
Honorable Mention	Overdose On Love	ad Adelana[]
Honorable Mention	Lost Here	Christy Solis

BEATLEMANIA SING-ALONG!
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: John Heck

Place	Poem	Poet
1	If I Wrote My Poem For You (Beatlemania)	Carrie Richards
2	DRIVING DOWN A ONE WAY STREET	Gerard Keogh Jr.
3	For Haiti (Beatlemania)	Carolyn Devonshire
4	Sweet Belladonna	Catie Lindsey
5	Jury-Mania (Beatles Style)	Linda-Marie Bariana
6	What a TV Show - Parody of "We Can Work it Out"	Corinne Curcio
7	Hard Day's Write	Sean Kelly
8	Follow The Nun	Vince Suzadail Jr.
9	Magic Dreams	_ A Rambling Poet
10	PICTURE THIS	Brian Strand
11	Ain't He Plump (to tune of Ain't She Sweet)	Andrea Dietrich
12	Sandman (Blackbird style)	nikko palmario

Clara, who? - (CLERIHEW CONTEST)
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: John Heck

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Pitt Crew	Christi Kopp
2	Kooky Lady Gaga	Corinne Curcio
3	Vegetarian ?	Catie Lindsey
4	WITHOUT WORDS	Brian Strand
5	Legend	Linda-Marie Bariana
6	Don't Call Me	Joyce Johnson
7	Ask the Doctor	Laura Spears
8	Clerihew-BOLD ALPINISTS	Andrew Crisci
9	Isaac's downfall	Nick Bagnall
10	Carcia	ad Adelana[]
11	Fish Stories	Carrie Richards
12	Crazy Kid Star	Marty Owens

Morning Ambiance
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Raul Moreno

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Stillness Surrounds	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
2	Mirror Image	Margaret Foster
3	Dawn	_ A Rambling Poet
4	Lakeside Musings	Christi Kopp
5	Aspirations of a pebble	Nick Bagnall
6	Jealousy	nikko palmario
7	Panoramic	cecil hickman
8	Solitude	Michael Jordan
9	Stillness	Joyce Johnson
10	Ambivalence	Sara Kendrick
11	Static Calm	Ruben Ortellao
13	Morning Ambiance	Jessica Conway
14	Rising Life	Iolanda Scripca
15	Tranquil Sunrise	Carol Brown

Seascapes
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Raul Moreno

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Love Song	Caryl Muzzey
2	Mellowed Exodus	Audrey Carey
3	Sunset Sea	Edward Ford
4	Sunset beach	Edwin Baldwin
5	Morning Summons	Noel Villarosa
6	The Sunset	Kelly Zakerski
7	Infernal Splash	Robb A. Kopp
8	Serene	Daniel Corcoran
9	On the Shore	Ruben Ortellao
10	Jewel Tones	Carrie Richards
11	Serenity	Linda-Marie Bariana
12	Intwined	Christi Kopp
13	EVENING SPLENDOR	Andrew Crisci
14	Seascape	Kimberly Hilliker
15	Aqua Tears	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

SPACES
Contest Date: 2/28/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Place	Poem	Poet
1	I Wish...	Carolyn Devonshire
2	Jovial Evening	Raul Moreno
3	From Where to There	James Fraser
Honorable Mention	Spaces .... The Earth Moved .....	Sean Kelly
Honorable Mention	Romance	Deborah Guzzi
Honorable Mention	Meditation	Robert A. Dufresne
Honorable Mention	Super-Hot Sunday (spaces)	Carrie Richards
Honorable Mention	Life Rhythm	James Marshall Goff
Honorable Mention	Atonement	Jeralynn Clark
Honorable Mention	Hello	Joyce Johnson

10 Poems, 10 hours, 10 days
Contest Date: 2/27/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Deborah Guzzi

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Song of Spring	Andrea Dietrich
2	The Lord is By My Side	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
3	Separation	Margaret Foster
4	Encompassed	Linda-Marie Bariana
5	Palm Sunday	Joyce Johnson
6	Judge Not	Mike Butler
7	"Cosmos"	john freeman
Honorable Mention	Lost	Steve Eng

Sunrise
Contest Date: 2/27/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Raul Moreno

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Mountain Morning	Christi Kopp
2	Tranquil Echoes	Steve Edmonds
3	Soul Mates	Steven Mossburg
4	Serene Mountain	Abe Lopez
5	Morning Unveiled	Carrie Richards
7	Haiku # 35 .	Sean Kelly
8	MIRROR IMAGE	Brian Strand
9	Aurora Dancing	Mac McGovern
10	Sunrise	Kimberly Hilliker
11	Fire and Ice	Nick Bagnall
12	Reflections	Linda Rutherford
13	Cold and Light	Brandee Augustus
14	Sunrise on the Mountains	Eleanore Bourner
15	Chilly Alpine Morn	Shawn Sackman

Most Awesome Paranormal Experience
Contest Date: 2/25/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: john freeman

Place	Poem	Poet
1	The Healers Heart / 2001	Deborah Guzzi
1	The Gift	Janette Fisher
1	Behind Green Eyes	Catie Lindsey
1	To Lift the Burden	Caroline Cécile Paczynski
1	Sedona’s Cathedral Rock	Connie Marcum Wong
1	My Most Awesome Paranormal Experience	Caryl Muzzey
1	The vision	Charles Henderson
2	Stepping Through Time	Christi Kopp
2	The Unknown Out There	Iolanda Scripca
2	My Angel Amie	Edwin Baldwin
2	LOST	Aminkeng Tatuh
2	Dimension	Linda-Marie Bariana
2	Nightmare	micheal jenkin
2	That Eerie Feeling	Kelly Zakerski
2	Angels in the Night	James Marshall Goff
2	The Queen of the Mojave Desert	Steve Eng
3	Great Storytelling	_ A Rambling Poet
3	An End Of The Age Of Innocence Part III	Mario Vitale
3	Devil's Crossing	Beau Regard
3	Twisted or Untwisted	Danielle White
3	Airport Haunting By Mirza	Marty Owens
3	eap: I'm Free	Sara Kendrick
3	Essence	Nick Bagnall
3	Walk-about	James Morris
3	Alone in the unknown land...	Nivitha Ann Paul
3	There is Life Beyond Death's Door	Audrey Carey
3	Rainbows at Night	Peter Calvanese, Jr.
3	ANCIENT CASTLE!	Syed Amaan Ahmad
3	The Jacob Hour	L'nass Shango
4	Then I Saw Her	Robert A. Dufresne
4	Hmm? the grey nightmare	John Beam
4	Oooahwa	HGarvey Daniel Esquire
4	God's cruel joke	john loving iii
4	Paranormal Activity	Fred Cleaveland
4	Mewlips	Juli Robinson
4	O'er here Lies Victorious Sin	Kalonji Davis
4	The Ghost I saw	ad Adelana[]
4	when i was lost	Adeleke Adeite
4	Beyond just the paranormal	Mitchell Falcon
4	Sketch	Swairik Das
4	Still Trying To Get Home Pt 1	Jimmy Anderson #0459587
4	The Knight In White	Scarlett Anderson
4	Old House For Sale	Carrie Richards
4	ghost	ken o leary
4	Ann In The Morning	Doris Culverhouse
5	Bar Mate	Johnathon Souders
5	Alexithymia	Shiki Remindio
5	Evil amor	felipe santiago

A RONDEL
Contest Date: 2/21/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Place	Poem	Poet
1	She’s Too Far Gone	Mike Butler
2	Word Sage	Deborah Guzzi
2	Sit (Broken Hearted Rondel)	Daniel Corcoran
3	Lost love...	Linda Rutherford
3	For Michael	L'nass Shango
3	rondel : The sit in silence .	Sean Kelly
Honorable Mention	Pride	Christopher Ferguson
Honorable Mention	Without End	cecil hickman
Honorable Mention	Poetry of the Trees...	Carrie Richards
Honorable Mention	You	Steve Eng
Honorable Mention	So Quietly, Beautiful	_ A Rambling Poet

LOVE - IT HEALS & HURTS
Contest Date: 2/21/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: John Heck

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Cinder Girl	Andrea Dietrich
2	Stricken!	Catie Lindsey
4	Love Debris	Melissa Ross
5	No Retreat	Fred Cleaveland
6	Reflections	Connie Marcum Wong
7	Waves on the Beach of Life	nikko palmario
8	In The Name Of Love	Michael Jordan
9	Going or Gone	Christi Kopp
10	Loves Fade	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

I Love You Because...
Contest Date: 2/20/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Matt Caliri

Place	Poem	Poet
1	not wearing glasses	John Heck
2	Trusting Spring	Iolanda Scripca
3	I love you because...	Samir Georges
4	Raison d'etre (Reason to be)	Brandee Augustus
5	because	sharon weimer
6	Kismet's Mismatch?	nikko palmario
7	My Heart	_ A Rambling Poet
8	Ellenised	Dr.Ram Mehta
9	This is why (for June)	L'nass Shango
10	I love you because for Mat Caliri's competition	Deirdre Omaidin
11	Love	Sharron Cranston
12	Shadow of the Crepuscular	Jamison Hollo
12	Because for Matt Caliri's -" I Love You Because.."	Jeralynn Clark
14	By Design	Virginia Mitchell
15	Because......	Carrie Richards
Honorable Mention	Christi	Robb A. Kopp

Tending The Sprouts
Contest Date: 2/20/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Catie Lindsey

Place	Poem	Poet
1	The Internal Dying of Benjamin Tippett	John Heck
2	It’s a Nineteen-Twenties Song	Steve Eng
2	Disposable Wisdom	Carolyn Devonshire
3	Learning to Fall	Christopher Steven Coan
3	Letting Go	Kelly Zakerski
3	The Alchemist	nikko palmario
4	No One Heard Him Play The Rain	Paula Swanson
4	Who is Actually out There	James Fraser
5	Love Or Lust (END LINE WORD)	Carol Brown
Honorable Mention	Drifting By	Robb A. Kopp
Honorable Mention	Devoid of Sustenance	Audrey Carey

WHAT THE HEX
Contest Date: 2/20/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Catie Lindsey

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Frosting for Fragrance	Linda-Marie Bariana
2	Win Together!	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
3	Labryinth	John Heck
4	Always and Forever	_ A Rambling Poet
5	Bring Your Burden	Marty Owens
Honorable Mention	Grief	nikko palmario
Honorable Mention	Rely On Me	Brandee Augustus
Honorable Mention	Deception	cecil hickman
Honorable Mention	Those Eyes	Ruben Ortellao

Betrayal
Contest Date: 2/17/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: ad Adelana[]

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Betrayed	micheal jenkin
2	An Obligatory Liaison	Audrey Carey
3	Dear God, What's My Charge?	James Downing
4	Sweet Deathly Rose	Andrea Dietrich
5	A Rose By Night	Stephen Washam
5	Lover's Lance	Linda-Marie Bariana
6	The Struggle Of Coping	Chitra Lakhera
6	Father?	Deborah Guzzi
7	Haiti: Dreams Betrayed Beneath the Sun	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
7	Traitor	Anthony Nutter
8	Heart Shaped Balloon	Michele Nold-Godleske
9	Political Betrayal	Carolyn Devonshire
9	not wearing glasses	John Heck
10	Night Bird	Danielle White
10	Northern Love	_ A Rambling Poet
11	Depressed Storm	Nathan Stobbs
12	Vine	Sava Bogdanets
13	Honest Lie	Raul Moreno
13	The Marked Stag	L'nass Shango
14	The perfect scent	Guy-Adler Dorelien
15	We Counted You as Family	Lena Townsend
15	Grieve	Shiki Remindio
15	Betrayed Love.	Ayomikun Crown
Honorable Mention	Empty Heart	frank herrera
Honorable Mention	A Letter from Anna, circa 1979	Linda Witt-King
Honorable Mention	Betrayal for Olusegun Adelana	Doris Culverhouse
Honorable Mention	Houston, We Have A Problem (True Betrayal)	Nicole Sharon Brown
Honorable Mention	Lies in Whispered words (Acrostic)	Linda Rutherford
Honorable Mention	Loveless (2)	Carol Brown
Honorable Mention	12,045 Days ......(and counting)	Abe Lopez
Honorable Mention	Never Be Friends	Richard-Jamaal Keen
Honorable Mention	Farewell my Sunshine	Gary La Buda

Mission Impossible! Blank Verse Brain Tease
Contest Date: 2/17/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Deborah Guzzi

Place	Poem	Poet
1	A Violent Storm	Margaret Foster
2	Rhythm and Music	Karen O'Leary
3	Within These Walls	Carrie Richards
4	Crystallized	Linda-Marie Bariana
5	Wrapped in Pain	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
6	God's Stage	Joyce Johnson
7	BIZARRE WHIMS OF FEBRUARY	Andrew Crisci
8	The Word (revised)	Doris Culverhouse
Honorable Mention	My Job	Virginia Mitchell
Honorable Mention	Oh Dear Moon	Mike Butler
Honorable Mention	Hearts of Favor	Caryl Muzzey

POETRY OF THE NOUN
Contest Date: 2/15/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Place	Poem	Poet
1	Blue Heaven	Margaret Foster
2	Tropical Summer	nikko palmario
3	Haiku - Poetry of the Noun	Elaine George
Honorable Mention	Erase the Tempest?	John Heck
Honorable Mention	hieroglyph	Otsenre P. Ogaitnas
Honorable Mention	Child's Play	Catie Lindsey
Honorable Mention	petals...	Karen O'Leary
Honorable Mention	After...	Ruben Ortellao
Honorable Mention	Heart Land	Andrea Dietrich
Honorable Mention	Sadness Love	Iolanda Scripca

"By Request Only Part (2)"
Contest Date: 2/14/2010 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Mac McGovern

	Place	Poem	Poet
	1	Chrysalis Torn II	Deborah Guzzi