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Just a small town girl ... with an old soul and a young heart ...

I was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, grew up in Iola, Wisconsin and currently live in Big Falls, Wisconsin... In my spare time, I enjoy writing poetry and researching our family history in order to preserve it for and to share it with future generations.

My poems have been published in every edition of Poetry Soup's anthologies, as well as various others.

In 2019, my poem, 'The Hollow', was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It appeared in their school textbooks, audiobooks and online learning materials.

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My Last Contest

Blog Posted:1/26/2015 2:48:00 PM

I just want everyone to know that my next contest will be my last, because my premium membership is expiring soon.

It has been an honor and a privilege to judge the writings of such talented poets. I've had a lot of fun trying to come up with interesting contest ideas and themes that would inspire you to pick up your pens and write.

Thank you all for making this a great experience for me.

I would also like to apologize if I ever upset anyone with my decisions as a judge. I wanted to judge my contests as fairly and honestly as possible. It was never my intention to hurt anyone's feelings.

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James
Horn

Date: 6/4/2015 10:21:00 AM

Kelly, I forwarded the info on your uncle to poetrysoup@poetrysoup.com If I had your email address, I could email it directly to you. My email address is jthorn5656@atmc.net

Kelly Deschler
Date: 6/5/2015 2:28:00 PM

I will send you a Soup Mail with my email address shortly...

James Horn
Date: 6/4/2015 10:23:00 AM

My other email address is jthorn5656@gmail.com I would have to use to forward info about your uncle to. Jim Horn

Skat
A

Date: 1/31/2015 1:14:00 AM

Kelly, you are one of my favorites on this site. No need to apologize, for being honest and sweet. Have a nice day. SKAT

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/31/2015 3:33:00 PM

Thank you, SKAT. You've always been one of my favorites, too. I hope you have a great weekend :)

Jan
Allison

Date: 1/29/2015 6:39:00 PM

Kelly I have always found you to be an extremely fair judge and I have been so so delighted when I have placed in your contests. I am yet to be brave enough to host a contest - I did co-host one which Darren set up on our Jadazzle United page but sadly it still remains un-judged due to Darren's ongoing health issues. I hope you renew your PM and bring us some more inspirational contests in the future:-) Hugs Jan xxx

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/30/2015 1:33:00 AM

Thank you so much, Jan. I have missed Darren being here. I hope he is getting better and will return soon... You should try hosting a contest, Jan. There may be someone who is unhappy with their placement every now and then, but you can't let it bother you. Some people just take the contests too seriously, instead of having fun and enjoying it... I should be able to renew my PM very soon. Hugs :)

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 1/29/2015 4:08:00 PM

you are great, Kelly.. i hope you will renew your PM; your contests are inspiring.. huggs

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/30/2015 1:36:00 AM

Thank you, Nette. I should be able to renew my membership very soon. Hugs :)

Constance
La France

Date: 1/28/2015 9:02:00 AM

Kelly sorry that you will no longer be able to sponsor contests, judging is a difficult job for sure, I would love to enter your last one but honestly 1 do not recognize any of the contests mentioned, I have sort of been out of the picture for awhile ~~

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/28/2015 12:05:00 PM

I'm really sorry that you are unable to enter my last contest. I understand why and I think that I could have chosen a better theme for the contest. I want to renew my membership soon and I would love to have you participating in my future contests.

Paul
Callus

Date: 1/28/2015 7:58:00 AM

Hi Kelly! Thank you for the inspiration you have been to us! You are a fair judge and I hope that your contests will be available to us again in the very near future. On a personal note....thank you for your friendship and collaboration. You are a sweet and lovely person. hugs // paul

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/28/2015 11:57:00 AM

Hi Paul! You're very welcome. I would like to continue sponsoring contests in the near future. It has been a pleasure to do so, these last 12 months. Until then, I will continue to post poems, comment and collaborate with kind people like you, my friend. hugs :)

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 1/27/2015 10:51:00 PM

I hope you can do contests again one day because you are a sweet poet and judge. Let me check out this last contest of yours!!

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/28/2015 1:07:00 AM

Thanks, Andrea. These last 12 months have been fun and I am going to miss being a judge. I will try to renew my membership soon :)

Isaiah
Zerbst

Date: 1/27/2015 12:20:00 PM

I must say I am quite saddened by this news, Kelly. Every contest of yours I have entered has been a wonderful experience, and no matter how I placed I respect and admire the decisions you made as a contest judge. You came up with wonderful ideas and themes for your contest, and you may be sure that I will miss them. Hope you can do them again sometime soon.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/27/2015 2:43:00 PM

I hope so too, Isaiah. It is so good to hear that my contests were enjoyed. It has always been a pleasure to have you in them. I do feel sad that my membership is ending, because I have really enjoyed being a judge. I'm sure that I will have another chance to do more contests one day.

Lei
Strauss

Date: 1/27/2015 3:55:00 AM

I feel so sorry knowing about this... Hope that you'll renew it :)

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/27/2015 11:34:00 AM

It's okay, I will renew it someday, Lei :)

Carrie
Richards

Date: 1/26/2015 7:51:00 PM

Thank you for inspiring poetry with your contest ideas, Kelly !! Best Wishes to you!!

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/26/2015 11:15:00 PM

Thanks, Carrie. It was always enjoyable and interesting to read the many different interpretations of one theme.

Rob
Carmack

Date: 1/26/2015 3:06:00 PM

Sorry to read that your membership is expiring. Hopefully you can renew it soon. From what you wrote in your Bio section, it is evident that you had no malice in regards to your placements. With every entry we make, we run the risk of N/A or some other perceived 'wrong'. That is just the way it is, if we get angry, then we will have to get over it or not. I just got done with my first contest, and the judging was more difficult than I assumed. Some may be upset, but you cant always please everyone. We all have bias, I eliminated some of that by judging blind. It is nice that you gave an unnecessary apology, it says a lot about you character, and it is consistent with your bio info.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/26/2015 5:25:00 PM

Sometimes, people would include their names even when I asked them not to. But, I still judged the poem alone and nothing more.

Rob Carmack
Date: 1/26/2015 3:58:00 PM

Thanks Kelly. I am not a very sensitive person, so the negatives should continue to roll right off. I agree, blind judging is best. It helps to negate reciprocity.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/26/2015 3:45:00 PM

I would like to renew my membership one day. I just can't afford to right now... I wish you all the best with your contests, Rob. Judging is not an easy thing to do. I ask for no names, because it is the fairest way to judge. I was very nervous about posting the results of my first contest. But, I knew there was no way to please everyone and someone is always going to be unhappy... I can give you the best advice that I received: Just let the negatives roll right off your back and judge how you want to judge. It is your contest, after all!

My Past Blog Posts


My Last Contest Date Posted: 1/26/2015 2:48:00 PM
Stand By Me - Contest Winners Date Posted: 1/24/2015 5:45:00 PM
Christmas Past, Present or Future - Contest Winners Date Posted: 1/9/2015 5:47:00 PM
I Love Rock N' Roll - Contest Winners Date Posted: 12/8/2014 9:13:00 PM
Ghost Stories - Contest Winners Date Posted: 11/4/2014 8:56:00 PM
Inspiration From The Past - Ghost Stories Contest Date Posted: 10/16/2014 1:03:00 AM
The Raven - Contest Winners Date Posted: 10/13/2014 5:26:00 PM
Summer's End - Contest Winners Date Posted: 9/16/2014 7:12:00 PM
Night Owl - Contest Winners Date Posted: 8/24/2014 9:10:00 PM
Not Just Any Old Quatrain - Contest Winners Date Posted: 7/27/2014 7:35:00 PM
The Midnight Hour - Contest Winners Date Posted: 6/29/2014 5:50:00 PM
The Butterfly Flutters By - Contest Winners Date Posted: 6/3/2014 8:01:00 PM
"Just Down The Road" Contest Winners! Date Posted: 5/18/2014 6:57:00 PM
Just A Question Date Posted: 5/9/2014 10:04:00 PM
"Poems About Poetry" Contest Winners! Date Posted: 5/2/2014 10:02:00 PM
"Men Only" Contest Winners! Date Posted: 4/23/2014 9:45:00 PM
"Women Only" Contest Winners! Date Posted: 4/14/2014 11:46:00 PM
"Every Rose Has It's Thorn" Contest Winners! Date Posted: 3/31/2014 4:49:00 PM
"Heart And Soul" Contest Winners Date Posted: 3/18/2014 2:57:00 PM
Thank You Date Posted: 3/10/2014 2:37:00 PM

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6/28/2025	And Again Tomorrow	Rhyme	day,encouraging,life,nigh
6/14/2025	Broken Nails	Rhyme	beauty,character,image,va
5/29/2025	Don't Know Why I Couldn't Fly	Rhyme	bullying,confidence,coura
5/16/2025	The Bench By The Brook	Rhyme	green,may,nature,remember
4/27/2025	To Draw	Pantoum	appreciation,art,beauty,c
4/22/2025	New Cracks in Old Stone	Pantoum	change,metaphor,nature,ol
4/18/2025	In Your Easter Bonnet	Rhyme	candy,celebration,clothes
4/10/2025	Spring	Acrostic	color,flower,green,myster
3/26/2025	Not Ready For The End	Rhyme	death,endurance,future,jo
3/18/2025	thinking about Hysteria	Rhyme	art,color,confusion,crazy
3/1/2025	Seven Days	Rhyme	day,happy,home,life,morni
2/20/2025	Free-Wheeling	Rhyme	childhood,fantasy,fun,kid
2/14/2025	Buddy	Rhyme	celebrity,death,flying,gu
2/12/2025	Valentine of Mine	Rhyme	february,heart,holiday,lo
2/5/2025	Woodsmoke in the Wind	Rhyme	appreciation,december,feb
1/25/2025	Do Not Go Down There	Rhyme	dark,fear,humor,humorous,
1/20/2025	January Moon	Rhyme	january,light,moon,nature
1/2/2025	The Snowflake	Rhyme	night,seasons,sky,snow,ti
12/22/2024	You Better Believe It	Pantoum	childhood,children,christ
12/9/2024	Sugar and Snowflakes	Rhyme	candy,christmas,december,
12/4/2024	A Gift From Germany	Rhyme	christmas,history,holiday
11/15/2024	Ten Thousand Places	Pantoum	adventure,books,fantasy,l
11/6/2024	I Thank	Rhyme	appreciation,farm,food,fr
10/23/2024	Is It	Pantoum	autumn,dark,fear,mystery,
10/18/2024	The Taker	Rhyme	boat,dark,death,fear,fune
10/14/2024	The Banshee	Rhyme	cry,death,howl,ireland,my
10/6/2024	It Ain't Much	Rhyme	appreciation,character,ho
10/2/2024	Let Them Eat Candy	Pantoum	candy,childhood,chocolate
9/30/2024	Be Kind, Rewind	Rhyme	film,horror,memory,night,
9/4/2024	Back To School	Rhyme	4th grade,class,kid,nosta
8/14/2024	The Sea Shall	Rhyme	change,growth,inspiration
7/31/2024	The Pansy	Rhyme	bullying,character,flower
6/29/2024	Another June	Rhyme	appreciation,june,life,na
6/19/2024	A Place To Go	Rhyme	appreciation,bird,care,ho
6/11/2024	I've Got You	Rhyme	childhood,fun,innocence,k
5/13/2024	Sunflowers	Acrostic	appreciation,flower,garde
4/25/2024	Waupaca Awakens	Rhyme	animal,bird,morning,natur
4/18/2024	That was Then, This is Now	Rhyme	age,appreciation,fun,musi
4/17/2024	Yellow	Rhyme	appreciation,cheer up,col
4/16/2024	Dead Reckoning	Rhyme	death,grave,hurt,motivati
4/10/2024	Write	Pantoum	crazy,inspiration,night,p
3/31/2024	Vanish	Pantoum	anger,day,family,life,soc
3/30/2024	Revenge is Sweet	Rhyme	anti bullying,bullying,ch
3/23/2024	The Thunder	Personification	nature,rain,sky,sound,sto
3/23/2024	Blue	Rhyme	appreciation,blue,color,m
3/20/2024	Utterly	Rhyme	death,life,poems,poetry,p
3/18/2024	The Unicorn	Rhyme	animal,fantasy,horse,magi
3/11/2024	Tomb	Rhyme	celebrity,death,grave,mem
3/10/2024	The Monster Under The Bed	Rhyme	childhood,dark,fear,myste
3/9/2024	Perfectly Frank	Rhyme	celebrity,character,heart
3/1/2024	Momma Did	Rhyme	care,food,heart,love,mom,
2/21/2024	It Started With A Blank Canvas	Free verse	art,birth,death,future,gi
2/17/2024	Seasons of Me	Rhyme	autumn,fun,me,seasons,spr
2/13/2024	Little Miss Muffet	Rhyme	anger,dark,fear,food,girl
2/11/2024	Love	Rhyme	heart,inspirational love,
2/10/2024	There is a Darkness	Rhyme	courage,dark,fear,light,m
2/5/2024	Little Boys	Pantoum	boy,car,child,childhood,d
1/31/2024	Little Girls	Pantoum	cat,child,childhood,for h
1/29/2024	Come Fly With Me	Quatern	books,dream,flying,freedo
1/11/2024	Into The Blue	Rhyme	boat,death,goodbye,histor
1/8/2024	Somewhere	Rhyme	home,hope,rainbow,sky,son
1/6/2024	Life is a Song	Rhyme	analogy,dance,inspiration
12/28/2023	Time and Time Again	Rhyme	eve,holiday,new year,new
12/26/2023	Good Enough	Rhyme	inspiration,poems,poetry,
12/20/2023	I Saw Santa Claus	Rhyme	character,christmas,decem
11/27/2023	Meet Me There	Rhyme	death,family,friend,heave
11/19/2023	Come November	Rhyme	autumn,light,nature,novem
11/13/2023	Poetry Was Born	Rhyme	art,birth,inspiration,nat
11/8/2023	Brick By Brick	Rhyme	child,childhood,children,
10/28/2023	Spellbound	Rhyme	appreciation,flying,hallo
10/22/2023	The Alien	Rhyme	earth,mystery,myth,planet
10/16/2023	You Didn't Know Me	Rhyme	death,lonely,me,mystery,p
10/13/2023	Go, Go, Go	Rhyme	appreciation,car,change,j
9/25/2023	She Walks In Darkness	Verse	dark,gothic,house,mystery
9/22/2023	The Unique Antique Shoppe	Rhyme	age,appreciation,characte
9/13/2023	All My Faults	Rhyme	body,introspection,journe
8/23/2023	Waiting On September	Rhyme	august,autumn,nature,sept
8/16/2023	The County Fair	Rhyme	family,farm,food,fun,game
8/11/2023	Free-Floating	Free verse	nature,sky,solitude,sound
8/2/2023	Over White Waters	Rhyme	boat,courage,fate,life,me
7/15/2023	Kind of Blue	Rhyme	blue,color,heart,heartbre
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Vampire	Free verse	betrayal,lust,metaphor,
Perception	Free verse	abuse,analogy,art,dedicat
Last Summer of the Lonely Widow	Sonnet	loneliness,
Girl, Interrupted	Dramatic Verse	absence,abuse,change,depr
Moon Is My Muse	Sonnet	beauty,moon,snow,earth,mo
Change of Season	Couplet	lost love,sad love,
- Do Not Hide Your Tears -	Shape	cry,
Love Poem For a Witch	Free verse	beauty,dark,love,magic,,s
Tribute To All Poets	I do not know?	character,universe,
Love's Rose	Free verse	romance,rose,
Beating Love	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Deceased Heart	Free verse	dark,universe,
It Matters Not	Quatrain	dark,lost love,
Sheol	Dramatic Verse	abuse,dark,evil,fantasy,f
O Love, My Love	Quatrain	life,love,romance,romanti
Upon Further Reflection	Rhyme	relationship,
Cold Moon	Free verse	romance,
Shimmering Darkness-Collab	Rhyme	absence,analogy,angel,
Another Life	Couplet	feelings,longing,love,tog
The Lady of Whitelace Castle	Rhyme	fantasy,imagination,lost
Say It Ain'T So	Light Verse	death,poetry,time,
Answer Love	Free verse	romance,
Unloved	Acrostic	heart,heart,
The Blood Stained Bridge	Heroic Couplet	allegory,
Umbrella	Dramatic Monologue	beautiful,cry,rain,
The Flight of Tempest Reigned	Ballad	analogy,deep,devotion,fee
Where It Begun	Rhyme	death,life,nature,
Deep and Dark Poets	Free verse	anti bullying,blue,cry,da
Middle Earth	Free verse	dream,earth,moon,stars,un
Verses of the Poet	Rhyme	imagery,poetry,
Love Never Fades	Rhyme	longing,love,
Hunger	Free verse	romance,romantic,
The Broken Doll	Free verse	abuse,childhood,conflict,
I Can Not Change	Free verse	change,
Dracula Castle	Free verse	sad,
The Ballad of the Poet	Ballad	beauty,death,deep,emo,emo
Atlantis	Epic	beautiful,fire,grave,imag
Beauty	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Flickering Shadows	Free verse	adventure,
When the Poetry Fades Away	I do not know?	angel,baby,jesus,love,
Poet Convention 2014	Free verse	celebration,character,ded
In Every Outcry	Dramatic Verse	abuse,angst,conflict,free
The Tenderest of the Roses	Light Verse	rose,
Poet's Spirit, Warrior's Heart	Rhyme	love,song,spiritual,unive
The Paper	Free verse	farewell,
Leaf	Sonnet	memory,nature,
Supernatural	Free verse	absence
A Night At the Desolate Harbor	Free verse	death of a friend,memory,
Midnight Poet	Free verse	addiction,character,devot
My Lunar Cycle	Free verse	life,
Quija Board	Free verse	horror
A Dance In the Dark	Free verse	farewell,first love,longi
Wolf Moon	Haiku	lonely,
Alice Through the Looking Glass	Narrative	death,life,old,
In the Dark of Night	Light Verse	dark,december,
Darkness of the Light	Rhyme	business,celebration,fear
Halloween's Mask of Comfort	Rhyme	desire,halloween,
Voices In My Head	Rhyme	crazy,music,
The Vampire	Free verse	dark,evil,fantasy,gothic,
A Butterfly Inside	Lyric	butterfly,death,freedom,m
Above the Blue Twilight	Quatrain	first love,love,moon,
One Autumn Night	Free verse	autumn,beauty,night,
Poetic Victory	Free verse	poetry,poets,
Poetry Pillar	Ode	beauty,creation,desire,lo
Half Way	Free verse	sad,stars,
The Last Leaf	Light Verse	autumn,beauty,nature,
Houston We Have a Problem	Alliteration	absence,cry,desire,feelin
One Autumn Night	Rhyme	autumn,beautiful,beauty,n
Within the Blue	Free verse	absence,love,
Lucky Star	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Falling Into Lifes Sad Pit	Rhyme	heartbroken,how i feel,lo
Approach Me Slow Or I Will Go	Rhyme	love,
Unbecoming	Elegy	loneliness,
Shadows Return	Free verse	sad,sorrow,
A Well-Known Stranger	Rhyme	absence,assonance,feeling
Peace To All Out There In the Darkness	Ballad	poetry,
Your Always a Part of Me For Eternity	Rhyme	life,love,relationship,ro
Edger All Poe	Free verse	character,dark,history,im
Images of Feathers	Alliteration	allusion,devotion,lonelin
Flights of Fancy	Free verse	fantasy,imagination,
The Signal	Iambic Pentameter	absence,boat,lonely,longi
Cupid Crowns You King of Creeps	Rhyme	love hurts,relationship,s
Edgar's Ink	Rhyme	dark,dedication,evil,fant
The Wintered Soul Among Wisteria	Sonnet	grief,
One Autumn Night	Monorhyme	autumn,love,
Sinister Encounter	Rhyme	angst,bird,lost love,
Halloween Fun	Free verse	halloween,
Bell's On the Wind	Verse	horror,
I Am	Free verse	introspection,
Forgotten Treasure- the Rebirth	Light Verse	beauty,deep,growing up,in
The Raven	Rhyme	death,
Omens Outlived	Epic	courage,desire,devotion,e
They Hold Me Together	Rhyme	poetry,together,voice,wor
A Child's Christmas	Rhyme	christmas,
Winter Days	Verse	snow,winter,
October Envy	Free verse	autumn,beauty,seasons,sum
- Haunted Beauty -	Free verse	art,dark,fear,halloween,
Shades of Poe , Speaketh	Rhyme	creation,cry,dark,death,m
Mysterious Beauty	Free verse	beauty,love,
The Journal	Free verse	adventure,art,history,ima