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New Contest-A Christmas Miracle

Blog Posted:11/29/2011 2:12:00 PM

If you were given a
chance to work a single miracle this holiday season, what would it be? Please
describe the miracle using any form.

Although I would prefer entries to have 15 lines or fewer, a great poem with
more lines will not be disqualified.

You are not bound by any other rules. I'm
looking for creativity, social consciousness and a warm-hearted message.

There will be placements from one to ten with
the possibility of some ties depending on the quality of entries.

Just make sure you describe a real miracle or
your own choosing. This does not have to be a new poem if you already have one
that fits this theme.

HAVE FUN!

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Kabuteng P.Ink
K.

Date: 11/30/2011 12:20:00 AM

I hope you're doing good, Carolyn-- what a very nice topic for a Christmas contest!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 11/29/2011 8:22:00 PM

Hi,Carolyn. I hope life is treating you well these days and glad to see you hosting a new contest. Luv, Andrea

Francine
Roberts

Date: 11/29/2011 6:18:00 PM

and your Christmas miracle poem was an awesome example for your contest, I am so glad you entered it in mine

Natalie
The Rogue Rhymer

Date: 11/29/2011 4:37:00 PM

OK thanks Carolyn-I sent it. I'm so happy for you btw-that is exciting. James, that is so cool! I'm so excited and I'm sure Carolyn will love your review.

James Marshall
Goff

Date: 11/29/2011 4:05:00 PM

Natalie, am holding a copy of "Colonizing Atlantis, the New Earth" just this moment! I read your comment earlier and hurried home to add 2-cents! folks, if you don't own a copy of this thriller, get one! I usually read poetry or special opps/spy thrillers, I like action!... and Carolyn's story keeps you on the edge of your seat! I read it in two-days, and soup-mailed her, asking if there will be a follow-up (it BEGS a part 2!) also would be a box-office smash! i guess I put in 4-cents! jimbo

Carolyn
Devonshire

Date: 11/29/2011 3:02:00 PM

Natalie, I'd be happy to send you a copy of the novel. Sales finally seem to be taking off. Just email your address to me. Love, Carolyn

Natalie
The Rogue Rhymer

Date: 11/29/2011 2:23:00 PM

And Carolyn....I would like to buy one of your novels...Do you have a website or should I just go the Amazon route? Thanks much, Natalie

James Marshall
Goff

Date: 11/29/2011 2:22:00 PM

yimminy xmas!!! of course! Carolyn, you would be the person to think of a creative way to highlight hope this Holiday Season! good work! jimbo

Natalie
The Rogue Rhymer

Date: 11/29/2011 2:19:00 PM

Awesome Carolyn! I will think of something for you :)

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5/24/2021	Searching For You	Free verse	longing,
5/21/2021	Sunflowers	Acrostic	flower,
5/19/2021	Father of Three	Acrostic	fathers day,
5/13/2021	Choices	Couplet	introspection,
4/8/2021	Prayers Needed	Free verse	brother,sick,
3/31/2021	From Icarus To Goldilocks	Free verse	science,space,
3/28/2021	History Rising From the Sea	Rhyme	history,
3/26/2021	Chicken of the Sea Tableau	Verse	fish,sea,
3/24/2021	A Token Gesture	Rhyme	appreciation,light,
3/22/2021	Missing Chris	Free verse	friendship,loss,
3/19/2021	Dreamscapes	Free verse	anxiety,dream,introspecti
3/12/2021	In the Glory of Morning	Imagism	flower,
3/9/2021	Before the Colors Fade	Free verse	history,poetess,
3/4/2021	Rachel's Special Challenges	Free verse	child,education,
3/2/2021	A Taste of Spring	Sonnet	spring,
2/26/2021	Erin's Show	Limerick	humor,
2/24/2021	Pot Luck	Limerick	holiday,humor,
2/21/2021	Coming Back Home	Acrostic	loneliness,
2/16/2021	Wings of Spring	Sonnet	bird,spring,
2/11/2021	Three Jeans' Sizes	Limerick	clothes,humor,
2/3/2021	New Beginnings	Acrostic	hope,
1/28/2021	Better Days	Sonnet	friendship,loss,recovery
1/16/2021	True Leadership	Free verse	history,leadership,
1/7/2021	It's About Love	Rhyme	love,violence,
12/29/2020	Winter's Wondrous Song	Sonnet	winter,
12/21/2020	Believe	Sonnet	loss,
12/18/2020	Christmas Snow	Chastushka	christmas,humor,
12/9/2020	Shakespeare and More	Free verse	childhood,literature,sist
12/5/2020	A Different Type of Christmas	Limerick	christmas,humor,
12/5/2020	Quacker Factory	Quintain (English)	fashion,humor,
11/16/2020	Influences	Free verse	introspection,
11/9/2020	Kicking the Bucket	Free verse	adventure,
10/29/2020	Silenced	Couplet	perspective,
10/15/2020	Censored	Free verse	introspection,
10/10/2020	Lights Out On Halloween	Limerick	halloween,
9/30/2020	When the Colors Fade	Dodoitsu	autumn,lost love,
9/29/2020	Wink of Tranquility	Tetractys	nature,
9/16/2020	A Better Tomorrow	Sonnet	hope,
9/9/2020	King Richard's Crusade	Sonnet	courage,war,
9/8/2020	A Different Kind of Courage	Rhyme	courage,fear,
9/3/2020	Lessons From Past Lives -- Ct	Sonnet	introspection,
9/1/2020	All In a Day	ABC	nature,
8/31/2020	Gratitude	Light Verse	humor,thanks,
8/30/2020	If I Am a Supergirl	Monoku	magic,
8/29/2020	Mad Hatter	Limerick	humor,
8/26/2020	A Bride's Challenge	Monoku	snow,wedding,
8/16/2020	Companions	Couplet	bird,fishing,nature,
8/15/2020	The Purest Love	Rhyme	cat,pets,
8/15/2020	Powerless	Verse	longing,
8/14/2020	Inheritance Ziket	Free verse	sad,
8/8/2020	The Bride of Frankenstein's Crop	Limerick	humor,
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8/4/2020	Searing Pain Reemerges	Free verse	father daughter,
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6/23/2020	Daver Austin	Free verse	animal,humor,
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3/21/2020	Illuminations of Wonder and Warmth	Free verse	spiritual,visionary,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Dreams of a Superwoman	Tanka	fantasy
A Winter In Yosemite	Tanka	nature,places,
Tell Me	Lyric	loveme,me,
'remember To Smile'	Free verse	faith,hopelove,
The Poem That Never Was	Free verse	on writing and words
Living To Serve	Ballade	devotion
Learning To Ride..Footle-Mania	Light Verse	funny,life
Star Gazing	Iambic Pentameter	space
She Waits.	Free verse	animals,death,friendship,
Three Blind Men and a Horse	Quatrain
The Price of Freedom	Free verse	deathwomen,women,
Myth of Mother Earth	Rhyme	fantasy,life,nature,myth,
Cautious Walker	Free verse	adventure,allegory
Hopeful Trio	Tanka	nature
Seeing Things	Light Verse	funnygrandmother,
Cowboys Cry Too	Acrostic	angst,cowboy-western,imag
Letting Go	Rhyme	lost lovelove,
Mine Shadow	Free verse	sea,
Captain Breckenridge	Free verse	imagination,
The Future Is Now	Monoku	hope,life,nature
Fable of the Fall	Rhyme	adventure,hope,imaginatio
Shapeshifter	Acrostic	introspection
Save Us, Please	Haiku	nature
My Dog, Benbow	Verse	animalsdog,dog,time,
Precipice of a Lost Innocence	Narrative	childhood,mother,
Petty	Light Verse	funnyme,me,
Madness	Monorhyme	angst
Imagination	I do not know?	adventure,fantasy,friends
Adopted	Rhyme	childhoodchildren,heart,c
Epitaph For a Common Man	Epitaph	dedication,life
Crop Circles From the Sky	Rhyme	funnymen,men,planet,
When I Grow Up	Free verse	childhood,
Maiden Voyage	Rhyme	history,life,loss,sea
'tender Invite - Wilma - Ric	Dodoitsu	love
Maiden Voyage " the Rescue "	Rhyme	history,life,loss,sea
To Read	I do not know?	lovelove,i love you,
Words	Light Verse	introspection,on writing
The Worry Dolls	Quatrain	faith,happiness,hope,insp
Growing Prose -My Passion-	Free verse	on writing and words,pass
Tanka 13	Tanka	emotions,
At Gettysburg	Sonnet	america,conflict,memorial
Lonesomeness	Rhyme	depression,loneliness,pre
The Peace of Wild Things	Quatrain	peace,
The Farewell Performance	Free verse	lifefilm,
My Poems	Free verse	hope,on writing and words
When Carolyn Sent Me a Christmas Card	Kyrielle	friendship,
The Magician's Hall	Rhyme	allegory,creation,god,nat
Fgm	Verse	abuse,sad,violence,
Future Dreams	Rhyme	imagination,science ficti
I Had a Little Nut Tree	Light Verse	funny,parody
Halloween's Mask of Comfort	Rhyme	desire,halloween,
Lithaniel and She	Free verse	lost love,nature,romance,
Autumn's Gown	Rhyme	color,inspiration,
Keepin Up	Rhyme	funnynight,me,night,time,
Stick To His Rules, He Not Human Actually Rules	Free verse	natural disasters
Flint River	Rhyme	places,
Cease Fire	Rhyme	funny
The Sunrise	Sijo	nature,
All Man Well Almost	Free verse	body,character,funny,gigg
Sos	Senryu	nostalgia,
The Loving Time	I do not know?	animals,life,love,motherm
In Deep Sorrow	Rhyme	sadpain,me,
Beauty Inside	Quatrain	beauty,
Gift of the Sea	Rhyme	nature,sea,sportsfishing,
To Eden Part I	Free verse	beauty,god,metaphor,parad
No Cancer In Heaven	Sijo	lossfamily,family,
Ironside	Light Verse	adventure,betrayal,for hi
What!!	I do not know?	funnyme,home,home,me,
To Eden Part Ii	Free verse	creation,death,faith,life
Saved By a Wizard	Rhyme	boyfriend,cry,dark,girlfr
Oh How I Love Halloween - For Ghost Contest	Free verse	halloween,humorous,
Life's Void	Narrative	imagination,introspection
Friend Within Hear Me	Rhyme	angst,confusion,friendshi
Living Your Life Full of Love	Rhyme	inspirational,love,
Rain Frogs	Rhyme	humorous,nature,
Nikan	Sonnet	dedication,native america
Animal Court	I do not know?	animals,funnytiger,
Halloween Fun	Free verse	halloween,
Star Child	Light Verse	beauty,universe,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
Rain Drop	Personification	nature,rain,
Pluviophile	I do not know?	love,rain,water,
A Deadly Pack	Rhyme	animal,
Every Time We Fall	Rhyme	angst,introspection,lost
Just Within Reach	Verse	blessing,desire,devotion,
Cowboy Hoe Down	Rhyme	dance,
Logic Vs Imagination	Limerick	imagination,wisdom,
Arikara Born	Rhyme	america,childhood,places,
Battle of the Seasons	Alliteration	seasons
Lilly's Lullaby	Ode	cat,love,pets,,Lullaby,
Come To Me	Rhyme	love,
Pinnacle	Free verse	mountains,success,perspec
Doing Time In Kimo	Kimo	funny,
The One That Got Away	Narrative	childhood,family,nostalgi
War Vets Dream	Rhyme	children,warchildren,war,
City of Gulls	Sonnet	conflict,corruption,
Tears From My Ancestors	Rubaiyat	sorrow,perspective,
The Art of Understanding	Free verse	prayer,
Promised Land	Lyric	conflict,confusion,desire
Coming of Age	Narrative	adventure,brother,childho