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Dog Gone Tales Contest

Blog Posted:7/16/2012 3:33:00 PM

I want to thank everyone who supported my contest. This was difficult to judge. Some brought a tear to my eye and others made me laugh right out loud! I hope everyone enjoyed stepping into a 'canine's mind' for a bit. Here are the winners:

1	A Dog's LIfe: A Place of My Own	Liz Reilly
1	GULLIVER, A BLACK LABRADOR	Cyndi MacMillan
2	Pups For Sale	Deborah Burch
2	Doggie View of a Territorial Miniature Eskimo	Andrea Dietrich
3	Golden Gift	Linda-Marie The Sweetheart of P.S.
3	An Impulsive Stroll	Caryl Muzzey
4	Yakety Yak What was that	Carrie Richards
5	Shady Sadie	Tim Ryerson
6	WEENIE PRINCESS	nette onclaud
7	My Life As A Pomeranian	Kim Merryman
8	Fred's Ode to Bob	Robert Pettit
9	Dog Tired	jack horne
10	A Seeing Eye Dog's Perspective	Carolyn Devonshire

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Carrie
Richards

Date: 7/17/2012 5:54:00 PM

Such fun for all of us, especially those of us who have dogs and can relate to the various woes and ways of having a loving pet. Thanks Tanya!

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 7/17/2012 11:41:00 AM

a joyful ride!.. congrats to all and thanks for enjoying my piece, tanya..:) huggs!

Tim
Ryerson

Date: 7/17/2012 5:21:00 AM

Thank you for placing my poem in your contest, Tanya!... Congratulations to ALL the winners - Tim

David
Williams

Date: 7/17/2012 2:42:00 AM

Congratulations to all winners..David

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 7/16/2012 9:42:00 PM

Thank you, Tanya, for both sponsoring this contest and for my win! Glad you are liking the soup and that you enjoyed your contest. Congrats to all the winners and I hope that everyone who particpated had a blast. Hugs, Cyndi

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 7/16/2012 8:28:00 PM

wow, I am pleased that you liked my poem on the dog I had to give away years ago. Best pet I ever had, except for the peeing!! Thanks so much, tanya. Many contest winner lists are piling up for me to see and I sure hope to read all your winners soon.

Joann
Grisetti

Date: 7/16/2012 7:10:00 PM

Congratulations to all of your winners. Thanks for hosting this contest.

My Past Blog Posts


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Fear Contest Judged Date Posted: 11/16/2012 1:57:00 PM
What's your Fear? Date Posted: 10/23/2012 3:09:00 PM
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Dog Gone Tales Contest Date Posted: 7/16/2012 3:33:00 PM
I remain a bit confused Date Posted: 7/13/2012 3:02:00 PM
Help! Adding pictures Date Posted: 6/15/2012 2:24:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
8/1/2014	Peaceful	Haiku	environment,peace,
4/26/2013	Cleansed	Rhyme	emotions
2/11/2013	Homecoming	Haiku	life,nature,
1/29/2013	Frosty Treats	Kimo	nature,winter,
12/30/2012	Daisy Pines	Verse	flower,life,metaphor,
12/21/2012	Floating Free	Rhyme	nature,water,
11/27/2012	Elemental Senses	Rhyme	nature,
11/10/2012	Sexy 'Ku	Haiku	passion,
11/5/2012	Rekindled Passion	Verse	love,
10/23/2012	Sunshine Spirit	Tanka	love,nature,
10/19/2012	Pd's Lullaby	Rhyme	imagination,time,day,time
10/19/2012	Parting Waters	Tanka	death,life,lost love,
10/17/2012	Pulse of Life	Tanka	life,
10/11/2012	Beat Down	Tanka	sad,
10/11/2012	Winter Comes	Tanka	life,seasons,
10/11/2012	Cosmic Destiny	Tanka	love,space,
10/10/2012	Surrendered	Tanka	depression,sad,
10/8/2012	Dance With Me	Rhyme	life,love,music,dance,dan
10/1/2012	Awaiting Repose	Monoku	death,life,
9/27/2012	All About Me	Bio	introspection,life,
9/27/2012	Celestial Pyre	Rhyme	nature,
9/27/2012	Burning Ember	Free verse	love,passion,
9/25/2012	Fated Love	Couplet	love,,fate,
9/24/2012	Tart Love	Verse	life,love,
8/25/2012	Theft of Time	Couplet	time,
8/17/2012	Autumn Sensations	Quatrain	autumn,beauty,nature,seas
8/16/2012	Dine Upon Autumn Sensations	Haiku	nature,seasons,autumn,
8/14/2012	Silence	Couplet	on writing and words,
8/6/2012	Hummingbird Love	Rhyme	animals,love,nature,
8/6/2012	My Morning	Couplet	life,
8/3/2012	Beauty of Nature	Haiku	nature,
7/31/2012	Tapestry	Acrostic	life,music,
7/31/2012	Lost Passion	Acrostic	passion,lost,lost,
7/31/2012	Magic Carpet Ride	Alliteration	fantasy,imagination,
7/31/2012	Two Worlds Colliding	Senryu	life,nature,places,
7/30/2012	No Man's Land	Rhyme	life,places,
7/30/2012	Remember Me	Sedoka	death,lost love,
7/30/2012	Water Games	Free verse	nature,ocean,
7/27/2012	Heat Conditions	Blank verse	allegory,life,nature,
7/27/2012	What I Cry For	Free verse	people,sad,cry,
7/26/2012	Sweet Addiction	Quatrain	food,funny,
7/26/2012	Thieving Fear	Rhyme	fear,life,me,
7/26/2012	Family Life	Rondeau	life,
7/25/2012	Swinging On a Star	Tanka	love,passion,space,
7/25/2012	Hate	Couplet	faith,
7/24/2012	Air	Couplet	nature,
7/24/2012	I Wait	Monorhyme	life,me,
7/23/2012	Water Is	Couplet	nature,
7/23/2012	My Life As a Dog	Quatrain	animals,funny,dog,dog,lif
7/20/2012	Precious Gems	Monoku	introspection,life,people
7/16/2012	A Midnight Gaze	Rhyme	love,space,uplifting,
7/16/2012	This By Day, That By Night	Alliteration	nature,,cute,
7/16/2012	Sunset: a Heavenly Inferno	Blank verse	nature,light,autumn,light
7/12/2012	Grandma's Garden	Alliteration	happiness,people,upliftin
7/10/2012	Dust Storm	Haiku	nature,
7/10/2012	Waterfalls - Duo Rhyme	Rhyme	nature,
7/6/2012	Widowed Bride	Rhyme	death,husband,loss,lost l
7/5/2012	Freedon Celebration	Free verse	history,holiday,
7/5/2012	Pegasus	Verse	space,
7/5/2012	Skeleton Tree	Haiku	nature,
7/5/2012	Creatures Paradise	Haiku	nature,
7/3/2012	Mountain Reflection	Haiku	nature,
7/3/2012	Mountain Battle Scars	Haiku	nature,
7/2/2012	My Unease	Rictameter	fear,life,
6/29/2012	Dolly Parton	Rhyme	music,people,words,
6/29/2012	Free Will's Blight	Verse	confusion,faith,
6/21/2012	Hummingbird	Senryu	animals,
6/21/2012	Sunshine	Senryu	nature,
6/19/2012	Stories of Men	Rhyme	people,
6/16/2012	Mood Swings	Cinqku	funny,
6/15/2012	Butterfly	Acrostic	animals,nature,
6/15/2012	Plight of the Wolf	Diminished Hexaverse	animals,
6/14/2012	Thunder Paws	Rhyme	animals,pets,
6/14/2012	My Dog Luca	Rhyme	love,pets,prayer,
6/14/2012	From Light To Dark	Diamante	life,nature,
6/14/2012	Muted Witnesses	Tail-rhyme	animals,funny,
6/12/2012	Grandma	Rhyme	family,love,uplifting,lov
6/12/2012	Coffee Jive	Rhyme	funny,
6/12/2012	Dream Life	Free verse	imagination,dream,dream,
6/12/2012	Trapped Souls	Nonet	death,
6/11/2012	Marbles	Acrostic	funny,sports,
6/11/2012	Armageddon's Birth	Haiku	natural disasters,
6/7/2012	Nature's Lights	Cinqku	nature,
6/6/2012	Joyful Times	Free verse	friendship,life,
6/4/2012	Mother--My Heroine	Rhyme	mother,
6/4/2012	To Be Young	Diminished Hexaverse	childhood,
6/4/2012	Waiting For Master	Quatrain	animals,pets,
6/1/2012	A Farmer's Tale	Haiku	life,loss,nature,
6/1/2012	Old Man Dan	Limerick	funny,
6/1/2012	Courtship of the Butterflies	Tanka	love,nature,
5/31/2012	Dragon's Fire	Free verse	fantasy,
5/31/2012	Chatter	Rictameter	angst,
5/31/2012	Moonlit Pond	Tanka	love,nature,
5/30/2012	Rushing Creek	Haiku	nature,
5/30/2012	Nature's Beauty	Haiku	life,nature,
5/26/2012	Nature's Angels	Sedoka	fantasy,nature,
5/25/2012	Dancing Water	Haiku	nature,
5/25/2012	Street Soul	Rhyme	music,
5/25/2012	Wedding Day Memories	Choka	happiness,love,wedding,
5/25/2012	Consciousness	Rhyme	introspection,

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Human Being	Couplet	confusion,social,
When All I'Ve Loved	Rhyme	faith
The Shadow of Me	Free verse	age,love,me,old,time,
A Sculpture of Shadows and Lines	Tanka	imagination,romance
Autumn Reverie	Rhyme	nostalgia,autumn,flying,
The Human Smile	Free verse	funny,
Stranded In Limbo	Tanka	fear,
Rainbow Ride	Haiku	nature,
The Poet	Free verse	devotion,
The Vultures	Classicism	angst,death,imagination,t
Night Music	Rhyme	nature,
By the Waterfalls	Haiku	allegory,philosophy,place
Mean While	Rhyme	introspection,hope,
Cosmos Configurator	Iambic Pentameter	fantasy,space,old,star,ol
Caged Silence	Rhyme	introspection,life,
Song of the Seamen and Their Ship Called Mary Rose	Dramatic Verse	adventure,fear,inspiratio
Ice Cube Pie	Limerick	business,humorous,
Swinging On a Star	Tanka	devotion,husband,love,lov
Baby Brave	Quatrain	fear,life,war,
In An Autumn Kiss	Acrostic	autumn,kiss,nature,nostal
Dreaming With Butterflies	Concrete	butterfly,nature,nostalgi
Her Dark Facade	Verse	lost love,dark,dark,
Inner Struggle	Tanka	goodbye,life,lost,

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
David Williams	United Kingdom	Read
Painted Hunter	United States	Read