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Tell me why does it take forever and a day to judge past poetry contest?

Blog Posted:5/10/2017 2:48:00 PM

Tell me why does it take forever and a day to judge past poetry contest?

Explain the reasoning.

I'll even emphatize the reasons.

There's a delay, work constraints, something popped up, puppy ate the poems, etc.

Two-three weeks delays, okay, I get it. Cross the t's, dot the i's, assorting the

placements pictue perfect. That makes sense. No argument here, although I

think a week is ample enough time to judge 35 entries or so. Especially since

half the entries are more likely whittled down, so judging the balance is it really

that time consuming?

My point of emphasis:

At last count I see there's 16 past contest that haven't been judged, extending from

12/15 to 3/17. Is this not preposterous? Further, no one speaking up here, especially for

the ones that entered these contests in good spirits, sport, and love for entering

poetry contest only to be bitten with torment of having to wait for the results.Right?

My question why are these 16 judges sitting idle? If there's a good enough reason, okay forgiven.

But truthfully I can't see a good reason other than to grandstand.

Personally I think *good company (hello PS), entity, site (s) would surrogate and guide to

protect their products and workers. In this case it would be the community here, those having to endure inexplicable delays (3 to 17 months) for their contest results. This is not right.

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Connie
Pachecho

Date: 5/13/2017 8:59:00 PM

Statement-I see one person (and another) deleted dozens and dozens of her comments on this blog and others, which begs the question why. What is the explanation? Collateral damage? Worried about leaving crumbs for people to track easily? Fine. The way I see it if someone is unhappy, wants to take the fun out of these blogs or is too conscientious of what she writes then let me turn the lights off on these blogs, too.

Doug Vinson
Date: 5/15/2017 5:07:00 PM

Ptarmigan?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/15/2017 8:19:00 AM

PS-- What kind of hawk is that in the snow? It's not a snowy owl... is it artic? I like the photo's 'blue-whiteness.' The reason I mentioned photography is that I just had a feeling it's something you enjoy. Cheers.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/15/2017 8:15:00 AM

Sometimes, we just need to BREATHE... remember who we are and who we want to be. We're all human and sometimes say/do things we regret. It's why they put a delete button on comments here.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/15/2017 8:15:00 AM

Girl, you need more fun in your life, methinks. Buy yourself some flowers or take in a movie or if you like photography and have a camera of some sort, go for a city safari and snap pictures of whatever makes you smile.

Connie
Pachecho

Date: 5/11/2017 1:13:00 PM

It only gets worst. I read a sponsor's (Lewis) random thoughts below in the comments. "Not many of the entries appealed to him." This comes after he prefaces that his class will assist in judging the contest. It's hard to believe that his students and himself can't come up with more than 4 places awarded when the contest rules state that 15 places will be awarded. I agree it's his prerogative. My entry in the contest-"playground politics" was purposely written to appeal to a high school student-rhyme/rap with the first part of the poem showing how teachers are oblivious of what goes on within the school playground and the ending of the poem, where the teachers are forceful with school cont.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/12/2017 8:40:00 PM

Show your Dave, did you delete it?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/12/2017 8:32:00 PM

:) Who is Dave?

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/12/2017 3:24:00 PM

Dave, you're right stuff happens. I threw out a boomerang it came spinning back and hit me in the nose.

Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/11/2017 10:29:00 PM

14/15 yo. They wrote a poem about bullying leading to suicide with language of the teen. Nothing soft about their reality.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 10:17:00 PM

Lewis and Connie... what do you guys think of this? These are award winning poems written by 14 - 17 year olds. THIS is what they relate to. www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/oct/08/foyle-young-poets-winners-2015-poetry-day

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 10:08:00 PM

Lewis, now I'm puzzled, what type of poems/writing would fall into the laps of these students? Are we talking gifted students? If so I can relate to how they may have wanted better poems.

Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/11/2017 9:12:00 PM

Hi Connie, your not going to believe this when I say the students didn't relate to any of them, they were reluctant to choose. As one said "this is all tv, not like this school" ..... but i liked four of them :)

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 6:13:00 PM

It's a mystery 'chiller' (not thriller) with romantic under-tones :D The main character is an art conservator with baggage. Thanks for the interest! I'll go delete those comments, now. PS-- I'd come up with your pirate name, soon :DD (Pirates are honest, know themselves well...)

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 5:44:00 PM

Okay. Don't want to burden you with lessons. Plus I'm too hardheaded to infringe. Right now I have a 1000 questions, yet it's best I let it pass. Curious though, what's the topic/genre of your novel?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 5:30:00 PM

PS- I'm going to delete the comments on your poem by 10:00 pm Soup time, K? No point in leaving them there after they've been read.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 5:29:00 PM

Aaaah. When I said "PROVE with you," I meant I can prove that you can win contests; I can prove there is an actual formula to winning Soup contests. :D

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 4:14:00 PM

Soup mail. You want a big ole bouquet of roses? I can play devil's advocate. I can point the way. It will just be a matter of questions and suggestions for you to either ignore and contemplate. You write the "3" contest yet?

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 3:57:00 PM

I saw it. Ugh. You are one of the best here at writing thoughts into boxes. Don't under estimate yourself. Prove it to me, how? Skype? Phone?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 3:39:00 PM

Wrote one of my long-winded comments... I have an impossible time fitting thoughts into boxes ;) What I wrote to you? I can prove it WITH you, if you'd like. You can receive a win in less than a week.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 2:22:00 PM

okay. playground politics. i'll take your medicine.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 2:17:00 PM

Do you want honest feedback on your poem?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 2:15:00 PM

Show YOUR terrain. Did you delete it?

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 2:03:00 PM

You actually think I would make a statement without checking the terrain?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 2:00:00 PM

Last advice: put on your big girl pants. Instead of saying you won't write for any contest unless you win (which is what you're basically saying) why not try this on for size: I will read, revise and work on my poetry until it deserves a win? This is how I got published.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 1:57:00 PM

Submitting poems to a journal is very simi8lar to entering a contest. I was wondering how you'd feel after you win a contest if someone who did not place said their poem was better than yours and you should never have won? Ummm... bad sportsmanship, that.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 1:52:00 PM

Have you considered reading what won and seeing why they won instead of thinking yours deserved a win? Every rejection I receive I consider an opportunity to improve. I buy the journal, read what WAS accepted and see that I am still developing.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 1:28:00 PM

Oh, oh somebodies angry. Not. There's a plan B.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 1:26:00 PM

Note to self-Just shy away from poetry contest on this site all together. It's insulting to see others write-iron stiff, with no personality, and see them get roses and I can't even get a whiff. Now I can see why others departed.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 1:19:00 PM

politics. Not in my wildest imagination would I have thought that this poem would fall under a sponsors remark that not many entries appealed to him. To me it's funny, catchy, and hits the heart of a high school student. It's sullen in the ending in how the student deals with school politics. But what do I know?

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 5/11/2017 12:46:00 PM

How to win a contest on Soup 101... 1) Because you have the judge's name, you have access to what that judge writes. Read as much as you can of what the judge has posted. Learn his or her personal style. See common threads - word choices, tone, mood, style. 2) Read the contest guidelines carefully. What does the judge want? 3) Wait until 10 poets have entered their poems 4) Read the entries... check out the competition 5) Whatever you just read? Write something unique, a different spin on the topic, but write for THAT judge 6) Unless the judge asks for a specific title, don't underestimate the power of a good title. 7) Edit for grammar and syntax. Some of the judges are sticklers and a simple typo or missed punctuation could drop you from 3rd place to 6th place (even if your poem shines with content) Revise your poem, consider the words you used and why? Some judges see the revisions, see the effort and reward the poet accordingly 8 Submit your poem after the contest has been HALF filled. The judge is HUNGRY for something different, may have read five poems that treat the subject exactly the same. If you are the last or first to submit, the less likely you are to win (many first entries are written to SPITE a contest or are written too quickly without time to just absorb what the judge is looking for. Too late? And again, many writes at this point are done in haste to squeeze in just as the contest closes -- this is of course a generalization... but I've seen a trend. If you follow all these steps, you will receive a 1st-5th placement. I'm sharing this after having won just under 500 contests, many of them first place.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 5/11/2017 9:06:00 PM

Yes, Cyndi, I noticed that, too - some judges (not all!) prefer a distinct style that does not take very long to identify. There are contests which I won't enter because I don't LIKE to write the way the judge likes, and there are some I won't enter because I CAN'T write that way - it would not be "me". Not my voice, not my themes. I am still happy if a poem I write on a contest prompt gets a good placement, of course - but it's even better if a poem places that I wrote just for myself and found later that it happens to fit a prompt. Contests are fun, but we should not take them too seriously :)

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:33:00 PM

Contests are a great tool for novice poets to get a feel for devices and to try out different forms. I used them as prompts and loved the challenge of doing something different, thinking outside the box. I will host the occasional contest... even once I reach professional status. I like offering that "prompt" to others...

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:28:00 PM

@Agnes. This is what has happened to the contests here. You can literally be like a hustler hitting a casino. You can COUNT CARDS. You can lose your poetic voice by sticking it in a cage and forcing it to chirp the same song over and over...

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:23:00 PM

One judge likes lots of adjectives, haunting images, longer lines, lots of emotional content, rhyme and moodiness. Another prefers funny, short and almost metered poetry with simile and metaphor but very little figurative language etc etc etc.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:18:00 PM

@Agnes. There are people who have been writing for the same judges for ten years. They know exactly what that judge likes (heck, I could list what tickles at least 10 judges here, exactly what they LOVE) and how to work their poetry to get that win. They know about the timing.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:12:00 PM

@Agnes. By GEORGE, you got it! My point was it is possible to literally win contest after contest after (yawn) contest after contest. And you can constipate your writing to 'woo' each judge (it's possible. Doable.) But WHY?

Agnes Krampe
Date: 5/11/2017 2:29:00 PM

Wow. I am not doubting your word; you have plenty of contest experience. One could do it this way - but where is the fun in this? I mean, yes, reading and following the contest directions - but checking out competitors' entries and engineering one's entry timing? I guess I am naive. I purposely *avoid* reading any poems where title or subject suggest that they might be for the same contest until after I have written and submitted my entry, because I am afraid of being influenced by the other poets' work.

Anthony
Mark

Date: 5/11/2017 4:29:00 AM

Connie, how many poems do you currently have wading in Soup contests, on another rival site, if a contest is left in judged for a week or so, the admin take it over and judge it themselves, ....however this would alienate the preconceived placements and make it a level playing field, which helps no one at all.....

Agnes Krampe
Date: 5/11/2017 4:01:00 PM

Cyndi, that's pretty much how I view the contests: as prompts to get me to explore a form or topic I would not otherwise have. There are lots of books with prompts and "assignments", but the game aspect of contests just makes it more fun :)

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 8:50:00 AM

IDK about cyndi but if a shot par on the kiddie course i'd be jumping up for joy. Likewise with winning a contest here. Prompts? Finding no rose is a prompt.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:10:00 AM

I've said in the past, so many times people rolled their eyes at me, the contests here are really just challenges and they should be thought of as PROMPTS. Not a way to stroke an ego or to thrust out one's chest and say, "I'm a winner! I made the big times!" HA! Just enjoy the write for pete's sake! Its a social media site, not the NEW YORKER!

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:05:00 AM

A whiles back people complained the amount of contests being sponsored had gone down. They dropped to just a few for a while. People decided they were too much effort, the entries were disappointing, not even 'middling' and they got bullied for how they chose winners. I wonder if those contests will start to dwindle again...

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 8:00:00 AM

(continued) the cover letter is filed and the judges do not have access to that information. All they have are the poems. The contests usually cost $16 - $50 dollars to enter. 300-25,000 poet enter for (usually) a 1st, 2nd or 3rd spot. .01 percent to a 2% chance of winning. That's it...

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 7:55:00 AM

How it works: entries are either emailed or snail mailed to the contest organizers. The entries can not be marked with any identifying information. The cover letter has the poet's name, poem title, phone, email etc... the poem is then given to the judges (usually more than one.) The poems cannot have been published or posted anywhere.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 7:36:00 AM

Soup used to sponsor contests... had judges brought in off site. But unless a true blind review is made possible, the contests will never be truly level.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 7:35:00 AM

PS- I checked. Most of the others are GONE. But some have come back, even after a year, and judged their contests.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/11/2017 7:35:00 AM

The lifeblood of this site is its ads. And I'm not sure if admin wants to bully a bunch of paying members who volunteer to post amateur contests for fun to hurry up, treat an unpaid interest/hobby like its a fulltime career... however, over six months is too long, but over under a month late? Uh... it's this nasty thing called life. Sometimes it does get in the way.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 7:17:00 AM

AM, Two. Obviously on other sites the administration pays attention that contests are judged in a timely fashion. That's the way it should be. They see where the gold is buried. Tell me is the lifeblood of this site the contest sponsors or patrons, readers, members? If the answers is that of the later then why does the admin here allow this to snowball. I'll stick to what I wrote it's preposterous to have a queue of past unjudged contest lingering, festering and blowing in unguided directions.

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 5/10/2017 9:34:00 PM

Connie, the winner's blog is up. I usually write something for every single winner (even if there are twenty.) I'd written something for the top three. Anyways, seeing as you were a 'catalyst' (Hi Keith!) I thought I'd let you know the blog is officially up.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/11/2017 2:34:00 AM

Cyndi, excellent.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 9:45:00 PM

Hi Keith! I'm a tired Cinders tonight.

Lewis
Raynes

Date: 5/10/2017 7:49:00 PM

Not many entries in my contest appeal to me. I'm not looking forward to replying to emails explaining why. This is more trouble than its worth for me atm esp when comments become passive agro.

Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/11/2017 3:22:00 AM

Seeker, I'm an artist painter and that was a Jim Morrison I did a couple months ago. I'm more a painter than a poet lol

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 9:44:00 PM

I'm trying something different next time. 75 poems, 1 win. The contest I entered for CV2 magazine had 350 entries and 3 placements, 3 honourable mentions. So about a 1.7 % chance of winning. That's high, actually, for many contests. Some have 3,000 entries and only 3 winners. The 50% winners here on Soup have it very nice.

Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/10/2017 9:06:00 PM

Absolutely guilty here, but not in any rush either,not losing sleep.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 8:20:00 PM

Hence why I've previously put up the winners blog with what I've liked about each poem.

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 5/10/2017 6:24:00 PM

I figured it out!!! Apparently, when I put up the contest it allowed me to use an exclamation mark in the title of the contest. But TPS must have changed something. When I tried to close the contest it wouldn't let me. Once I took away the exclamation mark it closed (?!?!?!) WEIRD. Thanks, Connie, for the HARD kick in the seat. DONE!

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 7:20:00 PM

You're so cute when you get in a snit, Tom. I know... you've been nagging me for months about the contest. I'd be miffed at me, too, for being motivated by a DROP KICK instead of a kind remember. I deserve the sneer...

Agnes
Krampe

Date: 5/10/2017 5:46:00 PM

As somebody who has entered contests that have been sitting unjudged for a long time, I can understand your frustration, but I still don't feel entitled to complain - they are offering the contest and *their* time to read and judge. While it would be nice if that could happen quickly, I do not feel that I can lay claim to any person's private time and demand it be spent in a certain way. And actually, I think sometimes people - especially if they aren't regular contest hosts - probably simply FORGET that they had a contest running :) I don't think it's grandstanding at all. I still enjoy the challenge of the prompt and am happy if the contest got me to write on a topic I had not thought of.

Doug Vinson
Date: 5/15/2017 5:08:00 PM

Yah - like a Rod who forgot the "M"... :P

Doug Vinson
Date: 5/12/2017 11:16:00 AM

Aggie?

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/10/2017 5:48:00 PM

Chris, it's simple math. I know. You explained it perfectly. There's a template floating before PS' eyes but watch they'll turn this into calculus.

Connie
Pachecho

Date: 5/10/2017 5:05:00 PM

You can almost sense a cry with the last three respondents. Heaven forbid should someone speak up, cast a light on darkness, seek answers here. Our city, state and country is going to pot because the majority don't speak up. And the ones that do speak are suppressed by the ones with equity. Same thing here. Watch.

Connie Pachecho
Date: 5/10/2017 7:23:00 PM

No the little birdies across the lake said it. The ones opening the can of worms in making your night. Did I say I caught one fish?

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 5:30:00 PM

I know. LAME. I kept putting it off. So, no blog, no closing.. (wonky? sure? Odd? YES! OCD? Absolutely!) Anyhoo, I did work on the blog. I'll find it. As soon as the glitch is fixed, i'll post what I got.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 5:28:00 PM

I'm a perfectionist. Ask some of the other contest winners. I usually do this "thing" where after I close the contest I write a four page blog on all the winners- even the honourable mentions. I say exactly what I liked about each one. I usually THEN search-out each poem and who wrote what...which has taken me up to four hours. (NOT KIDDING.)

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 5:25:00 PM

I think your third sentence would make a great start to a good poem. I won't put you on mute. Your question is a good one. Some of the contest hosts are GONE. They left.

John
Anderson

Date: 5/10/2017 4:33:00 PM

Hi, Why not sponsor some contests regularly to show us how its done? Cheers

Cyndi
Macmillan

Date: 5/10/2017 4:15:00 PM

Thanks for the reminder. I have contacted TPS with a request for help as the contest won't close. Hopefully, they can help me resolve the glitch. I wonder what Poetrysoup will make of this blog since they, too, have a contest they haven't closed? As someone who once entered contests, I let a poem sit for over a year without a second thought... but hey, we're all different in that regard. Some will get their panties into a twist over the strangest things... Cheers.

Cyndi Macmillan
Date: 5/10/2017 4:33:00 PM

PS-- I would think that the simple creation of a good poem should be reward enough to any poet... it was for me. I was in the top 10 winners ... and I deleted most of those wins. I endured that fine. PS- I waited 10 months to hear back from a submission. I never once whined.

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1/2/2023	The Cardinal Rose To the Occasion	Free verse	beauty,inspirational love
12/31/2022	Two Drinks Turn To Gloom	Verse	abuse,death,drink,
12/31/2022	I Would Love To Revisit Norway	Rhyme	adventure,beauty,travel,
12/30/2022	Playing To a Packed House Tops My List	Monoku	giving,happiness,song,
12/29/2022	A Tribute To L Milton Hankins	Nonet	memorial,
12/28/2022	Snow	Haiku	beauty,dance,snow,
12/27/2022	I Hope For Sweets This Valentine's Day	Free verse	crush,lost love,valentine
12/27/2022	Life Is a Zoo	Rhyme	children,growing up,life,
12/19/2022	Santa Had a Change of Aloha	Limerick	christmas,humor,
12/13/2022	Baby Steps	Verse	baby,beautiful,happy,
12/10/2022	A December Memento	Quintain (English)	december,football,memory,
12/9/2022	Joyous To the World	Acrostic	blessing,christmas,meanin
12/9/2022	Joy To the World	Acrostic	celebration,christmas,
12/9/2022	She Rather Be Lost At Sea	Verse	lost,ocean,poetry,
12/8/2022	Biden's Book Has Roses and Shame	Nonet	conflict,father son,
12/7/2022	Skaters Say Hello To Winter	Haiku	nature,snow,winter,
11/29/2022	I Wish My New Year's Resolution Has Legs	Rhyme	longing,new year,
11/28/2022	Sally's Holiday Greetings	Limerick	christmas,giving,holiday,
11/26/2022	Grandpa Gave Me a Gift On Christmas Eve	Rhyme	christmas,grandfather,mem
11/22/2022	Tom and Sis Rock It-Nursery Rhyme	Limerick	brother,fun,humor,sister,
11/16/2022	Don'T Quit Your Daydream	Free verse	dream,poetry,
11/14/2022	Scrooge's Wife Gifted Her Tree	Limerick	christmas,funny,
11/8/2022	I'Ve Lost a Lot of Pie With Biden	Monorhyme	america,introspection,los
11/7/2022	A Rustic Leaf Fell To the Ground	Free verse	autumn,growing up,journey
11/6/2022	Seven Turtle Doves Nursery Rhyme	Rhyme	beauty,nature,tree,
11/5/2022	Sally Returned the Favor	Limerick	cute love,humorous,
10/27/2022	Tell It Like It Is	Rhyme	absence,analogy,angst,int
10/25/2022	And There She Was	Other	beach,beauty,sun,
10/25/2022	The Woman Weathered His Note-Nw	Free verse	child,lost love,
10/23/2022	I Walked Away From the Fast Bucks	Free verse	dark,recovery from,
10/22/2022	Quintet a Pond of Time	Footle	introspection,life,
10/22/2022	Captivation Lost	Free verse	loneliness,lost love,
10/20/2022	Halloween Sunrise	Free verse	first love,halloween,
10/20/2022	Madagascar Where Did You Go	Free verse	change,introspection,
10/20/2022	Fall's March	Free verse	autumn,celebration,
10/15/2022	Dedicated To Those That Can Imagine	Free verse	courage,dedication,life,
10/13/2022	The Most Unlikely Couple	Narrative	adventure,mystery,true lo
10/12/2022	Halloween Fear With a Twist	Rhyme	fantasy,fear,halloween,
10/10/2022	A Family of Ducks Prosper At the End	Free verse	beauty,nature,
10/8/2022	I Should Have Picked Berries In Las Vegas	Rhyme	loss,lost,
10/7/2022	The Poem I Never Wrote	Free verse	7th grade,loss,lost love,
10/6/2022	Trump Should Have Been Real	Senryu	history,political,
10/5/2022	The Young Teens Joyride Ended In Silence	Monoku	11th grade,car,grief,
10/4/2022	Women, Choose Your Man Wisely	Monorhyme	betrayal,heartbroken,lost
9/29/2022	Flock of Birds Paint the Sky Beautiful	Rhyme	beautiful,bird,nature,
9/28/2022	I'M At Your Side All the Way	Monoku	grief,loss,
9/27/2022	In My Dream I See My Bride-To-Be Handing Me Her Key	Nonet	dream,love,marriage,
9/26/2022	Dad Died During His Dream	Alliteration	anniversary,death,father,
9/26/2022	Merlin the Magic Cat	Rhyme	cat,magic,smart,
9/24/2022	We Say Goodbye To Connie	Rhyme	memorial,tribute,
9/23/2022	Repressed Desire	Free verse	feelings,lost love,
9/22/2022	His Dream Far Off	Ottava rima	death,dream,
9/21/2022	Are You Overboard, My Love	Quatrain	best friend,hurt,lost lov
9/20/2022	I Wandered Lonely As a Puppet Thru Reno	Rhyme	lonely,poverty,

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