Hello Soupers, thanks to all who entered my last contest and Congrats to all winners. For this contest we will be doing the Andaree form.
The Andaree was created by our very own Andrea Dietrich, it has a syllable count of 11-9-7-5-3-1-3-5-7-9-11, and a rhyme scheme of
AabbcbcbbaA, and Line 1 is repeated in line 11. It is to be centered.
Example
Life Like Tasting Wine
Hold it; let it breathe; it grows better with time.
Ignoring its colors is a crime!
Sniff and swirl it for a sign.
Inhale. Sip. Divine!
Slurp! Savor
wine.
The flavor
that comes from YOUR vine
is more enhanced when you dine -
finding balance. Life can be sublime!
Hold it; let it breathe; it grows better with time.
Written by: Andrea Dietrich
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Check your rhymes with rhymezone.com
2. Check syllables with howmanysyllables.com
3. Your TITLE must include the MIDDLE word of your poem (line 6.)
4. Any theme, Center your poem
5. Old or New poems
6. Date Your Poem, No Names, Have Fun Soupers
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.