Bridge over troubled waters

Contest Judged: 5/20/2020 3:36:00 PM
Sponsored by: John Hamilton |

Place	PoemTitle	Poet
1	Span of Life	Gregory Richard Barden
1	When Love Frees You	Frederic Parker
2	Bridge	Sam Kauffman
2	A Distant Dream	Emile Pinet
2	Viaduct of Faith	Janis Medders Tobechi
2	Crossing the Bridge To Bliss	Subimal Sinha-Roy
2	Troubled Heart	Nette Onclaud
3	Look Out Below	Kim Rodrigues
3	Bridge Over Troubled Waters	Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
3	Love--The Strongest Bridge	Janice Canerdy
3	A Bridge Across the Raging Sea	John Gondolf
3	The 59th Street Bridge Over Troubled Waters	John Watt
3	Bridge Anchoring Faith	Beata Agustin
3	A Treasure Concealed	Aditi Mishra
4	Simple Comforts	Andrea Dietrich
4	Angelic	Sandra Haight
4	Crossing the Bridge Over Troubled Waters	Franklin Price
4	Icy Bridges	Susan Jeavons
4	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Mary Taylor
4	Troubled Waters	Krish Radhakrishna
5	Reach Out My Hand	Jeanne Mcgee
5	Trouble On the Bridge	Charles Messina
5	Bridge Over Troubled Waters	Anoucheka Gangabissoon
6	Life Bridge	Mohan Chutani

Contest Description

What to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of Bridge over troubled waters. One of my all time favorite songs!

Only sonnet form is acceptable.

I'm looking for a traditional sonnet 14 lines, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme

I want emotion, strong feelings expressed. What is your bridge? Do you have a bridge? Or if not write about troubled waters how it makes you feel. Can reference the pandemic but I'm really on pandemic overload, so not my preference. BE WARNED do not enter whatever you like IT MUST BE according to contest theme if it is not IT WILL NOT BE READ OR PLACE!

Please check your spelling and grammar it's the least a poet should do when entering a contest!. Remember no names ever!

Prizes

First Prize, Recognition
Second Prize, Recognition
Third Prize, Recognition
Up to 25 multiple placements.

If the best poem is clearly a notch above the rest, it will be a stand alone first place.

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts.

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.