What to Submit?
1 original, poem on any theme using one of the following stanzas.
Forms: Rhyme, Free Verse, Pantoum, Terzanelle, 16-24 Lines
1. "Roses rooted in the earth
Bud in rhyme and verses sage
Lilies know a ghostly birth
Strewn across the patterned page"..
2. "The summer night is still and sweet
With flowers on every tree
Peace comes to them on quiet feet"..
3. "Share the hopes within you still
And hold the dreams that in you reside
Invite a kiss from parted lips
And trace the paths where hearts abide"..
4. "But if you remember, then turn away forever
To the prairies and the plains where pools are far apart
Then you will not come at dusk on closing water lilies
And the shadow of mountains will not fall on your heart"..
5. "The sky prepares the sun for night
Where drifting clouds are slowly steeping
In tepid pools of waning light"
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. Your chosen stanza must be in bold and quotation marks, if you cannot do bold, then the First words of each line of your chosen stanza must be in Capital Letters, AND put the stanza in quotatin marks
. Any stanza above can be used for any of the forms listed above
. There are no syllable restrictions in this contest
. Check Rhymes with rhymezone.com
. Date Your Poem, No Names, Have Fun Soupers!"
Prizes
Multiple Placements
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.