Contest Description
1.write a new, original, ten line poem with a rhyme scheme of: ababccddee
2.and an Acrostic of your title ( up to ten letters) which should describe your theme and be the subject of your poem.
3.The Acrostic won't be at the beginning of each line, but the beginning of a word somewhere else in the line. It must start a word but not start the line.
4.Capitalize and bold or italicize the letters of your acrostic in the poem.
5. You may choose to use Acrostic or rhyme as your form.
Example:
Title
“The world without end amen”-no
“World without end and They said amen”- yes
Please see my example:
"HELP MEET"
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/help_meet_1734629
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
Any
Form: Acrostic or Rhyme.
Prizes
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 — 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.