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Lighthouse

Contest Judged:  7/5/2026 6:15:00 AM
Sponsored by: Sara Kendrick | Send Soup Mail
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 PlacePoemTitlePoet
Contest Winner Medal 1 A Lighthouse in a Storm Jack Horne
Contest Winner Medal 2 Lighthouse of the Lord Andrea Dietrich
4 Cape Hatteras Light Janet Lewis
4 The Lighthouse in Moonlight Victor Buhagiar
4 Lighthouse Spark Zohra Jabeen
5 Longstone Lighthouse Rachel Tait
5 A Towering Lighthouse Krishnanand Guptar
5 Looking and Listening for a Lighthouse David Crandall
6 Lighthouse Keeper Christine Watts
7 Gilbert's Cove Lighthouse Constance La France
7 The Lighthouse Keeper Craig Cornish
7 A Stoic Sentinel Sandra Haight
7 A Lighthouse on a Rocky Cliff Valsa George
8 Lighthouse - Lost Gem of Hope Trina Layne
8 God, the Christian's Lighthouse Janice Canerdy
8 Tower of Light - Lighthouse Joanna Daniel
9 Lighthouses, Our Sentinel Friend William Kelii Kekaula
9 Maine Lighthouses Oliver Mckeithan
9 - Lighthouse Saves Lives At Sea - Anne-Lise Andresen
10 whitefish point lighthouse Karen Croft
10 Where the Lighthouse Waits Jennifer Wallace
10 The Allure of Lighthouses Bartholomew Williams
11 BIBLICAL BEACON - Lighthouse Contest sara Etgen-Baker
11 What If The Old Lighthouse Could Speak, What Would It Say? Paula Goldsmith
12 God's Lighthouse for Heavenly Reach Beata Agustin
14 Lighthouse Eyes Karen Jones
14 Lighthouse Subimal Sinha-Roy
15 you built me a lighthouse Emily Grace
15 A Guardian To The Sailor Natasha L Scragg
15 Letters from Thridrangar Lighthouse Nazia Sultan
Honorable Mention Aetheric Lighthouse MOHIT MITRA
Honorable Mention When the Lighthouse Light Returns John Anderson
Honorable Mention Light Guard Nette Onclaud
Honorable Mention Light house Balasubramaniyan Venkataramani

Contest Description

Georgia Lighthouses | Georgia lighthouses, Lighthouses usa, Lighthouse ...

 

Image result for pictures of lighthouses from Tybee Island georgia usaWhat to Submit?

1 original, poem on the theme of Lighthouse/s............
Any form is acceptable up to 20 lines. Please put the word Lighthouse/s in the title but make the title your own not just Lighthouse. Please let it be readable in common everyday English. I do not want a string of metaphors or flowerly lines that make no sense to everyday people. You can go anyway with your idea or theme but keep it short. It can be religious, political in a mild way, romance, love, or about a nice place to visit. It can be a lighthouse from anywhere in the world or lighthouses anywhere in the world. Pick a theme, idea, inspiration, pick a form under 21 lines and go for it. Enjoy writing it, Sara K. 

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.

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