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One In Five Poetry Contest

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Roundel poetry form only.
Poetry Contest Deadline: Monday, July 14, 2025
32 poems of the maximum 35 allowed have been entered.
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Contest Description

**All Contest Entries Will Be Checked For AI

What to Submit?

1 original, New poem on 1 of the folloing photos using the Roundel Form
A Roundel consists of 3 stanzas of 3 Lines each and a Refrain.
 

The words that start the first Line will be your Refrain and is 4 Syllables

All other lines are 8 Syllables

Use howmanysyllables.com and rhymezone.com

Put the image number  you chose on the bottom of your poem

Rhyme Scheme: abaR  bab  abaR where R is the Refrain.

Example

When Autumn Comes

When autumn comes harvest moon glows
 Leaves transform to crimson and gold
 and the chill now withers the rose
 When autumn comes

 Leaves have fallen, a chill takes hold
 As summer sleeps where leaves repose
 Flowers weep, they can't be consoled

 A witch rides by with cackling woes
 Pumpkins  displayed, soon to be sold
 Halloween's here, the goblin knows
 When autumn comes

--- Joseph May --

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