SENSE OF TASTE

Contest Judged: 8/1/2025 12:00:00 AM
Sponsored by: Nette Onclaud |

Place	PoemTitle	Poet
1	By the Street Lamp	Andrea Dietrich
1	By The Streetlamp	Chetta Achara
1	BY THE STREETLAMP	Constance La France
1	By The Streetlamp	Mystic Rose Rose
2	By The Streetlamp	Frederic Parker
2	By The Streetlamp	Sotto Poet
3	BY THE STREETLAMP	Howard Kerr
3	By the Streetlamp	David Crandall
3	By the Streetlamp	Trina Layne
3	By the Streetlamp	Valsa George
3	BY THE STREET LAMP	Sara Etgen-Baker
4	By the Street Lamp	Kim Rodrigues
4	By the Streetlamp	John Anderson
5	By The Streetlamp	Charles Messina
5	By The Streetlamp	Noel Onat
5	- By The Streetlamp -	Anne-Lise Andresen

Contest Description

write a new POEM using the sense of taste only as your conceptual framework… the theme is: … BY THE STREETLAMP

~ include sponsor's name, title of contest, and date of entry

~ please limit your poem to 8 lines only, 7 syls per line

~ compose one in free verse; the theme is poem's title

~ REFRAIN FROM using the word “ taste" in your poem

~ base your work on the Sense of Taste; no AI generated entry, erotica

~ check, re-check syl count, line requirements, grammar, typos..many poems

were disqualified in my last spree due to said errors

a street light with a building in the background

visual is simply to jumpstart your imagination

fascinating imagery, poetic mood, and overall impact are my guidelines… kindly avoid clichés..a stimulating ending will likewise earn winning points…

have a fascinating time!