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THE NUMBERS GAME Poetry Contest
Kimo poetry form only.
Poetry Contest Deadline:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
35 poems of the maximum
35 allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Nette Onclaud
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Contest Description
good day, dear soupers...it's time to write about numbers using the form kimo: A post-Haiku poetic style ,
consisting of three lines of 10, 7, and 6 syllables, unrhymed... choose one of the prompts below --- make it flow, jump off the page with distinct imagery, poetic cadence, and overall appeal of content.
1. A HUNDRED MILES
2. AN OUNCE OF TEARS
or
3. LOVE, THE SECOND TIME AROUND
an example, just a draft :
October's fleeting joy is a heart’s plea
for time curt, this autumn vanished
like a thin note, unsung
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to qualify: *add sponsor's name,contest title, and date of poem… ONLY NEW POEMS ARE ACCEPTED.
*use www.howmanysyllables.com as your counter ( please review your syl count)…
*write ONLY ONE KIMO and avoid filler words
* use chosen prompt as your title
* avoid AI or plagiarized works
keep soaring!
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