Round 4 Results (~Dixiedaisy's`) Most Fun You Ever Had In A Cont

First, I would like to thank all of the entrants, for without you these poems would not have been created. You have all done a wonderful job of trying to make us laugh, running with the prompts and taking on your own voice within the poem.
The creativity level was astounding, I am so amazed at the quality of poetry that was receieved. You all are amazing. Thank you for entering and your tireless efforts on creating such breathtaking pieces is truly appreciated. Without each of you this contest would have not been possible...okay it would have been possible just a lot less exciting. Thank you for bringing it to the table so to speak.... You are all winners in my book!

Second, My judges....Thank You for your unwavering support and taking on these poems week after week and judging fairly based on your opinions. In my eyes you all are truly priceless.

Now without further wait the winner of The Most Fun You Ever Had In A Contest is..........

With losing your ass, to Adieu!Farewell you made us laugh, then brought the serious bone to your poetry in "Ode to Liz" and "Yearning"...... Hellon Aka Miss Take I now pronounce you Winner....
You may take your crown and roses and walk the stage my dear.... Any comments from our winner?

1st Runner Up- Melpomene- She dashed and dazzled her way into our hearts with Alice in Wonderland and Marilyn Monroe.... a poetic heart indeed.

2nd Runner Up- Larry Chamberlin- One of the overachievers that brought us a touch of history with poetic influence.

Below the poems from round 4 are listed with judges comments and scoring. Judge # 4 was sick this week and was only able to provide scores.
Following round 4 poems are rounds 1-4 with scores accumulated throughout and a tally of totals at the end. Congratulations poets you may now post your poems to your account.

April Fool

An April fool endures the endearing showers
that saturate the soil in this season.
The sun seems closer at this time
as the earth turns and tilts through
heavens halo, or the rainbows that dissect
the light so bright it illuminates the horizon.
There lies my pot of gold.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __22

I enjoyed the line about rainbows dissect the light so bright it illuminates the horizon. Very creative. Don't we all dream of a pot of gold in lifes little endeavors?

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 6
Total Points __ 16

I found this poem had a nice start but ended far too quickly for my liking. There was just no WOW to it, for me anyway.
- Heaven's halo or heaven's halo -
(of course whether to capitalize it or not would be your choice)

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___9
Total Points __23

Wonderful poem, though a little short, it says everything it needs to say. Kind of like fast food poetry.
Endures endearing showers would have worked nicely without "the" in between.
There was far too many "the's" throughout the poem. Some of them could be elimated to give more of a poetic voice to this piece.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __19

Insoluble Influences

There bursts a gust under my skin,
it chills me out with its frosty moans,
inhabiting my core,
as I endure winter, to let go of fall.

For cold has been following me-
it drivels and wheezes, like a bully
awaiting each sheet to tremble
with my nerves.

Still, more showers pouring with insanity,
cruelly hauling me into the petals flirting
at the gates of April; mad for Spring.

With curious plans, in pitiful eager for
Summer, to sweat wretchedness in
cheery covers..

Alas-right now, the world is foreseeing
harsher frosts, but I-urge not to ice up
as Nature has this manner in the power
of its snappy air,
to rupture all that isn't her own,
although we are all...hers.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __19

Not sure why there is a dash between " I-urge" it seems very out of place. I love how the concept of that Mother Nature disrupts all that isn't her own, but we are all hers was put into play. Seemingly this write would suggest that April is the month to long for.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 8
Total Points __ 20

I found the abundance of commas in this piece disrupted the flow.
It holds some very unique lines though, I must say. From flirting petals to cheery covers, this write indeed held my attention.
I love the title!

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __19

Sorry-Two words thre off the flow and depth to the poem for me "frosty moans"
Winter and Fall were not capitalized though Summer and Spring were.
This poem was okay, it just didn't stand out among the entries for me to give it a better score.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __20

Lake Eden

Predawn paradise - leave camp
with coffee to fog banked lake;
dangle legs under live oak,
wait 'til sunrise burns off cloud.
Misty rib-branch droops to lake,
dim contour, something's not right;
clarity swirls - copperhead
rests immobile at my feet!

Name her Eve; she slithers away,
swims through fog, disappears;
pull back legs then she returns,
ghostly weaving, floats to branch.
Remain still, hope she'll stay, but
Eve's off again into haze;
birds cry out to sun: "arise!"
Snake comes back, treks out again.

There's dire penalties to spy
on maid in her ablutions;
head waves as undulating
side strokes course along her spine;
reveals need that sends her out
swimming watery Eden:
protruding from her mouth she holds
the twitching tail of a minnow.

Eve claims her seat, raises head;
in fang filled throat her breakfast
like forbidden apple, slides down
to thickened body, and is gone.
Stand to go, Eve slips the tree,
leaves only ripples spreading
true word: in the garden of good,
evil has purpose and beauty.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___9
Total Points __23

"There's dire penalties to spy" would read easier if changed to
There are dire penalties to spy.

Otherwise, a very creative write that held my attention and created amazing imagery.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 7
Total Points __ 20

This write created the most amazing imagery for me. I normally would cringe at so many (,.:;) but I think it worked well in this write. The poet didn't go off course in a ramble, but rather stayed right on track and delivered very solid imagery.
Definitely a poem I would want to read again.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __21

The tense of this line does not seem to flow very well..

"There's dire penalties to spy
on maid in her ablutions;"

Perhaps this could work more freely?

There's dire penalties to spy
on maids in their ablutions;?

Overall this poem was wonderful, A snake named "Eve" was a very clever approach.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___9
Total Points __23

Phenomenon.

diverged tongues
of lavender
strike with harm,
snaring memorabilia
of nature while brontides
rattle silence,

yet beauty illuminates
for the unforeseen
is not always a
venomous disaster.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points __25

I love to watch thunderstorms and you have beautifully penned their need for existence. I loved the imagery with phrases like " lavender tongues" and "snaring memorabilia". Wonderfully clever!

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 3
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 7
Total Points __ 18

I would love to see a little more added to the middle of this piece.
It holds some very unique words and flows nicely but failed to create (for me) a wow factor on the imagery scale.
I think this write has great potential with the addition of a few more lines.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___5
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___9
Total Points __22

Oh my! The imagery provided in this piece is astounding! I loved the ending message, it is necessary for nature to take her course and it is not always detrimental.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___3
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___3
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __18

Yearning

Bowed against the gale
and, melancholy as the dreary day
a solitary figure stands
forlorn and shivering
'neath aphotic sky

and

as winter rains lash
and squally winds thrash

pounding! pounding!
upon barren limbs

still

they remain outstretched
as this defiant mother
faces the elements
knowing a myraid of buds
will once more seek her boughs
devouring her loneliness
in the rebirth
of spring.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points __23

Myraid=Myriad
This poem had a deeper meaning the more one reads it. I picture a mother bird shivering in the nest to keep her babies safe against the elements. But, this could also be a metaphor for the daily struggles we endure everyday. Wonderful Write and my favorite.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 8
Total Points __ 20

This write held my attention from beginning to end.

"as winter rains lash
and squally winds thrash

pounding! pounding!
upon barren limbs"

Wonderful, wonderful insertion that held this poem together perfectly.

myraid - myriad (I could be wrong though)

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___8
Total Points __21

There were some places that threw me off with the wording or grammar. Just in an opinion... Pounding should have been capitalized to created more of a dramatic effect for the reader, it reads as wimpy the way it is stated. I didn't catch this off the start, when I ran the poem through spell check.... "myriad" is misspelled.
I also didn't care for the "and" and "still" stuck out there in the middle of nowhere with no seeming order other than to elongate the poem itself.
Definitely a beautiful poem that has potential if tightened up a bit

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points __24

Flushed

Her petals curled,
not with beauty who had
ripened the lilac
blooming 'pon her cheek,
nor was pride all
she stood for

which had once asked
a bee to leave her pollen,
for his wings were bitten
beyond attractive and
she'd never taste honey
as sweet as her.

Though today she stood
ablaze -
a wild flower.

Her perfumed scent was
more than I could bare as
the suns pastel presence
scorched not only I, who was
drinking bottled water

but you whose roots were
clawing at the spring.

Selfish the way I let
leaves become antique with
rusting reds and auburns of
certain death but

it was true I loved you
and all your beauty.

I was just no match for summer.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___9
Total Points __23

"more than I could bare as" bare should be "bear" Loved the ending line which tied everything together so nicely. One of my favorites from this round

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___ 3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___ 4
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___ 4
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___ 8
Total Points __ 19

This poem flowed nicely and created some very solid imagery.
But ... I felt there was something missing (a word or two perhaps) to connect the first part to the second.
The poem stays on topic and ends with a very thought provoking line.
Nice read !

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___3
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points __23

I wasn't crazy about some of the grammar in this piece.
for his wings were bitten
beyond attractive
^^ Not sure but the tense on this phrase seemed off.
Bare=bear
Beyond the grammar/spelling this was a very clever write. One that I would enjoy reading over and over.

Spelling/Grammar 1-5 points ___4
Creativity/ Cleverness 1-5 points ___5
Content ( flow, length, and does poem stay on topic) 1-5 points ___5
Prompt-o-Meter 1-10 points ___10
Total Points __24

Round 1 poems (Wish Bone Round)

Britt- Stinky Feet...76
Michael D. Nalley- Politically Correct...59
Bob Shank- Who Bought P & Q (riddle)....59
Hellon aka Miss Take- I've Lost My Ass!...85
Mr Darcy- Toffee Surprise...63
Melpomene- My Goose..59
AJ- Surprise (Double Limerick)..72
Larry Chamberlin- Keith Richards Lament..69
Miss Sunshine- To Be Nonsensical..66
Courageous Dreamer- Crazy Journalists..58

Round 2 Poems

Hellon aka Miss Take- Adeiu! Farewell!-11 bps w/total..91....176
Larry Chamberlin- Hornblower on Deck (Sonnet) 8bps w/total.104..173
Britt- King's Crown of Pain (Acrostic)-7bps w/total.95..171
Melpomene- All With Time-8bps w/total...104..163
A.J.- For the Life of Another -11 bps w/total..77..149
Michael D. Nalley- Unknown Soldier -11 bps w/total..84..143
Miss Sunshine- Solitude Total - 7 bps w/total..74...140
Bob Shank- Humpty Dumpty Fell Total- 11 bps w/total..70...129
Courageous Dreamer- Fortuity - Total -7 bps w/total.68..126

Round 3 poems

Courageous Dreamer-Bait to Devour. -5bps w/total...91...217
Bob Shank-The "Greatest" Daughter- 4bps w/total...90...219
Britt- You Seduce Me- 3 bps w/total..98...269
Michael D. Nalley- Great Family Expectations..3 bps w/total.72...215
Miss Sunshine- Quitting- 3bps w/total.72...212
Hellon aka Miss Take- Ode to Liz- 4 bps w/total.97...273
Melpomene- Abandonment- 4 bps w/ total...98...261
Larry Chamberlin-Requiem Ode to John Paul II 5 bps w/total.88...261

Round 4 Poems

Michael D. Nalley- April Fool..80...295
Miss Sunshine -Insoluble Influences ..78...290
Larry Chamberlin-Lake Eden..87...348
Courageous Dreamer-Phenomenon...83...300
Hellon AKA Miss Take-Yearning...88...361
Melpomene-Flushed...89...350

Yes, you are right they should be thanked for that. I had a much longer intro for them, but I got timed out.

I agree "I was just no match for summer"

The ending to that was simply amazing. It is Melpomenes and I am sure she will post it soon.
No worries Bob, I will nominate it, it deserves that by far. Such a beauty.

I have edited the Thank you to the contestants and my judges know the appreciation I hold for them. Oh my I would have been in a pickle without them.

I truly loved the entries in the last two rounds more considerably than the first two. Some amazing poems were created and I can't wait til they are posted to their accounts. I will have tons of comments to dish out.

Hellon is a great poet and praise is long ovver due

Kay thanks for holding such a creative contest, each round was interesting and kept me on my toes. Also thanks to the judges for seeming to enjoy my poems each round lol!

Congrats Hellon! You rocked this challenge. Loved your poems from every round.

Well done to all the contestants who entered, I thought the poems were great. I know how much effort goes into entering one of these so well done to you all.

Too sweet Robert, thanks. I would give you my wild flower, but I don't know how you'd feel about her 'sun tan'

Congrats to to all who entered, this was a toughy.

Congrats to Hellon, never seen her in these contests before..or did I?

Congratulations to everyone that participated!! All the poems were good and I found them a joy to read though I never said so. :P Thank you Kay for hosting this amazing contest and I realize it is very hard and you did a great job with it. Also I would like too thank the judges for all your hard work in picking the poems out to win. Lastly thanks to those who particiapted and made this contest possible. :]

Thank you all for the many compliments as far as the hosting went. I have to give credit to the judges and the contestants, rest of it was just paperwork and a few ideas.

My apologies to anyone I may have offended with the Zejel joke. There is no way I could write one, just wanted to give an April Fools Joke for yall.

Thanks again and Congrats as well to all of the poets for such fine work.

Thanks to the judges for their time and effort.
Thank you Dixie, for your untiring work in creating, hosting, slogging and putting up with tribulations.
Loved the April Fool joke & Michael posted his sucker effort - a fine poem itself.

Congratulations to Hellon & Melpomene.
Thanks for the appreciation and the inspiration.

Somehow I never commented in this thread, for that I apologize. Congratulations Hellon and awesome contest, Dixie ;)

Do we have another member willing to hold a site challenge? I can't seem to get my creative juices flowing, and I think participating in one of these would help... it's been too long!