Weekly Winners - 8/1

Here are the winners & HM's for this week! Special thank you to the members who comment, read, nominate and vote on these poems, and the judges for tirelessly going through each and every poem nominated to choose their top 3. Congrats to all those posted in here today! :)

Ode to an egg
by Mera luna

"I absolutely adored this poem and the lighthearted approach the writer took with the creativity. I loved the imagery and the poems uniqueness. This poem broke the monotonous style of a lot of poems that have recently been nominated. Though I am not sure if it had a deeper meaning than what you read on the surface it was nice to just read a poem and not have to think too much about it. The layout, approach and deliver were on key and I thoroughly enjoyed this read. I am looking forward to reading more delightful poems. Welcome back to the site, you have gained a new reader." (10)

"This poem was definitely unique, I believe the poet used the many aspects needed to create a decent poem. It had technique, I was fond of the alliteration within the second stanza, the 'B' the sounds were powerful and playful in helping create the sound of items being placed into a saucepan of water (at least this is the sound I hear in my mind.) While as mentioned earlier the poem seemed playful to me in the beginning however I found myself pondering the deeper level of thinking that came with it. Your use of personification was clever, giving the egg human characteristics, but again as I noticed this I began to wonder where the connection comes from and it seems this poem has a stronger level of emotion entwined within it than what showing on the surface. The way you described the hearts, one as yellow and the other in red was an obvious description, to me it also described opposites and a connection. At the end where you reference your heart beating the message I got the first time was that you were excited and anticipating eating your salad, on a different level I began to see all of these as symbolic attributes in creating a piece that was more than just a poem about an egg. I could be wrong however but for me personally I was able to create my own meaning and that's what a great writer does, they write for them and allow others to relate through their words even if the meaning is different to their own. The poem is great either way in my opinion and it has been a pleasure to read." (10)

"This poem gets big points for being unique in both its language and concept, and quite darkly delightful." (10)

"Very interesting concept here, I never expected to read something quite like this. One thing I noticed was the usage of alliteration - which I thought worked quite well with the poem, though there is quite a bit of it throughout. I felt as though this poem could be interpreted as the title says - an ode to an egg, or perhaps talking about a certain person in their life. Interesting write all around, definitely interesting to see the unique inspiration for this piece." (7)

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Far- flung
by Melissa

"As always the poet lures me with her tone in poetry, I find myself enchanted by her words and intrigued by the delicate imagery she presents to her audience. Usually I wouldn't be fond of a poem that starts with I love you, as a lot of the time you read this in poetry and it's abused with no creativity and lack of emotion but you have a way with words that creates that emotion and elegance needed. The romantic essence is strong throughout, I notice you too stick to many similar images in your poems as I do and it makes me wonder if they have a particular symbolic meaning to you. Thought it was clever to incorporate the idea of 'noun's and 'verbs' instead of saying the obvious and I am particularly fond of the way you described yourself as an 'illuminating fool' it was quite sweet and portraying yourself against the image you created for him being 'midnight scenery' was beautiful and reminded me of opposites attracting. As always a pleasure to read your work." (7)

"I love you like a star, dear", what a great opening line. Reading this poem is like watching a sad movie that leaves a strong impression and offers a cathartic release for this poet's diction always evokes an emotional response from their readers. True, this was certainly yet another romantic write that surely touched everyone's heart." (7)

"This writer has a talent for writing sparsely yet densely at the same time. Nicely done." (7)

"There are certain poets on this site that have such unique and diverse styles it wouldn't be hard to pick them from a band of writers. I am certainly glad to see this poet writing again. The wording and flow are incredible and not complicated, yet not simple, just perfect. This is the type of poem that I will read over and over, creating a new depth in my mind searching for some hidden meaning. (Since this was put in misc. not in the love category, which I abhor.) Awesome write!" (4)

"Very beautiful and full of romance. Loved the internal rhyme of 'eyes' and 'lines' in the second line. Really nicely put together piece, not a whole lot to say here. The emotion and imagery blended together perfectly. A easy-to-relate-to poem, wishing upon a star - the one you love. Adored your title, also. Definitely drew me in. Good job!" (4)

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Helen
by Mel

"I was quite pleased to stumble across this poet this week, she definitely has an interesting imagination and originality in her pen. I love how she speaks of an actual person, perhaps a friend, and makes that the title of her piece. Though the reader starts the poem not knowing who this person is, the writer definitely shows us who she is throughout the poem. I adored how though this poem didn't have punctuation it still had it's way of flowing smoothly. However, a little punctuation wouldn't hurt. Great alliteration with 'flickering fluorescent lights' - it felt quite natural. I have never heard of 'skirted' used the way it was, but I definitely loved it a lot. Very nice choice of words there, rather than choosing something bland. I felt this poet may have used some very common phrases that are normally cliche - 'kisses like roses' and 'drunk on tears' but then balanced them out with her own originality - ' bites from unfamiliar porcelain' and 'skirted her grasp' really made this an
excellent piece!" (10)

"The content of the poem was obviously a good fit for Helen. The insertion of the second and fourth stanza is really effective, kind of the summary of the subsequent stanza. Sometimes cutting some lines off like that in the fifth stanza works really well in a poem. I love the subtle words used here, I know they are all incredibly girly and modest like smile, lashes, roses, porcelain, etc. but I really did enjoy reading them. Despite the simplicity of this piece, there is something distinctive about this poem, probably its elegant dramatic tone. Good closing line, too." (10)

"This poetess has such a unique way of capturing images and setting them inside metaphors. A beautiful talent that is envied by myself and I am sure many more. This poem could partly be based on Helen of Troy or perhaps someone with the namesake therefore the mention of cities she would never conquer. I loved the style of this piece as the writer has their own unique style and almost catch-phrases within each poem. They each fall unique to the writer and somehow she weaves them magically into an intriguing poem that captivates me in each and every write. This is the type poem I can see being handed out in English Lit and told to read it and draw from it your own analogy." (7)

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HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Hopelessness
by Silvershoes

"What I liked about this piece was the creative comparisons, obviously the whole poem was creating a comparison as a whole but what I found is each on their own was extremely effective in provoking thought and even emotion. Usually I'd cringe when reading a poem that is filled with 'it's' at the beginning of each line, however I liked that you broke it up when you included longer comparisons and minimized the 'it's' within a few lines, this technique was a key feature in keeping the reader interested. The insertion of the starved dog honestly was painful to read, part of me cringed when reading it and wished I hadn't but it created a sense of reality and the shock people need to understand the feeling of hopelessness on a different level. I enjoyed that you left this open and the poem can relate to any feeling of hopelessness, a lost relationship, the destruction of the world, many different problems came to mind and it allowed me to focus on the one I related to most - a nice way to include your audience." (4)

"It's refreshing to read poems with repetitions such as this because it's not in every poem that you get to read these days. Not only the repetitions were good additions to the poem but at the same time added a lot to the flow. Another fantastic poet who always adopts different styles." (4)

"This poem gets my vote for being earnest and interesting. It is packed with a few too many repetitive, riddle-like, simile-packed sentences for my taste, yet they were each quite singular, bring a different facet to the surface. Cumulatively, they reached the desired effect quite well." (4)

Congrats to all the winners! :)

Congrats all!

The poem Helen was written by Mel, not Melpomene.

Bahaha, I love that we have a Mel, a Melpomene, and a Melissa. :)
Nice job, guys.

This is amazing well deserved for the winners and H'M! Well done and congrats :)

Congratsssssssssssss

Thanks for catching that Britt. :)

Thanks for the win, lol! No seriously congrats all. Lovely poems this week. :) Also congrats to the HM's.

"Bahaha, I love that we have a Mel, a Melpomene, and a Melissa. :)"

Narph, funny how I get called all three hey. I can kind of understand the confusion.

Congrats winners!

Congratulations to everyone.

I went to comment on that poem originally and put in "Melpomene", Woops, good thing I caught it haha.

^ That's a good thing to know. I've been counting them as the same person in the judge nomination thread, better go edit that...

CONGRATULATIONS! Love the winning poems this week and thank you kindly for the honorable mention.

Congratulations to all the winners and the HM.

Congratulations winners and HM!

Congrats to all:)

Congrats all :D

Jane, I would ask people to specify as most people call Melpomene Mel. I usually do, I forget how to spell it lol

Thanks guys! (: Congrats to Luna and Mel for their fabulous poems, loved them both! Thank you to the judges as well, loved reading all the comments, really appreciate your time.