Weekly Winners 8/29/2011

Still trying to track down the comments (/votes?) from one judge, but the site has declared the following poets WINNERS! Please also check out this week's honourable mentions!

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Hindsight by The Prince

"A compact poem that speaks volumes. Every word was obviously chosen with great care to carry the seething swell of long-suppressed emotion... however, it almost felt forced, like the author was given a writing exercise where there was a strict word limit. It's not a relaxed poem, given its quiet, pitiful nature. That said, it takes much skill to convey this much in a little snapshot, so kudos to the poet." (10)

"This is quite the heartbreaking piece, very emotive with so much said in such few words. Hard to critique, when the poem was kept simple yet still really touched the reader's heart deeply, leaving you speechless. All the word choices really complimented one another. Absolutely loved the usage of harbored, it worked lovely. I felt it in a way connected with the line 'fingertips that sought to reach the maps of another' seems as though this person is sailing on a ship tracing maps on his way to a destination of the one he loves, while withholding those feelings he can no longer express, for this person is gone. I can literally feel that lump in your throat, when it seems as though words are stuck there now. I can feel a slight regret in this poem also, that this person wishes they would have expressed how they felt because now it's too late. This write is short but definitely brings a tear to the eye. Just beautiful!" (10)

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Old Souls by Sibyllene

"This is such a rich piece (with perfect alliteration and simile within the lines, imagery from the first few) astoundingly moving and most importantly, it had huge emotional resonance. The repetition (of lines format, and sentence structure) evokes a loving but mournful tone as they typify fond memories. It is the kind of poem you want to share to your friends/sisters. I love the clarity of its vocabulary, beautiful in its polished simplicity." (10)

"Yes, it's another love poem with familiar images and, yes, it's about that old, childhood feeling that is shared by many people in loving relationships...but altogether, this is still a unique poem just in quality of writing alone. Sincere and natural, sweet and simple... with a beautiful, timeless ending." (4)

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87 by Ms Sunshine

"The lack of punctuation in this piece leaves the reader able to introduce a rhythm and pace within the poem which I find to be interesting. This author has changed their style completely which is for the best as I find their not-to-over-dramatic vocabulary more interesting and convincing. A little bit of practice and this author will perfect that "show don't tell" kind of poem." (7)

"I found this poem to be quite intriguing as some do not follow their horoscopes, because they don't believe in them. But I loved how this person who may not fully believe in them, kind of gives hope to how accurate they can really be. I did feel as though 'today's schedule' doesn't have to be a line in the poem, it threw me off a tad bit to start. The ending was powerful and truly excellent as it summed up the writer's main point of the poem. I did wonder however if the number 87 does actually mean something to this writer, rather than just reading it as their lucky number out of horoscope one day. That would be something interesting to know behind the poem. Well done.'' (7)

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Versify me off my prose by The Poetess

"This poem definitely had the beautiful aspect to it, you captured the readers attention with the images of a sleepy dawn upon paper, it was this impressed me as I'm sure it too
would impress the sun. Some interesting metaphors used throughout, I liked the insertion of a banal kiss woven of wool, quite a clever idea. The tone of the poem is however what caught my attention the most, it was stern sounding but almost exhausted, as though the words were draining from a tired mind, one that longed to change her future from the same old to something new and fresh. You almost sounded bored, but it was in a lovely way as odd as that might sound. The use of Christmas created quite that charming atmosphere for me, I liked that it was just a breif reference it was almost warming to the reader. A lovely poem." (7)

"I must give this poet some props for writing a piece that actually truly felt natural. As of late, reading her poems I think this one stands out the most as it seems it flowed with ease and wasn't forced like some of her other writes. Also, they didn't get wrapped up in using thesaurus-like words to make the poem fancy like I've seen them do in the past. I really think they should be proud of this piece. It was pretty nicely written and quite easy to understand."(4)

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Polyrhythms by Monster

"It was something unique about this writer style that caught my attention. I've read poems by the author before but this one I couldn't stop (this is my 5th time) It's nice to see something stripped to the bone and is raw with emotion, probably a strange concept and many will find it odd what I'm saying but this poem was to the point, it spoke in casual tone and yet it was poetic. It shined for me this week when reading the weekly nomination. You know I gathered many different images from this poem, in the beginning I thought
of a female dancing and man becoming mesmerized by her beauty, the fact that the dance floor is crowded and he'd have no where to move. I didn't even think of the actual ocean until the ending but a beautiful metaphor none the less. The ending was something to think about for me, it is indeed ironic. Quite a deep poem. One that I thought had the poetic technique and emotion needed to generate a great piece." (10)

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Phantasmagoria by Thomas

"Whimsical, creative, evocative poem, and a love poem at that. Unique approach, great tone, and a talent for spotting just the right little details to give the reader their own picture to paint- if not by numbers, then certainly by its letters...HAA." (7)

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Stripped by Faithless

"I love the simplicity of its language and theme. The structure was flawlessly maintained and carried throughout the poem. I am not a fan of the repetition much but it gives clarity to every stanza though I love the potent theme mostly." (4)

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Frozen in Time by Ingrid

"This poem was complex with emotion and yet it was the simplistic nature of the piece that allowed the reader to connect with it. The casual words of "you left" and "I hate you" were intriguing to me, not to often I find you can use such phrases in poetry with the impact that you left. The contrast of I hate you against the Love you was strong, it's that situation you find yourself in that you never want to be in, torn between your own emotions. The ending is an inspirational one to all who have or are experiencing the loss of
relationship but more than that the loss of a best friend, you ended it with light at the end of the tunnel and I think it's a strong message for all those to gather. This poem was elegantly written from the layout to the emotional impact it left upon the reader." (4)

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Congrats all!! :)

Thanks...Sib, I think? And judges of course!

I am flattered, thanks a lot for the comments! Appreciated! For the 1st judge I will keep your words in mind, as for the 2nd judge actually no doesn't really have a personal reference but everything written is true, I was awake and I was reading the horoscope and it said that I might receive a call and my day will be very busy;I have to admit I got excited was waiting for a call from someone LOL Ps: 87 being my lucky number that day but since I don't believe in signs and horoscope I wondered why do I even react or read them, so ended up with that poem, which I am surprised to see it on the front page.

Congrats for Sib and Danny and the H'ms! Definitely well deserved! BTW Danny I always bring you luck when I nominate :P [I don't believe in luck]

and yes thanks for the judges and for posting this sib

Congrats all! :)

Congrats all and thanks for the HM, I am deeply impressed.

Congrats to all and thanks to the judges.

Congrats winners! Well done

Congrats all..

Congrats winners & HMs alike! :)

Congrats winners and HM's!

Was this the last time the current set of judges had to judge?

Ooooh, I think so! Thanks for the reminder, Abby :)

Phew.

Well done to all involved :)

Thanks judges for the H'M :) Appreciated
Congrats winners and other H'Ms :)