Weekly Contest Results 08-10-15

Two undisputed winners this week, and one tiebreak between 5 poems and 4 poets. Interestingly enough, the site chose to award the final win to the only poet with 2 poems in the tiebreak. Seems somehow fitting.
Caps off to the talented poets of PnQ and our noble judges!

Winners:

Maple Tree (Andrea) with Autumn's Fading Whisper. Clearly the week's favorite!

Chelsea with Friend of your Demons running in close second.

Thomas with The Old Apartment breaking into third.

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COMMENTS FOR WINNERS:
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Autumn's Fading Whisper
by Maple Tree
25 points

1. "When your pen hits the paper, nature suddenly becomes a person. I have not yet seen anyone with such talent and ability. You give it another dimension, another life. If only others could see things, the way you do. I love autumn, and I think the melancholy in it is what captures me the most about it. In this piece, you made autumn become a person and I found myself falling in love with that person, and thereby falling in love with this poem. Breathtaking, the least I can say!" (10)

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2. "Talk about a beautifully written nature poem, leave it to the queen. This poem displayed every depth of talent Maple tree has!! From Personifying nature, to the visual the readers get to even the emotions that overcame me as I read, was simply tasteful, so elegant, so picturesque. I could really break this poem down line by line and when I'm able to reveal myself as a judge I will come back and do so because it needs that type of credit, its that good!" (7)

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3. "Special in every way, this poem in all its nature naturally humanized characteristics really stands out from other recent nature poems and deserves a highlight.

I was mesmerized by the tone and by the feeling of it, it's floating with magic and senses.

This could feel like a love poem if not categorized under nature poems, pertinent to the very powerful and apparent connection between you as the writer, and nature as the theme and inspiration behind it.

Well done and hats off!" (4)

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4. "This is a well worded poem filled with natural imagery with a hint of personification. It makes me look forward to Autumns to come while seeing a personal reflection also." (4)

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Friend of your demons
by Chelsey
11 points

1. "The lines in this poem were written well though my mind seems to wonder to another written between the lines." (7)

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2. "I absolutely love the opening line Chelsey uses here. Everyone has their own form of demons and it's wonderful when we find someone who is willing to help you deal with them.

Though this poem is filed with such sadness throughout it I can't help but still feel a tiny spark of hope seeping through it. The help offered, the determination to beat those demons with someone and setting yourself free already shows the underlying courage and strength of character.

"Recognize they do not like me either. Their other mission is to destroy me in destroying you. " Favourite line. People often forget that when they're struggling with their demons, their loved ones are too by watching them deal with it.

Beautifully written." (4)

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The Old Apartment
by Thomas
10 points

1. "There are very little words to describe how much I love this poem and why. First is the uniqueness in topic. Typically people living in apartments hate the noises of others through the walls, but who knew it can be penned such as this. I absolutely loved the first stanza. In fact, before I read the poem fully though I kept reading that. What a way to explain "singing the blues" or just a cry of desperation or depression. The second thing I loved was the description of lady. not from her point of view....but what you feel is happening as she hears the singing. The visuals were fantastic, and the ending stanza was incredibly written. To me, it was a way of her telling God how to heal someone....which is funny in itself, because God doesn't need instructing. This needs a win. Amazing job." (10)

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COMMENTS FOR HONORABLE MENTIONS:
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Fathoms Down And Hidden
by Ben Pickard
10 points

1. "This was really heart breaking, and genius by all means.

There is noway, that I as a reader, could have seen that ending coming. The poem took me in phases, themes, stories, and pictures. All mixed with emotions and thoughts.

Loved the flow, appreciated the structure and coherence. Really got moved by the imagery and wording and definitely impressed by the load of sadness and poetry in this piece.

Well done!" (10)

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Requiem By the Riverwalk
by Larry Chamberlin the Godfather
10 points

1. "I have written very few Epitaphs that could come close to the skill this one was delivered in. I feel like this one was heartfelt." (10)

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Cloudy Home (Dethroned)
by Ben Pickard
7 points

1. "This is my second nature pick this week, I am swept off my feet by the amount of talent I found in those nature poems. In this one, in particular, I saw you as a cloud, and I felt like a cloud. You took it to a new level with this piece, Ben. The gradual change of a white fluffy cloud into a dark stormy one. The description was spot on, and the way it reflected into your own emotions is brilliant. A great read indeed, and perfect imagery!" (7)

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As we leave Cuba
by Karla
7 points

1. "The title itself was alerting and interesting, also for some logical reason the words in the title gave me that grumpy emotion; leaving is instinctively connected with sadness, somehow.

And then comes the poem with it's amazing opening, amazing stanzas and amazing closing verse... The poem is really worked on very hard, you can tell by the word choice and their order. By the connections and by the metaphors used.

But then all at the same level, the poems feels very natural, inevitable and raw. Touching..
Cuba will always be here...what an epic poem and what a master piece, one which anyone should and can and will relate to, each with his own way :)

thank you for sharing such a beautiful poem." (7)

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Recovery
by Someone Invisible
4 points

1. "The tone was endearing throughout the piece. As if, the writer understood the pain that the girl was going through. And I sensed the positivity within the lines, although it was talking about something dark, it was also celebratory as the girl had found a way out of this addiction, out of its pain. I was happy to see her find a way to recovery." (4)

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Tailored as the grass to Earth
by Naughtymouse
10 points

1. "This is a heart melter at its finest

thoughts of you
which lack a tasteful sophistication,
spilling from my tongue like
red wine on a bear skin rug.

^^ it killed me to only rate this a 4 because of this stanza right here.....from the lack of taste being like spilled wine a bear skin rugged, to just the imagery there, I was like wowwwww.

I am tailored to you as
the grass beneath our feet
is to the earth.....

what an absolutely unique, yet Romantic way to describe the "stitching " of two souls. this wrecked me.

because time is too short and
life can be sugarsweet if you
give it a chance.

^ I love the light and fluffy, airy ending you give that. Its amazing. just amazing. King of love poetry really doesn't go to anyone else but you. Well done." (10)

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Why it took me so long to find myself
by Thomas
10 points

1. "What a beautiful piece of writing! The way Thomas describes his journey is wonderfully written and has both sensuality and melancholy simultaneously throughout this piece.

"because there breathes excitement in not knowing." I'm really fond of this line because the unknown is always both exciting and yet also at times incredibly scary.

Paris is an incredibly beautiful city so anytime someone mentions it in their work I instantly fall in love with the reference and the imagery it succeeds in creating. I thought it to tie in well here, especially with the image of somebody waiting for their lost love in the city of love.

"that was step four- losing myself if only to find myself again. " Lovely ending here. We've seen the journey from start to finish and I enjoy the way he loses himself during it to find himself again at the end of it.

Truly, stunning work here." (10)

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Delicate
by Britt
7 points

1. "As always, Britt opens on such a strong note. Something I personally feel many are able to relate to- questioning when we changed and how and why.

I'm fond of the scenes the tsunami line creates and how it shows us the emotions are so strong and all over the place currently.

"If the mind is the battlefield," My favourite line of the poem; so much emotion and thought in this line. Isn't the mind always the battlefield and our strongest stumbling block no matter what we're trying to do? I love this.

I particularly enjoyed how the last two lines tie in so well with the meaning of the prior one too, it wraps it up very nicely.

A nice little piece full of strength and self reflection and one I thoroughly enjoyed." (7)

Thank you judge.i'm honoured. congrats HMs!

Congrats to everyone! Thank you judges as always.

Thank you so so much, I am really shocked to see this one the front page. It's extra personal to me. And judge number two, you nailed it.

Thanks again.

Thank you to the judges, and everyone who nominated my two poems. I am honored to share the front page with two wonderful, brilliant poets, especially with the voting as close as it was, and every poem nominated being deserving of recognition.

Congratulations Andrea, Chelsey, and all of the HMs!

Awww, congratulations Thomas and Chelsey.... Very happy to be on the front page with you both....

Thank you judges for your lovely comments... Writing nature poems is and always will be my favorite poetry to write and I'm tickled this piece was highlighted.

Congratulations to all the Hms... Very powerful poetry nominated this week.

Congrats to you, Chelsey, Andrea & Thomas, and to the HMs.
Thank you, judge for your very kind comment.
Thanks judges & Jane!

Thanks again judges for your time - and congratulations to the very deserved winners!

Congrats to the Winners and HM's!

Thank you judges and Jane :)

Congrats all, and thanks judges & Jane this week!

Thank you also for my HM. Very touching comment! :)

Ahhhhhhhhhhh these poems are so so cool :)))) I've read them all and as sickly sweet as it sounds they all could have hit the top three this week!!!

Thankyou so much for the Hm and comments and thanks to all the judges this week!! :)

I freakin love PnQ !

Ohhh amazing poetry! Well done everyone and thanks for posting! Great efforts

Congrats people :D WELL deserved wins, and well done to the HMs