Weekly Contest Results Monday May 31st

Hello everyone, hope everyone is well and safe. This week we have
3 judges on board and I want to thank the judge who came forward
as well as thank all 3 judges for their time and effort to make this contest
possible. Congrats to our front page winners: hiraeth, Daniel and Violet Raven
and those who received a HM. Well done everyone!

Winners://:

Craquelure by hiraeth (10+10)

Bloom by Daniel (4+7)

James by Violet Raven (10)

COMMENTS://

Craquelure by hiraeth (10 points)

Hiraeth had many poems highlighted this week but this one really touched
me because it is extremely relatable for me and no doubt many others on
site. For me it stated that there's a vulnerability to all of us, no matter which
way we look at it and sometimes we need that reassuring voice to tell us that
it's all going to be OK but other times we've got to pull ourselves up, dust ourselves
off and tell ourselves that it's a bad day not a bad life

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Craquelure by hiraeth (10 points)

Words are just words, right? No, when a word is used as a metaphor or simile
it can transcend its original meaning and create a window into another realm.
For this among other reasons, this poem hits hard in a most wonderful way.

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Bloom by Daniel (4 points)

Mourning the loss of a loved one, mixed with nature tones
and pure elegance- Intoxicating poem.

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Bloom by Daniel (7 points)

Daniel's poem this week, although seemingly simple, spoke volumes to
me because it reminded me of many things from my childhood that
I'd 'forgotten' about and it struck a real chord with me; I will always look
back on my childhood and be grateful for the path my life went so thank
you Daniel.
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James by Violet Raven (10 points)

Pouring your heart and soul and then blending it into a poem
is never an easy thing to do in writing, but Violet did just that
and so much more. To talk about suicide, alcoholism, self harm,
Depression and all around trauma tween two precious souls (adding
in just wanting to be who you are meant to be and can't) --- all in
one poem just made my heart hurt. This poem is so powerful, it needs
to be highlighted not to mention, beautifully written.

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HM’s://:

Strawberry donuts by Poet on the Piano (7)

A Foreseen Disaster by Star (4)

Matching Wings by ddavidd (4)

In A Dream by M. Rene' (7)

COMMENTS://

Strawberry donuts by Poet on the Piano (7 points)

Oh my heart- I love donuts- and I love this poem. To write of an eating
disorder is painful, and its not about the food... my heart, my heart- I am
speechless, just a beautiful poem.

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A Foreseen Disaster by Star (4 points)

Often form is discussed when critiquing a poem. This poem says so much more
than just the literal – it expands an emotion within our minds and before our
eyes.

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In A Dream by M. Rene' (7 points)

This poem made me feel like I was lightly dancing through it, each word and
image felt like a delicate hand, leading me through a world of light and dark
where I just knew I was safe. I liked the subtle rhyme and the general vibrancy
of the whole piece.

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Matching Wings by ddavidd (4 points)

I really like the contrast within this piece and the imagery used is
fascinating because it says (to me at least) you make your own dreams
and your own happiness for life is what you make it and the title
'matching Wings' for me stands out as we each of our own woes but
as humans we deal with them so differently.

Thanks Meena for hosting and all judges for their time.
Well done to the winners as there was a lot of fantastic work highlighted this week so must have been difficult also, well done to all those receiving an HM to and good luck to all for this week aswell

Thanks, Meena for hosting this week. Congratulations to all winners and HMs and big applause for our 3 judges!

Many thanks to Meena and our judges this week. Thank you judge for the comment/vote on my poem, and hiraeth for nominating. Well done to all!

Congratulations to the winners and HMs, thank you to Meena for hosting and the judges for their time. Well done everyone!

Thank you for the sweet comment ^_^
Congrats winners and HMs, I’m sure it’s been a tough week for judges!
Thank you for your time judges and Meena :)

Congrats to Daniel, Violet & Mark. Thanks to the judges and to Meena for hosting. Congrats to the honorably mentioned.

Congrats to Daniel & Violet on the win. Thank you judges for your lovely comments, thank you meena for hosting!

Congrats Mark and Violet! :) thank you Meena and the judges for their time and thoughtful comments! Have a great week everyone!

Thank you, Meena and judges! Congrats to the winners and HMs, the poems this past week were incredible.

Congratulations, one and all. Thank you, judges.