Well, I hope it is not a fauxpa to post this, but Ambrosia had originally asked me to post this several days ago when I sent in my votes. Anyhow I felt self-conscious about it... I did not want to affect any votes, plus I am
in no way a poet or a judge of anything. Anyhow, here goes...
To those that I did not vote for or comment about, believe me when I was that every single one of the entries was truly amazing to someone who has spent a total of about 30 minutes reading poetry prior to this in my life!
To the writer of "Toad-Man" ... you punched me right in my gut, with memories of my childhood that I was not proud of ... remembering this will hopefully continue to make me a better person. I hope you don't mind that your words are now posted on my refrigerator. ***Damn... I am so sorrrry and still do not understand how I dropped it from my top 3...***
Note: If I am wrong to post this in full, a mod can feel free to delete it or ask me to edit out the actual votes...
CC.Allen said:
VOTE: DREAMS, VISIONS, or NIGHTMARES Contest.
13. Summer Drums
11. Creator and Destroyer
5. Broken Me
Now I just can't help but to add a few comments. Amazing from top to bottom. A few of my favorites:
Entry #3 Toad-Man - Reading these in order, I immediately sad “nothing can beat this” … how can it not be in my top 3???
Entry #5 Broken Me - #3) Amazing words & writing. My favorite of all. I don’t feel like it met the essence of the criteria of the contest, so I am only voting it in at #3.
Entry #9 Crackaleur - Beautiful! Short, sweet & should be winner of many contests.
Entry #11 Creator and Destroyer - #2) Wow. I shivered & I read it 10 more times, each time hoping to shiver again.
Entry #13 Summer Drums - #1) Amazing. Captured the essence of the contest and wrote a wonderful piece.
Entry #22 I HAD A DREAM - Amazing writing & blending of various historic moments to bring about the vision of the troubles that this country truly faces. Once more, how can this not be in my top 3????
Entry #24 Last Night I Saw Pauline - I feel like this author is a rock star.
So many others were soooo good, but I must get back to work!
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ETA: AMBROSIA!!!!! Way to go .... all the kudos you get will not be enough!