34 syllables in 6 lines
Poetry Contest
Please write six lines in a syllable format of 5-7-5-5-7-5. (SORT OF double-haiku style). May or may not be a space after third line.
First three lines must have the theme of a lake or pond, and what can be SEEN above surface at this moment in time.
Last three lines must have a theme of THAT lake/pond's surroundings (trees, animals etc.). NO WILLOW TREES ALLOWED.
Personification is fine.
No punctuation at all (hyphens are OK)
All written in lower case.
NO artwork.
NO author notes whatsoever.
Plain simple presentation in two colours only (one for background and one for text) with no highlighting of text
Must all be written in present tense.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool of 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, September 6, 2014.
Full Contest Listing
First three lines must have the theme of a lake or pond, and what can be SEEN above surface at this moment in time.
Last three lines must have a theme of THAT lake/pond's surroundings (trees, animals etc.). NO WILLOW TREES ALLOWED.
Personification is fine.
No punctuation at all (hyphens are OK)
All written in lower case.
NO artwork.
NO author notes whatsoever.
Plain simple presentation in two colours only (one for background and one for text) with no highlighting of text
Must all be written in present tense.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool of 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, September 6, 2014.
