Poll: For Love of a Place

[qimissung]

Herein you will find awesome poetry about places that are special to the lives of the writers.

Vote for your favorite. The poll will be open for the next three weeks. It will be closed on August 24th.

Happy reading; happy voting; oh happy last days of summer. :)

[cacian]

The entries are brilliant and worthy of winning and so was not easy to make a choice but I have now voted and wish good luck to everyone.:seeya:

[Lokasenna]

This is one of the hardest LitNet poetry contests to pass judgement on - each author has a right to be proud of what they've accomplished here.

There was one, though, that for me stood out as the first among equals, so I've voted for that one.

[Pendragon]

Apparently, this one is going to be close! And so it should be! Great poems, all!

[aliengirl]

All the entries are so good that it took me three days and many re-reads to finally settle on one. I was torn between two poems. It's a pity that I have just one vote. Anyway, good luck to all!

[Pendragon]

We at least need one more vote to break the stalemate. Read and heed! :arf:

[Maximilianus]

Beautiful everything! http://smilies-gifs.com/amarillos/7amarillos.gif

[aliengirl]

It can't get more interesting. Four poems have two votes each. Who will be the winner? :toetap05: Come on folks, VOTE!

[DocHeart]

I enjoyed all of them. Three were very, very good. One stood out for me.

Here's to writing.

DH

[Jack of Hearts]

It came down to two here, and they were neck and neck!





J

[Lokasenna]

Gosh, this is exciting! The field narrows further...

[qimissung]

The voting will close at 10 p.m. tonight. Thanks for your patience, everyone, and many thanks to all of you for taking the time to look at the poetry and vote.

So....going once....

[qimissung]

going twice...

[qimissung]

Don't scream, I'm extending the deadline one more day as some have indicated an interest in voting, and I love the idea of as many people participating as possible.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Amazing talent!
That goes toward all entries. I was torn between the last two, but alas I can vote for one only.
Nice effort by all.

sorry for creating a tie - another extension?

[Sancho]

Sancho voted, even though there wasn’t a bawdy limerick in the whole shebang.

[qimissung]

OK, the poll will really, truly close at 5 p.m. Central Standard time today. I swear. :D

If not a tie, I like a close race, and it looks like we have one! Woot! Thanks for voting, Gilliatt and Sancho-even if there weren't any limericks.

[qimissung]

This poll is now closed.

[qimissung]

And the winner of the For Love of a Place poetry contest is


Home by MystyrMystyry!


Home

Deep in the forest and under the bridge
Find a boat and ride the river on and on
And eventually you will arrive at a ridge
Overlooking a vast jungle-filled canyon

Get out at the pier and peer all around
Start out toward the imposing mountain
Board a funicular carriage which is bound
To the snowtop, and a natural fountain

Look to the East and you'll see blue sea
Green in the West, different but the same
Grab a snowboard and glide down easily
You find an old mine, but the lode is lame

Been shut down for years due to danger
A little way in a million mushrooms bloom
Pick some but run for it - no park ranger
It's rickety and dusty, and anytime doom

Nearby there's an old abandoned shack
Abandoned by someone, though not by me
It's still standing by magic and hard yakka
Cloaked by oak trees from a distant country

Where is this wonderful place you wonder
Such natural beauty still exists somewhere?
Land of Long Cloud, the islands Down Under
And as in Iceland geisers, and purest of air

[Delta40]

You Little Beauty! Bonsa! Ripper! Good on ya mate!

[miyako73]

Can I guess? Did Delta write Kiawa Island?

[Delta40]

Sorry. I didn't enter this time but I'm cheering on the Aussies Oi Oi Oi!

[MystyrMystyry]

What the- How the- What the-!?!

Thankyou Qimi and Delta, and everyone who voted for it! :)

They were all of a high standard, and were I able to vote I would have had as tough a time as most of the comments suggest.

Thanks again!

[Buh4Bee]

Congratulations my friend! You're poem had such skill. Lovely!

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

And the winner of the For Love of a Place poetry contest is


Home by MystyrMystyry!


Home

...Pick some but run for it - no park ranger
It's rickety and dusty, and anytime doom...

...It's still standing by magic and hard yakka
Cloaked by oak trees from a distant country...



A couple of lines that tipped the scales for me^

Congratulations.

[Maximilianus]

This poem I voted almost without a doubt. I too liked the others, but Mystyr's poem follows a stylistic structure that often appeals to me more than other styles. I can't quite give a plain reason, considering that these days most acclaims often go towards free verse. Maybe the only explanation is that I can never go with the flow. I have nothing against free verse, but I can't help leaning on the fence of artistic rhyming :)

Back to topic, very many congrats Mystyr!! http://smiles.kolobok.us/personal/hi.gif


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[YesNo]

Congratulations, MystyrMystyry!

[Lokasenna]

What the- How the- What the-!?!

Thankyou Qimi and Delta, and everyone who voted for it! :)

They were all of a high standard, and were I able to vote I would have had as tough a time as most of the comments suggest.

Thanks again!

Congratulations! It's a very fine poem!

[Pendragon]

Congrats, MystyrMystyry! Can I pick a winner or what! :lol::lol::lol:

Thanks to those who voted for Love of a Place, which was my entry. A tie for third isn't so bad, and I did vote for the winner!

[aliengirl]

Congrats MystyrMystyry!

It was a wonderful poem. :yesnod:

[Sancho]

You're a multi-talented guy, Mystry!

Nice Poem.

[MystyrMystyry]

Thankyou Buh4Bee :)

Thankyou Gilliatt :)

Thankyou Max :)

Thankyou YesNo :)

Thankyou Lokasenna :)

Thankyou Pendragon :)

Thankyou Alien Girl :)

Thankyou Sancho :)

[Maximilianus]

Welcome http://smiles.kolobok.us/personal/hi.gif

I was thinking it would be nice to have the poems available for a little longer, to pay them another read, only if possible.