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The 2010 Quatrain City Poetry Contest
Grand Prize Winners
Sponsored by
JackHuber.com
Twice monthly, from March through November, 2010, a photo was posted on the Ryze forum, "Wordmeisters,
Poets and Writers Unite!" Members then composed
quatrains, or 4-line poems, inspired by the photographs. Quatrains
were judged on creativity, poignancy, format (if applicable) and content.
A most interesting take on a photo may also have scored well.
Each Contest resulted in a winner and runner-up, both of which
qualified for Grand Prize judging. These are the final results:
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Grand Prize Winner
The Church of Adolescence
by Anthea Burson The sun shines through
stained glass windows
At The Church of Adolescence
Exposing whispering children
Racing marbles down steel rails.
Copyright © 2010 by Anthea Burson. All rights
reserved.
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First Runner-Up
Myth of Life
by Ayoub Bangroo
Myth of life eludes me
years passed, but could not yet own;
can`t now understand what I see,
am I alive, or carved in stone?
Copyright © 2010 by Ayoub Bangroo. All rights
reserved.
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Second Runner-up
(tie) Criss-Crossed
by Pushpa Moorjani Hushed voices trapped
behind colored frames
Criss-crossed, the thoughts rotate from side to side
Silence speaks under the pillars of courage
Whispering gently under its beams with joy.
Copyright © 2010 by Pushpa Moorjani. All
rights reserved.
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Second Runner-up
(tie) Silent Cannons
by Diane Tegarden Calm seas and blue skies
leave no memory of the ravages of war,
but silent cannons wait patiently
attesting to man's readiness to defend against invasion.
Copyright © 2010 by Diane Tegarden. All rights
reserved.
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The grand prize winner will receive an Amazon.com gift card,
paperback copies of my "Aspects
Long Forgotten" and "A
Poet's Primer", and an electronic copy of Diane
Tegarden's excellent "Light
Through Shuttered Window." Also included will be a
Certificate of Congratulations suitable for framing.
The three runners up will each receive a copy of "A Poet's Primer" and
one of the other books listed above.
The photo and the poems above
are copyrighted by the owners of the content. Please do not copy
or distribute without permission.
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