Ahoy there my poeting friends!
The pen it tips, the road it bends,
And here we are at a beginning
And already thinking of winning?

Good. But the point is not to win,
But to write a poem so good it's a sin.
And to critique so well that all will say:
"What a good idea, I'll change that right away!"

And you'd better rate, too,
Cuz us judges are counting on you,
To decide who will get the prize,
Of a winning word and a twinkle in our eyes.

And now for five words
That will hopefully ensure
That you write a cool poem here
And they are, (yes a little bit weird)...

gunk

drawer

pulse

inkling

syncopated

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Author guidance for This poem

Welcome to the Poetry Workshop's first bieweekly poetry contest!

So, this one is over now, but keep your eyes out for other competitions coming your way!

Everyone is welcome to join, but we recommend that you check out the "Poetry Workshop Group" to keep updated on more poetry contests.

Please read, rate, write and comment (in whatever order you like). Everyone loves good feedback, and the judges will take the ratings into consideration when they select the winning poem(s) on Sunday, July 4th.

Poems must be in by the end of the day on Saturday, July 3rd.

The Challenge:
Write a poem, any style, that includes all five words below. Any forms of the words are allowed (i.e. you can change the tense, etc). Any poem that does not include all five words will be disqualified.

gunk
drawer
pulse
inkling
syncopated



p.s. You can write as many poems as you like for this contest! Ratings are considered on the basis of individual poems.

updated Jul 7 '10 by FogCat