The top 3 poems are revealed here...

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:15 pm

Mille Grazie.

Salute!
L

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:33 pm

Excellent job of judging, Laurie... I know how difficult it was! Even so, I'm very pleased with the results. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it ~ I'm so glad that somebody was you

. No question on First Place

.

Now, you can focus solely on Italy... poor dear

.

~ Lizzy

Nightstalker · Post by **Nightstalker** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:39 pm

I hate to interrupt such reparte but I will to sort of claim Poem A. Actually, I did not send the correct iteration to Liz, typical of me these days, but even revised it isn't much better. The next to last line should be:

"Remembering a few bring no warm memory, but"

And thus the first letters of each line would spell 'Ti Amore'. Ah, me, I shall go on, albeit with my head a little lower for a few hours and a smirk on me face........ 'Tha bes lai plae o mi i mahn ging aft aglay' (if that's somewhat close to Middle English as I remember that).

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:15 pm

Hi Nightstalker~

Terribly clever! the double-entendre of 'love letters' and the Italian version of "love letters"

I missed the acronym potential while judging. Of course now that you point it out it is obvious.

Good piece! And again, love the double entendre!

Laurie

p.s. Almost forgot-Thanks Liz for your support.

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:36 am

I add my thanks to both of you, Lizzy and Laurie, for the work you put in. I had never seriously tried to write a poem before and enjoyed the challenge and the therapy of doing it, even though I moaned a lot.

Have a great time in Italy, Laurie. I doubt that I will arrive in Alaska with your mini before you return from your travels, but I'll try to put a spurt on.

Diane

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:58 pm

Thanks Diane. You should consider playing with poetry more often, now that you got your toe in the water...It does 'hurt so good'

congrats again,
L

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:47 pm

Cheers, Laurie. Well, I will, at least, eventually, aim to finish the two poems I started and abandoned whilst preparing for this comp. Ta for your encouragement.

Diane

Charles · Post by **Charles** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:55 pm

Thanks Laurie for all the hard work in judging the contest. A job well done.

Charles

P.S. and thanks to Lizzie for the hassle of gathering them all together.

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:07 pm

...and thanks Michael for getting the whole thing going in the first place.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:13 pm

Thank you, Charles... and Michael... and Laurie... and all you writers of poetry! I still need to comment on them, as well as the remainder of the short stories that preceded them

.

~ Lizzy

mickey_one · Post by **mickey_one** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:57 am

Diane wrote:...and thanks Michael for getting the whole thing going in the first place.

well, Doll, I told you the fix was on but you ain't given me half the split yet and a guy can get nasty waitin' for some action that is rightfully his, I will give you 'til Tuesday next week, say 7 p.m., then I is cumming for ya'

mickey_one · Post by **mickey_one** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:57 am

lizzytysh wrote:Thank you, Charles... and Michael... and Laurie... and all you writers of poetry! I still need to comment on them, as well as the remainder of the short stories that preceded them .

~ Lizzy

when is Laurie going to announce the results, did I win? did I?

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:34 pm

Of course, you won, mickey_one ~ you always win... that's how it's arranged.

< * how soon they forget * >

~ Lizzy missing Vincent

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:28 pm

well, Doll, I told you the fix was on but you ain't given me half the split yet and a guy can get nasty waitin' for some action that is rightfully his, I will give you 'til Tuesday next week, say 7 p.m., then I is cumming for ya'

Shhhhhhh Mikey! You'll get your split of the prize money, but we don't want it to get out that this whole thing was a fix. Let's hope the story about Laurie having "gone to Italy" holds.

Oh hell, I think I may need a good lawyer.

mickey_one · Post by **mickey_one** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:54 pm

Diane wrote:
well, Doll, I told you the fix was on but you ain't given me half the split yet and a guy can get nasty waitin' for some action that is rightfully his, I will give you 'til Tuesday next week, say 7 p.m., then I is cumming for ya'
Shhhhhhh Mikey! You'll get your split of the prize money, but we don't want it to get out that this whole thing was a fix. Let's hope the story about Laurie having "gone to Italy" holds.

Oh hell, I think I may need a good lawyer.

can't help you there. I would like to give you a leg-up but it may be too hard.