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My 2nd book "Wistful Thoughts" is now available through Amazon or from over 36,000 bookshops world wide

I was lucky enough from 2 years old to mainly live first in Las Palmos then at 8 we moved to Tanganika whIch was a wonderful place to live and I saw many things and had great experiences My poem Walk with me tells of some of them aand left me with a great love of nature

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Contest Rules

Blog Posted:4/13/2018 2:53:00 AM

I am finding that many poems entered in my contest are not following the rules so let me remind you.

date your poem

max lines 19 min 5 lines.

If you wish your poem to be judged please correct to conform with the rules. As many of you know I am a stickler for rules.

Also it is good pratice for independent contests, I also judge in real life where keeping to contest rules is essential non conforming poems are immediately scrapped without being read as the first thing a judge does is check it conforms then it gets read.

It may sound OTT? to you but standards and rules are important. It is also annoying when you write a lovely poem only to find it is not placed due to rule not being followed

All that having ?been said enjoy my contest and correct ones that do not follow rules hugs

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Thomas

Date: 4/13/2018 11:23:00 AM

Sticking to your rules is always good practice! I've been N/A'd from a contest or two because I missed a simple rule. That just made me triple check them for the next contests I entered! Good morning Shadow :)

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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
5/15/2024	Woods	Rhyme	beauty,environment,summer
5/13/2024	wandering about	Rhyme	light,wind,
5/1/2024	The Odd Couple	Couplet	appreciation,flower,true
4/29/2024	The Outward Journey	Narrative	africa,journey,sea,
4/28/2024	Our Planet	Free verse	blessing,dark,light,
4/26/2024	The Ancient Druid 3	Narrative	care,deep,
4/15/2024	dark of night	Free verse	adventure,animal,mystery,
4/7/2024	The Ancient Druid 2	Narrative	appreciation,life,wisdom,
4/5/2024	Spring comes alive	Free verse	flower,fun,spring,
3/25/2024	Colour blazes out	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,creat
3/24/2024	Beware	I do not know?	flower,garden,
3/18/2024	LOOK AROUND YOU	Haibun	animal,bird,insect,
3/13/2024	Happiness	Free verse	happiness,joy,peace,
3/13/2024	The old apple tree	Free verse	green,tree,
3/12/2024	Pain	Free verse	angst,pain,
2/15/2024	Earth, Air, Water and Fire	Free verse	earth,giving,life,water,
2/13/2024	Sparkling Jewels	Free verse	nature,
2/7/2024	Ploughing	Free verse	farm,
2/7/2024	Weather	Haiku	weather,
2/3/2024	We Wait	Ode	birth,color,feelings,flow
2/3/2024	Alternative	Free verse	bird,music,
1/28/2024	Deer	Haiku	dog,race,
1/26/2024	The Ancient Druid	Free verse	blessing,dark,friend,moun
1/24/2024	Roll on spring	Haiku	animal,tree,
1/22/2024	In The Dawning	Free verse	dark,light,
1/20/2024	True Freedom part 3	Imagism	adventure,africa,animal,
1/19/2024	To Get True Freedom	Imagism	adventure,africa,
1/13/2024	Imagination	Imagism	animal,imagination,magic,
1/6/2024	The Hermit	Narrative	bird,dance,freedom,
1/5/2024	Birds	Haiku	bird,tree,
1/4/2024	weather	Haiku	snow,
12/31/2023	New Year	Free verse	animal,kiss,music,sky,
12/30/2023	Time to Dream At last	Rhyme	appreciation,dream,
12/29/2023	It Beckons	Rhyme	senses,
12/27/2023	Going Back	Free verse	evil,fear,night,
12/26/2023	The Haze	Free verse	bird,day,life,sun,sunshin
12/23/2023	Christmas	Free verse	christmas,
12/19/2023	Aroma	Haibun	animal,farm,senses,
12/18/2023	Waterfall	Haiku	bird,fish,water,
12/16/2023	moon	Haiku	moon,mountains,snow,winte
12/16/2023	nature's cry	Narrative	beautiful,planet,pollutio
12/14/2023	Off Grid	Free verse	dog,freedom,inspirational
12/7/2023	Changing Seasons	Epic	autumn,god,jesus,spring,s
12/7/2023	Fruits	Abecedarian	fruit,
12/6/2023	Light	Free verse	dark,light,sun,
12/6/2023	Time	Free verse	irony,time,
12/4/2023	Dark Side of Night	Prose Poetry	dark,moon,night,
12/1/2023	Dodoma	Free verse	africa,happy,ocean,
11/22/2023	Peace Abides	Free verse	snow,winter,
10/27/2023	Unselfish	Free verse	life,
10/22/2023	Winter Is On His Way	Free verse	winter,
10/7/2023	Night Bewitches	Personification	dark,moon,night,
10/2/2023	Anything Good	Free verse	day,moon,nature,night,sun
9/30/2023	Revolution Or Peace	Free verse	anger,discrimination,peac
9/27/2023	Wisdom	Monorhyme	wisdom,
9/24/2023	Harvest	Free verse	autumn,fruit,
9/23/2023	Autumn Creeps Up	Free verse	seasons,snow,
9/22/2023	Dust Devil	Rhyme	wind,
9/21/2023	Late At Night	Free verse	emotions,fear,night,
9/17/2023	Minstral 2 Rip	Free verse	dog,friend,
6/26/2022	Summer At Last	Imagism	passion,summer,youth,
6/25/2022	June	Free verse	bird,garden,joy,life,
3/26/2021	Those	Ode	1st grade,death of a frie
3/6/2021	Spring	Ode	nature,
3/24/2020	Are You Listening Yet	Verse	abuse,corruption,future,n
1/17/2020	Aunt Rita	Epitaph	death,death of a friend,
5/26/2019	Living Your Memories	Prose Poetry	africa,memory,senses,
3/17/2019	Your Inner Child	Verse	child,imagination,life,
3/7/2019	Watching Spring	Verse	bird,nature,spring,
3/1/2019	Spirit	Verse	spiritual,
1/12/2019	So It Starts	Verse	life,
11/24/2018	Santa Land	Verse	christmas,sleep,
10/29/2018	Disposible	Verse	life,
9/20/2018	Was I Dreaming	Rhyme	dream,flower,sea,sky,
9/2/2018	She Wolf	Personification	animal,howl,
8/31/2018	Remember	Epic	autumn,memory,summer,sun,
8/30/2018	If I Am Dead	Verse	death,freedom,life,
5/3/2018	A Rant	Verse	confusion,
3/31/2018	Inspirational	Verse	inspiration,life,
3/30/2018	Heat Wave	Verse	body,death,sun,
3/27/2018	The Pebble	Verse	time,water,
3/21/2018	Happy Days	Monorhyme	birth,spring,
12/9/2017	What To Write	Prose Poetry	writing,
11/12/2017	Reflection	Prose Poetry	corruption,culture,enviro
11/11/2017	Waiting	Verse	life,light,moon,mystery,
10/15/2017	Halloween Scare	Verse	halloween,
10/14/2017	Halloween Fear	Monorhyme	fear,
8/11/2017	The Groom To His Future Bride	Verse	engagement,love,marriage,
7/28/2017	The Dance of Life	Narrative	cat,desire,nature,
7/28/2017	Pressure	Verse	nature,
6/26/2017	Renown	Verse	appreciation,friendship,s
5/7/2017	A Race	Verse	life,race,
5/3/2017	Savanna Night	Verse	africa,animal,night,
5/1/2017	Celestial Dance	Verse	creation,planet,sky,sun,
4/13/2017	My Hero	Verse	appreciation,encouraging,
3/19/2017	Dust	Verse	earth,imagery,life,
3/2/2017	The Noise	Verse	fantasy,house,imagination
2/22/2017	An Unwanted Guest	Couplet	imagination,
2/19/2017	Beneath the Lies	Verse	abuse,africa,people,polit
1/30/2017	Nature's Love	Verse	appreciation,nature,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Give Peace a Chance	Rhyme	peace,
Limes, Lemons, Cherries	Light Verse	dad,humorous,life,writing
- the Deep Forest -	Light Verse	animal,nature,
Coming Out of the Shadows	Rhyme	introspection,
A Farmhouse Vale	Rispetto	family,home,house,life,
'sea Breeze'	Free verse	love,
The Dingledot	Verse	fantasy,
Ice King	Free verse	fantasy,
Kitten In the Barn	Rhyme	cat,funny,humorous,
We Are Stuff As Dreams Are Made On	Sonnet	philosophy,universe,
The Swan	Free verse	beautiful,romantic,wife,
Autumn	Rhyme	seasons,autumn,
Among the Stars	Pantoum	goodbye,grief,lonely,loss
Dueling Would Be Violins	Rhyme	kids,funny,humorous,silly
Beneath the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	fantasy,trust,
Children of the Valleys	Free verse	africa,children,poverty,
Those Nights When	I do not know?	fantasy,passion,
Wept Beneath a Tree	Villanelle	feelings,love,memory,pass
In So Many Ways	Sonnet	love,thank you,
Picture Perfect	Ekphrasis	adventure,fantasy,longing
The Angel 2	Rhyme	angel,love,
Rose Whisperer	Pantoum	garden,life,rose,
Spilled Coffee	Couplet	life,
The Scent of Your Feelings	Free verse	romantic,
Wacko Jacko	Quatrain	silly,
Leaves	Couplet	life,
Loneliness	Free verse	inspirational,introspecti
Dusk In the Mara	I do not know?	eve,
Dragons Zoo Field Trip	Light Verse	adventure,fantasy,fun,fun
Doorways To Yesterday	Free verse	memory,
Wild Passion	Rispetto	heart,innocence,love,pass
Soaked In Dew	Pantoum	night,peace,
The Flower -Part One-	Free verse	art,beauty,birth,care,flo
Shadows of the Past	Light Verse	memory,
Kiss of Fate	Limerick	humor,humorous,silly,,fat
Among the Copper Trees	Terzanelle	beauty,nature,spiritual,
Crossed Me At the Borderline, Just In Time	Rhyme	anti bullying,assonance,b
Newly Conceived Sunshine	Free verse	corruption,light,morning,
I Got Your Message	Free verse	girlfriend-boyfriend,lost
Emerald Ocean	Terzanelle	nature,ocean,
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
Zoo's Who	Personification	animal,
Turkey Chase	Couplet	giving,humor,
Dear Juliet	Italian Sonnet	romance,
Girl Rising	Free verse	change,freedom,
A Painted Lady's Kisses	Rhyme	beautiful,butterfly,
Too Young To Get Old	Quatrain	humor,
Kiss of the Eagle	Rhyme	adventure,space,travel,
Electric Shock Treatment	Quatrain	humor,
A Walk In Winter	Rhyme	nature,romantic,snow,wint
Turn, Turn, Turn	Sonnet	seasons,
My Whiskey Was Dumped Into the Well	Rhyme	drink,water,
In Absence of the Soothing Light of Moon	Sonnet	lost love,
Male Red Cardinal	Haiku	nature,
Just For You	Rhyme	color,life,nature,
Your Judas Like Tan	Dramatic Monologue	betrayal,change,conflict,
Tangled Vines	Free verse	allegory,
To Be, Or Not To Be	Sonnet	nature,
Eglantine	Quatrain	love,nature,
A Coffin For Two	Quatrain	humor,
Rapture You Roughly -	Romanticism	dream,
Initiative	Free verse	friendship,life,longing,l
Sunset	Pantoum	celebration,
The Old Lady In the Shoe	Rhyme	humor,
Red Hot Loving	Free verse	humor,
Red Yellow Purple Or Blue	Quatrain	happiness,
I Reach Towards Her Hand	Terzanelle	beautiful,love,
Trees	Rhyme	tree,
Great Spirit, Hear Me	Rhyme	earth,faith,nature,prayer
Why	Free verse	people,poetry,truth,
Lone Wolf	Free verse	animal,freedom,moon,night
The Nature's Wonderful	Light Verse	nature,daffodils,
Ancient Dance	Sonnet	love,
The Elves Snow Party	Iambic Pentameter	adventure,celebration,chr
Asunder	Senryu	how i feel,introspection,
Duchess In Waiting	Clerihew	birth,celebrity,people,
Around the Corner	Rhyme	fairy,magic,
Lost My Song	Rhyme	absence,age,angel,beautif
Fairy Tale Lovers	Rhyme	love,
Blue	Tanka	color,nature,
My Heart Skips a Beat My Love	Free verse	allegory,beauty,celebrati
Betrayed	Rhyme	jealousy,recovery from,
Laugh With Jack Revisited	Quatrain	humorous,
The River of Tears	Free verse	emotions,goodbye,
Jogger and Logger	Limerick	funny,humor,irony,pain,sl
For Just One Night	Quatrain	sensual,
Thirsty Love	Narrative	love,lust,
Oak Alley	Crystalline	tree,
Santa's Favorite - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Italian Sonnet	allegory,appreciation,cel
Dreaming of Nature's Love So Rare	Terza Rima	autumn,beauty,earth,emoti
Winter	Personification	winter,
The Stoned Pen - Humor	Narrative	humor,humorous,
A Poem For Pd	Free verse	beauty,
Mustangs	Free verse	adventure,america,animal,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman
Waterfall	Verse	romance,water,
Two Brothers Known As Time	Quatrain	time,
Simple Heaven	Dizain	heaven,
Inner Beauties Promise	Free verse	change,conflict,confusion
Crystalline Winter Hollow	Free verse	adventure,beauty,fire,hop

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Poet Destroyer A	United States	Read
Kim Van Breda	United States	Read
John Posey	United States	Read
Honestly J.T.	United States	Read
Mustapha Mohammed	Trinidad and Tobago	Read
Charles Clive	United Kingdom	Read
Zebedee Wilson	United Kingdom	Read
Matthew Horstkotter	United States	Read
Carol Eastman	United States	Read
Monterey Sirak	United States	Read
Richard D Seal	United States	Read
Cyndi Macmillan	Canada	Read
Connie Gildersleeve	United States	Read
Anne Rutherford	Canada	Read
Isaiah Zerbst	United States	Read
Robert Johnson	United States	Read
Tom Zart	United States	Read
Gerald Kithinji	Kenya	Read
James Marshall Goff	United States	Read
Milton Toran	United States	Read
Kathryn Collins	United States	Read
Keith Bickerstaffe	United Kingdom	Read
Wayne Hill	United States	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Robert Rogers	United States	Read
Roy Jerden	United States	Read
Stephen Curtis	Australia	Read
Vera Duggan	Australia	Read
Carolyn Devonshire	United States	Read
John Fleming	United Kingdom	Read
George Seal	United Kingdom	Read
Lindsay Laurie	Australia	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Vince Suzadail Jr.	United States	Read
Hija De La Luna	Philippines	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Peter Dome	United Kingdom	Read
Joseph May	United States	Read
Maurice Yvonne	Canada	Read
Sam Toil	United States	Read
Troy Snyder	United States	Read
Eve Roper	United States	Read
M. L. Kiser	United States	Read
Alexis Y.	United States	Read
White Wolf	Australia	Read
Tanis Troutman	Canada	Read
Jesse Daniels	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read
Mark Koplin	United States	Read
Timothy Mcguire	United States	Read
Hiya Sharma	India	Read
Bill Baker	United States	Read
Ink Empress	Maldives	Read
Sara Etgen-Baker	United States	Read
Max Burchett	United States	Read
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Patrice Trice Jackson	United States	Read
Shiraz Iqbal	India	Read
Imran Islam	Bangladesh	Read
Caren Krutsinger	United States	Read
Craig Cornish	United States	Read
Martin Braun	United States	Read
Joseph Bueno	Philippines	Read
Thompson Emate	Nigeria	Read
Lonna Blodgett	United States	Read
Daniel Henry Rodgers	United States	Read
Paula Goldsmith	United States	Read
Panagiota Romios	United States	Read
Tom Cunningham	United Kingdom	Read