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Free verse - contest entry

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Comment from Mark Jackson
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That is really good. The problem is I am reading all the entries for the free verse competition and they are all so good except one. I am afraid, I am going to have to vote for that one. Otherwise, I might not get a vote at all. Good luck in the competition.

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2024


reply by the author on 11-Apr-2024
    I'm having the same problem!
    Thank you so much for the stars and the good luck wishes :)
    Kind regards...
reply by Mark Jackson on 11-Apr-2024
    Everyone is so good in this one. I look forward to more free verse. It seems to be an untapped competition vein.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2024
    I love reading free verse - I believe the emotion behind the words more than I do with rhymed poems. Free verse just feels more authentic and honest...
    Saying that, I do enjoy rhyme and meter too, hah!
reply by Mark Jackson on 11-Apr-2024
    Me too!
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2024
    You know what's funny though, as much as I enjoy the site, there's been 11 votes so far in the booth and I've only had 7 views on my poem!
    Meaning that the voters aren't reading all of the entries... I remember now why I don't usually enter these writing prompts!
reply by Mark Jackson on 11-Apr-2024
    I read a lot of them yesterday, so may others?
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2024
    When I say 'views', I mean how many people have actually clicked on the poem to even look at it. So I can see that 7 people have clicked on my poem and 2 have reviewed it.

    If you go onto your profile and then click on 'my' and 'portfolio' from the drop down, it shows you how many people have viewed each of your poems and also how many people have left reviews.

    Apologies if I'm telling you something you already know, I just noticed that you're a new member and some of the site takes a little navigation.

    I think it's wrong that people vote without first reading all the entries...

    Like you said though, all the entries are good in this contest :)

    Sorry for blabbering on!
reply by Mark Jackson on 11-Apr-2024
    Sorry, I was thinking it was daily views.
reply by the author on 11-Apr-2024
    No need to apologise :)
    I should be apologising for taking up so much of your time! Sorry :)
reply by Mark Jackson on 11-Apr-2024
    I agree with you. It makes it look like people are voting for their friends which is not fair.
Comment from Barry Penfold
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I liked this free verse and the title is spot on. Image appropriate. Should go well in the competition. Thanks for sharing and I hope you keep writing. Take care and have a wonderful day.
Cheers
Barry Penfold.

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2024


reply by the author on 11-Apr-2024
    Hi Barry, thank you for your kind feedback :) Best wishes...