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Writer's pictureLynn DeLong

Cover Art Contest

I have decided to run a contest to help design the cover of my upcoming poetry book. This is a coloring contest. If you are interested in participating in the contest, the download is below. If that doesn't work, you can send me a message through the chat icon below, or through my contact page and I will send you the file to color. I have a free download for subscribers in my March Newsletter.


Contest rules, the download, and some sample poems are below. Enjoy.


Contest rules:

  • 1 entry per person

  • All entries must be submitted by July 15, 2021

  • All entries must have first name, last initial and email address

  • Anyone can participate

  • Semi-finalist selection will be August 2, 2021 - August 23, 2021

  • Finalists will be selected August 30, 2021 - September 20, 2021

  • The winner will be announced on Twitter and my blog October 4, 2021, along with the runners up, and honorable mentions.

  • Voting will be done by Twitter and I will send emails to Semi-finalists, Finalists, and the winner.

Contest Reward

  • Seeing your art in print

  • Cover art credit in my book

Poems from “Nothing to Hide: 365 Poems from the Soul


Friend


My friends are few and far between

Outside of social media I mean


Most of my friends are family

To me that’s not a tragedy


Having friends, even online

Is a never ending gold mine


Friends will always be there for you

Returning the favor shows that you’re true


Who would you call for help at midnight?

Your best friend can set everything right.


A good friend will be there through thick and thin

A best friend will help you plan the break in


Having at least one friend that is real

Will help a wounded soul to heal


By real, I mean thoughtful and true

That’s all that matters to my point of view


A friend can be anyone you meet on the street

Or someone you only know through a tweet


The definition of friendship is broad and unending

Friends like gardens need care and tending


Remember your friends during this time

Give them a call, send them a rhyme.


Vocabulary


Words for speaking,

Words for writing,

Vocabulary makes your world enticing.


Bring your readers through the door,

Teach them all your Elder Lore,

Use your vocab, show them more.


Our worlds are wrought with what we desire,

Although some scenes may be quite dire,

Light up your readers, bring the fire.


Teach them something new today,

Enlarge their vocab, they will stay,

With new words they can play.


Take your vocab words to heart,

Learn even more, bring on the smart,

Write an extra special part.


Pup Pup


Our dog is a dope when he plays

He always seems to be in a daze


We’ll throw his toys in one direction

He’ll head to the opposite section


We shake our heads and laugh a lot

At this dog who don’t know squat


We’re trying to teach him to search with his nose

He’s getting better at it the older he grows


He has learned some wonderful tricks

He can play dead, and jump over sticks


He’s such a lovable, fuzzy dog

Especially when he hops like a frog


We still don’t know to what breed he should belong

They said Chinese Crested, but that’s plain wrong


He’s too big and fuzzy to be

A small, nearly naked doggie


A Cavachon seems more his type

Though he’s likely a mutt, that’s all right


It was love at first sight

This puppy was just right


His favorite time is when we’re both home

That’s his fun time, we play and roam.


Dart


I love to fling

Sharp little darts

At hanging boards

In fits and starts


I aim for bullseye

Most of the time

Although my aim

Could stand a climb


My games are

Cricket and 501

I played in a league

I had some fun


I won pins

That mean a lot

‘Hat Trick’ and ‘Low Ton’

Tricks I was taught


I have my own darts

From when I played

They’re purple and black

In a glittery shade


Throwing darts

Gives me peace

Having my own board

Would be a release


Where to put it

Is the question

I don’t want to hit stuff

During my session


Or put holes in

Drywall boards

I do want one

That keeps scores


It’s been a long time

Since I’ve played a game

Do I remember

How to aim?


Jump


I jump at every little sound

That clangs and bangs in the background


My nerves are shot, my heart pounds fast

Any more scares, and I won’t last


I need to chill myself out

Before I face a full burnout


When I search for the sounds, of course,

They never seem to have a source


It feels like I’m losing my mind

To search forever but never find


The source of all the noises I hear

It’s all in my mind, I fear


No one hears the things I do

It’s enough to make one blue


Still I doggedly press on

Till my future, final dawn


I will last, I will keep living

Full of hope and thanksgiving


Stigma


It’s hard to have any life

A stigma adds lots of strife


“It’s phantom pain, all in your head”

I feel like I’ve been run over in bed


“There’s nothing wrong that I can see.”

Something’s not right, pain won’t let me be


“It looks to me like you’re a drug seeker”

While I sit here, the pain makes me weaker


Not all doctors believe what you say

They’ve never had to live this way


Learning more about other’s pains

Will help us wipe away the stains


Mental illness shouldn’t be feared

So what if it makes us a little weird


Everyone had their own little quirks

The point is, to do what works


Only together can we wipe stigma away

Teach the doctors, save the day.


I hope you choose to participate in my contest, I really want to see what everyone comes up with.

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