 Congrats to JaxMyth and AMETHYST, Our first placements in the IBPC :) |
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 Mosaic Master  Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep  |
Hello all.
 I'm thrilled and excited to announce a warm congratulations to both Jan and Liz for receiving honorable mentions in the April IBPC competition.   For more information, please visit the MM IBPC forum at: http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/index.php?showforum=97Drought by Jan Iwaszkiewicz Mosaic Musings I We sink the corner posts first, as each defines a neighbour. It is here where the bottom six inches are the most important. It is here where the strength is muscled into the fence. The heart of a fence lies in its foot. I tamp until the bar sings of possession, the bar bounces and writhes. We snug the stays and tighten the wire, each barbed note is tensioned into voice the division sings a warning. II The fence cannot hold back the drought. The sky aches blue and the sun eats green; the earth coughs dust as rich as blood. My bones hunker down beside the rock. Eagles hang; wings wound into the wire, heads nailed down by the sun. Ribs rack a heaving fleece. I watch my image fade from the eye of a lamb. Masked Artwork by Elizabeth DiBenedetto Mosaic Musings With artist's palette, brush and hues in hand she decorates the drabness of the day - thin dabs of sanguine on an ashen land, soft strokes conceal what she will not betray. The doctors canvassed charts, discussing test results; a darkish blot had showed when scanned, a teardrop shape - and still she paints her best with artist palette, brush and hues in hand. She hides discolorations of her life by touching up the downs, a bit of spray, then casting shadows with a shaping knife. She decorates the drabness of the day to filter out the fading tints of sin in youthful days. A woman in command, when strength and courage were immersed within- thin dabs of sanguine on an ashen land. Her gallery is now a storage shed of artwork which will never be displayed - each dappled bloom now lives among the dead; soft strokes conceal what she will not betray. Well done!      
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Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!  "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner           |
  
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Apr 29 07, 11:05
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 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 3,822 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Florida Member No.: 10 Real Name: Elizabeth Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori Kanter |
YIPPPPPEEEEE, Congratulations To JAN -- and me... AND TO DANIEL BARLOW WHO TOOK 3rd PLACE! ! YEAH, YEAH, ... and CONGRATULATIONS TO R&M HAAAAHAAAA... We've Had a Break through! I can't believe my eyes today!  It's Poetry Party Time! YIPPPPEE!  Thanks Lori for giving us this Party today ... Jan I really thought your poem would take first - it is an excellent poem. Thank you to everyone who helped polish that poem off and make it worthy of the Judges eye! Hugs, Liz ······· ·······Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more details, click here!
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| Guest_Kathy_* |
Apr 29 07, 11:09
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU TWO!  That's great! And no small feat!  |
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| Guest_Kathy_* |
Apr 29 07, 11:17
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Dan too?
THIRD!  CONGRATULATIONS! You rock!! |
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Apr 29 07, 11:46
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Oh yes - that's right! Whoohoo! Dan, while he is inactive here, won representing The Maelstrom.
Excellent work! ~Cleo 
······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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Apr 29 07, 13:50
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Babylonian Posts: 103 Joined: 18-April 07 From: British Columbia, Canada Member No.: 421 Real Name: laryalee fraser Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Kathy Earsman |
Liz and Jax, I'm delighted to hear the news...
big congrats to both of you!!  Lary |
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Apr 29 07, 15:03
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 Mosaic Master  Posts: 4,599 Joined: 4-August 03 From: Birmingham, England Member No.: 12 Real Name: Eira Needham Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Well done -- I feel so proud of you both. MM rocks today! ...and not forgetting Daniel Barlow too. I have regained my faith that some judges do appreciate R&M. Oh this news had made my day -- hooray!! Hugs Snow 
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Laugh loud & often - it's medicinal. Write from the heart - it's therapeutic. Beauty comes from within - the outer is just skin! Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more details, click here! MM Award Winner  |
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| Guest_Cathy_* |
Apr 30 07, 07:46
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Apr 30 07, 12:43
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 Ornate Oracle Posts: 8,983 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Bariloche, Argentine Patagonia Member No.: 78 Real Name: Sylvia Evelyn Maclagan Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:David Ting |
PARTY TIME AT MM....WOW.....THIS IS STUNNING NEWS!!!! I'M SO SO SO SO SO PLEASED!!!! CHEERS, SYLVIA *** ······· ·······Mis temas favoritos
The Lord replied, my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you. "There is no life higher than the grasstops Or the hearts of sheep, and the wind Pours by like destiny, bending Everything in one direction." Sylvia Plath, Crossing the Water, Wuthering Heights. Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner    |
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 Creative Chieftain Posts: 331 Joined: 7-March 07 From: Oz Member No.: 408 Writer of: Poetry Referred By:IBPC participant list |
What wonderful news. Congratulations Liz!
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May 1 07, 11:58
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Send me an American dollar and I'll play a lively tune on a Bose juke box to commemorate the occassion.
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May 1 07, 12:43
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Hey Don - did you say "Bose"? LOL!
i was just reading a print ad they plan on doing a mailer for next month - blends seamlessly into your decor, LOL!  You know I work for Bose, right? 
······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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QUOTE (Cleo_Serapis @ May 1 07, 11:43 )  Hey Don - did you say "Bose"? LOL! i was just reading a print ad they plan on doing a mailer for next month - blends seamlessly into your decor, LOL! You know I work for Bose, right? Yes, I knows you are a big cog (status, not size) within Bose. You don't think I would mention them otherwise? They pump advertising everywhere. Not absolutely true, but nearly every publication to which we suscribe contains Bose adds. I have heard Bose juke box system in a public business. You might find it somewhat sad that the new expanded menu with modern selection scared away a few of the regulars accustomed to sliding quarters into a pursed lip slot. |
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