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Zilch, That Is What I Got

Some days I work so hard to get my name on a winners' list, yet it might end up for naught. Zilch, that is what I got. But was it still worth it? YOU BET! Oct. 6, 2017 for 'It's The End Of The Forms Series' Poetry Contest Thanks, Broken Wings, and all the contest sponsors who inspire me to write.

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Hannah Borke

Date: 10/24/2017 5:00:00 PM

Whether you win or not, YOU know when your poem's a prize

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 10/21/2017 10:59:00 AM

Wow! Andy.Goose eggs are fun to deal with.Love.

Hannah Borke

Date: 10/18/2017 9:31:00 AM

Competing is more fun than winning. I'd join every contest if I were capable.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 10/11/2017 7:58:00 AM

Aw giggles! You tickle me with this one Andrea, congrats on your win! Cheers and hugs mo :)

Paul Callus

Date: 10/10/2017 4:40:00 PM

Worth it? You bet it was, Andrea! Zilch is one person's opinion, what about that of many others who also have their say! Congrats on yet another win!! // paul

Joanna Daniel

Date: 10/10/2017 10:51:00 AM

Wow! I can sure relate to this one, Andrea, beautiful and my belated congratulations:)

Jan Allison

Date: 10/10/2017 6:55:00 AM

Oh I can relate big time Andrea and am entering fewer and fewer contests :-) hugs jan xx

Gary Smith

Date: 10/10/2017 5:41:00 AM

Congrats Andrea :)

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 10/10/2017 12:17:00 AM

I know the feeling - win some, lose some, but some of the losses leave you scratching your head, lol, (I didn't enter this one, so I'm not complaining about BW) ... all in personal preference, I guess, and we end up reaching people either way - that's the true blessing! Congrats, Andrea! :-) <3

Eve Roper

Date: 10/9/2017 8:18:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Andrea, I should have come up with this one :) . Hugs Eve ~`*

Sandra Haight

Date: 10/9/2017 2:35:00 PM

Great spirit in your words, Jan! It is always the 'journey' that counts best. Congrats on your win. Hugs, Sandra

Constance La France

Date: 10/9/2017 1:50:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations on your win in my contest, this poem is just so true and delightful !

Susan Ashley

Date: 10/8/2017 8:04:00 PM

An awesome limerick Andrea. It's so witty and relatable for those of us who enter contests. Your poem is superb. Good luck in the contest!

Matthew Anish

Date: 10/7/2017 6:06:00 PM

I won a bunch of baseball cards for my entry in a poetry contest sponsored by Conceit magazine. You really should send them something. They publish some nice lit -mags. Hope you win the contest! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 10/7/2017 12:35:00 PM

l can relate to this also. At times, when i enter contest i won't win. Especially, the one that stresses me. Thanks for sharing.

Jan Allison

Date: 10/7/2017 9:52:00 AM

ha ha ha Andrea I think we can all relate to this one!:-) I am sure Constance will love it!:-) hugs Jan xx

Silent One

Date: 10/7/2017 8:34:00 AM

Nice one Andrea...

John Michaels

Date: 10/7/2017 7:40:00 AM

Nice bit of humour, Andrea!! Good luck with the contest. Regards, John.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/7/2017 7:17:00 AM

So true, and an effective message--best for win Andrea!

Agnes Krampe

Date: 10/7/2017 7:07:00 AM

It's always worth it! And you do end up on plenty of winners list, Andrea, because your work is so good :)

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/7/2017 10:19:00 AM

Thanks for that sweet comment, Agnes. Trying to write for lots of challenges, I fall short now and then. Some contests are just more inspiring than others. And I hate it when I truly love a theme but cannot make it work for me as well as I see others doing. Like that one of yours the other day I liked so much. I wished I had been able to come up with that one!!

Russell Sivey

Date: 10/7/2017 6:33:00 AM

I don't enter the contests to win, I enter them for the challenge that is before me when they present it! I just love a good contest, and while it is nice to get on the winners list, it's not my primary goal! I loved your delightfully fun Limerick my friend! You have surely written a fabulous poem here this morning! What a grandiose piece, Great Work!!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/7/2017 10:23:00 AM

Thanks, Russell, you are the TRUEST example of a person I know who has such a positive attitude about things. I really appreciate your good attitude.

Darren White

Date: 10/7/2017 3:34:00 AM

Zilch, zero, wonderful, this limerick :) Good luck in the contest.

Becca Teagan

Date: 10/6/2017 10:49:00 PM

One of the things I've always admired about you, Andrea, is that you write for almost every contest (and least it seems like it to me) well you write for many contests, fearlessly, I'm in awe at how you can be inspired by so many contests. You do a really good job too because you win a lot! But you also have a good attitude when you don't make the list, and just happy that you were inspired to write. I think that's how it should be, so thanks for setting a good example :) Love your poem!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/7/2017 10:14:00 AM

awww, thanks, Becca. But don't be fooled by me. With my super close friends, I do gripe sometimes when I think I deserved to be on a list. haha!!! Anyway, we have to try to not let it effect us. Thankfully the same poems that get put down by some judges get put high on another one's list!! (I try to enter them all, but it's very difficult. I probably do 80%. I think Constance is better than I am at entering many contests!!)