"Dogs" Voting Thread

[Baron]

Please take a little time to read the poems in the August challenge and vote for the three poems you think most deserving.

Poems should not be edited after they're posted or they'll get removed from the challenge.

Because we're operating an aggregate system it's important that you use all three votes. Votes that don't follow the system will be discounted as will those who vote for their own poems. I'm being stringent about this because it's intended that the next challenge should have an additional prize.

Please feel free to leave feedback in this thread.

[garza]

'Joe Gets Another Hash Mark' made me go out and call up Sami for some play and doggie treats. An alleged human who treats animals this way is just as likely to treat children, the elderly, those with disabilities, the same way.

[Gumby]

I voted for Chester's Daughter, garza and feralpen. Great poems!

[Chester's Daughter]

Thank you, garza, your reaction to my piece is a gift. What Joe did to his Mom was far worse than what he did to poor Rocco. I wrote a piece about it, but it was washed away in the cleanse. Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this one which was born of intense distress.

I voted for Torbird as I loved her subtle humor, Prof for a message capable of moving mountains, and Gumby, who spins gold with every stroke of her pen.

[feralpen]

First, CONGRATULATIONS Prof. A well deserved win. Then, THANK YOU! to the folks who read and voted for 'Bounder'. Great challenge, I love dogs. Voting was very hard. The entries ALL displayed understanding and love for those fuzzy critters that allow us to share 'their' homes.

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[Baron]

First, CONGRATULATIONS Prof. A well deserved win. Then, THANK YOU! to the folks who read and voted for 'Bounder'. Great challenge, I love dogs. Voting was very hard. The entries ALL displayed understanding and love for those fuzzy critters that allow us to share 'their' homes.

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Voting isn't over yet.

[Prof]

Thanks, but I think there a couple votes still out there.

[Chester's Daughter]

Just for reference: Once a new topic is announced, the Challenge is open for entries for two weeks. Once the Challenge is closed, the voting poll is opened and votes are accepted for the following two weeks. Upon closing the poll, the winner is announced and asked for their choice of the next topic and we start anew.

[feralpen]

awww man .............. senility is a drag. I appearantly forgot to log in ... saw the thread locked and ASSUMED the contest had ended.

sorry ...

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[torbird]

Thanks for the vote Chester's Daughter - I'm doubly pleased because i realised after I'd written it and posted it, it remind me a bit of your dethroned poem, with the repeated first lines, and I was worried you'd see a resemblance and be cross! x

[Chester's Daughter]

Lol, robust enough to rupture some guts. Repetition belongs to us all, love, and your enjoyable piece is most definitely your own. I am flattered, however, that you recall Dethroned. And for the record, I'm more of B than a T, so it's extremely difficult to cross me. Thank you, Torbird dear, you've undoubtedly made my day.

[Trides]

Please feel three to leave feedback in this thread.

Was that intentional?

[Trides]

I decided to vote for Prof, Martin, and mandicook. I found their poems both fun and nostalgic.

[Baron]

I've had to discount one vote so far. Please vote for three poems. It isn't rocket science.

[Trides]

Whom was the discounted vote in favor of?

(Grammar fail?)