I woke up and checked the results today they had posted three lists of winners- Outstanding Awards, Commendation Awards & Participation Awards, and my heart sank when none of them had my name.
For those of you who don’t know, I recently participated in “Dare to write Poetry Challenge” hosted by a Facebook Group called POETRY PLANET. It’s a monthly challenge and last month’s challenge was writing a Shakespearean Sonnet with following specifications:
- Theme – Love Letter,
- Structure – 14 line/ 10 syllables
- Rhyming Scheme – abab,cdcd,efef,gg (3 quatrains and 1 couplet)
You Can read my entry here – LETTER
This was the first time I had participated in a social media Poetry Challenge and not that I had very high hopes but to find out that I don’t even get a participation award…I’ll be honest, that stung! 😦
I read some of the entries in that list and made my peace with it because as much as I hate to admit it, they were good. Dishearted, I was thinking that now I will have to tell some of my followers who were kind enough to ask about the results that I didn’t win… and suddenly, I get a notification, Poetry Planet posted a picture and I was tagged in it.
For a second I couldn’t believe my eyes, my mind kept going “Holy Shit!!! Is this for real? Am I really The Winner of this thing…!?
When I checked the post and read all the comments of all the participants congratulating me, it sunk in and my happy dance hasn’t stopped since then.
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
With this post, I want to thank Poetry Planet for my Very 1st Writing Accomplishment and for creating a platform where poets can share their poetry and find encouragement.
I also want to thank you guys for following and encouraging me with your likes and kind words. Without the support, that you guys have shown I would have never gained the courage to make my blog public on social media and to participate in any such challenge.
Cheers, you guys!!
Love,
N
Photograph – Poetry Planet
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September 12, 2017 at 3:41 pm
woo hoo! wonderful news! congratulations! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Thanks Jim! 😀
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September 12, 2017 at 3:50 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 😀
You know, tbh, I’m not even surprised. You’re so freaking good. I love your poems!
Keep it up, N! Someday, share these skills with me 😛
Congratulations again :’)
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September 12, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Oh Ket! Thank you so much for this faith in me! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 4:03 pm
Niharika, I am so happy and proud.
I will now follow you with adoration 😘
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September 12, 2017 at 4:21 pm
Thank You So much!!!
And thank you for your best wishes, apparently they worked! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 4:26 pm
👍
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September 12, 2017 at 4:31 pm
CONGRTULATIONS …👍🙂
And we all knew that u will win
So whr’s the party tonight 🤗
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September 12, 2017 at 4:34 pm
Hahaha….Where else, Right here on my blog! 😀
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September 12, 2017 at 4:36 pm
Yeah I’m enjoying too 😊
btw did u receive my mail ??
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September 12, 2017 at 4:46 pm
Received and replied 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 4:55 pm
Congratulations! I enjoy reading your poems, keep it up 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 5:27 pm
Thanks Oliver!! 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 5:38 pm
Congrats N! Like someone else mentioned, I’m not surprised. “The Letter” was one of my favorites from you. Yay❣ ✌ You go with your bad self 😎
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September 12, 2017 at 6:31 pm
hahaha… Thank you Melissa! 🙂 B)
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September 12, 2017 at 8:35 pm
congrats N. you deserve the win 🙂 keep those great poems coming 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 8:40 pm
Thank you!!! I will do my very best 🙂
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September 12, 2017 at 8:41 pm
🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 4:01 am
OMG. You legend. That’s awesome news. Good on you lovely. Xx
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September 13, 2017 at 10:14 am
Awww…. Thank you darling! Your constant support means the world to me! XX
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September 13, 2017 at 8:47 am
This is great! Congratulations!!! What a wonderful achievement 🙂 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 10:17 am
Thank you vivian!! XO 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 10:11 am
Well done! I’m very pleased for you and hope this is the first of many great writing successes for you! 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 10:20 am
Thank you for that!!! Really sweet of you! 🙂
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September 23, 2017 at 7:21 am
Congratulations. Keep writing. The world needs your words.
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September 23, 2017 at 7:22 am
That is so kind of you! Thank you, 🙂
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November 5, 2017 at 7:23 pm
Cool! So Cool!! Keep going… win many more times!! 😉
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November 6, 2017 at 5:56 am
Thank you, the encouragement means a lot!!! 🙂
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