First off, I'd like to submit my opinion that if it were my way, I'd have like a four-way tie where everybody wins and end it there. But that's not the way things work, I guess.
So I found a legitimate way to make a four-way tie anyway.
Since this contest basically has no reward other than bragging rights, I figured the only difference between 1st place and honourable mention is that one is listed before the other. And that's honestly how it all turned out. Each and every entry had its own merits, and the four finalists were virtually identical in terms of literary quality. So hopefully next time round, tina-go-lightly will be judging and not me.
Anyhow, I guess I can't put it off any longer. Here's what happened:
1st place: throneliesfallow.deviantart.co…
2nd place: reader2951.deviantart.com/art/…
3rd place: penessence.deviantart.com/art/…
Honourable mention: tobeapoet.deviantart.com/art/E…
At the end of it, I was simply overly impressed with ThroneLiesFallow's execution of approaching the idealistic theme of words falling short in a fashion in which words literally do fall short. In addition to thematic wit, the Greek mythological elements and the quips of Freudian allusion in combination with brilliant usage of archaic language and careful diction augmented the piece to a level that was at the very least a hair above the rest.
But again, I can't really pick a clear "winner", so formalities aside, all those pieces up there are equally amazing.
Peace, love, and lol.
So I found a legitimate way to make a four-way tie anyway.
Since this contest basically has no reward other than bragging rights, I figured the only difference between 1st place and honourable mention is that one is listed before the other. And that's honestly how it all turned out. Each and every entry had its own merits, and the four finalists were virtually identical in terms of literary quality. So hopefully next time round, tina-go-lightly will be judging and not me.
Anyhow, I guess I can't put it off any longer. Here's what happened:
1st place: throneliesfallow.deviantart.co…
2nd place: reader2951.deviantart.com/art/…
3rd place: penessence.deviantart.com/art/…
Honourable mention: tobeapoet.deviantart.com/art/E…
At the end of it, I was simply overly impressed with ThroneLiesFallow's execution of approaching the idealistic theme of words falling short in a fashion in which words literally do fall short. In addition to thematic wit, the Greek mythological elements and the quips of Freudian allusion in combination with brilliant usage of archaic language and careful diction augmented the piece to a level that was at the very least a hair above the rest.
But again, I can't really pick a clear "winner", so formalities aside, all those pieces up there are equally amazing.
Peace, love, and lol.
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