

| A contest for the heart season- (Poetry Contest) OPENs on FEB | 
| Welcome to the Ninth Annual Contest of the  Search for Mr. or Ms. WDC HeartThrob Poet 2025 . Special thanks to 🌠HuntersMoon through "Scheming Scoundrel's Forum of Finesse"  for the awesome awardicon that gives graces to this contest forum.💓 ![Valentine Divider  [#2110744]
For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) Romance is in the air, and I see fluttering hearts as well as sweet words everywhere. I always been in love with words, especially poetry, for me, they are like flowers that have their own beauty, they are able to last their fragrance, and will stay in ones' heart.  Some of these are: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. . (exerpt From William Shakesphere-Sonnet 18) Or like some all time favorite love poems: "if each day, each hour, you feel that you are destined for me with implacable sweetness, if each day a flower climbs up to your lips to seek me, ah my love, ah my own, in me all that fire is repeated, in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten, my love feeds on your love, beloved, and as long as you live it will be in your arms without leaving mine. (excerpt from if-you-forget-me-by-pablo-neruda) Or like the poetry of our Mr. Heart Throb Poet 2024 here in WDC wonder Land. Remember, love, the tender dawn of days gone by, When hesitant steps ventured down paths beneath a blushing sky. But eyes met deep, a spark ignited, fierce and bright, A love's own ember, kindled by the moon's ethereal light. (Excerpt from ê§GERVICious👻Ghoulê§‚   - "Seal of Love"   So I am searching now for poets who will be going to make my heart throb through scribbling words in the poetic form- Romance Genre. This is an annual contest, and will open only in February, in celebration of the Season of Heart here in this wonderful world of Writing Dot Com. So grab now your mighty pen or 'puter and muse and scribble poetic words to me. ![Valentine Divider  [#2110744]
For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) The Contest Rule  a poet who dabbles most in the Romance Poetry Genre.  Item that you will be submitting must be NEW.  The item should follow the given prompt.  One entry only for one entrant.  The rating should be for everybody.  Please post your entry in the form below by using bitem format. How to use the Bitem format. Please copy and paste this  {bitem:xxxxxxx}, replace the XXXXXXX by the number of your entry item found below your piece title. Consideration to those who don't have a free space for an item already, you can use the entry form from your book, but your score to be will be deducted 1 point to be fair to those who uses the bitem format.  You are not qualified to enter if you are already one of the judges  You can edit your piece until the deadline or closing date. once you edit it after the deadline, it will be disqualified. Deadline/Closing Date: February 28, 2025 The winner will be announced any day in March, 2025 ![Valentine Divider  [#2110744]
For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) Prizes: For our Grand Prize Grand Winner: - shall be our Mr. or Ms. WDC Heart Throb Poet 2025 who will take this signature ribbon image. - The exclusive Awardicon Heart Throb (Ribbon)  for its winning piece.  - The HeartThrob Poet MB ![Merit Badge in HeartThrob Poet
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-HeartThrob_Poet-2072550_15.gif)  - its winning piece will be showcased here for a whole year. -Automatically be one of the judges for the next year's contest. - this will be awarded if we have at least 3-4 qualifying entries. Winner: 
 Average score: 87.7% First Place Prize: - 25K General awardicon for its winning piece. - The Heart Throb Poet MB --Automatically be one of the judges for the next year's contest. - this will be awarded if we have at least 6 qualifying entries. Winner: 
 Average score: 85.1 % Second Place Prize: -10K General Awardicon - The Heart Throb Poet MB -Can be an alternate judge for the next round if the First Place Winner is unavailable. - this will be awarded if we have at least 8 qualifying entries. Winner: 
 Average score: 84.8% Third Place Prize: - 5,000 gps -The Heart Throb Poet MB -this will be awarded if we have at least 9-10 qualifying entries. Winner: 
 Average score: 84.7 % NOTE: Three Times Winner being a HeartThrob Poet will receive the commissioned Heart Throb Medal  being the WDC Heart Throb Poet. (will be placed in your Portfolio)   NOTE: Seven Times Winner being a HeartThrob Poet will receive the commissioned Heart Throb  being the WDC Heart Throb Poet. (will be placed in your Portfolio)   NOTE Planning to publish an Anthology of Poems from all poems of winners that are included in the "Winners Archives"  when already collected at least 30-40 poems with the approval of the poet, of course. ![Valentine Divider  [#2110744]
For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) Donation Donations are always welcome. Any Donation in any amount will receive my heartfelt thanks, donation of 40K will receive my heartfelt thanks thru my Samberine Trinket and an MB from me. The accumulated Gps will be used for the contest- exclusive MB in the future. ![Valentine Divider  [#2110744]
For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) ê§GERVICious👻Ghoulê§‚ - Mr. 2024 WDC Heart Throb Poet Grand Winner Kit - Ms. 2024 WDC Heart Throb Poet Second Place Winner ![Valentine Divider  [#2110744]
For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) Prompt "I have found the one whom my soul loves. I held him/her, and would not let him/her go." ¬Song Of Solomon 3:4. A sonnet poem, expressing the lines above.  Scribble me a Sonnet Poem  about the given prompt with the stated lines above, it can be about your wife/husband, special someone, or secret valentine following the given rules and prompt.. Example of Poetry 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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For my contest For my contest](https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1485939032/item_id/2110744.jpg) Criteria in Judging: 20% - Creativity/Originality. 20% - The piece shall reflect elements of poetry: form, sound devices, imagery, mood/tone, theme 20% - Note your Grammar & Punctuation. 20% - Relevant to the given Prompt. 20% - Audience impact/Audience participation through voting. You can vote through this form - "WDC HeartThrob Poet 2025-VOTING BIN"  The vote will run on March 1 to March 8, 2025 100%- total You can start scribbling your entries now, and don't forget the deadline. Thank you for participating in the contest.    ENTRIES ENTRIES ▼ Any entrant or sponsor will receive this beautiful Heart Throb Poet Trinket or Note:Trinket will be sent on the closing date: 
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