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Spring Contest Winner: Diana Carr, Amherst, NH
Spring Contest Winning Submission:
Me and The Bee
In the summer there is one
thing I love to see.
This is the action of the bee.
He is busy helping to make
Ginseng Oolong Tea.
The plants need to be
pollinated for me!
March/April/May Contest Theme:
Tea and Poetry - My Poetic Experience
Seasonal Category:
Electronic or hard copy of your tea poem
Deadline:
May 31, 2007
 Prize:
A copy of “Tea Poetry” compiled by Pearl
Dexter
Contest:
Tea has been enjoyed for
centuries as a thought-provoking beverage. Tea and poetry
date as far back as the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) which was the
beginning of the most flourishing dynasties in Chinese history. All
classes of people were drinking tea and this culture grew together
with poetry. Many of the most famous poets were from this period.
During the 1100s-1300s, reading poetry while enjoying tea was a
popular pastime in Japan. In the mid 1500’s tea master Sen Rikyu
looked to poetry to describe his tea experiences and traditions.
Since this time, a number of famous authors have enjoyed tea while
writing poetry. To this day, there are people of all ages who are
inspired to sit down with a good cup of carefully prepared tea and
read or write beautiful tea poems.
In this contest,
use one of The Cozy Tea Cart’s fine quality tea’s or your experience
visiting the tea shoppe to compile your own tea poem!
The poem can be as short as one verse or as long as four verses,
it’s up to you! Let the fresh scents of spring blossoms help you to
get those creative thoughts flowing! Steep yourself a cup of tea,
find a quiet nook, and start writing!
A copy of the winning poem will be
published in our June, 2007 newsletter. The July and August
2007 newsletters will have a link to your poem on our web site.
All submissions should be mailed to
The Cozy Tea Cart,
40 Mountain Rd., Brookline, NH 03033 or emailed to
info@thecozyteacart.com, before May 31, 2007.
Your submission will be judged according to our Seasonal Contest
Rules.
Entry Form:
After sitting at your
favorite writing place while sipping on tea, you find yourself with
a masterpiece of a poem! Now is the time to submit it! Here’s what
we’ll need:
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First and Last Name
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Complete Mailing Address (street, city, state,
zip)
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E-mail Address
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Poem Title
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Electronic copy (preferred) of your poem or hand-written copy
Rules:
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Winners must be 18 years of age or older.
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Only one entry per person for each contest (all
additional entries will be removed from consideration).
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The contest is open to residents of the USA and
Canada only.
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One of
The Cozy Tea Cart's tea’s or your tea experience
while visiting our shoppe must be mentioned in your poem.
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We will draw ONE winner per contest.
Winners are chosen at random from all properly completed entries.
Decision of the judges is final.
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Entry forms MUST be filled in completely in
order to be considered for the contest, and in order to receive
your prize.
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No substitutions of the prizes are offered.
The winner agrees to accept responsibility of their tea prize.
Disclaimer
Material
submitted for these contests will be reviewed following normal
review protocol. All items presented will be reviewed without
author identification by the members of the judging panel. The
monthly selection will be based on the uniqueness of the idea, the
quality of the writing or artwork, and suitability to the theme. All
materials must be submitted by the last date of the seasonal contest
month.
The winner will be
notified at the end of the contest to tell you how to claim your
prize. The winner must sign a waiver allowing
The Cozy
Tea Cart
to publish their
writing piece, recipe, or post a picture of their artwork on our web
site, and be announced in our monthly newsletter. Full credit will
be given to the owner.
My Fragrant Cup of
Tea
by Minna Irving, 1920
When I am tired of work or play,
And all my nerves are raw
With things I did, and things I said
And things I merely saw,
I hasten home and donning mules
And flowing negligee,
Get out the spirit lamp and make
A fragrant cup of tea.
I pour the steaming amber drink
In china thin and fine,
Gold banded, bordered daintily
With wild rose flower and vine,
Add cream and sugar or condensed,
And sipping slowly see
A film of far off scenes unroll,
The drama of the tea. |
