August Composition Challenge----- Voting time ----

[Dad3353]

Welcome to the end of August, everyone..!

 

We have yet another splendid crop of entries this month based on a photo provided by last month's winner... @lurksalot

 

He offered some cryptic words of encouragement with the photo ...

"Whilst a bit chill, it's almost like someone has stolen the fire from the sun... so maybe chilling..!"

 

 

Here are the entries for this month, please vote for your favourite 3 ... 

 

1 @Leonard Smalls  ...a punky and slightly garbled musing on collective emotion and tribalism inspired by West Ham's theme tune..!

 

2 @Dad3353  ...Yet another doomed effort to get away. It's not to be; the next awakening N° 6 will be back, once more, on The Island ...

 

3  @AndyTravis  ...A little bubble floats off on a summers day... Happy and growing into a big strong bubble; a bird spots it and swoops to pop it... Does it survive the chase..?

 

4 @xgsjx  ... Alone & broken-hearted, he sees the demon in the sky that took his love away...

 

5 @Doctor J ... the greatest of all the bubbles was a chimpanzee. Join the King of Pop's ghost on his journey through the nine circles of hell, trying to find his old pal...

 

6 @lurksalot ... a race to the moon, to strip whatever minerals would make the most profit, and leave a transparent shell..!

 

7 @upside downer  ...A strange tale of being pestered by an annoying git who, for some reason, wants to ruin your day...

 

8 @Nicko  ... Age-Related Macular Degeneration - a progressive eye disease that my father suffered from which leads to loss of central vision...

 

9 @MoonBassAlpha ... I  suddenly felt the urge this afternoon ... 

 

10 @Wolfram ... An introspective, ambient piano theme to relax you as you lay on your back watching the bubbles drift by through the deep blue sky...

 

 

Whittle your favourites down to 3 , then tick the boxes.

 

A superb selection again, this month. 

 

Voting will close at midnight on 31st August.

[MoonBassAlpha]

Even tougher choice than usual! Good work folks! I don’t think my entry will trouble the scoreboard this time around...

[Dad3353]

And the winner is...

 

@Doctor J

 

 

Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ...

 

BC_Chal_Cert_2023_08.pdf

 

... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

 

[lurksalot]

Most excellent DoctorJ , great stuff , send me a picture and I’ll set up for September.

 

Also thanks to @Dad3353 for setting up this months voting thread in my absence, and of course for his most dependable certificate presentation 😁 

[Doctor J]

Thanks, all, I'll have a look around and send something on presently.

[upside downer]

Congrats, Doc 👏 enjoyed that, even if it was slightly unnerving in places! "Bubbles?" 👻

[Doctor J]

The mutual appreciation society are in session, so: "Gonna use all the ink in your Parker pen and when you get a refill I'll do it again" 😂👌🏻

[MoonBassAlpha]

Well played, that man! Worthy winner indeed.

[AndyTravis]

I sat in the car singing today, forgot I can carry a tune…

 

might be time to dig out one of the dusty old microphones for September 

 

also well done @Doctor J

Edited September 1, 2023 by AndyTravis

[lurksalot]

no rest for the wicked, or the tunesmiths either 

 

 

[NickD]

A tardy but hearty congratulations! A great winner and all of them vote-worthy.