Undying love in ≤150 characters: the contest results

Following an extended wrangle, our distinguished panel of judges has settled on a winner for the Undying love in ≤150 characters competition: Misery4Brett, comment #39. Misery's entry, which Shapeways will be transforming into a 3-D candleholder, is:

It is dark
and when we kiss
my fingers find you
like candlelight

We're still waiting for Kevin Jackson-Mead's opinions on the three best entries of a romantically scientific or mathematical nature, whose authors will be receiving copies of Strange Attractors: Poems of Love and Mathematics.

If you haven't read the contest thread, you should. It's full of ingenious romantic geekery -- and, as our judges demonstrated, there's something there for everyone.

[#1 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden, February 9, 2009 6:54 AM]

Congratulations, Misery4Brett!

Now, about that contact information...

[#2 posted by Mr_Orion, February 9, 2009 8:57 AM]

Yes, yes. Congratulations!

What a fine contest! We should do this more often, Teresa!

I was excited all weekend, it was great!

Wonderful job.

[#3 posted by Aaron4atx, February 9, 2009 11:11 AM]

I second that emotion.

[#4 posted by buddy66, February 9, 2009 11:16 AM]

Congratulations to all. After reading a few submissions, the geekery turned me off. I remember the winner because it had an honest-to-gods metaphor (simile), which surprised me. Usually geeks and poetics don't mix. Verse, yes, since most verse is clever and gimmicky; but poetry, not so much, too many big words and abstractions. Poetry is things. Wonderful things.

''...my fingers find you like candlelight'' is very nice.

[#5 posted by Mr_Orion, February 9, 2009 3:14 PM]

I can see that. I may not fully agree, but thumbs up all around.

No honorable mentions on this contest?

[#6 posted by ab5tract, February 10, 2009 9:51 PM]

@5

I feel ya re: hnrbl mntns :/

Your poem was a highlight for me, anyway..