I was extremely impressed with the entries this round. A truly tough theme that left many of you scratching your heads - it really was wide open to interpretation. Congrats to our finalists!

thebigsky and I agreed on 4 images this time, giving you all 16 to chose your favorite from. The top 5 from this round will be qualified to play in the DSS Mega-Challenge #2.

This is an open vote, all DGrin members are eligible to have their say. The poll closes 3 days from now, go go go!!!

In order of entry, the best Illustrating Text - A Dream Within A Dream (E.A. Poe) photos:

A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?



#4 - PaulThomasMcKee - Hypnagogic state. Is reality naught but hallucination?


#5 - VelvRide - Anguish


#6 - KevXmas - Enjoy today, tomorrow is not guaranteed


#8 - SherwinJames - connecting to a dream


#11 - Grly - Everything has slipped away


#16 - richtersl - Lost Love


#21 - Brundige - A maze of dreams


#25 - The Curious Camel - Transition...


#26 - Eoren1 - How they creep; Through my fingers to the deep


#27 - AaronNelson - Amid Dreams We Wait


#28 - sherstone - The Abyss


#33 - ifocus - The lost hope


#34 - Llywellyn - Happily Never After


#35 - sbarge - Shattered Dreams


#39 - Travis - A Mother's Nightmare: The Baby Collector


#45 - Roaddog 52 - River of life, the thin line between nothing and eternity

#21, Brundige's, isn't showing up for me.

Congrats to everyone! It was really interesting to watch these entries roll in.

Originally Posted by Llywellyn #21, Brundige's, isn't showing up for me. Congrats to everyone! It was really interesting to watch these entries roll in.

hmmm...i see it! maybe refresh? Congrates to those who made it to the voting.

Originally Posted by JAG hmmm...i see it! maybe refresh? Congrates to those who made it to the voting.

There it is! I'd refreshed a couple times with no luck before posting. Glad to see my computer was just playing tricks on me.

great job all!

amazing work!

judges! i thank you and i know im glad i did nto have too select from so much awesome work.!

Wonderful work everyone! Congrats to all the finalists!!

Congratulations to all the finalists - wonderful work!

Woot! Great entries - all of them! Good luck to everyone!

Congratulations to everyone! Such awesome entries! Good luck to all the finalists :)

Congrats to finalists, awesome job!

Very interesting round, congrats to all the finalists!

Great entries !! Congrats to the finalists

Emily-
Should the poem be put in the top section of this voting thread for those that don't know it from the original entry thread?
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Congrats to all finalists!

I've refreshed and cleared privae data now over 6 times.....still can't see #21??? can't see them all can't vote cause that would 't be fair to all......

i was able to see #21 when i voted this morning, but now i get the red X for #21

Ditto, here. No can see #21.

Congrats to the finalists!!! Always great photos. There are a few that really stand out this round I feel. :)

I can see the image.... I right clicked it and selected "Copy Image Location".



Can you see it now?

I went back to the original entry thread and #21 no longer appears there. It appears the user either turned off sharing or moved the image to a different gallery thus breaking the link.