No argument about the granny.

But the winner? It's very poetic language, and a nice romantic sentiment. (Though I'd have preferred "smiling" as the last word....but then, what do I know?)

But it's not a poem.

"Not even the wet rustle of rain can dampen today"

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"O heart that soars, my love adores, he makes me live, he makes me give myself to him, as my love pours." is less than 160 characters. Morons.

Granny's entry was far more "text message" than the winner. The winner was totally not in the spirit of the contest.

I'd say the judge is a w@anker, but that's a given.

Thr 1nce ws a txt frm Nntket...

Caps mid-word? That's not txtspeak, that's leet. Dam' script-grannies!

Martin, how is it not a poem?

Gene, I think the ability to convey such emotion with so few words while still spelling correctly shows far more skill in crafting a text message than the usual mangled-almost-beyond-recognition txt.