Well, it wasn't easy but here are my votes.

1. The Passenger #10
2. Streetlight #6
3. The Hoarder #5

1. Passenger
2. [No Vote]
3. The Hoarder

Reluctantly, I chose “The Hoarder” for 3rd place. The rhymes are good and its frivolity is preferable to the lazy identicals and off-rhymes of 2 other contenders—“Postcard” and “Iamb.”

Thank you all for a wonderful experience! I do hope we’ll get to see some of the HMs.

1. The Iamb
2. The Passenger
3. The Postcard

1. passenger
2. Hoarder
3. Iamb

Sorry not to have taken a more active part this year in the discussions. I'm in Italy with rare Internet access. But I've enjoyed what I've seen.

1. The Iamb

2. The Hoarder

3. A Passenger

I can't wait to find out the names of all the finalists --- and the top three!