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Shine With Your Naani

SHINE WITH YOUR NAANI Fast the travel, long the joyous trip fine is the progress, the greatest race, set at spirit's own sweet pace Life sends us on a mystery starships speed far away truth sets the pace, destination reigns each day Robert J. Lindley, 06-20-2014 Sponsor, nette onclaud Contest Name--------- SHINE WITH YOUR NAANI ! Contest Description here’s to another new form!...a Naani poem by Telugu poet, Dr. N. Gopi, has 4 lines… the total number of syllables in the poem are between 20 to 25…the Naani has no set rhyme scheme, and no set syllable count per line… for this challenge, i would like us to: *write a NEW poem including your name, contest title , and date of poem *create ONLY 2-3 stanzas with a total of exactly 25 syllables per stanza *post it under verse category THE THEME IS: STAR/S…

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 7/4/2014 10:10:00 AM

Robert, Congratulations, in Nette's " SHINE WITH YOUR NAANI!!" Contest :) LINDA

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/3/2014 10:49:00 PM

awesome how you made it into star travel. unique poem. Congrats for your win.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/1/2014 4:16:00 PM

enjoyed the poetic journey of your universe, robert... thanks for gracing my contest and sweet congrats on your fine win.. huggs

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 7/1/2014 1:52:00 PM

Hi Robert - Bravo on your fine win - well deserved, my friend! This is such a lovely write!

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/1/2014 4:14:00 PM

Thank you Pandita. It was a challenging write too!

Mohan Chutani

Date: 7/1/2014 1:13:00 PM

Robert, congrats for a fine win on nette's contest of shining naanis. Mohan

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/1/2014 4:13:00 PM

Thank you my friend!

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 7/1/2014 12:52:00 PM

Great write Robert! Really Loved the part Destination reigns each day ! Big congrats huge win !

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/1/2014 4:12:00 PM

A space exploration trip it would have to reign each day. Every day until arrival or else calamity would come..

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/1/2014 4:09:00 PM

Thank you my friend!!

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/25/2014 2:06:00 PM

thank, robert.. kindly check syllable count... 25 syls per stanza.. best of luck!.. huggs

Robert Lindley
Date: 6/25/2014 9:15:00 PM

Thanks much , the syllable counter I previously used had shown it was correct 25 each stanza , with 50 as the total but the counter here showed it to be 56. I then modified my write to meet the syllable counter used here at this site.

Arlene Smith

Date: 6/23/2014 4:10:00 AM

A beautifully written journey, Robert!.. Hugs.. Arlene

Robert Lindley
Date: 6/23/2014 6:14:00 PM

Thanks Arlene !

Paul Callus

Date: 6/22/2014 9:09:00 AM

Hi Robert! Whatever mistakes we make, they contribute to the learning process; shame on us if it's otherwise! Your second stanza holds a lot of positivity. gl in contest. // paul

Paul Callus
Date: 7/1/2014 11:56:00 AM

Back for another read and with congrats on your fine win.

Robert Lindley
Date: 6/22/2014 10:04:00 AM

Thanks Paul. The bigger the mistake the greater the lesson learned. I've learned some really huge ones in my time..lol I never claimed to be perfect, just stubborn....