The Old Neighbor

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Written, June 18, 2025
For The Contest: “Straight One-Rhymed Englyn Poetry”
Sponsor: Mark Toney

He visits for a while, out of the blue;
senile too, with no smile,
which had always been his style.
Straight up gin helps reconcile!

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/18/2025 12:31:00 PM

Congratulations on this creative winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. Sara K

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/16/2025 10:22:00 AM

Too cute! Congrats!

Sandra Haight
Date: 7/16/2025 5:49:00 PM

Thanks so much, Kim!

Mark Toney

Date: 7/16/2025 8:34:00 AM

Sandra, congratulations on your win in my Straight One-Rhymed Englyn poetry contest! I was delighted to see you wrote this fun poem. Cheers!

Sandra Haight
Date: 7/16/2025 5:49:00 PM

Thank you, Mark! I enjoyed working with the form, and I appreciate my placement! Sandra

Arthur Vaso

Date: 6/19/2025 2:34:00 AM

This made me smile!

Sandra Haight
Date: 7/16/2025 5:48:00 PM

Thanks, Arthur! Sanddra