Sandra Haight Poet Rictameter

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Temple of Trajan, Pergamon, Turkey - 1996

A Day In Pergamon

Demesne
at Pergamon
stirred an epiphany.
The Aqueducts, Acropolis,
propinquity, Temple Dionysus,
Trajan Temple- all so magnificent.
Persian, Greek, and Roman wonders;
some standing, most lying...
erstwhile kingdoms,
all gone.

I viewed
and imagined
robust efflorescence
that once filled this bucolic place.
Dalliance here, much too ephemeral.
Damp ruins- yellow soil stirred petrichor.
Wild grass, broken art; redolent
grave serendipity...
wars...harbinger...
of loss.

     
March 20, 2016

~1st Place~
Contest: A Day In A Town
Sponsor: Nayda Ivette Negron
Judged: 04/14/2016

Required words in order of appearance: 
demesne, epiphany, propinquity, erstwhile, efflorescence, bucolic, dalliance, ephemeral, petrichor, redolent, serendipity, harbinger 

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Poet Destroyer A April 27, 2016 at 10:27 PM Sandra, Congratulations on your "Day in town win. XOX *LINDA*

Connie Marcum Wong April 15, 2016 at 5:46 AM Sandra, this is divine! Congratulations on your well deserved top placement! I loved it! #7 :) Sandra Haight April 15, 2016 at 2:32 PM Thank you, Connie, for your nice comment, congrats and #7! I appreciate it so much. Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich April 14, 2016 at 7:09 PM Nice one in its historical sense. Very clever, and big congrats on the win. Sandra Haight April 15, 2016 at 2:31 PM Thank you very much, Andrea. Hugs, Sandra

Daniel Turner April 14, 2016 at 5:22 PM Congratulations Ms Sandra on your outstanding win in the "day in a town" contest. Looks like a fun trip to go along with this wonderful write on a difficult challenge. Peace sweet friend:) Sandra Haight April 14, 2016 at 6:29 PM Thank you very much, Daniel! Sandra

Eve Roper April 14, 2016 at 2:23 PM Congratulations on your win, Sandra! Sandra Haight April 14, 2016 at 5:00 PM Thank you, Eve. I appreciate your nice visits and supportive comments! Hugs, Sandra

Joseph May April 14, 2016 at 12:04 PM Congrats on a great win Sandra Sandra Haight April 14, 2016 at 4:59 PM Thank you very much, Joseph! Sandra

Joyce Johnson April 14, 2016 at 12:31 AM Great writing and in that difficult form. Congratulations. Love, Joyce Sandra Haight April 14, 2016 at 4:58 PM Thank you, Joyce. I appreciate your nice visit and supportive comment and congrats! Hugs, Sandra

Poet Destroyer A April 13, 2016 at 9:49 PM Sandra, Congrats on your "Day In A Town win. Love LINDA Sandra Haight April 14, 2016 at 4:57 PM Thank you very much, Linda! Hugs, Sandra

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores April 13, 2016 at 7:39 PM Congratulations Sandra on the placement of the contest Sandra Haight April 14, 2016 at 4:57 PM Hi Nayda, I enjoyed participating in another of your fine contests, and I am so grateful to you for my nice placement. Thank you! Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich March 21, 2016 at 4:13 PM wow, you REALLY did well with those words. EXCELLENT!!! Sandra Haight March 21, 2016 at 5:44 PM Thank you so much, Andrea. It was difficult, but I got through it! Hugs, Sandra

Constance La France March 21, 2016 at 1:39 PM Sandra, excellent poem with this very difficult challenge doing the Rictameter and using all the words, I know because I did a Rictameter also, wonderful and I am loving this 7 ~ Sandra Haight March 21, 2016 at 5:45 PM Thank you, Broken Wings. I know that you composed yours wonderfully, and I did let you know. I appreciate your nice comment and the 7! Hugs, Sandra