Reason A. Poteet Poet Quintilla

A December Memento

A star is born among teen bards
and soon he'll lead in Yale's vanguards.
Young Will Chen shines, a full ride won;
his language skills beam bright, bar none.
Congratulations! best regards!

December 9, 2022

AN:  Quadri-lngual high school senior poet, William Chen was accepted
full tuition paid at Yale on December 1, 2022. A long awaited moment never
to fade from his memory.  He posts at a fellow site called All-Poetry. 

form:  a quintilla, Spanish quintain
contest: December Memento
sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

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Paula Goldsmith December 26, 2022 at 9:35 AM Congratulations on your win. Thanks for adding your note. A fun write. Blessings............ Reason A. Poteet December 30, 2022 at 5:56 PM Yes, we are proud of William, he is a super young man. Thanks for commenting.

Andrea Dietrich December 25, 2022 at 8:59 AM SO sorry I missed congratulating you. I was in a huge rush last night, and I better look and see if I forgot anyone else. You did GREAT! Merry Christmas Reason A. Poteet December 25, 2022 at 12:09 PM I distinctly remember writing a reply to your comment...I must have hit delete and it deleted your comment as well.??? Christmas gremlins at work, maybe?? "Thank you Andrea. I appreciate your generous placement and will share congratulations with William. May this Christmas Day be a special memory as you celebrate this December and 2022 as a most remarkable time in your own history."

Christuraj Alex December 25, 2022 at 2:17 AM Great memento. Congratulations! Reason A. Poteet December 25, 2022 at 3:36 AM thank you Christuraj. Blessings on your Christmas Day - reflect on why Jesus was born as you reason through your own birth and its significance.