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December 6, 2023

Placed 1st: Any Theme, Any Form; Sponsor: Sotto Poet
Form: Constanza~ Invented by Connie Marcum Wong
Honoring her memories--autumn was her favorite season.
Rhymes: a/b/b, a/c/c, a/d/d, a/e/e, a/f/f, a/a/a/a/a.
5 triplets, followed by a 5-line monorhyme stanza
consisting of first lines of all triplets. Eight syllables per line.

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Autumn Delights - Constanza

Autumn delights sporting red dye
Painting meadows in crimson themes
Charming thrills of amorous dreams.

Where parching breaths of maple sigh
Zephyrs groove lilting amber breeze
Swaying rhythms of colorful trees.

How season’s golden passions vie
Waltzing glamor of stolen glance
As leaves chromatic whirl, and dance.

Sights lovesome gazing sapphire sky
Frolic with stars of moonlit night
Lauding sparkles of twinkles bright.

Hoisting desires of romance high
Venus smiles gawking lovers kiss
Boosting tempo of autumn's bliss.

Autumn delights sporting red dye
Where parching breaths of maple sigh,
How season’s golden passions vie
Sights lovesome gazing sapphire sky 
Hoisting desires of romance high.

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Heidi Sands Date: 1/27/2024 1:41:00 PM Congratulations for #2 on the best new poems list ! :) Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 1/24/2024 3:29:00 AM Great rhyming in this one. Way to go. Thank you for sharing. Sara K Login to Reply

Marikate Kingston Date: 1/3/2024 3:46:00 PM What a beautiful poem this would be as a painting. So pretty. Login to Reply

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 12/29/2023 2:36:00 PM congratulations on your top 100 Vijay Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 12/29/2023 7:56:00 AM Back with Congratulations on being number 4 in the "100 Best New Poems" list for Soup with your lovely/tribute write to the lovely Connie. I do miss her... Have a great/wonderful day/2024 writing away................. Login to Reply

Silent One Date: 12/17/2023 11:23:00 AM Congratulations on having this as the number one best new poem my friend.. An excellent ode to Autumn.. Login to Reply

Deb M Date: 12/15/2023 1:12:00 PM Oh Vijay….how incredibly beautiful! A wonderful way to remember and honour Connie! Debx Login to Reply

Bill Baker Date: 12/13/2023 10:47:00 PM Beautifully written to contest standards, Vijay. A lovely tribute to Connie's form and her love of Autumn, my friend. Easy to see why thus a winner was! A FAV for my list. Have a pleasant week! Bill Login to Reply

Hilo Poet Date: 12/12/2023 8:32:00 PM Vijay, if anything, vindication assured from any backroom gossip, if there'd be any re Connie's signature contribution to the World of Poetry. She IS delighted with its resurrection, with hints of facial blushing to its being bested claims, "parchy minty-breaths and a-rrested stare-dares." Fave, my friend. Aloha, William Login to Reply

Victor Buhagiar Date: 12/9/2023 5:07:00 AM Can one forget Connie and her form of poetry? I suppose many have. I haven't. A fine example. Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 12/8/2023 2:51:00 PM Ahhh!! A very nice one to honor Connie. It is very a descriptive and expressive work. Way to go this winner. Congratulations.. Thank you for sharing it with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K Login to Reply

Hiya Sharma Date: 12/8/2023 7:44:00 AM Oh my, this is such a gorgeous tribute for dear Connie, may her soul is embraced by light and rests in peace. You've conveyed so much depth within these eloquent words & it makes me quite emotional to read as well, somehow.. Your descriptions have truly reflected the beautiful hues of her heart, the way she loved autumn.. "Autumn delights sporting red dye", "Waltzing glamor of stolen glance", " Season's golden passions", "Zephyrs groove lilting amber breeze", "breaths of maple sigh" Woww, a FAV Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 12/7/2023 8:17:00 PM Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your lovely write again. Many wonderful memories about her. Have a wonderful day with your win............... Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/10/2023 7:43:00 AM Thank you Paula--much appreciate.

Brandy Nicole Date: 12/7/2023 6:53:00 PM "Autumn" does "paint meadows in crimson themes." It's beautiful, mesmerizing and breathtaking, all at the same time. So kind of you to remember Connie and how much she loved Autumn, and you did so, by using her form. She is missed, but not forgotten. Your thoughts caress softly around me and my heart. My best to you, Vijay. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/10/2023 7:42:00 AM Yes indeed--she is missed. Always a joy to read your insights, my friend. Many thanks for your presence on my page, Brandy. Hugs to you as well.

Silent One Date: 12/7/2023 1:51:00 PM I knew this one would be a winner.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/10/2023 7:41:00 AM Thank you SO. Much appreciate.

Sotto Poet Date: 12/7/2023 9:12:00 AM Your eloquent homage to Connie is extraordinarily articulate, Vijay. She is sorely missed! Congratulations on your first-place contest win. Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:33:00 AM Thank you my friend for your presence on Soup. Sponsoring contests is no easy task--but you do it so gracefully. Much appreciate, as always, Lasaad. Many thanks, my friend.

Heidi Sands Date: 12/7/2023 7:15:00 AM Oh my! This is so beautiful. The first line pulled me right into the rest of the beauty. A Fave for me. Also, such a nice tribute written for Connie. She is missed!. Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:31:00 AM As always, your comments are much valued and appreciated, my friend and so is your FAVE. Many thanks for your kind feedback, Heidi. Yes, indeed--she is missed.

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 12/6/2023 2:30:00 PM Your beautiful tribute to Connie is so well written, Vijay. She is missed! Best wishes for the contest. Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:23:00 AM Yes indeed--she is missed! Much appreciate your feedback, Evelyn--many thanks.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 12/6/2023 1:35:00 PM - Beautifully written, Vijay ... Connie will never be forgotten ... a warm soul :) - hugs Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:22:00 AM You are so right--she will be remembered, always. Much appreciate--many thanks, Anne-Lise.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 12/6/2023 1:26:00 PM WOW!!!! What a lovely/tribute write to the lovely Connie. I enjoyed her e-mails/friendship. I miss her. Good Luck... Have a wonderful day writing away.............. Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:21:00 AM Glad you enjoyed the poem, Paula. She resides in pleasant memories for so many. Much appreciate your kind feedback. Many thanks.

Silent One Date: 12/6/2023 10:53:00 AM I was talking about Connie today, I do miss her, such a lovely and beautiful pure soul... You have honoured her poetic form so well.. so colourful and full of imagery and the choice of words just fantastic...I can see the delight of autumn in your words, although for me its the season of death... so many great lines, but this stanza was my favourite.. Autumn delights sporting red dye Where parching breaths of maple sigh, How season’s golden passions vie Sights lovesome, Fave for me! Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:20:00 AM Yes, indeed--she was a beautiful soul. So special to read your kind remarks and receive your FAVE, SO. Much appreciate--many thanks, my friend.

Tom Cunningham Date: 12/6/2023 9:46:00 AM A lovely tribute to Connie, Vijay and composing Autumn Delights in her created form is a beautiful tribute to her memory Best of luck in the contest. Tom Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:17:00 AM Thanks for your presence, as always, Tom. Much appreciate your thoughtful feedback.

Jay Narain Date: 12/6/2023 9:32:00 AM Poem full of imagery and remembrance for your friend. Well penned. Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:16:00 AM Much appreciate, Jay. Glad you stopped by--many thanks.

Ink Empress Date: 12/6/2023 8:09:00 AM Beautiful poem written in remembrance of your friend, may her soul rest in peace and poetry. Its never easy losing someone you know in anyway, and this is such a creative take on this form too. I love the imagery and flow of your descriptive wordplay and as always your rhymes are profound. I especially loved “ Frolic with stars of moonlit night Lauding sparkles of twinkles bright.“ ethereal! So cosmically pleasing. “ Venus smiles gawking lovers kiss Boosting tempo of autumn's “exquisite Fave Login to Reply Vijay Pandit Date: 12/7/2023 11:16:00 AM She was a wonderful person and a talented writer. Her memory lives on in hearts of many on Soup. Much appreciate your supportive feedback, Ink. Many thanks for your kind remarks and your FAVE.