William Kelii Kekaula Poet Curtal Sonnet

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Better Than Winning the Lottery

Better Than Winning the Lottery

One of eight hundred employees, am I.
It was a joyous eve, Christmas of '80,
Toiled so fellow workers can have some fun.

The company party, grand prize, is high.
'Tis a world trip be, trade isles? Mayhaps Haiti?
~~more sun.

Too busy for quirks, in and of itself,
until partiers trailed, my milieu had gone,
rise a giddy state, work - worked up, weighty.

Candor faults - change to cash - thoughts to myself,
~~I won!

2020 October 27
*1st Place*
A BRIAN STRAND FORMED
~~Brian Strand: Judged 2022 March 16
*1st Place*
The Speaker
~~Sara Kendric: Judged 2020 November 21

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Valsa George March 16, 2022 at 5:31 AM I must tell that you were indeed lucky.... ! More than luck, it was a recognition of your commitment and hard work and that too from eight hundred employees .... ! Definitely a proud moment ! Congratulations, dear friend ! William Kelii Kekaula March 16, 2022 at 6:21 PM 'Twas a memorable point in my life to have won the grand prize in light of my good deed, Valsa, good for good, methinks, anyhow, my gratefulness for your thought-filled expressions my friend, Aloha~William

Christuraj Alex March 16, 2022 at 1:53 AM Great win by hard work. Congratulations! William Kelii Kekaula March 16, 2022 at 5:58 PM 'Twas challenging but fun, Christuraj, thanks aplenty my friend, Aloha~William

Andrea Dietrich November 22, 2020 at 5:48 PM oh I see from your reply to my comment a while back, you changed it in for cash. Well good for you.!! And congrats for your win with your first time at this form William Kelii Kekaula November 22, 2020 at 6:04 PM I am so glad to have a close friend like you, Andrea, you are truly a blessed soul, Aloha!

Newton Ranaweera November 21, 2020 at 5:22 PM Congratulations, William, on your Top Placement, for this wonderfully written Curtal sonnet!! William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 7:04 PM Many thanks, Newton, and my compliments to your swan song, Aloha!

Marilene Evans November 21, 2020 at 10:34 AM Congrats on your win! I also won a Rhine River trip for two in 1989; but my ex-husband bailed out at the last minute. So, I went on my own. He said, he could not believe I went and I said, I could not believe you bailed out, I could have had $1,250 in lieu of your ticket. I guess, that's why he was my ex. Have a great week-end. William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 2:29 PM We thought it better to invest in our young family, so we cashed it for $2500 in 1980 was a lot, thank you, Aloha!

Beata Agustin November 21, 2020 at 4:43 AM Wow! Congrats! God bless you. William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 9:56 AM Thank you, Beata, Grace be with you, Aloha!

Regina Mcintosh November 21, 2020 at 4:06 AM Congrats dear friend. And God bless you always :) Love, Gina William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 9:54 AM My grateful thanks, Regina, Aloha!

Anisha Dutta November 21, 2020 at 3:25 AM BIG CONGRATS to win the LOTTERY and to rank TOP William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 9:52 AM Thank you, Anisha, as always, Aloha!

Krish Radhakrishna November 21, 2020 at 2:41 AM Congrats on your win top win! William, what a prize to win in a Christmas draw! Japan is my holiday dream! William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 9:50 AM Thanks, Krish, though I did exchange it for 2.5k cash which was a lot for my young family back in 1980, Aloha!

Sara Kendrick November 21, 2020 at 2:07 AM Thanks for participating in my contest. I appreciate you taking the time and writing this nice event from your life. Sara William Kelii Kekaula November 21, 2020 at 9:51 AM Thanks, Sara, for the wondrous opportunity and placement, Aloha

Andrea Dietrich October 27, 2020 at 5:35 PM So WAS it an exotic trip? Do tell, William!! Great job with this form. It's not easy to write, is it!!! William Kelii Kekaula October 27, 2020 at 6:09 PM A win for two, week-long via Tokyo, Hong Kong & Bali or Las Vegas + 1k cash, we exchanged it for, $2500, for our young family. Thanks, Andrea, 'twas fun for my first curtal sonnet, Aloha! William