Sabina Nicole Poet Verse

Carnival Contest

Wild rides,
Bright costumes allure,
Like Broadway,
In hard times,
Distorted laughter echoes, 
A cheap treat for all.

Gaudy lights,
Masks with painted smiles,
Festivals
In the dark,
A house of many faces,
Screams of sheer delight.

By sabina
written 8/15/11
contest: Carnival

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Sunflower Poetess August 23, 2011 at 8:36 PM Congrats Sabina, Magnificent first place win ~~Glenna

Debbie Guzzi August 23, 2011 at 8:11 PM i see it clearly...nice win! light& love

Charlotte Puddifoot August 23, 2011 at 6:39 PM congrats on your excellent 1st place win in the contest :-)

Andrea Dietrich August 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM this is very cool with the imagery!! congrats on your top win.

Kash Poet August 23, 2011 at 1:34 PM Congratulations on your 1st place win,Sabina.beautiful write.

Tony Lane August 23, 2011 at 12:26 PM Congratulations on your win. Tony

Caryl Ramsdale August 23, 2011 at 10:29 AM Dancing, merrymaking, fun food and lots of noise...lol Congratulations, fascinating write. 1st place is great! Caryl Ramsdale

Carrie Richards August 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM 1st place !!! How wonderful and deserving sincere congratulations, Sabrina!! Hooray for you!!

Carol Sunshine Brown August 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM Congratulations on your placement in Nette's "Share A Shadorma" contest Sabina. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart August 23, 2011 at 8:54 AM Congrats Sabina on your big first place win luv.. super imagery..

Dr.Ram Mehta August 23, 2011 at 8:54 AM Congratulations on the first place win in the contest of nette, Sabina

Robert A. Dufresne August 23, 2011 at 7:54 AM entertaining and poignant, Sabina. Congrats on a well deserved win . Kudos to you for first place and top glory

John Freeman August 23, 2011 at 6:25 AM So pleased Sabina to see your worthy poem rated at the top. Congratulations on your worthy presentation. Agape, Moses

David Williams August 23, 2011 at 3:44 AM hey Sabina congrats on your win loved the different side you portrayed in yours, David

Nette Onclaud August 22, 2011 at 11:38 PM sabina, you took a route that made the theme more multi-layered.. the comapre and contrast approach worked really wel.. cheers! :) huggs

Gwendolen Song August 22, 2011 at 10:28 PM Sabina, Loved the wording gaudy-and the distorted mirrors. How fun! I must live in a poor town bc we have not had these distorted mirrors in any of our carnivals. Best to u and your future writing. Congrats at the top of the podium. Gwendolen Sabina Nicole August 22, 2011 at 11:06 PM lol, I have been to many different carnivals, my town did not have the best ones either, thank you Gwendolen:)

Cyndi Macmillan August 22, 2011 at 10:18 PM Congrats on the first place win, Sabina! Way to go! Really liked the comparison to Broadway. :-) Cyndi

Nancy Jones August 22, 2011 at 9:42 PM Like Broadway in hard times... Awesome! congrats, Sabina, on the well-deserved win!

Carol Sunshine Brown August 16, 2011 at 8:45 AM I am so thrilled by the poetry I am reading this morning. Looks like everyone has found a pipeline to inspiration. This is wonderful and I am so happy your poetry is right here in this mix Sabina. Thank you so much for sharing. Love, Carol

Dr.Ram Mehta August 15, 2011 at 3:52 PM Wonderful write for the contest with visuals, Sabina