Christmas

 She arrives with a mystic charm
 Gliding in on silver moon
 With a peaceful vibe that oft disarms
 As words of praise in yuletide tunes
 Echo  where the stars are strewn

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 11/27/2023 8:57:00 AM

Ahhh!! I am glad you shared this one with us. If for a contest, it reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my POTD with congratulations. Sara K

J Hamilton Gist

Date: 12/2/2017 3:36:00 PM

And she has arrived hasn't she...Nice.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/21/2017 11:29:00 PM

Free verse has to work very hard to surpass your rhyme Joseph! I loved this Quintain. Congratulations! I already faved this gem! : )

Debbie Duncan

Date: 11/21/2017 11:22:00 PM

What a charming little verse, and an awesome win :)

Mark Woods

Date: 12/22/2015 10:41:00 AM

I was just looking how to write a quintain and this wee beauty popped up in the examples. Magnificent poem

Kelly Deschler

Date: 1/9/2015 12:31:00 AM

What a charming little rhyme this is, Joseph! Very nicely done!

John Fleming

Date: 1/7/2015 12:21:00 PM

Excellent little verse, Joseph!! :) john.

Harry Horsman

Date: 1/6/2015 10:57:00 AM

there's magic in everything we see Joseph i know, just read one...

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/5/2015 11:54:00 PM

THIS is BEAUTIFUL Joseph! Awesome imagery that has a spiritual feeling as well as a romantic one. Very impressive! I am fav'ing it.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/5/2015 11:25:00 PM

hey didn't you enter the season contest? Let me go see if you are on the winners' list.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/4/2015 5:39:00 PM

Joseph, Congratulations on your win. Luv ~LINDA~

Carrie Richards

Date: 1/4/2015 5:30:00 PM

Gliding in on a silver moon......(what a lovely thought that is !!) Lovely Quintain!! Congratulations Joseph !!

Jan Allison

Date: 1/4/2015 4:03:00 PM

Dropping back with my congrats Joseph:-) Hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 1/4/2015 3:20:00 PM

Joseph, congrats on your win! I felt the magic! Sandra

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/4/2015 2:34:00 PM

this is indeed quite magical and beautiful. If I were not so picky about exact rhymes, it would have been in top three! Congrats, Joseph.

Donna Jones

Date: 1/4/2015 2:24:00 PM

December for me..is always here before ya know it..you captured the magic of the season perfectly

M. L. Kiser

Date: 12/31/2014 4:00:00 PM

True words about our last month of the year. Happy new year.

Paul Callus

Date: 12/30/2014 10:24:00 AM

Very charming, and the imagery provides the perfect vibes. This easily beats my own entry! Wish you all the best! // paul

Paul Callus
Date: 1/4/2015 3:08:00 PM

...back with congratulations, Joseph; very much deserved. // paul

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 12/29/2014 8:30:00 AM

A fav for me! Light & Love & Happy New Year

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/29/2014 4:53:00 AM

- A lovely poem, Joseph !!! - Always a pleasure to read your poems! - Thank you for the year 2014 - looking forward to a new year with my friends here at "soup" - Happy new year dear friend - oxox // Anne-Lise :)