Sandra Haight Poet Blank verse

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Deforestation - 10 Words

Deforestation


I stood, AMBIVALENT to full and LUSCIOUS scenes

in this ARCANE, new woodland, BITTERSWEET with views;

FLAMBOYANT yet QUIESCENT, TACTILE thoughts came forth

of similar QUINTESSENCE brutally destroyed

by INTERCESSOR...'progress and development'...

the IMMOLATION of past woodlands' lovely trees.


Sandra M. Haight

~3rd Place~
Contest: Ten Word Challenge II
Capitalized Words Are The Required Ten Words
Sponsor: John Hamilton
Judged: 11/25/2016

Form: Blank Verse
Iambic Hexameter - 12 syllables, 6 feet per line

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Eve Roper November 27, 2016 at 8:52 PM Sandra, congratulations on your win you poem is great Hugs Eve

Constance La France November 26, 2016 at 1:53 PM Sandra , beautifully written for the contest and congratulations ~ Sandra Haight November 27, 2016 at 4:58 PM Constance, thank you so much! Hugs, Sandra

Janis Medders Tobechi November 25, 2016 at 4:35 PM Congratulations on your placement of 10 words so briefly. Well done. Sandra Haight November 27, 2016 at 4:58 PM Janis, thank you so much! Hugs, Sandra

John Hamilton November 25, 2016 at 1:32 PM Congrats Sandra well done! Sandra Haight November 27, 2016 at 4:58 PM Thank you, John, for the great contest and my placement! Sandra

Joanna Daniel November 2, 2016 at 9:26 AM That is a lovely result using ten tough words and with a great message:) a winner for sure, Sandra :) Sandra Haight November 3, 2016 at 7:10 PM Thank you so much, Jo. Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich October 28, 2016 at 9:42 PM wow, you did a fabulous job with brevity here. Sure hope I can try this one. Good luck in the contest. I am sure you will do well. Sandra Haight October 31, 2016 at 7:43 PM Thank you, Andrea...challenging, but fun. Thank you for the supportive comments. Hugs, Sandra

Daniel Turner October 27, 2016 at 10:02 PM This is really a powerful write, Mrs Sandra. Wonderful message!! Yeah, I'm a tree hugger:) Sandra Haight October 31, 2016 at 7:42 PM Thank you very much, Daniel. Glad you could identify with the message! Sandra

Charlie Smith October 27, 2016 at 4:30 PM I don't for the life of me no how you take those 10 words and make sense of it. I wouldn't and didn't even try but you did a great job Sandra... Sandra Haight October 31, 2016 at 7:42 PM Hi, Charlie. Quite a challenge, but fun to work out! I appreciate your very supportive and complimentary remarks, and thank you so much! Sandra