Education

The KING knew what great advantages education would BRING. A SCHOOL he opened, recommended by his trusted FOOL, A RETREAT built on the ideal island of CRETE From WHENCE full use was made of one’s INTELLIGENCE. True STRENGTH of character was also taught at LENGTH. To IMPRESS, the wise king enrolled his young PRINCESS. He STRESSED that all pupils would then be BLESSED With FLIGHT of fancy and gifts of wisdom’s LIGHT. To THEM education would forever be a precious GEM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12th February, 2015 Contest: Plucky Two By Nine Sponsor: Mystic Rose Placed: 4th [Words used:- King, school, retreat, intelligence, strength, Princess, blessed, light, gem]

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Skat A

Date: 4/30/2015 7:54:00 PM

Lovely win Paul...SKAT

Paul Callus
Date: 5/6/2015 8:51:00 AM

Thank you Skat. Glad you enjoyed:) All the best. // paul

Jan Allison

Date: 4/30/2015 6:24:00 PM

Dropping back with my congrats Paul :-) hugs jan xx

Paul Callus
Date: 5/6/2015 8:50:00 AM

Thank you, Jan. Having a hard job going through my inbox rummaging around for mail which so far is not coming through the normal channel:( Hugs :) // paul

Sandra Haight

Date: 4/30/2015 6:13:00 PM

Paul, you did a fantastic job with this difficult challenge! Congratulations to you on your fine win! Sandra

Paul Callus
Date: 5/6/2015 8:48:00 AM

Thank you Sandra. I appreciate your nice visits. // paul

Alesia Leach

Date: 2/17/2015 4:12:00 PM

A fabulous job! Good luck in contest ;0)

Paul Callus
Date: 2/17/2015 4:47:00 PM

Thank you Alesia; pleased to have you visiting. All the best. // paul

Kelly Deschler

Date: 2/15/2015 5:02:00 PM

An education is essential in life, but there are things that only life itself can teach us... This is a creative work of wisdom and whimsy. Very nicely done, Paul. Good luck in the contest!

Paul Callus
Date: 2/15/2015 5:06:00 PM

Thank you for the insightful comments, Kelly. Did my best with the confined words that I had for my use. Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day:) // paul

Robert Lindley

Date: 2/14/2015 1:58:00 PM

Looks to be a hard form to write to but you did great with it my friend. I am doing no contests as of now but several recent contests are really tempting me to write. I give A7 on this one my friend. Giving up verse freedom is a very hard thing to do.

Paul Callus
Date: 2/15/2015 10:32:00 AM

Thank you for stopping by with welcome comments, Robert...and for the high rating. Hope you've been having a nice weekend. // paul

Harry Horsman

Date: 2/14/2015 9:28:00 AM

Wow looks complex,,but enjoyed the poem Paul, sometimes being restraint with rules creates a whole new challenging aspect, i read this here. One you have made an enjoyable experience.

Paul Callus
Date: 2/15/2015 10:17:00 AM

Hi Harry...it's like a jigsaw puzzle...trying to fit the pieces in the right places, except that some pieces are missing and we have to supply ourselves. Thank you for a welcome visit! All the best. // paul

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/14/2015 8:09:00 AM

Very cool I must give this form a go.

Paul Callus
Date: 2/15/2015 3:34:00 AM

Thank you Richard; I read yours and I'm impressed. // paul

Robert Nehls

Date: 2/14/2015 2:48:00 AM

Hi Paul. Looks like this one was a bit of a challenge but you brought it together in a very intelligent and inspiring way. Intelligence is nice but cannot bring the joy of wisdom. Great job on this poem, my friend. I enjoyed it, my friend.... Robert.

Paul Callus
Date: 2/14/2015 7:00:00 AM

Thank you for your insightful comments, Robert. When you have to stick to given words you have to sacrifice free personal flow, thus it becomes more of a constructive than poetical effort. Glad you enjoyed. All the best. // paul

Arthur Vaso

Date: 2/13/2015 11:18:00 PM

Loved this, I looked at the words used, and that may have inspired a poem onto itself!!!! We shall see!

Paul Callus
Date: 2/14/2015 6:50:00 AM

Glad you liked it Arthur. Those words were provided by the sponsor, so all entries have to have them. Thanks for the visit. // paul

Poesy Relish

Date: 2/13/2015 10:29:00 AM

Enjoyed your take on the topic Paul.. best wishes.. nad!

Paul Callus
Date: 2/13/2015 11:16:00 AM

Thank you Nadiya! I like your avatar in black & white...and the new 'name' :) poesy relish sounds nice! Have a nice weekend. // paul

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/12/2015 7:34:00 PM

I enjoyed your entry Paul. Best of luck in the contest. It is so hard to keep up with all the new poems posted, but I am happy I saw this one when searching the new poems. Cheers, Connie

Paul Callus
Date: 2/13/2015 8:17:00 AM

I agree with you Connie. Too many poems get posted every day. I wish they would be limited to just 3 0r 5 poems daily; it is not healthy for the community. Many of these poems get lost along the way. Thank you for stopping by. (hope you received my e.m.) // paul

Jan Allison

Date: 2/12/2015 5:43:00 PM

Vienna set a tough challenge with this form Paul - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus
Date: 2/13/2015 8:13:00 AM

It's not easy, Jan, but I had a go at it, just to prove it can be done! Somewhat hard to give the write a truly poetic feeling, but it's a good exercise all the same. hugs // paul