John Gondolf Poet Sonnet

Expectations of Love

In need of a lover the lady waits;
Dressed in sable gown of satin and lace;
Dimness of room a wanton mood creates;
Expectations of love show on her face.

The porcelain lamps with crimson cloth drapes
cast ash of roses on ivory walls.
Smoke from the absinthe scent candle escapes,
filling the air with sweetness as night falls.

The mood for love set on this charcoal night;
yet still the lady waits there all alone.
Her obsidian mind says it’s not right;
She has not a lover to call her own.

With ruby lips and cerulean eyes, 
she lays face down on her pillow and cries.


October 8, 2017

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Rhoda Tripp January 5, 2018 at 10:44 PM Awww...John, this is a gem. So eloquently penned and melancholy. A beautiful sonnet, my dear. John Gondolf January 6, 2018 at 5:50 AM Thank you, Rhoda, this was for a very challenging contest. We were given ten words which we had to use i the sonnet.

Heidi Sands December 3, 2017 at 6:40 PM This is tenderly written . Congratulations John :) John Gondolf December 3, 2017 at 8:11 PM Thank you, Heidi, I appreciate your kind comments so much. John

Line Gauthier November 18, 2017 at 5:09 PM Ccongrats on your win, John. John Gondolf November 19, 2017 at 11:56 AM Thank you, Line!

Gregory Richard Barden November 11, 2017 at 10:38 PM Wonderfully romantic and thoughtful write, John - congratulations on the win! :-) John Gondolf November 12, 2017 at 12:10 PM Thanks, Gregory, glad you enjoyed it.

Elaine George November 7, 2017 at 12:46 PM I love your take on this theme. Well done! Congratulations on your top-notch win, John. Elaine John Gondolf November 7, 2017 at 1:15 PM Thank you, Elaine, your comments are very much appreciated.

Eve Roper November 6, 2017 at 7:42 PM John, wonderful flow and imagery ,congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve ~`* John Gondolf November 6, 2017 at 8:02 PM Eve, thank you so much, your comments are appreciated. John

Jan Allison November 6, 2017 at 4:03 PM Dropping back with my congrats on your placement John:-) hugs jan xx John Gondolf November 6, 2017 at 4:17 PM Thank you, Jan. I was delighted with my placement as well. There were several that placed lower than mine that I thought were better and should have placed higher than me.

Sandra Haight November 6, 2017 at 3:47 PM Hi John, back to congratulate you on your fine placement in this difficult contest! Sandra Jan Allison November 6, 2017 at 4:04 PM I agree with you Sandra It was very challenging :-) hugs jan xx John Gondolf November 6, 2017 at 3:53 PM Thank you so much, Sandra.

Judith S November 6, 2017 at 11:12 AM Congratulations John on your Win here! This is a very sad sonnet. Well deserved recognition! Best, Judy John Gondolf November 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM Thank you, Judy. I thought yours was very good as well; a beautiful dream. I enjoyed reading it. John

Dale Gregory Cozart November 6, 2017 at 9:15 AM Congratulations on your 6th Place win! Thank you so much for taking the time to enter. John Gondolf November 6, 2017 at 9:25 AM Dale, thanks for the placement, and thank you for sponsoring the contest; your words made it quite challenging!

Andrea Dietrich November 2, 2017 at 7:39 PM OH, John, you did a really nice job with those words. Wow, I am impressed. The words have been inspiring some great writing from people. I hope we all get wins!! John Gondolf November 2, 2017 at 7:57 PM Thank you so much for your comments, Andrea. There are so many well written sonnets for this contest, I’m certainly glad I don’t have to judge it. But if I did yours would be one of the tops.

Terri Cannan October 29, 2017 at 7:09 AM This is so beautiful. Terri John Gondolf October 29, 2017 at 8:18 AM Thank you so much, Terri!

Sandra Haight October 9, 2017 at 10:38 PM John, what a wonderful Sonnet you have composed with such a sad romantic story using the required difficult words! Best of luck in the contest! Sandra John Gondolf October 10, 2017 at 4:15 AM Thank you so much, Sandra, I appreciate your comments. Best of luck to you as well.

Anne-Lise Andresen October 9, 2017 at 1:28 PM - A beautiful poem for contest, John - Best wishes :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) John Gondolf October 9, 2017 at 1:34 PM Thank you, Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison October 8, 2017 at 7:19 PM This is my one of my faves so far John absolutely beautiful imagery:-) good luck in the contest:-) into my faves:-) hugs Jan xx John Gondolf October 8, 2017 at 7:27 PM Thank you so much for your comments, Jan, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm not sure how it will do in the contest since it ends with a "lack of romance."

Sunlite Wanter October 8, 2017 at 5:43 PM I enjoyed this very very much. John Gondolf October 8, 2017 at 7:06 PM Thank you for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed it.