John Gondolf Poet Rhyme

Five Letter Words

Filly calls early, phone rings
“Hello Honey,” sweet voice sings
Filly tells Fella, feels alone
Hurry about, avers using phone.

Filly needs, sweet touch today.

Fella comes later, Filly waits
Loves sweet dance, sated mates
Filly happy, rouge robin sings
Fella upset, Filly wants rings.

Money tight, Fella needs delay.

Fella pleas, again needs pause
Filly feels, Fella hasn’t cause
Fella angry, Filly dumps Fella
Fella walks, avers “adios bella.”

Sated mates allay loves decay.


December 17, 2017
Contest: Fem Bogstaver (Danish)
Sponsor: Rhoda Tripp

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Line Gauthier May 5, 2018 at 8:41 PM A fun poem, John. Belated congrats on your win.

Gregory Richard Barden January 20, 2018 at 3:14 AM Congratulations on your Honorable Mention, John - this was a very tough exercise, and I am honored to be on a list with such wonderful writers! Blessings, Friend! :-) John Gondolf January 20, 2018 at 6:32 AM Thanks, Gregory, much appreciated.

Curtis Moorman January 14, 2018 at 10:48 PM Congratulations, John, on your truly great write. John Gondolf January 15, 2018 at 6:09 AM Thanks, Curtis, much appreciated.

Eve Roper January 14, 2018 at 6:38 PM Congratulations on your win, John ! . Hugs Eve ~`* John Gondolf January 14, 2018 at 7:11 PM Thank you, Eve.

Andrea Dietrich December 30, 2017 at 5:44 PM I like to write on my bed and don't have a laptop. So that is why I depend on those books. Anyway, I wish you the best in this contest when it gets judged!! I am very interested to see its winners. John Gondolf December 30, 2017 at 5:56 PM I am interested as well; it was really a hard challenge but there were some really good entries. I’m glad I don’t have to judge it, especially when it is a prize contest.

Andrea Dietrich December 22, 2017 at 8:16 PM Yep, the old Thesaurus too!! You should see how beat up my rhyming dictionary is. I can't even find all the pages to it any more. John Gondolf December 22, 2017 at 9:57 PM I use rhymezone.com, i’d be lost without it.

Andrea Dietrich December 20, 2017 at 1:24 PM John, I DID come up with something and hope to post it later tonight. I found it one of the hardest of all the challenges (well, Crown sonnet I need to get to soon and that won't be easy either). Anyway, the best way to do this type of poem is to research all the possible words for verbs, nouns,etc. I chose plural nouns and verbs. It's quite the interesting challenge, isn't it? John Gondolf December 20, 2017 at 3:33 PM I agree, it was quite a challenge. It sounds like you approached it very systematically. I worked with an open Thesaurus to find synonyms so I could say exactly what I wanted to say..sort of. I look forward to seeing what you came up with. I'm sure you will be right up close to the top. :)

FJ Thomas December 20, 2017 at 11:11 AM Wow you did it! It took me hours John. Every time I thought I had finished I found a six letter word! lol. Enjoyed this :) John Gondolf December 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM Thanks, Shadow, I had some trials and tribulations myself, did a lot of word shuffling...

Niketa Mckenzie December 19, 2017 at 2:59 PM love this john! this is really a winner John Gondolf December 19, 2017 at 3:11 PM Thank you so much, Niketa, I'm glad you enjoyed this.

CayCay Godwin December 19, 2017 at 7:54 AM You did an excellent and impressive job, John. The restriction on words in no way hampered the delivery of an intelligent and entertaining poem loaded with cleverness. This is a winner regardless of contest results! All the best ... CayCay John Gondolf December 19, 2017 at 2:33 PM Thank you for your wonderful comments, CayCay. I think you are right; so many people have enjoyed reading this, I feel like a winner regardless of whether it places in the contest or not.

Silent One December 19, 2017 at 6:59 AM Now I love this!!! Not only did you use great words, but I like the alliteration.. Excellent.. Should be top of the list! John Gondolf December 19, 2017 at 2:29 PM Thank you, SO, your comments are very much appreciated my friend.

Andrea Dietrich December 18, 2017 at 5:27 PM Way to do the contest, John. This is one I am dying to try!!! John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 5:36 PM Thanks, Andrea. I think this is one of the more challenging contests we've had. I didn't realize how hard it would be until I started. But I'm sure you will be up for the challenge! :)

Pipping Stars December 18, 2017 at 6:04 AM yeah ... some one sounds sedated ... the get together ... ha ha ha ... nursing home visits ... hi old people ... ha ha ha ... 5 letter words overs ... overs twice times fives ... ha ha ha ... under ... ha ha ha ... cheese steak ... ha ha ... smiles ... ha ha ha ... knees ... ha ha ha ... my what a lovely poem . .

Ilene Bauer December 17, 2017 at 8:39 PM john - you've succeeded very well in a difficult challenge! good luck in the contest... John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:55 AM Thank you, Ilene, I appreciate your comments. This was indeed quite a challenge.

Cheryl Hoffman December 17, 2017 at 7:59 PM An awesome rhyming five letter write for the contest John~ Good luck in it!~Che :) John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:54 AM Thank you, Cheryl, I always appreciate your wonderful comments.

Susan Ashley December 17, 2017 at 6:34 PM John, a fantastic write for such a difficult challenge, with rhyme too! I enjoyed the story your five letter words told. Very well done my friend. Good luck in the contest! John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:53 AM Thank you, Susan, I'm glad you enjoyed my little story. This was indeed a difficult challenge. I had originally planned on 5 stanzas until I saw how hard it was. I appreciate your support my friend!

Jan Allison December 17, 2017 at 4:46 PM you rose to the challenge brilliantly John i don't know where to start! good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:51 AM Thank you, Jan, you did quite well with yours too!

Arturo Michael December 17, 2017 at 4:13 PM A difficult one indeed... You did well John... I can't even complete the one I started...Will try again... John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:50 AM Thanks, Arturo. This was a difficult challenge indeed, but it can be done. Give it another try my friend.

Vijay Pandit December 17, 2017 at 4:04 PM You did well John--a difficult task, but you accomplished it with rhyme and fun. John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:49 AM Thanks Vijay, I'm glad you liked it.

Alexis Y. December 17, 2017 at 3:57 PM Hi John, I enjoyed the story you told using only five letters. The ending was sad but it happens all the time. Couples that are still together for a long time are blessed ( if they are still in love). I wish you the best of luck in the contest. PS , Was it hard with the restriction of only using five letter words? And you made it rhyme:-) Alexis John Gondolf December 18, 2017 at 9:49 AM Alexis, thanks so much for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I found it to be extremely hard being restricted to 5 letter words. I had originally planned on doing 5 stanzas as well until I saw how hard it was. Thank you for your support!