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I Must Try Try Try Again

My heart is heavy; I’m feeling so sad,
in recent contests I have failed to place.
I don’t think my work is really that bad
So I will keep a huge smile on my face!

Perhaps the sponsor just had a bad day
or with their partner they had a big row;
Yet my name’s not there; what more can I say,
should I give up and cease writing right now?

Brenda wants us to write her a sonnet,
Yikes, I’m darn useless at writing that form
I must not get a bee in my bonnet 
I’ll try to make sonnet writing my norm.

Yes, I’ll persevere and sometimes I’ll win,
If I fail ... I’ll swig a huge glass of gin!

Disappointment Contest
Sponsored by Brenda Chiri

A tongue firmly in cheek poem !


10 syllables per line (N B  really counted as 2 syllables)

09-13-17

Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2017

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Eve Roper Date: 10/9/2017 10:41:00 PM Back to congratulate you on your win Hugs Eve ~`* Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/10/2017 3:10:00 AM Thanks Eve:-) hugs jan xx

Constance La France Date: 10/9/2017 7:24:00 PM Jan, this is delightful, get me a huge class of gin too, cause sometimes I fail too, congratulations on your win ! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/10/2017 3:10:00 AM So 'brilliant' it only got 4th place, makes me wonder why I bother Constance:-( hugs jan xx

Lin Lane Date: 10/9/2017 7:54:00 AM I'm a titch foggy as to how a poem declared "brilliant" by a judge winds up in 4th place, and having 10 poems placed higher. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/9/2017 8:12:00 AM LOL Lin it does seem somewhat ironic but at least I was on the winner's list - I enter fewer and fewer contests as we both know its a touchy subject at the moment lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 10/9/2017 2:43:00 AM Congratulations, Jan on your placement. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/9/2017 8:10:00 AM Thanks Subimal:-) hugs jan xx

Gregory Richard Barden Date: 10/9/2017 1:30:00 AM Jan - Blessings and sincere congratulations on your well-deserved win ... keep up the great work, my friend! :-) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/9/2017 8:10:00 AM Thanks Greg:-) hugs jan xx

John Michaels Date: 9/15/2017 6:13:00 AM Can totally relate... at least you're taking it well!! This is a great, humorous, sonnet - so fingers crossed for you this time! All the best, John. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/15/2017 7:18:00 AM It's rather tongue in cheek but I do have my fair share of n/a but of course no one else sees them and I have a mental block with writing sonnets :-) hugs jan

Agnes Krampe Date: 9/13/2017 8:27:00 PM I know, don't we all have stretches like that? I enjoyed your light hearted sonnet, I can hear your unique voice :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/15/2017 7:20:00 AM Thanks Agnes it is somewhat tongue in cheek lol:-) hugs Jan xx

White Wolf Date: 9/13/2017 8:25:00 PM I don't know why you think that you can't write sonnets, Jan! Excellent! Best of luck to you, my friend Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/15/2017 7:35:00 AM I have a mental block with writing sonnets and especially trying iambic pentameter as i criticised for my simple style when I first started writing... I have learned a heck of a lot! :-) hugs Jan xxI have a

Ilene Bauer Date: 9/13/2017 8:14:00 PM very cleverly done, jan! i know that this is written, as you say, very tongue in cheek, but i've stopped entering contests, for the most part, for the very reason you've described... Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/15/2017 7:36:00 AM I use contests as a whole to try new forms but I enter fewer and fewer these days but as long as I am creative I am happy:-) hugs Jan xx

Russell Sivey Date: 9/13/2017 6:16:00 PM I enter the contests, like you said, as a challenge, if I place that's great, if I don't that's alright too! But it's always nice to see a medal next to your name every once and awhile though isn't it Jan? You deserve it! Especially with this awesome write my friend! I truly loved reading your excellent poem here this evening! You have delightfully made me smile :) (the smiley face is from my wife) Great Work!! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 6:40:00 PM Thanks Richard and Emma:-):-) I love the challenge of contests and have learned so many new forms:-) Win or lose in the contests as long as i am creative that is the important thing:-) hugs jan xx

Michael Bell Date: 9/13/2017 3:18:00 PM Do not despair Jan, I love your poems, sometimes it's not what the judges think, but the opinion of those around you - lovely choice of words for your expression here - it can only get better - Hugs :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 3:26:00 PM Just a fun write Michael I have my fair share of n/a along with everyone else it really doesn't bother me as i just enjoy the challenge of writing. I think we have all entered contests and not placed yet looked at the winning poems and seen errors and wonder how they placed so well:-( hugs jan xx

Vijay Pandit Date: 9/13/2017 1:33:00 PM Had a lot of fun reading this poem--very creative! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 3:26:00 PM thanks Vijay:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper Date: 9/13/2017 12:40:00 PM I will join you with 3 more swigs but bourbon , I don't like Gin :) Love it , this is a great humorous poem... a winner already Hugs Eve ~`* Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 3:28:00 PM I rarely drink alcohol and never gin... but i didn't think drinking a cup of tea fitted in with the final line lol:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/13/2017 11:59:00 AM - They "judge blind" ... (no name) ... they just smell the poems ... do not cry, Jan - I like your poems as they come - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 9/14/2017 5:11:00 AM - Yes, I know ... just a joke :) Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 3:30:00 PM Just a humourous write Anne Lise I am not bothered if i don't place as log as I am creative:-) It still amazes me how I love writing especially as I was a poetry hater at school:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane Date: 9/13/2017 11:00:00 AM You've not lost your muse and you do not have a mental block when it comes to writing sonnets. I think this is a very unique poem for the theme and it should catch the eye of the judge and others. Well written, Jan. Your tongue-in-cheek deliveries are always cheeky. lol Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 3:34:00 PM Thanks Lin I had fun with the poem and it is tongue in cheek I think many can relate to this:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/13/2017 10:39:00 AM I know how you feel! So many great poets on board. I take a breath and keep writing. The roller coaster ride can be hard. You are great, Jan, beloved here on PS! <3 Love your well-expressed poem here! GL in this contest! Kim Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 3:36:00 PM Thanks Kim it really is a tongue in cheek poem I have my fair share of n/a and I am sure many can relate to my lines:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith Date: 9/13/2017 10:31:00 AM This is great Jan. I finally placed with a judge who didn't like my previous entries but now I know they just didn't like me for they failed to congratulate me when they had every other place winner. Goes to show their true identity. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 9/13/2017 10:58:00 AM Well fiddle dee dee~that IS quite telling of the true nature of that sponsor, isn't it? Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 10:36:00 AM I noticed Tim you were on the list Tim how petty you didn't get acknowledged:-( I never enter that sponsors contests after that poem that was written about you:-( hugs jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 9/13/2017 10:13:00 AM I like this a lot. It's clever and well-written. And I feel your pain. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 9/13/2017 10:19:00 AM Thanks Dale i do have a mental block from writing sonnets all down to criticism of my simple style when i first joined but I had fun and hope others take it as a light hearted poem. Gee my list of n/a is expanding every day but I just plod on and keep trying and at the end of the day if I'm being creative that is the most important thing:-) hugs jan xx