I Saw a Sundrop: Constanza

I saw a sundrop in a field,
a daffodil to be exact,
stand brave upon the snow-filled tract.

In blighting cold it would not yield;
long since its fellows disappeared
to that one spot it still adhered,

though flurries did the winter wield.
The autumn did its namesakes in
before the hoarfrost could begin

and slicing gusts now unconcealed,
with falling rain becoming snow.
The way of death it would not go

as though behind a covert shield
that kept its sunlit attitude
when sleet unto the land ensued.

I saw a sundrop in the field,
in blighting cold it would not yield,
though flurries did the winter wield
and slicing gusts now unconcealed,
as though behind a covert shield.

11/15/17

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 12/9/2017 7:10:00 PM
Dale, I was so happy to see your Constanza on Craig's winning list! Congratulations on your deserving win. You already know how much I loved this entry! : )
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Date: 12/9/2017 4:22:00 PM
Dale, congratulations on your win for this outstanding Constanza poem. Sandra
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Date: 12/8/2017 12:51:00 PM
Beautiful...starting from the title and on to the content of this exquisite Constanza, Dale. Congratulations on this deserved win. Regards // paul
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 12/8/2017 1:32:00 PM
Thanks so much, Paul!
Date: 12/7/2017 3:46:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement in Craig's contest with this lovely poem. I enjoyed it as I am enjoying reading others of yours as time permits. Thanks for your visits to my poems.
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 12/7/2017 3:49:00 PM
Thanks, Faye, reading your poems has been my pleasure.
Date: 12/6/2017 10:20:00 PM
An excellent constanza Dale, very well executed, a fine example to follow, I think I'll try one, congrats on your win!
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Date: 12/6/2017 9:40:00 PM
Dale, congratulations on your win!
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Date: 12/6/2017 9:12:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Dale.
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Date: 12/6/2017 3:41:00 PM
Love this, Dale, so ultimately positive - life finds a way to survive! I believe love is a similar creature, that finds a way through all adversity, and will be victorious in the end ... at least I like to hope so. Wonderful write, and congrats on your win, my friend! :-)
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Date: 11/27/2017 7:59:00 AM
A beautiful sight it must make, Dale, nicely put:)
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 11/27/2017 8:05:00 AM
Thanks again, Jo!
Date: 11/26/2017 12:56:00 PM
A fave, for sure, a sundrop daffodil, unyielding! Poetic prowess, my friend!
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 11/26/2017 12:59:00 PM
Thanks very much, Kim!
Date: 11/18/2017 7:23:00 PM
DAle, you really wrote this beautifully. I am sure it is among the ones that Connie said at Craig's blog were blowing her away!!
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 11/18/2017 7:35:00 PM
Thanks, Andrea. I'm glad you and Connie like it. That means a lot.
Date: 11/16/2017 12:28:00 PM
Dale you have defined courage vin a most beautiful way. I will treasure this poem.
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Patricia Cresswell
Date: 11/17/2017 9:45:00 PM
Not being kind just honest.
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 11/16/2017 12:33:00 PM
Thanks, Patricia, I always appreciate your kind words.
Date: 11/16/2017 6:21:00 AM
Dale, I was thrilled to see a poem in my Constanza form. It flows beautifully! I really love the way you write, with the ease of a master poet. This is going into my Faves! It is a perfect example of how this form should be written! Thank you my friend! : )
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 11/16/2017 8:07:00 AM
Thanks so much, Connie! I haven't had this much fun writing a new form in a long time! I'm glad you invented it!
Date: 11/15/2017 5:29:00 PM
Wow Dale this is absolutely beautiful I've never attempted the form myself and your poem is so so lovely in its imagery and flow:-) It reminds me a little of the pantoum form which I love:-) into my faves:-) hugs jan xx
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 11/15/2017 5:37:00 PM
It does remind me of a pantoum and a villanelle. What a fun form to write! Thanks so much for your comments!
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