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India-Five Words Contest

A rainbow arch appears
Over Kerala island...
A salute to its colorful past,
To freedom attained at last.
As night falls, the heavens are
Starbright.

May 26, 2016

My 5 words
Island, Starbright, Freedom, Rainbow, India  

Titles of my best poems:

Island Spirit
Starbright
Freedom
Rainbow Tree
India
*Note: Tim said it was fine to have one of my five words in my title.

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/8/2016 6:01:00 PM Now that is what I call making good use of time and space in doing a word challenge. Very nice, Connie. Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 9/10/2016 2:33:00 AM Thanks Andrea, I got some nice comments but I believe this got an N/A. Haha. Cheers, Connie: )

Shaila Touchton Date: 6/1/2016 12:10:00 PM Thanks ! Very nice Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 5/29/2016 3:58:00 PM You created a beautiful poem and wove your 5 words in so wonderfully:-) good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/30/2016 5:03:00 AM Thank you Jan. I am going to need it. I have read some of the wonderful entries. ; )

Miraj Raha Date: 5/29/2016 11:55:00 AM I've never been to Kerala,but I keep hearing that is is called "God's Own Country."Lovely piece Connie. Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/30/2016 5:02:00 AM Yes, God's Own Country. I was going to try to fit that in but just didn't know how. Somehow I felt with this poem 'less was more'. Thanks a lot Miraj. I love your name by the way. Cheers, Connie

Litty Lokanath Date: 5/29/2016 1:28:00 AM I'm extremely happy to see a poem about my green land. thank you. Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/29/2016 4:11:00 AM You are very welcome Litty. I love India. Thank you! ; )

Edlynn Nau Date: 5/28/2016 5:21:00 PM What a fun contest and challenging! I'd love to come play! Seems very little time. This was delightful and charming! Bon chance! Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/28/2016 9:44:00 PM Thank you. I would love it if you joined in. Cheers, Connie

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/28/2016 9:01:00 AM - Beautiful, Connie - Luck in contest - Best wishes for a lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/28/2016 9:43:00 PM Thank you Anne-Lise. I was fortunate, I had easy titles to choose from. I hope he will be okay with the brevity of my poem. Have a lovely weekend my friend. Aloha, Connie ; )

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/28/2016 8:28:00 AM I just reviewed the contest rules. You did not do anything wrong. Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/28/2016 3:03:00 PM I read it over three times and thought I did everything right but a comment I got made me wonder. Thanks for the clarification my friend. ; )

Sneha Rv Date: 5/28/2016 5:49:00 AM This is so very beautiful!! All the best in the contest.. Hope this does very well!! :) :) Login to Reply

Sneha Rv Date: 5/28/2016 5:49:00 AM This is so very beautiful!! All the best in the contest.. Hope this does very well!! :) :) Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/28/2016 3:05:00 PM Thank you very much for the encouragement! ; )

Janice Canerdy Date: 5/27/2016 8:46:00 PM Lovely descriptive poem, Connie! Janice Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/28/2016 3:04:00 PM Sorry to have misspelled your name Janice.; ) Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 9:37:00 PM Thank you Janis. I appreciate you dropping by. ; )

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/27/2016 8:24:00 PM Hi Connie. I finally have a bit of time to see contest winners, which I will do soon. I love the poem I came up with using my five words. Incredibly, they lent themselves SO WELL to just what I wanted to write about!!! (will wait a while till I post however) Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 9:36:00 PM Can't wait to see it Andrea. I am sure it will be something clever! ;)

Nette Onclaud Date: 5/27/2016 5:07:00 PM love how you flowed with this splendid piece, connie,, haven't seen the contest but you winged it...huggs Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 5:31:00 PM Thank you Nette. I kind of thought he may have wanted brevity, so that is what I tried to give him. ; )

Carrie Richards Date: 5/27/2016 2:49:00 PM Wow, Connie.......this is perfect. I have not yet tackled this contest, but you have made it look easy.......which I know it is NOT !! Good for you!! Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 5:29:00 PM Thank you Carrie. I thought about how I was going to do this contest and then slept on it, and then wrote this short entry. I hope it will do. Thank you for your encouraging words my friend. ; )

Paul Callus Date: 5/27/2016 8:54:00 AM Well done, Connie! You took up this challenge and came out with flying colours! Does 'India' also have to be in the body of the poem? I'd better go check out the rules and put on my thinking cap:) Regards // paul Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 11:17:00 AM I checked with him Paul. He said it was fine. I appreciate you looking out for me. Since others have mentioned it too, I will put a note at the bottom of my poem noting it is okay. Thanks a lot Paul. ; )

CayCay Jennings Date: 5/27/2016 8:21:00 AM Very well done, so succinct yet full of creativity. You painted a beautiful picture, but I'm concerned - does the word "India" need to be in the poem? Does it matter if it is only in the title? Nevertheless, I like! CayCay (yes, received with joy your delightful and personable mail( Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 11:07:00 AM I checked with Tim and he said it was fine to have one of my words in the title Sandra. Victor was kind enough to mention it to me too. I am glad I have you guys looking out for me. Thank you CayCay. ; )

Lukas Ficklin Date: 5/27/2016 12:54:00 AM Elegant wording with such a restrictive form and limited word choice!! Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/27/2016 2:54:00 AM Thank you much Lukas. ; )

Laura Leiser Date: 5/26/2016 8:55:00 PM I'm glad your words turned into a good, cohesive poem, Connie...I can't figure out what to do with my weird words, though! GL in the contest :) Login to Reply Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/26/2016 10:12:00 PM Give the words overnight. that is what I did Laura. I did have to do a bit of research on the island off the coast of India. There are many islands. I didn't find the photo of the bridge until after I had written my poem! Thanks a lot. ; )

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/26/2016 8:14:00 PM wow, Connie, what a fast and excellent way to do this contest. you came up with a gem! Login to Reply