Connie Marcum Wong Poet Acrostic

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Leonardo

LEONARDO

Lion, known well as King of the beasts,
Exemplary in strength and brawn,
Obdurate, he knows his passionate will as
Nature calls from his haughty roar has 
Animals running and hiding with fear.
Regarded and revered by his pride and
Diurnal in his grassland habitat, he is protector
Of his pride, dines on meals his lionesses provide.

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Leonardo means: LION STRONG
~First Place ~
What's In A Name Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Juliet Ligon

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Jan Allison February 4, 2020 at 7:00 AM Superb acrostic and personification Connie, many congratulations on your win :-) Hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper February 2, 2020 at 10:26 PM Great acrostic, Connie, congratulations on your 1st place win. Hugs Eve Connie Marcum Wong February 2, 2020 at 11:29 PM Thank you very much Eve. I enjoyed this contest. xxoo

Andrea Dietrich February 1, 2020 at 3:22 PM hey everyone got first place. Looks like she changed the placements. congrats again, connie. I am almost caught up with comments using the library computer. sunday will be off completely unless I use my cell phone for any contests or something!! Connie Marcum Wong February 2, 2020 at 11:29 PM Yes, but that is fine with me. There were so many really wonderful entries in this contest. Thank you Andrea. xxoo

Line Gauthier February 1, 2020 at 6:30 AM Congrats on your top win. Superb poem, Connie. Very elegantly penned. Love your awesome photo and the fact that you made a point to acknowledge the source. Connie Marcum Wong February 2, 2020 at 11:28 PM Thank you Line. I think these creatures are so magnificent and beautiful. I appreciate your nice comment my friend. xxoo

Juliet Ligon January 29, 2020 at 10:55 PM You personified the lion throughout the poem which made me feel connected to the character. Congrats on your top placement in my contest! Connie Marcum Wong January 30, 2020 at 12:45 PM Thank you very much for my top placement Juliet. I am so happy you enjoyed it. Lions are such magnificent animals. I hope they will always be protected. I appreciate your contest inspiring me to write this little acrostic. xxoo

Jenish Somadas January 28, 2020 at 10:59 PM You did a fantastic acrostic.. Great win in the contest Connie..

Harry Horsman January 23, 2020 at 2:20 AM Excellent poetry, and love the form..

Charles Messina January 22, 2020 at 8:54 PM My ears must have heard the roar from Leo and led me to this well done acrostic. Excellent, Connie. Best wishes in the contest. Hugs Charlie

Heidi Sands January 22, 2020 at 4:08 PM Great one Connie! I love Lions :)

Jack Horne January 22, 2020 at 2:16 PM this is awesome, Connie - love this acrostic

M. L. Kiser January 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM Love it, fav'd it, good luck in the contest!

Joseph P. DiMino January 21, 2020 at 5:55 PM :)...his lionesses provide. A true kind--a bit lazy. Excellent use of form. A highly satisfying poem.

Gordon Mcconnell January 21, 2020 at 4:36 PM A super acrostic piece Connie, so expertly penned indeed.loved it!

Demetrios Trifiatis January 21, 2020 at 4:57 AM Excellent Acrostic painting depicting the KING dearest, Connie!

Carolyn Devonshire January 20, 2020 at 4:16 PM What a great acrostic, Connie! I would never have guessed that Leonard meant "Lion Strong." The reader can feel the lion's power so well in your poem. Best wishes in the contest! Hugs, Carolyn Connie Marcum Wong January 20, 2020 at 8:15 PM It is probably strong lion the way English is spoken Carolyn. I knew Leo meant Lion, but didn’t know about the rest . Thank you my friend. I am married to a Leo. xxoo

Quoth Theraven January 20, 2020 at 2:46 PM Connie, An Acrostic poem with a Pride's roar. I read somewhere that the male Lions have to save their strength for more important things than hunting for food. -Richard Connie Marcum Wong January 20, 2020 at 8:17 PM Yes, They protect the pride from other creatures or lions. I think it’s rather interesting that the females do the hunting and bring home the food. Thank you Richard. xxoo

Andrea Dietrich January 20, 2020 at 2:34 PM you did a great approach to the contest, Connie. Do you know someone with that name? By the way, my mail to PFT was undeliverable.

Rico Leffanta January 20, 2020 at 1:51 PM The last line describes his character perfectly! Aloha! Rico

Running Wolves January 20, 2020 at 1:18 PM Oh my yes... Lion king of the beast...but wolves don't perform in the circus Bwahahahaha. However I think my howling days are over....lol

Keith O.J. Hunt January 20, 2020 at 11:22 AM Love this Connie, lions are my favorite animal; love the pic!

Paul Callus January 20, 2020 at 9:27 AM An enjoyable informative and smooth flowing Acrostic, Connie. Hmmm there must have been a reason for choosing this name!! ~ Regards // paul Connie Marcum Wong January 20, 2020 at 12:31 PM It is in honor of the genius Leonardo Da Vinci who I greatly admire Paul. Thank you very much. xxoo

Vijay Pandit January 20, 2020 at 7:30 AM You honor his reign in this poem, Connie--due credit to the king of the beats, as you say. All the best.

Sandra Adams January 20, 2020 at 6:01 AM wonderful acrostic and great choice for a name for the contest... you crafted this very well... best wishes my friend, i think this will do well... hugs XoXo

Arturo Michael January 20, 2020 at 4:04 AM You chose a big name...Leonardo...and gave it strength and grace...I like it

Kai Michael Neumann January 20, 2020 at 3:46 AM Great. The animal, the poem and the sculptor. Kind wishes, Kai Connie Marcum Wong January 20, 2020 at 4:01 AM Thank you Kai. I enjoyed sculpture in my youth, now my art is poetry. xxoo

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