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For:  Midnight Romance Contest:

write 1 romantic sonnet. 14 lines, EXACTLY 10 syllables per line. 

  1. Your rhyme is abab cdcd efef gg(iambic pentameter a plus, but not required)

  2. Use three quatrains and a couplet

  1. You must include the following colors:

Ashes(or Ash) of Roses, Absinthe,Cerulean, Charcoal, Crimson, Ivory, Obsidian, Porcelain, Sable and Smoke.

 

 

 

 

Midnight Romance

Beneath a charcoal sky as midnight falls
Smoke rising up from autumn's burning leaves
Where crimson vines entwine on garden wall 
Surrounding figures carved from ivory
 
Angel made of stone draped in absinthe moss
Sits abreast a  porcelain pedestal
Obsidian eyes reflecting the loss
Of this cerulean man by the well
 
A girl dressed in sable, the night they met
On a so long ago midnight like this
This place that knows, every tear he has wept
Dreaming again of that first blissful kiss

Those years long ago, her face all aglow
Now, as he sprinkles, the ashes of 'Rose'

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 7/15/2020 4:36:00 PM
You are an excellent writer and an even better poet, Your poetry is outstanding and I love your style. May your heart always be full of inspiration and love xo
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Elaine George
Date: 7/18/2020 9:08:00 PM
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Pixie Dustl...much appreciated.
Date: 6/15/2020 10:07:00 AM
Oh the poignancy which enshrouds this beautiful, sad sonnet, Elaine...how it pulls at the reader's heart strings! You never fail to deliver! ~ Best regards // paul
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Elaine George
Date: 7/18/2020 9:08:00 PM
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Paul...much appreciated.
Date: 11/11/2017 10:37:00 PM
Wonderfully romantic and thoughtful write - congratulations on the win! :-)
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Date: 11/6/2017 7:41:00 PM
Elaine,love the imagery congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve ~`*
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:31:00 PM
Thank you for the kind comments, Eve. Elaine
Date: 11/6/2017 6:30:00 PM
Congrats on your win with this excellent sonnet Elaine!
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:28:00 PM
Thanks so much, John. Elaine
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:27:00 PM
Thank you, John. Much appreciated. Elaine
Date: 11/6/2017 5:15:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Elaine.
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:23:00 PM
Thank you so much, Agnes. Elaine
Date: 11/6/2017 3:54:00 PM
such a beautiful sad sonnet Elaine, I love your interpretation of the theme congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:16:00 PM
Thank you for your kind comments, Jan. Elaine
Date: 11/6/2017 11:10:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Elaine! I really enjoyed reading your sonnet this morning. Best, Judy
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:12:00 PM
Thank you, Judith. Elaine
Date: 11/6/2017 9:45:00 AM
Elaine, congrats on your win for this sad and beautiful sonnet. John
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:12:00 PM
Thank you, John. Elaine
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:08:00 PM
Thank you so much for reading and commenting, John... much appreciated. Elaine
Date: 11/6/2017 9:14:00 AM
Congratulations on your 5th Place win! Thank you so much for taking the time to enter.
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:16:00 PM
My pleasure, Dale. Thank you!!! Elaine
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:07:00 PM
My pleasure, Dale, Elaine
Date: 11/3/2017 1:54:00 PM
Fantastic Sonnet. Wonderful imagery. Enjoyed all the lines. Good luck in the contest.
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Elaine George
Date: 11/7/2017 1:04:00 PM
Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment on my sonnet, Frank. Much appreciated. Elaine
Date: 10/29/2017 3:42:00 PM
A wonderful Sonnet Elaine, an interesting twist on the theme, I guess in a way it is a midnight romance. This should do well in the contest!
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Elaine George
Date: 11/1/2017 8:09:00 AM
Thank you for your kind comments, John. Elaine
Date: 10/29/2017 8:00:00 AM
Elaine, it is wonderful to see you post. This is an excellent sonnet that that flows and rhymes very well, regardless of the syllable restraints...
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Elaine George
Date: 11/1/2017 8:02:00 AM
Thank you for your kind comments. Elaine
Date: 10/28/2017 10:07:00 PM
Oh Elaine, what a beautifully sad and poignantly written sonnet. So lovely in its melancholy expression. Your imagery is gorgeous and your last two lines are stunning! Exquisite and enjoyed. good luck in the contest!
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Elaine George
Date: 10/29/2017 6:39:00 AM
Thank you so much for your very kind comments, Susan. elaine
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