Sandra Haight Poet Rhyme

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2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 25 Poetry Contest 
Sponsor, Mark Toney 
Entered, October 28, 2025 ~ 8th Place

Entered, July 8, 2026, In The Contest "Moon"  Sponsor, Seth Pina

The poem is also a Lithogram ~ written without using the letter A

Moon Glow Love

My eyes rose to the Moon tonight
   with thoughts of you when we first met;
      remembered how we tried to feel
bound close, though a ridge between us set.

Extensive miles 'tween us, for sure-
   when you enlisted in the Corps,
      but every night, our eyes would touch-
while Moon glow formed its open door.

This kept our closeness filled with love
   since we, as two, would feel like one.
      Combining eyes and bonded thoughts-
extending, blending, it was spun.

Oh, yes, the Moon, our concourse formed,
   where we could meet, keep lit our glow,
      until once more you could come home-
our Moon stoked fires for us below.

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Susan Ashley January 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM Dear Sandra, your poem reflects an intimate beauty that deeply touched my heart. Such an amazing romance and an exquisite last line. Thank God for the moon :) Congratulations for your success in Mark's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Line Gauthier November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM Congrats on your fine finish in Mark's Marathon, Sandra ~ well done Sandra Haight November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM Thank you very much, Line. Hugs, Sandra

Mark Toney November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM Sandra, congratulations on earning an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Poetry Marathon’s FINAL Placement Contest—your poem stood out in a very competitive field of submissions. The poems of the 37 qualifiers can be accessed from my current "Finish Line" blog post. Time to take off those running shoes and give those feet a rest! Sandra Haight November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM Thank you, Mark! I was delighted to see that at least I made the HM List in your Marathon. I had a great time participating, and thank you for the very competitive race! Happy Thanksgiving, Sandra

Mark Toney November 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM Sandra, thank you for teaching me about lipograms. You decided to leave out one of the most common vowels in English, “A,” and yet your poem of long-distance romance flows effortlessly. Congratulations on your top 10 win on Mile 25 of my 2025 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 26 has already started. Only 1 mile to go before the Qualifiers’ Final Placement contest! Mark Toney November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM Spoken like the true marathoner that you are! Congratulations on your 67th anniversary! You have us beat by 15 years. Outstanding! Sandra Haight November 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM Mark, thank you very much for the placement in Mile 25! I am so pleased, since this time in our lives has helped cement our relationship, and we just celebrated our 67th anniversary in June! I know I will not make it to the winners' list this year, but I had fun joining in and staying the course!

Anna Marie Kaianah May 1, 2022 at 12:16 AM Congratulations on your win Sandra! Thank you for entering my contest. <3 ~Anna Kaianah

Gregory Richard Barden September 17, 2020 at 5:08 AM This is very beautiful and emotional, Sandra, and I truly enjoyed this poem about my favorite muse, (moon) ... I hope you are happy and healthy, and I pray I did not do something in the past to offend you in any way. Blessings to you and yours always. <3 Sandra Haight September 17, 2020 at 11:09 AM Thank you so much, Greg, for your lovely, uplifting comments on my 'moon' poem. Due to other time-constraining obligations right now, my interaction with PS resulted in limited time only for writing and posting to stay creative (inspired by contests), and I have had to set aside reading and commenting for now. I am okay and appreciate your concern- and all is good- no worries! Blessings to you too. Sandra <3

Joanna Daniel September 16, 2020 at 11:36 PM Romantic and full of hopeful promise, congratulations on your lovely win, Sandra:)

Rico Leffanta August 29, 2020 at 12:31 PM Well done! Graphic video, too! Aloha! Rico

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri August 29, 2020 at 10:32 AM Wow such a romantic imaginative poem with the moon stoking fires and moon glow ahhh so beautiful I'm floored, who wouldn't be!! Awesome rhyming and content as you write of your soldier love. Kudos! Plz pleez do read and comment my newest poem too.