Andrea Dietrich Poet Sonnet

My Brief Sweet Breath of Yesterday

You stole my breath away that day we met.
As dark clouds burst, you led me by my arm
inside a small café out of the wet,
but I could not escape your rain of charm!
With idle chat, you knew how to disarm
me. How you poured it on! I was a flower
that blossomed from your smile so soft and warm
as there we lingered for more than an hour.

I watched your moving lips and felt their power,
just thinking of them placed upon my own!
Then suddenly my reverie turned sour.
You reached into your wallet; I was shown
a photo of your lovely fiancé.
You were my brief sweet breath of yesterday!



for Jared Pickett's At First Glance Free Poetry Contest

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John Watt August 19, 2020 at 10:36 AM A bittersweet romantic Italian sonnet from your golden pen. Another delightful read. Loved the line "but I could not escape your rain of charm" after coming in out of the storm. Your mastery of this form never ceases to amaze.

Jack Horne April 7, 2011 at 11:48 AM Great poem, Andrea. The ending was a real surprise : ) Jack

Nick Bagnall March 21, 2011 at 6:41 AM lovely little story youve written hear, congrats on the placement, really enjoyed.

Joyce Johnson March 16, 2011 at 3:49 PM I liked this when I read it before and I still do. Congratulations Andrea. Loe, Joyce

Debbie Guzzi March 16, 2011 at 12:24 PM sad end and i didn't see it coming! Congrad's on this fine win! Light & Love

Carol Sunshine Brown March 16, 2011 at 8:17 AM Congratulations in the contest of Dr. Ram Mehta "The Spenserian Sonnet" Andrea. A well deserved winner. Love, Carol

Dr Hitendra Mehta March 15, 2011 at 9:35 PM Kudos Andrea for 3rd position in Dr Ram's Spenserian contest with this creative piece. Hope it's just a fiction. Luv & best wishes - Hitendra Mehta

Tahera Mannan March 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM Such a sweet breath my friend. So refreshing and lovely. Many warmest comgratulations for this win.

Carrie Richards March 15, 2011 at 3:44 PM What a lovely story....melancholy and tender!! WEll done, Andrea! Congrats on your win!!

George Aul March 15, 2011 at 1:20 PM A great win for a great write.........George

Carolyn Devonshire March 15, 2011 at 10:40 AM Guess all the best ones are taken, Andrea. How disappointing. Great sonnet and congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn

John Freeman March 15, 2011 at 8:38 AM Great to see you at the top againAndrea. Congratulations on your quite worthy poem's honored third place. Agape, Moses

Linda-Marie Sweetheart March 15, 2011 at 8:22 AM Super congrats Andrea on a spectacular win in Dr. Ram's Sonnet contest befitting the Queen of the Sonnet luv.. enjoy another top ten sweet victory my friend with luv..

Dr.Ram Mehta March 15, 2011 at 7:58 AM Congratulations on the third place win in my contest, Andrea

Carol Sunshine Brown February 22, 2011 at 12:20 PM ~~MAGNIFICENT~~I am stopping by just to thank you Andrea, for your kind comment and also to ask you to continue with your writing endeavors. Love,Carol

Dr Hitendra Mehta February 22, 2011 at 6:11 AM Andrea - you weave feelings well with a twist. One finds almost there and lo behold expectations veer off dramatically in a different direction. Best luck for contest. Thnx for visiting my work,"sex meditating" and liking the verse. Luv & Best wishes always - Hitendra Mehta

Deb Radke February 17, 2011 at 12:35 PM This is perfect... I love how you wrote this; how you turned the phrasing into feeling into being into leading... And then the 'gotcha' at the end. Best wishes in the contest. This is excellent. Love, Deb

T.A. Skyles-Theoklapoet February 16, 2011 at 2:30 PM So good Andrea.No it wasn't a bio it was wrote for a friend I felt she needed to think about her relationship before making a mistake.Glad your reading my stuff.Appreciate your input and comments.~LUV~Teresa

Carolyn Devonshire February 16, 2011 at 11:57 AM You did some very nice work here, Andrea. Great use of the "volta" as Dr. Ram requested. The last think you wanted to see was a photo of his fiance. Best wishes in the contest. Love, Carolyn

Connie Marcum Wong February 15, 2011 at 7:51 PM Best of luck in the contest with this moving piece Andrea. Wish I had time to post to so many more, but I just do what I can...Love, Connie

C.C Bloomsfield February 15, 2011 at 8:47 AM So beautiful,sweet sad and sweet . I'm .tryin to get back on track,plenty to catch up with :)

Poet Destroyer A February 14, 2011 at 4:53 PM ooo! nice entry Andrea, nice sweet memory,,, enjoyed good luck in the contest,..p.d.

Joyce Johnson February 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM Great sonnet Andrea. Good luck in the contest. Thanks for your always kind comments. Love, Joyce

Constance La France February 14, 2011 at 2:25 PM Thanks for commenting on my blog.

Ravindra K Kapoor February 14, 2011 at 10:01 AM Such a beautiful and so enchanting a write you have sketched that too with a charm of its own kind. It was really a joy to read such a refreshing Sonnet. My good wishes for your contest entry my friend. Love and best wishes always....Ravindra Dietrich.

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