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No Tea Till the Job Is Done - Funom Sonnet

The sun was hot, and not a cloud was in the sky; it was not good, for all the day, the boy had ploughed the sod the way a big boy should for his dad to be so proud. So hot was he! Oh, if he could get a sip of tea. Not allowed, he did his job but understood tea for him was at the finish. To end the job was his big wish. For now, he’d sit and eat his fish. At the end of his job, he sat and had a BIG cup of tea, and it was so heavenly! For the Funom's Sonnet Contest of Funom Makama THIS IS not MY creation. I am quoting here the words of Funom Makama: The Funom's Sonnet consists of 14 lines, each line made up of 7/8 syllabic word count. The rhyme pattern is in this form a-b-a-b,a-b-a-b,c-c-c,d-d-d. The major unique feature of this new kind of sonnet is its words. Apart from the rhyming words, all other words in this poem should consist of not more than three letters.

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Date: 4/28/2016 12:42:00 AM
Andrea, Congratulations on your "FUNOM'S SONNET win." LINDA
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Date: 4/27/2016 1:07:00 PM
Trying out Funom's Sonnet was not my cup of tea ... but I liked this poem, and you pulled through despite the huge restrictions. I used to be a big tea-drinker myself ... nowadays I drink more coffee though.
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Date: 4/25/2016 8:49:00 AM
This piece has made me feel like having a cup of tea!!! Congrats Andrea, for your placement in the contest!!! ;-)
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Date: 4/21/2016 2:06:00 AM
Congrats on your win Andrea am sad to see this gem place so low it is one of the best I have read:-( hugs Jan xx
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Date: 4/20/2016 10:53:00 PM
Congrats on ur awesome winning write Andrea..
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Date: 4/20/2016 1:25:00 PM
Andrea, congrats on your placement in the contest :)-luloo
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Date: 4/20/2016 12:44:00 PM
Congratulations on your win and thank you very much for giving this very fine entry. The contest had lots of wonderful entries and grading them was a hard nut to crack, nevertheless you came out tops.. Kudos to you and thank you so much once again.
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Date: 4/19/2016 3:34:00 PM
Rising to the challenge is my sister, yes, my sister. Great job.
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Date: 4/19/2016 11:58:00 AM
This form is too demanding for my old withered brain, but my friend, Andrea, can handle them all. She is cool. Love, daver
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Date: 4/19/2016 7:01:00 AM
This is very well done Andrea, I expect it will do well. Hugs Rick.
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Date: 4/18/2016 10:24:00 PM
Way to go Andrea...best wishes in the contest
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Date: 4/18/2016 8:13:00 PM
Nice that you have invented a form! At a meeting of the Brooklyn Poets we invented a form 9 1 1. It comes from the number you dial when there is an emergency. I love tea myself and usually drink a few cups of it a day so i can relate well to the character in your ode! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 4/19/2016 12:45:00 AM
Matt, I was quoting Funom on the description of the form. I didn't realize i had copied and pasted that part you read. this is not my form, just wanted you to know that. This is a CHALLENGE given to us by poet named Funom.
Date: 4/18/2016 4:01:00 PM
Child's play until one tries to write one..LOL..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 4/18/2016 11:03:00 AM
So wonderful!! Good luck in the contest, dear Andrea!! :) :)
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Date: 4/18/2016 10:53:00 AM
I posted mine, and 'silent one' saw a four lettered word in there so had to change it, not easy to do, but i love your subject matter,
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 4/18/2016 2:39:00 PM
It's a really hard form, Harry, which makes it very limiting on what you can write about. Couldn't you think of a three letter word to replace that one?
Date: 4/18/2016 7:01:00 AM
Quite the challenge Andrea. You did it with style. I think I'll pass on this one
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Date: 4/17/2016 10:01:00 PM
wonderfully penned it flowed so beautifully and now I fancy a cuppa too:-) good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
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