On a Sleepless Night

First love-letter kindled Poet in me ~ a passionate verse emerged. 



  October 3, 2020
  For "How My First Poem Was Born" Contest
  Sponsor: JCB Burl
  Checked by howmanysyllables.com (17 syllables in one horizontal line)
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Brul Avatar
October 11, 2020 at 12:14 AM
So sweet beginning! Congratulations and thank you for sharing this sweet moment of your life as a poet. I cannot contain my joy in knowing how your 1st poem came to exist.
Dietrich Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 5:34 PM
Excellent, Malabika!! Congrats.
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 6:00 PM
Thanks, Andrea. You are kind!
Gauthier Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Lovely, Malabika ~
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 6:01 PM
Thanks, Dear Poet. It was a great theme!
Andresen Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 5:35 AM
- Congratulations on your winning poem, Mala :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 8, 2020 at 7:01 AM
Thanks, My Friend. It was a great theme!
Crabtree Avatar
October 3, 2020 at 1:11 PM
Well said, Mala. It's amazing how memories combined with a lack of sleep can wake up our inner thinking. Good luck on the contest. :) Peace, Angie
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 3, 2020 at 3:30 PM
Yes, Angela, very true. Being deprived of sleep is not always bad, right? Hugs, Mala
De Beaulieu Avatar
October 3, 2020 at 12:34 PM
Hello Mala, ah-ha! the poet wrote a love letter. Very nicely done. Love Darlene. I hope you had a nice day spent. Enjoy your day.
De Beaulieu Avatar
October 3, 2020 at 3:56 PM
Hello Mala, there is nothing wrong with the feelings bursting into a poem. Oh along time ago. Well it was a good memory. Love Darlene
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 3, 2020 at 3:32 PM
Hi Darlene, it's true - my feelings burst into a poem - ha ha ha! That was a long time ago! Hugs, Mala
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