Andrea Dietrich Poet Quintain (English)

Notes About The Poem

This is a work of fiction in which I needed to use five specific words given by the sponsor in just five lines of a poem. I never had a honeymoon at all, and I am married 44 years later!

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Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, we traveled around Europe very far.
It was our honeymoon, and on a train
inside the comfort of our room in the sleeping car,
you popped the cork and toasted to everlasting love with our champagne.
Long years we tried to make it work, but now alone I travel (and by plane).


Dec. 1, 2019  for Beth Evans' Five Word Challenge Poetry Contest
(I chose English Quintain style because it allows you to use any number of syllables you like per line while sticking to a/b/a/b/b rhyme scheme.)

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Na Na December 8, 2019 at 8:35 AM Congrats on your winning poem Andrea

Running Wolves December 5, 2019 at 5:30 AM Awesome poem, tinged in sadness

Caren Krutsinger December 5, 2019 at 4:54 AM Beautifully done. I enjoyed thinking of "no honeymoon" and married 44 years later. We had no honeymoon and have been married 48 years.

Paul Callus December 3, 2019 at 2:37 PM Well done, Andrea! Your poem flows very smoothly. I had a hard time with mine, perhaps because I assumed that I had to use a prompt word in each line!! ~ Regards // paul Andrea Dietrich December 3, 2019 at 3:30 PM I sure hope that was not a rule!

Subimal Sinha-Roy December 2, 2019 at 12:14 AM After posting my Epigram I found you have also used champagne in your poem which is very nice.

Kim Rodrigues December 1, 2019 at 8:40 PM Nice! You did well, Andrea!

Sandra Adams December 1, 2019 at 7:34 PM Great write Andrea, you do romance and forms so well...i wish i excelled more in forms...you rock my friend :) hugs

Darlene De Beaulieu December 1, 2019 at 5:30 PM Hello Andrea Dietrich, You are married 44 years! Wow! I hope you do well in the contest. have a nice evening my friend.

Na Na December 1, 2019 at 5:21 PM Hi Andrea congrats on 44 years. Best of luck in the contest. Thanks for sharing this

Janice Canerdy December 1, 2019 at 4:36 PM Well-written, Andrea--bittersweet. Janice

Ts Poetry December 1, 2019 at 4:36 PM I can relate, hopefully not for much longer...train might be romantic once but I'm with you on plane.

Vijay Pandit December 1, 2019 at 4:26 PM Well done Andrea--enjoyed the read.

Rico Leffanta December 1, 2019 at 4:21 PM At least you were able to enjoy an honeymoon; many couples don't get that! Aloha! Rico Andrea Dietrich December 1, 2019 at 4:26 PM I should probably write in the notes: totally made up.