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One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Rhyme  of    my    lifetime
Lifetime of solitude free of the chains
Chains   of   our   human   community   so   incendiary
Incendiary, lusty blaze of rose and golden ambitions raging beneath 
Beneath midnight ripples swims danger, preying on unwary
Unwary we entered this world of pains
Pains, mine become rhyme

6/11/16 
Copyright by Author
7 lines, chained, abcdcba rhyme
5, 10, 15, 20, 15, 10, 5 syllable count
Call it an "Unbroken Arrow"
For contest:  Titles of Novels
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud

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Paul Callus

Date: 6/15/2016 4:50:00 PM

This is the second chained entry that I have come across, Tom...not easy, but you have done pretty well! Congrats on this fine win. Regards // paul

Tom Quigley
Date: 6/15/2016 6:49:00 PM

Thanks, Paul!

Teddy Kimathi

Date: 6/14/2016 4:53:00 AM

Congrats Tom, for your placement with this amazing work!! ;-)

Tom Quigley
Date: 6/14/2016 10:24:00 AM

Thank you, Teddy!

Karam Misra

Date: 6/14/2016 4:30:00 AM

Congrats on your placement, Tom. My was also a chain poem. ~karam~

Tom Quigley
Date: 6/14/2016 10:24:00 AM

Thank you, Karam!

Nette Onclaud

Date: 6/14/2016 3:58:00 AM

this is similar to a wreath poem, but done differently with flair, tom.. thanks for participating in my contest and big congrats!..huggs

Tom Quigley
Date: 6/14/2016 10:25:00 AM

Thanks, Nette! Great contest idea!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/11/2016 6:45:00 PM

oh, Tom, I almost did a chained invention myself, but it was so darn hard just getting a decent rhyme going I focused on that instead. This is pretty cool. Good luck in this very interesting contest.

Tom Quigley
Date: 6/11/2016 9:06:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea!