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Remembering December

Remember,
My Dearest,
December.

On my birthday we met,
The fifth day of the month,
I shall never forget
That awesome occasion--
Your breathless expression,
With winsome persuasion.

A week later, first date, I was late
You patiently waited, knowingly,
Guessing our inevitable fate.
On Christmas Eve I gave you a ring
Nothing too elaborate, I thought,
Small diamond, a tiny dainty thing.
We wed the following Christmas Eve
I went away to fight the war, and
In December, you were left to grieve.

FIRST PLACE TROPHY WINNER
Written July 2, 2021
for “3-6-9 Poetry Contest”
sponsored by Emile Pinet
Rhymes checked with rhymezone.com
Syllables checked with howmanysyllables.com
Note: [different syllable checkers have different
          numbers of syllables for "diamond". I
          pronounce it with two syllables, i.e.
          die-mund].

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Joanna Daniel Date: 8/1/2021 11:14:00 PM I am going to fave this one, Milt, loved this, congrats on trophy win:) the ending is sad, but I love anything about December:) Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/2/2021 8:58:00 AM Aw, thanks so much, Jo. I was born two days before Pearl Harbor attack. December is pretty special to me, too.

Edward Ibeh Date: 8/1/2021 1:42:00 PM Spectacular! I was floored by it, Milt. Heartiest congratulations!;-) Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/1/2021 1:46:00 PM Thanks so much, Edward. You are just too kind. I really appreciated your comment.

Sotto Poet Date: 7/31/2021 6:16:00 PM Congratulations on your well-deserved top second same-day win Milton. Well done Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 7:13:00 PM Thanks so much, Lasaad. It surprised me!

Alexis Y. Date: 7/31/2021 4:59:00 PM WoW! Milt, You've penned a heart-tugging romantic write. The last two lines were heartbreaking. Congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved:-) Alexis Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 5:39:00 PM Thank you so much, Alexis. It really was a surprise. I had not expected it at all. It was very nice surprise, however.

Regina Mcintosh Date: 7/31/2021 2:22:00 PM This is beautiful. Congrats on your top placement. God bless you. Love, Gina Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 2:51:00 PM Thank you so much, Regina, for your warm and thoughtful congrats.

Reason A. Poteet Date: 7/31/2021 2:06:00 PM so sad, L. Milton, but quite well-told in the 3-6-9 form. I have found the same disagreement between syllable counters -- especially when I was still teaching school. With so many dialects spoken, the topic was a difficult one to get across to students. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 2:17:00 PM Reason, thanks so much for your contribution, your comments on my poem. I really appreciate it.

Constance La France Date: 7/31/2021 12:31:00 PM Milt, congratulations on your top win, great poem ~ peace and tranquility _Constance Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 1:23:00 PM Thank you so much, Constance. It was totally unexpected and quite a surprise. I did enjoy doing the form, however. I think I wrote about three of them, so I'm glad I submitted this one.

Rama Balasubramanian Date: 7/31/2021 11:31:00 AM Hearty congratulations on your top win. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 1:25:00 PM Thank you so much, Rama. I really appreciated it.

Terry Miller Date: 7/31/2021 10:24:00 AM Congratulations Milton well deserved a wonderful poem. Login to Reply

Curtis Johnson Date: 7/31/2021 9:58:00 AM Hi Milton. Congrats on your well deserved top placement. This is very touching. Blessings. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 1:26:00 PM Thank you so much, Curtis. I appreciate your comments...always.

Christuraj Alex Date: 7/31/2021 9:12:00 AM Wonderful Writing. Congratulations! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 1:26:00 PM Thanks, Christuraj. Thanks so much.

Emile Pinet Date: 7/31/2021 9:11:00 AM Congratulations Milt! Your poem has placed "First" in my PoetrySoup contest. This form was a bit more difficult to do, yet your poem was entertaining and followed all the rules, well done my friend, Emile. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/31/2021 1:27:00 PM Again, Emile, thanks. I didn't expect it, so it was a wonderful surprise. See Soup Mail.

Charles Messina Date: 7/3/2021 4:27:00 AM A small diamond has the same sparkle to it as a large diamond, it can also have just as much love installed in it, if not more as you notice from the grief expressed by her. Good luck in the contest, Milton. Hope all is well ~CM Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/3/2021 8:48:00 AM Thanks so much, Charles. Your observation is so true. Hope you are having an awesome weekend.