Sentinel, Oh, Sentinel For Sentinel Contest

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Sentinel, oh, Sentinel

Sentinel, oh sentinel,
lofty by the sea;
lonely on a craggy coast,
standing tirelessly.

Watching over ships that sail
in the dark of night,
guiding them ashore with its
welcome blinking light.

Storms rise up, assailing it -
fierce and turbulent -
causing waves to pound it with
mighty discontent.

Let the tempests clamor and
crash! They cannot fell
our towering, resilient,
stalwart sentinel!

Written April 10, 2016 in 7/5 Trochee Quatrain form
For the Sentinel Quatrain Poetry Contest of Eve Roper

Checked by Howmanysyllables.com

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 4/26/2016 12:30:00 AM
Congratulations Andrea..... Linda
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Date: 4/23/2016 10:30:00 PM
Congrats Andrea to win. Another excellent contribution as usual
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Date: 4/17/2016 11:37:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Andrea. A superb write!
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Date: 4/17/2016 7:50:00 AM
Love, love, love this gem of a poem. So powerfully written.
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Date: 4/15/2016 2:03:00 PM
Love this one! Great work!
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Date: 4/15/2016 1:11:00 PM
This is really good, Andrea! It reminds me a bit of my own attempt, which I forgot all about and it got neither posted nor entered!! I wrote mine in the first person sing. I see that this is a top winner, so...congratulations!! // paul
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Date: 4/15/2016 1:50:00 AM
congrats on your big win stephen
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Date: 4/15/2016 12:30:00 AM
Congrats on your win my lovely friend. Loved always, bl
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Date: 4/14/2016 10:29:00 PM
Congrats on a great win Andrea
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Date: 4/14/2016 8:58:00 PM
Andrea: Many Congrats on your TOP Win
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Date: 4/14/2016 6:26:00 PM
Hi Andrea, congratulations on your Second Place \win in 'the sentinel contest'. Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 4/14/2016 2:18:00 AM
You always have wonderful flow to your poems, Andrea ... never do I stumble at the words. It's amazing to me how that lighthouse survives such an onslaught of water. I believe you captured that well ... best of luck!
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Date: 4/13/2016 1:18:00 PM
Hi there, enjoyed the flow of this..it really is true to the picture. BG
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Date: 4/12/2016 10:55:00 PM
This picture really spoke to you. The meter and rythm rolled along easily. Hugs SuZ
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Date: 4/12/2016 7:17:00 PM
so lyrical and smartly written Andrea
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Date: 4/11/2016 5:47:00 PM
well done my poetic friend, it's an easy read...good luck in the contest
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Date: 4/11/2016 5:27:00 PM
Very nice rhythm and rhyme in your sentinel poem, Andrea. I wish you all the best for the contest! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 4/11/2016 4:53:00 PM
Personally I love lighthouses. Fine verse here! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Date: 4/11/2016 3:52:00 PM
Let the tempests clamor...love the ending stanza Andrea. The poem shows so much power to go along with the picture
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Date: 4/11/2016 3:36:00 PM
Reads like a winner..Way to go..Enjoyed reading your work..I do like the lighthouses..It is a tireless friend..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 4/11/2016 3:22:00 PM
Andrea, I think your poem is wonderfully written, I admire your meter so much and I am loving this 7 ~
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Date: 4/11/2016 2:01:00 PM
Go on the coastline of Upper Michigan and you'll see a few of these towers. I think, considering the power of Lake Superior, they may find use in fierce storms. It would be interesting to find out. Love, daver
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Date: 4/11/2016 1:13:00 PM
Beautiful poem drawn with beautiful colors. Good luck in the contest my lovely friend, bl
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Date: 4/11/2016 10:16:00 AM
Beautiful, dear. I loved this piece. It give one hope to withstand any storm. hugs
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Date: 4/11/2016 10:15:00 AM
Beautiful, dear. I loved this piece. It give one hope to withstand any storm. hugs
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