Sandra Haight Poet Pleiades

Notes About The Poem

Entered August 1, 2026

Premiere Contest, "Pleiades Please"

Sponsor: Rob Carmack ~ NA

 

Sonnet

Strict Iambic form- should

Set fourteen rhyming lines:

Syllables checked, ten each
        
Spread 'tween Pentameter.

Staged in eight-line Octave

Summed wisely with Sestet,

Sealed with ending Couplet. 

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Kim Merryman April 25, 2021 at 2:12 PM Sandra, I like how you used the instructions for writing a sonnet to describe a sonnet. Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M

Andrea Dietrich October 31, 2020 at 5:19 PM So nicely done, and I know you know your sonnets. Sandra!! Congrats to you.

John Watt October 28, 2020 at 8:26 PM I'm glad to see the sonnet specialist writing on the lovely form! Congrats on your win, my friend ~ John

Alexis Y. October 28, 2020 at 7:41 PM Hi Sandra, Congratulations on your winning write. Have a wonderful evening:-) Alexis

Joseph May October 28, 2020 at 4:45 PM Very nicely written Sandra, Congrats on your win Sandra Haight October 30, 2020 at 5:05 PM Another great contest, Joseph. Thanks for my nice placement. Sandra

Jan Allison October 21, 2020 at 4:39 PM you summed sonnets up superbly!:-) hugs jan xx

Darlene De Beaulieu October 21, 2020 at 3:49 PM Hello Sandra Haught, good luck in the contest. I enjoyed the poem. Enjoy your evening my friend.

Eve Roper October 21, 2020 at 12:26 PM Well done, Sandra, good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve

Anne-Lise Andresen October 21, 2020 at 9:25 AM - Very well done, Sandra :) - Good luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)