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Still, For the Sake of a Whippoorwill

In the dappled hour between day and twilight,
                       surged the call of a Nightjar in flight,
                              a Whippoorwill sang at will,
                                      echoing his trill.
                                          I kept so
                                              still,
                                        and although
                                    quivering with chill,
                                waited for a female shrill
                        to answer him while I hid from sight
                in the dappled hour between day and twilight



Andaree - 11 Line Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
Posted on July 13th, 2020
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*My apologies to those who viewed and left comments before this poem mysteriously disappeared.

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Aditi Mishra Date: 7/27/2020 3:19:00 AM Your muse flows naturally with your gorgeous emotions Jenna. Congratulations on your win. :) Login to Reply

John Watt Date: 7/19/2020 10:31:00 PM Pure poetry perfection in form, rhyme, flow, and message. Very happy to see you honored with a top win ~ John Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/22/2020 12:49:00 PM Thank you for such wonderful comments, John.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/19/2020 3:27:00 PM This is utterly delightful and very well crafted in the Andaree form. Thanks so much for creating this poem and congrats on your win. Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 4:42:00 PM Thank you for the congrats and your thoughts. I'm delighted to share the honor.

JCB Brul Date: 7/19/2020 9:18:00 AM Congratulations on your TOP WIN, dear Jenna..This is a splendid poem! Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 4:41:00 PM Thanks so very much for your kind words, JCB.

Winged Warrior Date: 7/19/2020 6:40:00 AM A super Congrats!! on your super win Jenna...super entry my friend...love & hugs...^WW^ :o) Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 6:43:00 AM Thanks so much, WW. I've been on your heels, leaving congratulatory messages all morning. I've already visited your winning words.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 7/18/2020 10:51:00 PM This poem is so lovely Jenna. I love to hear the night songbirds. Congratulations on your deserving First Place win! Blessings xxoo Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 5:43:00 AM I do, too, Connie. I hear them best in the wee hours of the morning when the world around me is quiet enough to appreciate their songs. Your words are kind. Thank you.

Tom Cunningham Date: 7/18/2020 9:19:00 PM Back with congrats Jenna, enjoy your weekend Tom Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 5:41:00 AM Thanks so very much for your sweet thoughts, Tom. Enjoy your weekend, too.

Janice Canerdy Date: 7/18/2020 4:25:00 PM What a beautiful poem Jenna--a WINNER! Janice Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 5:41:00 AM I am so pleased that you like it, Janice. Thanks!

Joseph May Date: 7/18/2020 3:47:00 PM The Nightjar awaits his reply as do you in this beautiful write Jenna, Congrats on your win.. Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 5:40:00 AM Hi Joseph, and thanks so very much for your kind visits.

Jan Allison Date: 7/18/2020 3:17:00 PM Dropping back with my congratulations on your win Jenna:-) Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 5:39:00 AM Thanks so very much for coming by again, Jan.

John Gondolf Date: 7/18/2020 12:49:00 PM Congrats once again. :) Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/19/2020 5:39:00 AM Oh, I didn't know I had won. Thanks for the heads up, John. I'm smiling. Happy Sunday to you!

Michael Tor Date: 7/16/2020 10:11:00 AM Nicely written Jenna. I wrote one on the same bird. He is very popular. Good luck in the contest... Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/16/2020 9:04:00 PM Thank you so much, Michael. I'll read your whippoorwill poem, and I appreciate the luck you wish for the contest.

Mark Koplin Date: 7/15/2020 6:42:00 AM A very well written and beautiful work of art. I very much enjoyed reading your beautiful words. Thank you for sharing! Excellent job! Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/15/2020 5:04:00 PM Thank you very much for reading and leaving thoughtful comments.

Gershon Wolf Date: 7/14/2020 6:07:00 PM I especially like your touch in the last line -- 'the dappled hour.' G.L. in the contest now. Joy and Light, Gershon Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/15/2020 5:50:00 AM It's repeated from line 1, and it's my favorite line, too. Thank you, Gershon.

John Watt Date: 7/14/2020 3:18:00 PM Jenna, I see from the comments you have been battling the PS gremlins! Good for you for overcoming and re-posting this gem. A challenging form that comes out looking seamless in your capable hands. Best wishes in the contest with this lovely nature poem ~ John Login to Reply John Watt Date: 7/15/2020 10:12:00 AM It's very nice, Jenna. Should be a winner. Jenna Logan Date: 7/15/2020 5:55:00 AM Special thanks for your noted advice. Jenna Logan Date: 7/14/2020 4:26:00 PM Yes, I had a run in with the gremlins but score it 1 for me and zilch for them! Thank you for such awesome encouragement.

Vijay Pandit Date: 7/14/2020 7:07:00 AM Enjoyed the tone of your theme--a lovely write, Jenna. A win for you. Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/14/2020 8:16:00 AM Thanks so much for returning to leave a comment. I know you did when it was first posted, but later disappeared. I'm grateful.

Winged Warrior Date: 7/14/2020 4:33:00 AM Man oh man I've got brush up on my Andaree...I'm left in the dust...superb! write Jenna...hugs!...^WW^ :o) Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/14/2020 6:14:00 AM The dust storm is clearing, Warrior. Write! Thanks for the comment and hugs.

Jan Allison Date: 7/13/2020 6:16:00 PM what a charming poem Jenna you tackled this challenging form so well:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/14/2020 3:19:00 AM Thank you very much, Jan. It was a challenge, especially trying to post it. The 'centering' feature went haywire, then the whole poem disappeared after a while.

John Gondolf Date: 7/13/2020 4:09:00 PM This is an excellent Andaree, Jenna, I really like this. I this this should do well in the contest. The ink is flowing smoothly from your pen lately. Hugs, John Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/13/2020 4:51:00 PM John, you and Tom came back to leave another comment. How. Thoughtful! Some of the current contests sounded like fun, so I took up the challenge.

Rico Leffanta Date: 7/13/2020 2:57:00 PM WELL done! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/13/2020 3:06:00 PM Aloha ku?u hoa. Mahalo!!

Tom Cunningham Date: 7/13/2020 2:44:00 PM Thought it was groundhog day until I saw your note at the bottom.lol. Again good luck Tom Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 7/13/2020 2:55:00 PM LOL Tom. Did it make you think you were seeing things over and over again? I'm so sorry, and still don't know what happened. Thanks for returning to leave another kind comment. Hugs.