Susan Gentry Poet Rhyme

Summer Meals

Summertime meals are delicious
sandwiches with sliced tomatoes
green beans cooked with new potatoes

Homegrown, healthy and nutritious
garden vegetables and fruits
a mixture of tubers and roots

Meals are often expeditious
hotdogs and burgers on the grill
homemade ice cream an added thrill

Barbecues can be ambitious
preparation of sauce and meat
could be hours until time to eat

Summer desserts are capricious
peach cobblers or watermelons
freshly cut honeydew melons

Cool drinks can be adventitious
house special mama's ice tea sweet
or lemonade to beat the heat

Summertime meals are delicious
Homegrown, healthy and nutritious
Meals are often expeditious
Barbecues can be ambitious
Summer desserts are capricious
Cool drinks can be adventitious


July 13, 2018

New Constanza Contest by Emile Pinet
Fifth Place


Constanza

The Constanza created by Connie Marcum Wong consists of five or more 3-line stanzas. Each line eight syllables. All the first lines of all the stanzas form an independent poem as the rest of the poem expresses a deeper meaning. The first lines are in mono-rhyme while the second and third lines of each stanza rhyme together. Rhyme scheme: a/b/b a/c/c a/d/d a/e/e a/f/f........etc. And the end verse is made up of the first lines of all the previous verses combined.

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Kevin Lawrence July 25, 2018 at 5:31 PM I'm SO hungry. Especially the cool drinks. Thank you! Susan Gentry July 25, 2018 at 10:12 PM Thank you!

Pandita Sietesantos July 23, 2018 at 3:49 PM Big congratulations on your win, Susan! My mouth is watering for some of these wonderful summertime delectables! Hugs. Pandita Susan Gentry July 25, 2018 at 10:11 PM Thank you!

Connie Marcum Wong July 23, 2018 at 2:41 PM Congratulations on your win Susan. You already know how much I loved this entry! : ) Susan Gentry July 25, 2018 at 10:11 PM Thank you!!

Subimal Sinha-Roy July 16, 2018 at 11:14 PM Congratulations, Susan on your win Susan Gentry July 17, 2018 at 10:56 AM Thank you!

Brian Densham July 16, 2018 at 12:28 PM You really got my mouth watering with this one. Congratulations! Susan Gentry July 16, 2018 at 5:48 PM Good to hear! Thank you.

Emile Pinet July 16, 2018 at 12:08 PM Congratulations Susan, your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest, it was a very tough contest to judge, well done my friend, Emile. Susan Gentry July 16, 2018 at 5:48 PM Thank you so much. Was a fun and educational contest. Thank you for sponsoring. I am honored to be on your list. :)

Andrea Dietrich July 15, 2018 at 4:34 PM You missed summer cooking?? Heck, this would have been perfect for it! Susan Gentry July 16, 2018 at 5:45 PM Yes, didn't get it done in time. Sometimes these contests are here today gone tomorrow. :)

Vijay Pandit July 14, 2018 at 7:21 AM Excellent write, Susan..the form looks so hard to write...Best for a win! Susan Gentry July 14, 2018 at 9:34 PM Thank you. :)

Daniel Turner July 14, 2018 at 2:21 AM So when do we eat? Your food poem is making my mouth water, especially there about the homemade ice cream. I don't mind the churnin" lol Fun stuff, Susan. Susan Gentry July 14, 2018 at 9:33 PM Lol thank you! Drop by anytime. :)

Subimal Sinha-Roy July 13, 2018 at 11:07 PM A delicate Constanta. Susan. Susan Gentry July 14, 2018 at 9:33 PM Thank you :)

Connie Marcum Wong July 13, 2018 at 10:25 PM Excellent use of the Constanza form Susan! This flows so smoothly with perfect rhyme. Brava! I am sure it will do well in the contest. : ) A little birdie (Andrea) told me about this marvelous Constanza. Susan Gentry July 14, 2018 at 9:32 PM Oh thank you so much!! I wasn't real sure I had it right. I am in awe of you and so appreciate this :)

Joseph May July 13, 2018 at 9:16 PM A variety of delicious treats and eats..Lovely Constanza Susan..Best wishes Susan Gentry July 13, 2018 at 9:37 PM Thanks, Joseph. My first one. May try another.

Christopher Flaherty July 13, 2018 at 8:25 PM Summer deserts are capricious Lovely word and line As 2 is Meals are after expedious Love clever and intellectual witty word play Christopher Flaherty July 13, 2018 at 9:53 PM Cheers no problem Susan loved this write . Its nice to see someone who is so well versed and makes great use of seldom unused words in the dictionary its visionary and refreshing. Good stuff Susan Gentry July 13, 2018 at 9:36 PM Thank you! Great comment. :)

Alesia Leach July 13, 2018 at 7:04 PM That brought back such memories. My mom's fried green tomatoes, grandma's sweet tea and grandpa's homemade ice cream and while we waited for the ice cream we would chase fireflies. Thank you for the reminisce!! Susan Gentry July 13, 2018 at 9:32 PM Oh you're so welcome! Yes, those were great summers. Glad you liked it.

Andrea Dietrich July 13, 2018 at 6:39 PM oh wow, look at you. You killed two birds with one stone. Why the heck didn't I think of doing that!!! Awesome. Susan Gentry July 13, 2018 at 9:30 PM My first Constanza so not real positive about it. Might try another one for contest. I missed the summer cooking contest. Thanks, Andrea.

Pashang Salehi July 13, 2018 at 6:25 PM I got so much happiness from your poem. Every line is delicious ... Pashang Salehi July 15, 2018 at 1:17 AM The only problem is that I'm diabetic ... Susan Gentry July 13, 2018 at 9:28 PM Thank you!