Sandra Haight Poet Quintain (English)

The River

You wind along the shoreline, jutting in and out,
Just like a shiny snake, you move with stealth and grace.
You slither past the fields and meadows there about,
So swiftly rippling under bowing trees you race,
Jutting in and out endlessly with stealth and grace.

And further up you flow past villages on hills
With homes atop their rolling lawns and regal view…
Your silver water shining under sun that thrills
The eyes of those who stand beneath the sky of blue;
With sun that thrills, your beauty glows in regal view.

Where are you heading, river, as you drift along?
Where did you start your journey many years ago?
If only we could understand your rippling song…
What secrets lie beneath your never-ending flow
As you drift along entrapped in never-ending flow?


© Sandra M. Haight 2015 
   All Rights Reserved

 
~1st Place~ 
Contest: Manassian Quintain
Sponsor: Craig Cornish
Judged: 02/17/2015

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Skat A February 18, 2015 at 10:36 PM Sandra, Congratulations in Craig's contest. SKAT LOVE

David Mohn February 18, 2015 at 7:53 PM Love it Sandra...this is written wonderfully well...big congrats!

Richard Lamoureux February 18, 2015 at 7:44 AM Congratulations Sandra! Sandra Haight February 18, 2015 at 3:51 PM Hi Richard, thank you so much for stopping by with your congrats! I really appreciate it. Sandra

Janet Eaton February 18, 2015 at 6:29 AM Congratulations Sandra! Beautiful. Janet Sandra Haight February 18, 2015 at 4:02 PM Thank you, Janet. So nice of you to stop by! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison February 17, 2015 at 4:52 PM wow such a glorious flow to the poem Sandra - you nailed it - many congrats:-) Hugs Jan xx Sandra Haight February 18, 2015 at 4:00 PM Thank you, Jan. This was such an interesting form to work on. I appreciate your nice comment and congrats. Hugs, Sandra

Carrie Richards January 20, 2015 at 8:14 PM This was the most difficult contest, but you sailed along and it seemed effortless! Lovely is this, Sandra! Sandra Haight January 21, 2015 at 11:31 AM Thank you so much for your positive comment, Carrie. It was fun to work on. Hugs, Sandra

Isaiah Zerbst January 20, 2015 at 2:28 PM I believe this is the best Manassian I have yet seen. Wonderful job with the form, and the poem is a beauty on its own. Sandra Haight January 21, 2015 at 11:33 AM Isaiah, thank you so much for your very encouraging comment. I really appreciate you stopping by to read it and letting me know that you enjoyed it. Sandra

M. L. Kiser January 20, 2015 at 12:57 PM I can feel the river's flow as it rolls along through time. Beautiful. Sandra Haight January 21, 2015 at 11:34 AM Thank you so much, M.L., for your positive comment. Sandra

Barbara Gorelick January 20, 2015 at 10:29 AM I really like this..this is such a difficult form..you did a great job. BG Sandra Haight January 21, 2015 at 11:34 AM Hi Barbara, so nice of you to stop by with your nice comment. Thanks! Sandra