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Edward
Easy-going, Diligent, Creative, and Spiritual
Brother of Stephen, Mildred, and Jeanette
Lover of Nature, Women, and Poetry
Who feels Pain, Love, and Empathy
Who fears The Unknown, Snakes, and Heights
I would like to see The Eiffel Tower, El Castillo, and The Great Wall of China
Resident of Moravia Park Drive, Maryland
Ibeh

I'm currently working as a Lot Associate at The Home Depot
I'm a Navy veteran 
Born in Lima, Ohio in October 28th, 1976
Graduated from Lake Clifton Campus(formerly Lake Clifton Eastern High School), Baltimore, Maryland in 1995
Graduated from Essex Community College in 2003 and Brightwood College(formerly TESST College of Technology) in 2005
Certifications: Electronics Technology, Telecommunications, Fiber-Optics/Copper Network Cabling 

I started writing poetry in November 2006. However, after losing my poetry notebook with about 135 poems in early 2009, I lost my passion for poetry completely. I was jobless for almost a year due to the recession of 2014, during that time period, I reignited my passion for poetry to stave off boredom. I discovered Poetrysoup and started posting my poems in 2016. The first poem I posted, "Wings of A Butterfly"

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My Doberman Contest has been revamped!

Blog Posted:7/29/2018 10:04:00 PM

Greetings, Soupers!

I'm still pretty new at sponsoring contests, so pardon me if my original contest was too challenging or confusing. Hopefully, I've made it much simpler. You can choose any form---4 haikus, 3 tankas, free verse, etc---that allows you to write a 12-line poem. Up to 20 placings in this contest!

Good luck everyone!

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Tania
Kitchin

Date: 8/5/2018 9:56:00 AM

I am not sure if a submitted poem can have more than 12 lines for your contest? It says it in your blog but not in the contest description. I sent you soup mail as well. Thank you

Virginia
Waters10

Date: 8/4/2018 1:58:00 AM

working on one for your contest. Thought it was very simple requirements compared to some. Just time - sometimes there are a lot one wants to enter. hope can use your original set up. Stick to your guns - what you want. Many contests fill up very fast, so generally we leave entering the ones that are not for a while. Not really fair to alter in middle though. And probably a small percentage of us are dog lovers and even smaller Doberman. I do have an amazing true Doberman story but it doesn't fit your requirements.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 7/31/2018 12:00:00 AM

Eventually I hope to try out your challenge. There are too many contests going on and I have little time. I thought your idea sounded fun! I hope you get lots of entries!

Dear Heart
a.k.a. Broken Wings

Date: 7/30/2018 10:05:00 AM

I am not really a dog person especially a dober, so it is difficult for me to get inspired now if you said cat paws.. I would have endless possibilities.. unless that dober has my cat in his paws I am coming up with nothing, I will have to talk to my muse about this.

Edward Ibeh
Date: 7/30/2018 5:33:00 PM

That's quite alright, Constance:-)

JAN
ALLISON

Date: 7/30/2018 5:28:00 AM

Hi Edward , it may be wise to remove the word count restriction on the contest page as not everyone reads the blogs:-) hugs Jan xx

Edward Ibeh
Date: 7/30/2018 5:30:00 PM

I will. Thanks for the suggestion, Jan!:-)

My Past Blog Posts


My Doberman Contest has been revamped! Date Posted: 7/29/2018 10:04:00 PM
My Juneteenth Contest has been finalized! Date Posted: 7/15/2018 4:11:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
8/16/2018	Drifting	Haiku	flower,imagery,nature,
8/16/2018	Bear Hug	Haiku	imagery,
8/15/2018	Every Raindrop	Haiku	earth,rain,
8/15/2018	Night Stars Twinkling	Haiku	night,stars,
8/15/2018	Nightcap	Senryu	drink,humor,night,
8/15/2018	Red Ink	Rhyme	love,metaphor,passion,red
8/7/2018	Pale Moonlight	Triolet	light,moon,nature,night,
8/7/2018	A Feral Predator	Verse	animal,tiger,
8/5/2018	Love's Vortex	Tanka	encouraging,love,simile,
8/5/2018	A Missed Opportunity	Sijo	analogy,metaphor,perspect
8/5/2018	Donald Trump	Clerihew	political,satire,truth,
8/5/2018	Pearly Everlasting	Choka	flower,
8/5/2018	Monday	Free verse	day,
8/5/2018	Powder Keg	Senryu	emotions,feelings,sound,
8/2/2018	Cloudburst	Haiku	imagery,rain,
8/2/2018	Hot, Humid Summer	Haiku	summer,sunshine,weather,
8/1/2018	A Wednesday Evening	Choka	appreciation,august,day,
8/1/2018	Noon Meditation	Choka	me,peace,spiritual,
8/1/2018	Airborne Leaf	Choka	imagery,
7/30/2018	A Walk In Solitude	Haibun	adventure,beauty,imagery,
7/29/2018	In A Sunday State of Mind	Choka	appreciation,day,environm
7/28/2018	In Saturday State of Mind	Choka	appreciation,day,environm
7/26/2018	The World Around Us	Lyric	beauty,imagery,nature,wor
7/26/2018	Compassion	Haiku	deep,feelings,
7/25/2018	Synergy	Monoku	truth,work,
7/25/2018	Whippoorwill	Haiku	animal,bird,night,
7/22/2018	Try	Free verse	12th grade,encouraging,in
7/22/2018	Scarlet Sage	Choka	beauty,flower,garden,meta
7/21/2018	Baby, Tonight I'll Sing A Lullaby For You	Political Verse	child,family,humanity,inn
7/20/2018	Straight From My Heart	Verse	care,emotions,loss,sorrow
7/19/2018	Ballroom Dancers	Senryu	analogy,art,dance,simile,
7/19/2018	Life	Monoku	life,
7/19/2018	Lightning	Imagism	analogy,color,imagery,sim
7/18/2018	Gold Digger Jane	Limerick	humorous,woman,
7/18/2018	The Climax of Spring	Haiku	beauty,life,spring,
7/18/2018	Spark Crystalline	Crystalline	dark,imagery,light,
7/17/2018	Trump Fails America	Nonet	political,
7/17/2018	A Bright Light Where There Is None	Senryu	hope,light,truth,
7/16/2018	Kimo Therapy	Kimo	cancer,encouraging,faith,
7/15/2018	Things I'll Do Today	List	11th grade,day,me,
7/14/2018	A Hazy Morning	Imagism	autumn,morning,nature,wea
7/14/2018	Turquoise Daybreak	Free verse	blue,environment,morning,
7/13/2018	Enough Is Enough	Haibun	addiction,write,
7/13/2018	The Height of Heaven	Lyric	11th grade,dream,encourag
7/13/2018	Metaphors For Hope	Free verse	analogy,hope,metaphor,
7/12/2018	Saudade	Free verse	emotions,fate,longing,met
7/12/2018	Chanting Oms	Haiku	me,spiritual,
7/12/2018	A Rosebud Unfurls	Haiku	flower,nature,rose,
7/12/2018	Storm In A Teacup	Senryu	angst,divorce,family,marr
7/8/2018	Hubris	Senryu	metaphor,pride,
7/8/2018	Infatuation	Tanka	feelings,
7/5/2018	Gratitude	Tetractys	appreciation,god,life,tha
7/2/2018	Phoenix, Risen	Choka	soccer,sports,
6/30/2018	Goal Crosshairs	Monoku	dream,encouraging,inspira
6/30/2018	Loyalty	Monoku	dedication,devotion,endur
6/30/2018	Unfulfilled Dream	Verse	dream,light,metaphor,simi
6/28/2018	Because Of Your Grace, God	Couplet	god,growth,spiritual,stre
6/28/2018	Kindness	Tetractys	humanity,inspirational,li
6/28/2018	You Are All I Need	Verse	desire,for her,perspectiv
6/28/2018	Integrity	Tetractys	character,
6/27/2018	Pandora's Box	Tetractys	fate,hope,mythology,wind,
6/27/2018	A Sense of Humor	Tetractys	humor,life,self,wisdom,
6/27/2018	Acceptance	Tetractys	encouraging,people,wisdom
6/27/2018	The Encounter In A Descending Elevator	Prose Poetry	emotions,fate,longing,wom
6/24/2018	'Tis NineSeventeenPM	Free verse	night,time,
6/24/2018	Trapped In Denial Limbo	Verse	father,loss,sad,
6/24/2018	Overflowing Cup of Peace And Love	Verse	hope,light,love,peace,sun
6/24/2018	Blaze of Affection	Tetractys	emotions,fire,heart,love,
6/24/2018	Lost Shangri-La	Tetractys	beauty,loss,paradise,peac
6/24/2018	A Seed, Unwatered	Triolet	growth,inspirational,succ
6/23/2018	Head Banger	Monoku	bird,nature,tree,
6/22/2018	Original Sin	Nonet	emotions,hate,racism,simi
6/22/2018	I Don't Like Rain, Sometimes	Haiku	rain,
6/21/2018	Slow-Burn Puppy Love	Lyric	first love,girl,me,metaph
6/21/2018	Beneath The Marmalade Sky	Narrative	environment,romantic love
6/18/2018	Let Your Imagination Take Flight	Prose	poetry,wisdom,write,
6/18/2018	Flames of Nostalgia	Haiku	imagery,memory,nostalgia,
6/17/2018	A Fallen Star	Couplet	light,longing,night,star,
6/17/2018	Eyes That Speak Of Hope	Haiku	future,hope,
6/16/2018	Release Me	Haiku	freedom,
6/14/2018	Abandoning To God	Verse	appreciation,faith,god,re
6/14/2018	A Barn Swallow	Rhyme	bird,flying,summer,
6/13/2018	Summer Delight	Triolet	appreciation,fun,summer,
6/13/2018	After Winter	Haiku	nature,spring,winter,yout
6/13/2018	Deserter of Faith	Haiku	faith,spiritual,wisdom,
6/12/2018	A Waxing Crescent	Triolet	imagery,moon,night,smile,
6/12/2018	Buds of Early June	Haiku	flower,june,
6/12/2018	Hollowed Heart, Still Beating	Free verse	heart,lost love,strength,
6/10/2018	Refuge	Haiku	for her,longing,romantic,
6/10/2018	Ballast	Acrostic	allegory,life,metaphor,st
6/9/2018	Beads Of Dew	Imagism	nature,rain,simile,sound,
6/8/2018	Stress Purging	Rhyme	me,spiritual,stress,
6/7/2018	Dream Kingdom	Kimo	perspective,places,truth,
6/5/2018	Common, Everyday People	Lyric	community,imagery,metapho
6/4/2018	Magicicada	Haiku	animal,insect,sound,
6/3/2018	Hurtin' Jim	Limerick	fishing,humor,
6/3/2018	Saturday Stargazing	Sijo	appreciation,night,star,
6/3/2018	Lioness Mother	Tanka	animal,imagery,nature,
6/2/2018	A Multiplicity Of Life Purposes	Free verse	appreciation,humor,life,m
6/2/2018	Sublime Grace	Free verse	dream,imagination,simile,

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Changing Sky	Pantoum	nature,sky,
Truth To Truth	Free verse	conflict,devotion,heartbr
Whiteness	Acrostic	tribute,
Ransomed	Free verse	faith,jesus,

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