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Move over, William!

Blog Posted:8/14/2008 5:41:00 AM
<P>Good morning Soupers!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I finally decided to sponsor a contest...seeing as how I have spent many months addicted to sonnets, I wanted to inspire others to give them a try!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Make Willy proud!&nbsp; I know you will.</P>


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Date: 8/14/2008 6:54:00 AM
Tracy, your writing is an inspiration, and your contest a huge challenge! Not sure if I am up for it as I don't believe I ever wrote a Sonnet! Will try. Thanks for sponsoring it. Love, Shar
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Date: 8/14/2008 6:26:00 AM
Woohoo, you know i'll enter! I could never ever do any justice to the man himself, but seeing as he is my favorite poet, I must enter! Awesome contest, love Kristin
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My Past Blog Posts

 
Inspired, indeed!
Date Posted: 11/15/2008 2:39:00 PM
Finally, the winners...
Date Posted: 10/9/2008 6:57:00 AM
Move over, William!
Date Posted: 8/14/2008 5:41:00 AM
never fear...
Date Posted: 5/16/2008 10:38:00 AM
Baby steps
Date Posted: 5/12/2008 12:08:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
10/14/2020 Forward Sonnetlife,love,
10/14/2020 Importance Diminished Hexaversebetrayal,dark,heartbreak,
10/4/2020 Cycle Diminished Hexaversechange,life,
8/18/2020 Within Free versecourage,love,
8/14/2020 What I Cannot Speak Diminished Hexaverselove,
8/14/2020 Definition Rhymelife,love,
8/14/2020 Adverse Haikulife,
8/12/2020 To the Ground Diminished Hexaverseanger,love,
8/12/2020 Battles Sonnetconflict,faith,love,
8/12/2020 Search Diminished Hexaverselife,
8/4/2020 Beginnings Diminished Hexaverselove,
8/4/2020 Wild Sonnetlife,
8/3/2020 Doors Diminished Hexaversehappiness,heart,love,
12/16/2008 Respectfully, Joyce Kilmer... Coupleton writing and words
12/16/2008 The Other Side of Christmas Rhymeparodychristmas,parents,c
10/12/2008 Contemplating the Depths Narrativelost lovemoon,
10/12/2008 Cerebral Free verseintrospection
10/11/2008 Harder Than Most Diminished Hexaverseintrospection
10/9/2008 The Impending Winter Tankaangst
10/9/2008 Permanence Ii. Sonnetintrospection
10/9/2008 Permanence I. Sonnetlife
10/9/2008 Progress Senryuintrospection
10/9/2008 Disingenuous Diminished Hexaverselife
10/9/2008 Another Fall Tankalove
10/9/2008 Starving Italian Sonnetlost love
10/9/2008 Detox Diminished Hexaverseintrospection
10/9/2008 Years Later Free verselovehair,
10/9/2008 Autumn's Fall Tankanature
8/24/2008 Reliance Diminished Hexaverseangst,introspection,love
8/23/2008 The Moment of Choice Haikuintrospection,life
7/26/2008 Trees Should Blossom In the Height of Summer Free verseintrospection
7/11/2008 An Acceptable Degree of Insanity Free verseangst,introspection
7/11/2008 Bare Free verseangst,lost love,lovewords
7/11/2008 And Through Free verselove
7/11/2008 I Do Not See What You See Free verseintrospectionhope,
7/11/2008 Willing To Bend Free verseloss,love
6/7/2008 Hope Haikufaith,hope,inspirational,
6/7/2008 Meditation Sonnetangst,introspection,love
6/7/2008 It Would Seem Diminished Hexaverseintrospection,life,love,
6/7/2008 Wish I Could Diminished Hexaverseangst,introspection,life,
5/29/2008 Rescue Haikuangst,introspection,life,
5/26/2008 Toujours Sonnetinspirational,introspecti
5/25/2008 Forward Haikuintrospection,life,nature
5/25/2008 Relative Diminished Hexaverseintrospection,love,passio
5/25/2008 Into Being Quatrainfaith,inspirational,life,
5/22/2008 Lines Enclosed Rhymeangst,introspection,life,
5/20/2008 Mourning No Loss Tankaintrospection,life,lost l
5/20/2008 Pondering Love In a Darkened Room Diminished Hexaverseintrospection,life,love,
5/19/2008 Mirror Tankaintrospection,life,love,
5/19/2008 All That Came Before Sonnetangst,introspection,love,
5/19/2008 Steadfast Sapphic stanzaangst,life,love,
5/18/2008 Every Conversation Diminished Hexaverseintrospection,life,love,
5/17/2008 See the Sun Sapphic stanzaintrospection,life,love,
5/17/2008 Satisfaction Wanderlust Diminished Hexaverseintrospection,life,love,
5/16/2008 Held Back Diminished Hexaverseangst,introspection,love,
5/16/2008 At Ends Diminished Hexaverseangst,introspection,love,
5/12/2008 Concrete Sapphic stanzaangst,life,love,
5/12/2008 Moment Diminished Hexaverseintrospection,life,love,w
5/12/2008 Tied Sapphic stanzaangst,life,love,
5/5/2008 Dusk Enclosed Rhymeangst,loss,love,heart,fai
5/5/2008 To Be Still Italian Sonnetangst,loss,love,heart,lon
5/4/2008 Verite Tankadevotion,love,uplifting,
4/29/2008 Esperance Tankahope,life,love,
4/25/2008 Even the Stars Free verseangst,lost love,sorry,sta
4/25/2008 Wondering At Impossibilities Tankaangst,lost love,sad,
4/25/2008 Soulagement Tankahope,introspection,lost l
4/25/2008 Dominion Italian Sonnethappiness,inspirational,i
4/7/2008 Held Italian Sonnetintrospection,lost love,l
4/2/2008 X Iambic Pentameterintrospection,life,love,f
3/25/2008 Infini Italian Sonnetintrospection,lost love,n
3/14/2008 Le Vide Italian Sonnetintrospection,lost love,l
3/10/2008 It Is So Long Since Alive Free verseloss,lost love,love,
12/16/2007 Gravity Tankahope,life,love,
12/16/2007 Four Tankahope,life,love,
12/16/2007 Three Tankahope,life,love,
12/16/2007 Two Tankahope,life,love,
12/16/2007 One Tankaforgiveness,hope,life,
12/16/2007 Tick Free verseangst,nostalgia,sad,endur
7/22/2007 Requiem Sonnetloss,nostalgia,sad,tree,t
9/11/2006 Limbo Tankaintrospection,life,love,
9/11/2006 Levitate Villanelleintrospection,life,philos
9/11/2006 Impasse Italian Sonnetangst,confusion,introspec
7/19/2006 Compelled Italian Sonnetintrospection,life,philos
6/21/2006 Waves Rhymelife,loss,love,life,londo
6/6/2006 Shakespeare's Nightmare Italian Sonnetart,funny,on writing and
6/4/2006 Move Free verseconfusion,introspection,l
6/4/2006 Impressionist Free verseart,love,people,
6/4/2006 Independence Free verseintrospection,life,love,
6/4/2006 Behind the Curtain Free verseangst,loss,love,me,me,
6/4/2006 Hyphenated Free verseconfusion,loss,love,,cute
6/4/2006 Discordant Free verseangst,loss,love,
6/4/2006 Pictures From a Moving Car Italian Sonnetintrospection,life,on wri
6/4/2006 Not Only the Cat Villanelleintrospection,life,love,
5/16/2006 Revert Italian Sonnetconfusion,love,passion,
5/16/2006 Creation (Terzanelle) Rhymeart,introspection,life,on
5/16/2006 Desperate (Tritina) Tritinaconfusion,introspection,l
5/16/2006 In Searching Italian Sonnetintrospection,life,love,p
5/14/2006 She (Tritina) Tritinaintrospection,love,philos
5/14/2006 Familiar (Terzanelle) Rhymefamily,introspection,life
4/28/2006 Open Sonnetconfusion,introspection,l

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Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
Between Shades Imagismangst,nostalgia,sad,
Sonnet To Thoughtful Women Sonnetfriendship,life,lost love
My Heart Decided Long Ago Villanelleadventure,happiness,inspi
These Ribbons I Tie As You Leave Free verseangst,introspection,loss,
Date Night (And the Day After) Villanellefood,lost love,sad,love,
Lost and Found Free verseloss,people,words,rain,ho
In Heralternate Universe Rhymecaregiving,loss,universe,
A Friend To the Wind Even Now Coupletfriendship,thank you,
Vanity Free verseintrospection,lost love,
Hands Free verselife,loss,sad,god,god,
The Aching Want Free verselovegod,god,

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