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April 22: Brevity is the soul of wit

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Eight cups of coffee laying on their side,
as if there was a meeting going wrong,
with complicated lines in speeches long,
where all the good suggestions were denied.
Let's hope, that on this meeting no one lied
and that the arguments were spoken strong.
That all had hearts in place where they belong,
achieving goals, as should, with inner pride.

They say: brevity is the soul of wit,
keep that in mind, put up your happy face.
You know, in arguments, it helps a lot.
Let's hope mankind derives the benefit
and that the world becomes a better place,
when deals are made when coffee is still hot.

 

 

 

 

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Form: Italian Sonnet
Photo: Andrea Castano [artepressariflessa]
http://www.cafexperiment.com/ Calender: April

Contest: http://allpoetry.com/contest/2348164

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  • Meroza
    September 15, 2008

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    Such a sweet poem, and the rhyme made is so catchy. A real pleasure to read.

    Thank you for sharing


  • Griswold silver member
    September 14, 2008

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    Excellently written, I HAD to click because April 22 is my BD. Nicely done Petrarchian Sonnet...Scott


  • intanglio2ring
    April 27, 2007

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    Whoo Hoo!

    Dear JustADutchie,
    Well deserved GOLD here!
    Will be looking forward to seeing more of your work!
    Tang


    • JustADutchie gold member
      April 28, 2007
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      Thanks Tang, I sure was glad with the Gold. I'm always proud of myself winning a trophy, as English is not my native language.


  • Mairi bheag gold member
    April 27, 2007
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    Wow, ea's right - you pulled off an Italian sonnet. Congratulations on the gold.


    • JustADutchie gold member
      April 27, 2007
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      Thanks for your comment. I love sonnets and the Italian one isn't that hard as long as you watch your rhythm, syllables and rhymes. I'm tapping my feet quite a bit while creating. LOL


  • Cynthia Gaines gold member
    April 26, 2007

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    WOW!

    This is perfectly brewed and served in a tantalizing form. I just love your imagery! (Where did you find this terrific background? I love this color!!) The poem itself is outstanding!!! Good luck in this contest, you have a gold winner here!!!! Peace Rose of Ireland


    • JustADutchie gold member
      April 26, 2007
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      Glad you liked it. When you submit a poem, you can choose a backgroundcolor. The colors I used are: backgrnd= 4E390D, font= B58F63, link= F8E9D0, visited link= BB9F51. I just go over the colors till I find one suitable for the used photo, that's all. Just type it in the right space and there you go.
      I had great fun with this contest.

  • ea silver member
    April 26, 2007

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    lol. Hear, hear! Let the deals be made when the pot is still piping. This is quite an imaginative take on this photo -- I have to admire where you went with this. Thanks again!


    • JustADutchie gold member
      April 26, 2007

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      You're welcome, it was my pleasure. I just loved this photo. Made me think of all the (dull)staff meetings I had to take the minutes when I still was a working gal.

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