When once upon a midnight moon
while crickets in their nests were chirping,
I found myself in love with June,
both wanting virtue and besmirching.
Those argent rays cast lightly down
across the silk her breasts caressed,
and trembling tresses from her crown
cascaded down, not kept suppressed.
I knew she was my cup of tea~
the kind that freely floats above
while deep draughts drank of my Marie;
and thus I spoke to June of love.
I thought I’d win her as my treasure;
I found instead she took my measure.
Author notes
For Sir Cricket. Congratulations on your 200th Gold trophy, Jeff! 
2009 August 22
In a list
A contest entry
- CONGRATULATE CRICKETJEFF ON HIS 200th GOLD by PassionsPromise.
2700 points, ended September 6, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Thank you for reading. Critical commentary welcome and appreciated.
Comments
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Fun piece here. Nice write!!
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Lovely sonnet here but I must point out my sort of cricket never chirps
All the best in the contest and thanks for the entry
Jeff
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Lol! Thanks, Jeff.
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"Weekend Hugs"
Thanks for the morning laugh nice way to start off my day. Wonderful humor and imagery within your amazing poem! I so enjoyed reading, have a wonderful and blessed weekend.
Here is a form me to you!
Theresa
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Thank you very much! And a right on back.
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Very good
Love this piece,taking a poke of fun at ones self is a good cleansing thing,it makes you see your self as others do, and gain even more respect from your peers.
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Thanks.
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interesting meter
I like that first stanza meter count..it works well. End rhymes don't sound forced ...very nice pen. Some good poetical phrasing in this one. nice!
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Thank you very much.
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Not a word out of place in this poem, lovely, lilting and a great poem for Jeff, you both are rare talents, keep writing, and good luck in the contest, I think you have a winner here.
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Thank you very much. I tried to give him a little bit of everything I know he likes, including humor.
I do think I may have a shot at a cup of some kind. I hope, anyway...
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congrats BearMum, a funny piece, really enjoyed the homour in this one. good luck
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Thank you very much!
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hmmm... sounds like something else that we don't know about Sir Jeff...
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I am in no way trying to imply Sir Jeff is inconstant.
I do hope to make him laugh, however.
Thanks for the read, the comment, and the applause.
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Oh I love this, sweetie! Its very playful and cute Fabulous meter and rhyme.
Great English Sonnet
Best wishes in the contest,
Kris
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Thank you very much!
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This has a delightfully playful quality and is very well-structured and phrased. I think Ecrivain's corect about the typo - it should be either "she took" or "she'd taken" for correct grammar, but of course metric considerations might exclude "taken."
A minor point, though - the poem is excellent.
Bill
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Thank you very much, Bill. I agree on the typo. I had left it, thinking "poetic license," and hadn't gotten back to seeing it more critically to find if there were a more grammatically correct way to phrase it within meter. Sometimes I need a "mellowing" period before my eyes will look at a write freshly. I might have let this one set for a bit and then edited it before submitting it. However, I wanted to make it into the contest before all the slots were taken!
Thank you for the read and for your feedback.
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Very nice ...
and very nicely done. You have a typo: (she'd should be "she" in the last line).
Otherwise, this is well done and done well. I'm sure Jeff will like it.
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Oop!
Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without other eyes and minds to look over my work.
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