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Ice Cream Cone

a rondeau

25 total reviews 
Comment from Regina Elliott
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Hello Bill,
I ran out of 6 stars yesterday,
and this is a 6 star write.
I love the way the words flow
and the subject of contests.
I always swear to myself I'm
going to curtail the amount
of contests I enter, then
disregard that and enter more
I need to think more about
it. I like your use of an
ice cream cone. It's tempting
and one wants one more.
I noticed on another poetry
website a very talented
poetess never entered the
contests. When I asked her
why, she replied, " I don't
bother with trying to keep
up with contests." I was real
impressed by that. Many
blessings to you.

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 18-Oct-2022
    Thank you, Regina, for checking out this poem.
Comment from jaded831
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Your poem reminds me that what interests me, may not interest others. Once in a while I do write a poem with universal appeal. Your poem was fun to read and should do well in the contest. Good luck.

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 04-Oct-2022
    Thank you, J
Comment from Sugarray77
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A fun and lively rondeau, Bill. Excellent in content, artwork, delivery and your own special brand of humor.... I hope you win, yours is the best one. Good luck.

Melissa

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 03-Oct-2022
    Thank you, Melissa, for the kind review. Bill
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
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Excellent entry for the A rondeau poem contest.

I gave up on contests long ago, now I just enter free site contests, no more prompts.

You grasped the rondeau form well. Nice presentation. Your descriptive words flow well expressing clear mental imagery.

Good luck in the contest.

Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." - Atticus

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 03-Oct-2022
    Thank you, Gypsy, for the great review.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
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Bill, A very well-written Rondeau poem for the contest with humor. You lament about not winning but I have to commend you for picking up your pen and trying another contest.
Best wishes and good luck,
Mary

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 02-Oct-2022
    Thank you, Mary
Comment from Kaiku
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Nice. Personally, I would have loved to have the last line read, 'Another Ice Cream Cone'. Only because I love ice cream cones. Personal pleasures can't always be the pot of gold. Brought the kid in me when reading. Thanks.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 02-Oct-2022
    The way the poem is formatted, "another ice cream cone" would have to be the first words in the first line.
Comment from BethShelby
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I love poems that make me smile, so this one is a winner. You also have me hungry for that ice cream cone. That one also looks like a winner. It looks a lot more tempting that the plain vanilla in my freezer.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 02-Oct-2022
    Thank you, for giving this a look. Bill
Comment from Sally Law
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This is a really great poem in this unique form and so beautifully presented and themed. Love the pink too as it is my favorite color. We are in a contest tsunami here. It's never enough. Sending you my best today as always,
Sal XOs

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 02-Oct-2022
    Thank you, Sal, for taking a look at this. Bill
Comment from Pearl Edwards
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Your thoughts about entering another contest are why I don't, unlike you Bill who are brave enough to go into the breach once more, icecream cone at hand. Good luck in the contest, cheers
Valda

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 02-Oct-2022
    Thank you, Valda
Comment from Father Flaps
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Hi Bill,
Love this! Well done! I wish you the best of luck in the Rondeau Poem contest.
I like the personification of "another contest" right off the bat,
"Another contest rears its head"
and the repetition of "another contest" later on is so effective.

I like the metaphor of an "ice cream cone"
"I hunger for this "ice cream cone" -
another contest."

And I like the way you describe (losing) entries in past contests...
"just simple scrawls of pencil lead"

You lament about always losing,
"though history has clearly shown,
my topics int'rest me alone"

These are my favorite lines though.
"Into the breach again I'm led,
with equal parts of glee and dread;
I'll write the words I think alone,
and hope to be within the zone
where works will not be left for dead"

I don't have much luck with contests. But sometimes they just call to me. I can't resist them! A losing cause, but hope is always there.
Good humor in your poem, Bill. But a lot of depressing truth, too!
I hope you win this one.
Cheers,
Kimbob

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2022

reply by the author on 01-Oct-2022
    Thank you so much, Kimbob, for the thorough and positive review. Bill