WD Poetic Form Challenge: Rondel Supreme Winner
Learn the winner and Top 10 list for the Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the rondel supreme.
Here are the results of the Writer's Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the rondel supreme along with a Top 10 list. You can check out all the rondel supreme entries in the comments on this post.
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Here is the winning rondel supreme:
"Marriage Vows," by RJ Clarken
"I vow to never wear a flannel nightgown if you vow to never do a comb-over." -Unknown
"I promise to (often) laugh at your wit."
"I swear I'll (frequently) put down the lid."
"And if you should snore, I won't go off-grid."
"And if your team sucks, I won't call them sh*t."
"Love conquers everything, I would submit."
(Bar any comb-overs, heaven forbid.)
"I promise to (often) laugh at your wit."
"I swear I'll (frequently) put down the lid."
"I'll always be frank: I'm no hypocrite."
"I'll tell you the truth, Don't care what you did,
even if stupid. On this, I don't kid."
"Ditto your 'stupid' - on you, I won't quit."
"I promise to (often) laugh at your wit."
"I swear I'll (frequently) put down the lid."
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Congratulations, RJ Clarken! What a sweet and funny poem with a wonderfully unexpected refrain.
Here’s my Top 10 list:
- Marriage Vows, by RJ Clarken
- Perpetual Fool, by Sasha A. Palmer
- Kittens' View of First Fall, by Jane Shlensky
- The Bunyip's Lair, by Michelle Ovenden
- Regret, by Pamela L. King
- To Dance, by Barbara E. Young
- Poems in Shutdown, by Taylor Graham
- Smart Phones and Earbuds, by Lelawattee Mano-Rahming
- The Fragility of Things, by Brady Riddle
- in the middle of the shanty, by gpr crane
Congratulations to everyone in the Top 10! And to everyone who wrote an rondel supreme!
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
