The Official Writing Challenge
BACK TO
CHALLENGE
MAIN
INSTRUCTIONS
how it works
submission rules
guidelines for
choosing a level
ENTRIES
submit your entry
read current entries
read past entries
challenge winners
Our Daily Devotional HERE
Place it on your site or
receive it daily by email.


TRUST JESUS TODAY

  • Share
  • how it works
  • Submit
Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Car Trip (07/18/05)
Contentment sits quietly in the back seat,
Excited and elated gentle soft and sweet.
Within two hours contentment’s become,
Bored, annoyed and weary of such humdrum.
As the trip is peaking to the middle-most spot,
Contentment’s turned cranky, hungry, and hot.
Nothing else will do save an expeditious pit stop,
Anyone will do, Burger King, Wendy’s even I Hop.
Edacity’s been assuaged and contentment’s restored,
As the sleepy children become life’s sweetest reward.
Serenity lasts a minute much too weak to withstand,
All the merriment and games that chaos has planned.
First comes “are we there yet?” a game of repetition,
Next comes the “bickering” a winsome competition.
It’s always the same in spite of their respective age.
In the annals of car trips monotony won’t disengage.
So just grin and bear it til destination’s been attained,
Then restful recuperation will, most triumphantly reign.
The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.
If you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? You can be right now. CLICK HERE

JOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel.
This article has been read 912 times
Member Comments
Member
Date
Linda Watson Owen
07/26/05
Sure sounds like you've been there! Ah, I remember it well! Haha!
Debra Bowers
07/26/05
Loved taking this car trip with you, as it brought back fond memories. The words you used were impressive and unique! "Well Done"
Nina Phillips
07/27/05
Is contentment's sister patience? (he-he) very nicely written.
God bless ya, littlelight
Beth Muehlhausen
07/30/05
A creative approach! Liked this line, which made me grin: "Nothing else will do save an expeditious pit stop,
Anyone will do, Burger King, Wendy’s even I Hop."
Deborah Porter 
08/03/05
Adrienne, I'm just stopping by very quickly to let you know that "Pandemonium's Pilgrimage" was in the semi-finals for the Car Trip Challenge. So be encouraged. You did very well. With love, Deb (Challenge Coordinator)