Sweet and Sour

Passions poured forth like a river
verses leap from the page,
each line a masterpiece
dazzling as a jeweled thought creation
beyond what any comment can describe.

Ah the ecstasy oh the joy,
Shakespeare please stand aside!
Was my thought
from some flattering honey
in a complimentary phrase!

Alas, my eyes
have learned a lesson
to thus forever recognize,
how the bigger the contest host's
flowing comment
of such super praising size,
the more you can count
on being trophyless,
despite the ego fueling words
that were obviously just a big fat lie!