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A Quickie

Allow our bubbles to soar Carrying hopes on an ocean breeze Don’t let them drop to the sea floor Or burst from a seagull’s sneeze For Mother Nature can be quite the tease *Written June 19, 2014 by Carolyn Devonshire

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Hannington Mumo

Date: 3/17/2015 9:09:00 AM

The flowing emotion in this poem is irresistible. I give a 7...

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/5/2014 8:49:00 PM

very nice, Carolyn. Congrats to you. Isn't it a nice surprise to see this one judged?

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 12/2/2014 8:55:00 AM

Loved the wonderfuL imagery in ur quickie dear Carolyn! Congrats on big win!

Jan Allison

Date: 12/2/2014 1:22:00 AM

the seagulls sneeze and can't control their bowels where I live lol - great write! hugs jan xx

Robert Lindley

Date: 6/25/2014 10:00:00 AM

So short yet so sweet. Mother Nature delights in the teasing. My friend loved your Emily D. poem I sent her. After reading it she vowed to write a tribute herself to E.D. Sadly ,she is so very private with her writes only a select few ever get to see them and they are truly great!

Daver Austin

Date: 6/22/2014 8:31:00 AM

Yes and this year in particular, except the teasing is rather wild and destructive. Love, Dave

Eileen Manassian

Date: 6/22/2014 5:54:00 AM

;-) She surely can. Lovely write. lovely images. Light and dreamy. Good luck!

Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 6/21/2014 9:09:00 PM

Quickly and simply put, Nature CAN be quite the tease. I have never seen a Seagull sneeze! Carolyn, by now you know I am a FAN of your stuff! I was telling an 18 year old new writer about you the other day. She is apprehensive about posting works online. I told her about the Soup and how you helped me get over stuffing shoeboxes full of my poems. About how it's best to let the world see what you've got to say. She might be on here soon. The girl can flat out write, which is rare.

Cecilia Macfarlane

Date: 6/21/2014 7:48:00 PM

Sweet and lovely write Carolyn. Hugs

Robert Nehls

Date: 6/21/2014 1:07:00 PM

These Quickie poems are quite interesting and unique and yours are no exception. Very creative. Carolyn.... Robert.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/20/2014 4:12:00 PM

Bubbles can be fun in real usage but used as a metaphor even more creative..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Ravindra K Kapoor

Date: 6/20/2014 1:24:00 PM

Such a beauty can come from the evergreen pen of a great writer only. It was a joy to read these beautiful lines after a long long time Caorlyn. It deserves to be on the top. My good wishes for your contest entry. Love and best wishes always....Ravindra K Kapoor

Kelly Deschler

Date: 6/20/2014 12:50:00 AM

It is sad how something so trivial can "burst our bubbles" of happiness sometimes....Your words are very uplifting with an element of humor to them. Very nicely done, Carolyn! Good luck in the contest!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/20/2014 12:06:00 AM

gosh, that bubbles contest is filling up FAST. Yours is quite nice, Carolyn. I think I am gonna miss out on this one.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/20/2014 12:05:00 AM

good for you to be friends with that blind girl. I think it is difficult with certain kinds of people, however. The ones that do noisy outbursts where they are yelling out dirty words, that one would be hard for me to handle. It would be embarrassing to be with them because people would not realize they had that disease!!!

Joseph May

Date: 6/19/2014 8:31:00 PM

I love the seagull's sneeze line...Very nicely done Carolyn....hugs

Leon Enriquez

Date: 6/19/2014 7:14:00 PM

Dear Carolyn: Profound in your simple lines. Well done. Leon

Joyce Johnson

Date: 6/19/2014 6:01:00 PM

Is this for a contest Carolyn?. I haven't been able to read all of them. Very quaint and cute and a winner in my book. Thanks for reading my entries. Love, Joyce

Faye Gibson

Date: 6/19/2014 5:17:00 PM

Such a happy poem...love the seagull's sneeze.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 6/19/2014 4:21:00 PM

Cute as can be! the seagull's sneeze made me laugh ...BG