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Selected Poem Of the Day
August 5th 2022

For the Simile Contest.
By Hilo Poet]
Written 8/3/2022
2nd Place.

A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE CHOICE Poetry Contest
Poetry Contest Deadline: Saturday, September 3, 2022

A Tree is Like a Blank Book A tree is like a blank book that nature writes her seasons on In Winter black branches woebegone With snow and ice and brazen rook A tree is like a blank book Which spring soon paints in pink chiffon As if at a signal — to act upon Not one blossom will overlook A tree is like a blank book And summer the season of sweet bygone And tongue in cheek, writes, green as a lawn Cool tangle of leaves and meadowbrook. A tree is like a blank book Where autumn leaves warm tones adorn In her golden shroud the year withdrawn Until nature gives back all she took.

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Timothy Ray

Date: 5/29/2023 10:07:00 PM

i remembered being in the petrified forest looking at rings now solid in sandstone...the tales of inland seas, forests where monsters freely roamed, where Pterosaurs, Pterodactyl, and Quetzalcoatlus, filled the air....now silent stone i found myself listening....loved the inner breath this brings where poets meander in observation, inspiration, and imagination breathes heavenly in these lines....loved it

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/26/2024 6:20:00 PM

Thanks for these shared thoughts. Those moments are more than magical. My eyes have been giving me hell. I bought blue light glasses and they seem to help. SuZ

Jeanette Brewin

Date: 9/24/2022 12:22:00 AM

A lovely poem. Well done.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/24/2022 4:13:00 AM

So happy you enjoyed it Jeanette: I can see you are a lover of nature. SuZ

James Marshall Goff

Date: 9/9/2022 10:23:00 AM

Hi SuZ, love the comments below, am reading a book about the underground world of tree communication, "And summer the season of sweet bygone" a line to immerse, quite lovely, jimmy

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/9/2022 12:49:00 PM

Hi James: I also have heard about the way trees interact through their roots. So many mysteries of Nature that we are unaware of , or could learn from. Thanks for your valued feedback. Will visit your page tomorrow. Giving a BBQ soon and got to shower and whip cream for the dessert. SuZ

Laura Leiser

Date: 9/5/2022 9:29:00 AM

Your poetic take on trees are in glorious display with this poetic form, Suzanne! Absolutely lovely enclosed rhyme poem..a fave! :)

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/7/2022 7:16:00 AM

Thanks Laura. I had fun with this form and contest subject. Appreciate the fav. SuZ

I Am Anaya

Date: 9/4/2022 1:36:00 PM

Trees are so important and for the reasons you most brilliantly expressed in metaphors and simile form, real poetry. Belated congratulations on your P.O.T.D SuZ! ~Anaya

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/7/2022 7:17:00 AM

Thankyou Anaya. It really was a thrill for me. Glad you enjoyed, SuZ

Craig Cornish

Date: 9/2/2022 7:05:00 PM

Gladly lost in this Suz---had to revisit 3 times and not yet full of it--beyond the ABBA rhyme and simile and metaphor played like a harp---this is gifted writing!

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/3/2022 6:48:00 AM

So good to hear from you,Craig: I value your thoughtful comments, Best, SuZ

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 9/2/2022 6:45:00 PM

This is a very creative write, Congrats

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/7/2022 7:18:00 AM

Thanks and I apologize for my belated reply. Best, SuZ

Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/1/2022 4:10:00 AM

Your winning work is creative and descriptive. I enjoyed reading it. The tree so beautiful in each season. Your visit to my page was uplifting. Sara

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 9/7/2022 7:20:00 AM

Many thank Sara. I always enjoy reading your work too, SuZ

Constance La France

Date: 8/16/2022 3:43:00 PM

Suzanne, beautiful poem and congratulations on your win in the contest, blessings ~Constance

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:56:00 AM

Thanks Constance for the congrats and your visit. Always a blessing. SuZ

Deb M

Date: 8/16/2022 9:51:00 AM

So very beautiful Suzanne and I adore the picture! Debx

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:55:00 AM

Thanks Deb: I was so lucky to find the perfect image.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/16/2022 9:20:00 AM

Lovely concept of the seasons writing themselves on a tree "like a blank book." Congratulations Suz! Blessings.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:54:00 AM

Thanks so much, Sam

Christuraj Alex

Date: 8/15/2022 9:08:00 AM

The very title expresses the whole thing with the likeness of Tree and book. Beautiful concept. Congratulations!

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:54:00 AM

Thanks for your always valued comments, Christuraj Have a great day. SuZ

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/14/2022 1:48:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. A "Lovely" write. I love your "A Tree is like a Blank Book." Have a blessed day writing away...............

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:53:00 AM

Thanks Paula:Your comment means a lot to me. SuZ

Terry Miller

Date: 8/14/2022 9:57:00 AM

Congratulations on a well-deserved win; I loved your poem

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:58:00 AM

Hi Terry: Thanks for your lovely comment. Will visit your pages soon. Best, SuZ

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 8/13/2022 6:21:00 PM

Great comparisons. Love your simile on trees and books but I couldn't help thinking that coniferous softwoods are used to make 85% of the paper made. And of course, some of that paper goes into making books. Congratulations on your win. Super monorhyme scheme, kudoes.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:52:00 AM

Yes, that is an ironic little twist you thought of. I have been tweaking it since, to make it flow better. A difficult form with only two rhyme sounds to work with but a fun exercise to try. Will visit soon. SuZ

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/13/2022 2:11:00 PM

I am back to congratulate you on your marvelous poem winning Second place SuZ. I loved it! Blessings xxoo

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:49:00 AM

Many thanks, Connie: I treasure your friendship. SuZ

Hilo Poet

Date: 8/13/2022 9:27:00 AM

Beautifully crafted, Suzanne, a natural Fave! Thanks for your participation and my compliments on your high placement in my contest, Aloha~William

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/13/2022 1:08:00 PM

Dear William: Thank you for my placement in your Simile Contest. Thanks too for the inspiration trigger, It was so nice to be able to write a poem. Much Aloha, SuZ

Harry Horsman

Date: 8/10/2022 2:29:00 AM

Oh what would we do, without our precious trees, and the wonderous poetry like this, Suzanne. an amazing potd....

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/26/2022 5:48:00 AM

Thanks so much, Harry: I have been tweaking it since to make it flow better. A difficult form with only two rhyming words but a fun exercise to try. Will visit soon.

Susan Ashley

Date: 8/6/2022 7:32:00 AM

Dear Suzanne, seasons and emotions are gracefully expressed with beautiful imagery, simile and wonderful rhymes. I love the idea of the tree being the blank book and Nature being the author filling its pages with details and musings; "tongue in cheek writes green as a lawn". So alluring, so creative, so brilliant! Congratulations for POTD honors. Your poem is a rich and worthy choice. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/6/2022 8:06:00 AM

Dear Susan: Thanks for your very thoughtful comment. I am so happy you enjoyed it and got a chuckle out of my second simile thrown in…LOL Thrilled by your visit. SuZ

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/6/2022 6:30:00 AM

BIG congrats on POTD, SuZ. A beautiful write!

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/6/2022 8:08:00 AM

So glad you stopped by, Vijay: Best day ever for me on the Soup. Thankful for you, SuZ

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 8/6/2022 3:02:00 AM

Excellent write using Enclosed Rhyme... Congratulations on your POTD honor dear Suzanne... Hugs... ~ Ani

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/6/2022 5:38:00 AM

Most appreciative to have you visit, Ani. Hugs, SuZ

Jeanette Brewin

Date: 8/5/2022 10:54:00 PM

A lovely poem. Congratulations on your POTD.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/6/2022 5:36:00 AM

Thanks Jeanette: so nice of you to stop by. SuZ

Susan Lawrence

Date: 8/5/2022 6:15:00 PM

I love this journey through the seasons with you Suzanne ! Lovely in its magical descriptions and emotion. Congratulations on POTD! Hugs, Susan :) I just finished a wonderful book The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak I think you would appreciate.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/6/2022 5:23:00 AM

Hi Susan: Thanks for stopping by. I will definitely look up that book you mention. Have a wonder filled day, SuZ

Timothy Ray

Date: 8/5/2022 5:55:00 PM

love it...this is poetry...as i meander line by line neuropathways light up....the neotropical forests i walked in Mexico light up and as i travel farther the smell of the redwoods in the sea air...meld into the Olympic Rain Forests....line by line the depth of a tree is exposed for its meaning and beauty, congratulations and well deserved....

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/5/2022 6:06:00 PM

Thanks Timray: Your wonderful comment means so much. Poets and trees a have an inescapable connection. Good subject matter for another poem I think. Thanks for the Congratulatiions. SuZ

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/5/2022 4:33:00 PM

wow, and it's a POTD. Big congrats to you.

Suzanne Delaney
Date: 8/5/2022 4:54:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea: This was a real thrill and made my day. Hugs, SuZ