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At Seventeen

~ ~ When you were seventeen He swept you off your feet- Then time soon slipped away Your hair had turned to gray He held you by the hand Until he couldn't stand Your feet stood strong upon the ground The strength he lost, became your own Devoted love you shared Until the end ~ When I was seventeen I saw how love could be I saw how love should be I grew to understand To know how grand true love could be I learned it all from watching you- .................................................................................. For Nette's Contest "At this age" By Carrie Richards 1/9/12

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Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 5/11/2012 8:19:00 PM

Beautiful thoughts. Fo me, I got married at 19, my wife was 18. 46 years later she's still putting up with me.

Michele Ortiz

Date: 1/31/2012 1:01:00 PM

Wow! This is sad and heartwarming at the same time. Beautiful...

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/16/2012 1:14:00 PM

A belated congratulations on your win in Nette's "At This Age" contest Carrie. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/14/2012 12:10:00 PM

CONGRATS CARRIE .. AMAZING TREASURED CREATION SO LOVING AND TOUCHING.. MY OWN PARENTS CAME TO MIND READING THIS ..

Kash Poet

Date: 1/14/2012 7:27:00 AM

A beautiful poem here Carrie.And I think your mother here.A great tribute to her.Congrats on your win.

Kash Poet
Date: 1/14/2012 7:29:00 AM

'I think you WROTE ABOUT your mother here..'

Harry Horsman

Date: 1/14/2012 5:33:00 AM

what a wonderful deserving winner this is, congrats.. harry

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/13/2012 11:14:00 PM

I just love this one. 17 is a great age! I love how you involved more than just yourself with this one. congrats on the win.

Cyndi Macmillan

Date: 1/13/2012 8:57:00 PM

I really enjoyed the simplicity of this piece, Carrie! A pure write. :-) I think this is about your Mom? How wonderful. I hope to be able to provide this for my own daughter. Congrats on the win, Cyndi

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/12/2012 7:35:00 PM

You described how it was to be seventeen better than Janis Ian. Another good write Carrie.

Jack Horne

Date: 1/12/2012 2:34:00 PM

Beautiful and touching write, Carrie. Many congrats to you too, my friend - and a very happy NY : )

James Peranteau

Date: 1/11/2012 12:51:00 PM

I gasp with relief to know that I will not have to re-live those young twisted thoughts again ! *smiles* Great write dear poet ! Have a wonderful New Year my friend....much love, james

Pam Woolford

Date: 1/11/2012 2:15:00 AM

Lovely poem Carrie. Oh to be young again. Well done. Pam

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/10/2012 7:34:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your magnificent poetry this morning Carrie and wish you the best in the contest. I hope to be able to read a lot more of your writing in this new year of 2012. Love, Carol

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 1/10/2012 6:47:00 AM

aww... a sentimental write. I love how you described this, especially the last line. you're lucky that you had a good example to follow - love as it should be. good luck in the contest :)

Russell Sivey

Date: 1/9/2012 7:15:00 PM

Fantastic write Carrie!! I loved how you phased these lines...very nicely done! !7 was a nice age a greater understanding to love, 15 was terrible though, ha ha! Awesome Work!!

Wayne Sapp

Date: 1/9/2012 6:49:00 PM

Beautiful Carrie. Love is an overdone subject for poetry and difficult to do from a fresh perspective. This poem is terrific!

Wm Paul

Date: 1/9/2012 5:35:00 PM

17 was a good year