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Blue and Gold of Long Ago

so blue the river that meanders through my thoughts as I remember summers when a golden sun wrapped itself around our love skies once winked blue eyes sun smiled gold for us alone…. yet gold may tarnish now ashen clouds, filled with rain form in my recollection ____________________________________________________________ For Rick Parise's Contest "Blue and Gold Tanka"

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James Fraser

Date: 4/12/2011 11:18:00 AM

Just got round to catching up on the contests Carrie. I'm so glad this little gem made it so high, because it deserves to be there. Many congrats to you, and many smiles......:)

John Freeman

Date: 3/23/2011 8:17:00 PM

Great to see you at the top Carrie with your # 2 with blue.. Congratulations on your worthy poem's success in second place. Agape, Moses

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 3/23/2011 1:39:00 PM

sad write, very very evocative! Congrad's on your win! Light & Love

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/23/2011 8:43:00 AM

What a touching, nostalgic write, Carrie! Congratulations on your big win! Love, Carolyn

Judy Konos

Date: 3/23/2011 7:30:00 AM

Congratulations on your win....

Kash Poet

Date: 3/23/2011 6:16:00 AM

Wonderful write here Carrie!Congrats on your 2nd place win---kashinath

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/23/2011 4:54:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved win Carrie in ^Rick Parise's contest "Blue & Gold". Love, Carol

Eiken Laan

Date: 3/23/2011 3:49:00 AM

Beautiful Carrie, well done:))

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/22/2011 10:19:00 PM

Melanancholy blue, golden nostaligia! Love it and congratulations!

Harry Horsman

Date: 3/22/2011 8:54:00 PM

Wonderful poem, love the last line of the first Tanka, a truly deserved winner, congrats. Harry

Tahera Mannan

Date: 3/22/2011 8:53:00 PM

Carrie this is indeed a lovely memory. Very warm congrats for this win.

Francine Roberts

Date: 3/22/2011 4:26:00 PM

I love this one Carrie, congrats on your win in the contest

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 3/22/2011 12:24:00 PM

Congrats Carrie on your 2nd place win in blue and gold contest my friend.. an awesome write depicting the colors so well ..enjoy ..luv..

Emma Mantle

Date: 3/22/2011 12:05:00 PM

Congrats on the win. Best wishes Em :)

Joyce Johnson

Date: 3/22/2011 10:35:00 AM

LBeautiful entry, beautiful win. Love, Joyce

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/22/2011 10:14:00 AM

Congratulations on your win...Enjoyed reading...Sara

Audrey Haick

Date: 3/22/2011 10:11:00 AM

Simply exquisite writing, Carrie! Congratulations on this awesome piece capturing a deserving 2nd Place Win. Blessings to you. Love, Annalise

Constance La France

Date: 3/7/2011 8:57:00 PM

Very pretty Carrie, best of luck in Rick's contest, I am sending soupy mail~~

James Fraser

Date: 3/6/2011 9:29:00 AM

Wonderfully crafted Carrie, love the line - skies once winked blue eyes. Good luck in Rick's contest with this gem. Have a lovely Sunday....:)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/4/2011 1:53:00 PM

Such memories of beauty that is now out of reach add to the pain of a lost love, Carrie. You did a beautiful job with your tanka. Awesome! Love, Carolyn

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/4/2011 8:23:00 AM

wow, you did so well with this, Carrie. It's gotta be a number one! My middle name. Well just take the last three letters of my first name and rearrange them to spell it out. Not hard to guess. hehee

Robert Pettit

Date: 3/3/2011 10:24:00 PM

These look like two very well written tanka. Rick should like these.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 3/3/2011 1:06:00 PM

your gold and blue shades mystify.. splendid write, carrie..my winning confetti for uoi in the contest..:) hugggs, nette

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/3/2011 10:59:00 AM

I am enjoying reading the many diverse poems written by the many wonderful poets writing and sharing here at PoetrySoup today. I am happy that yours was among the ones I had the pleasure to read Carrie. The best to you in the contest. Love, Carol

Marymkilker Marymkilker

Date: 3/3/2011 10:49:00 AM

This was good but it would have been real nice to have seen you continue on this poem and make it as great as what you have already done. Good read