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Christmas In July Alone

A summer abroad
Homesick for my family
Silent nights abound
Building a snowman from sand  
My loneliness melts away...


8/2/12
for Gail's "christmas magic" contest

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 11/21/2012 8:41:00 PM

Susan,, Stopping by to greet you and every other soup poet, with a special thank you comment, during this wonderful Thanksgiving season. Hope you do not mind the time I am taking to express my sincere appreciation for any support you have offered during the years, or time you have been here on the soup. I am deeply thankful and extend to you my best wishes for a happy and healthy Poetic Magical Thanksgiving Day. *Always & Forever, the Poet Destroyer; -*

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/7/2012 10:30:00 AM

A belated thank you for your kind comments on my poetry Susan. Love, Carol

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/31/2012 1:19:00 PM

I'm going off so just stopping by to say AWESOME you got it in. I have not seen ONE of them yet!!! No time either with Joe home and maybe quitting this sucky company. HE is getting his hair cut by our daughter at her house right not but maybe will be home any second. Time to fix lunch. LUv, Andrea

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/15/2012 11:19:00 PM

Susan, ... Congratulations in Gail's Christmas In July!! Christmas Magic ... take care~ XOX *PD

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 8/15/2012 8:21:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Susan! I love this amazing write!! Love and Blessings, Rhonda

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 8/15/2012 9:23:00 AM

congrats Susan on a wonderful win for this Christmas enty luvc.. always amazing r u to read.. thankxx so much for my wins also in your contests.. have not been able to be on due to my neck surgery but coming back slowly..luv.. appreciate the honor so much .. luc..

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/15/2012 5:15:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Gail's "Christmas In July" contest Susan.

David Williams

Date: 8/15/2012 2:49:00 AM

Susan huge congrats on your win, I liked this first time..David

Len Gasun

Date: 8/14/2012 11:57:00 PM

Congratulations on your win my friend! This is really a wonderful Christmas Magic in July.

Lee Ramage

Date: 8/14/2012 7:57:00 PM

congratulations on your win. I love Christmas its my favourite time of the year. Building a snowman from sand... neat. Well done. Lee

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/14/2012 6:33:00 PM

wow, Susan, way to go. She chose hardly any winners. Good to see you got on the list.

Joyce Johnson

Date: 8/14/2012 6:29:00 PM

It must be sad to be away from family at Christmas. It's a family occasion. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Joe Flach

Date: 8/14/2012 5:58:00 PM

Nice Susan. "Building a snowman from sand / My loneliness melts away" is brilliant. Terrific poetry. Joe

Joann Grisetti

Date: 8/14/2012 4:24:00 PM

Congratulations on a winning tanka.

Honestly J.T.

Date: 8/9/2012 2:29:00 AM

nice. a snowman from sand sounds cool - JH

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/4/2012 9:49:00 PM

returning to this one. It's just so cute.

Jack Horne

Date: 8/4/2012 1:14:00 PM

love the idea of a sandy snowman - great tanka, Susan : )

Kathryn Collins

Date: 8/4/2012 9:01:00 AM

Susan - This poem amazes. Bravo! love, Kathy

Justin Bordner

Date: 8/2/2012 7:32:00 PM

Love the metaphor, " snowman from sand..." Susan - sophisticated message - J.A.B.

David Williams

Date: 8/2/2012 3:53:00 PM

Hi Susan, I did reply to your comment but just in case you don't go back to it, nothing is written in stone what I meant was because I am not good with text speak, I might do 5 humour, 5 not too serious, 5 for using pure text alone, and maybe 5 other, am still looking for a partner to help with the judging though....

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/2/2012 3:50:00 PM

wow, I love how you did yours. simple and yet so cute!!! Hope you do well in the contest! I have to leave now and I didn't even get finished here. DANG

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/2/2012 3:19:00 PM

Ahhh!..Great work that reads like a winner..I like the snowman made of sand..Thanks for stopping by my blog..Sara

Constance La France

Date: 8/2/2012 2:17:00 PM

This poem is magical and full of the emotion of loneliness that only Christmas can bring. I wish you the best of luck in the contest and I want to thank you for my placement in your Wait contest with my poem The Dream Lingers. Constance

David Williams

Date: 8/2/2012 12:04:00 PM

Susan oohh like this a lot, a homesick sandman....David