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Mediterranean island, where one finds so much to do Abundant days of sunshine and the sea is limpid blue Lavender, thyme and laurel; history spreads in rich galore The temples, feasts, devotion bring religion to the fore. Acclaimed for fruit and honey and the fish that’s brought to shore. This is a friendly nation; you’ll be welcomed by a toast To the best of health intended to last long while she’s your host. ------------------------------------------------------------- Contest: A poem you have not entered in a contest #5 Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A Placed: 6th

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Lynn Marie

Date: 3/12/2017 11:01:00 PM

A love letter to your homeland.:-) What a gorgeous place you have so beautifully penned Paul. You are a wonderful spokesperson and a talented gentleman representative of the ever lovely Malta.:-) It is high on my 'must see' places to go. blessings, lynn

Paul Callus
Date: 3/13/2017 10:04:00 AM

Thank you, Lynn. I am sure we all have a soft spot for our native lands. It would be lovely if one day you were to visit Malta; it would also be a pleasure to meet you:) Regards // paul

Timothy Hicks

Date: 11/3/2014 4:50:00 PM

You're make me quite jealous. It's getting closer and closer to winter and I'm stuck in Idaho! This was a delicately put together piece of your homeland... captured all the senses.

Paul Callus
Date: 11/4/2014 11:55:00 AM

Thank you Timothy; it is not my intention to make people jealous:) Here we get a long summer (I start swimming in May and I'm still swimming now, although soon the weather will be changing). Our coldest months are usually January and February; our houses are not well-equipped for cold weather, so I'm not too keen on those two months! // paul

Debbie Duncan

Date: 6/1/2014 3:45:00 AM

Never been there, though my X studied to be a priest there. In stead he became a cop. very nice poem .

Paul Callus
Date: 6/1/2014 7:50:00 AM

Hi Debbie! Wonder if your X was Maltese! Priests and cops both are supposed to have society's well-being as one of their priorities...so he changed lanes but stayed on track!:) // paul

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 5/25/2014 4:15:00 AM

I have visited Malta and you describe the island well Paul congrats on win hugs

Paul Callus
Date: 5/25/2014 4:49:00 AM

Oh! so glad you visited Malta...pity I didn't know you then...could have made your acquaintance:) cu /x/ paul

Joseph May

Date: 5/24/2014 9:35:00 PM

A lovely poem and very educational...congrats on the win Paul

Paul Callus
Date: 5/25/2014 3:56:00 AM

Thank you Joseph. Tried to input as many points as possible in such a short write. cu // paul

Sam Raj

Date: 5/24/2014 9:24:00 AM

Nice sunny depiction of Malta a Jewel in sunny Med. I have had the good fortune of having sailed passed by many times. Congrats on the win.

Paul Callus
Date: 5/25/2014 3:49:00 AM

Glad you enjoyed, Sam. You must have travelled a lot! txs for stopping by. // paul

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 5/24/2014 6:23:00 AM

Wonderful acrostic Paul ! Loved the beauty of the place ,,, wish to visit sometimes in lifetime ,,, congrats on win !

Paul Callus
Date: 5/24/2014 3:20:00 PM

Unfortunately I never visited, but I have heard a lot of nice words about India. As a teenager I read the whole series of books by John Masters, all based on India, and I used to dream of going there. Chandigarh is beautiful...saw on google! Who knows...maybe one day!!! Txs for d invite :))

Dr. Upma A. Sharma
Date: 5/24/2014 8:08:00 AM

Glad to know that , did u ever visit ur cousin during her stay ? India is an amazing place , u wil go crazy exploring ! Here is a hearty invite for u to my motherland wid family ,, I stay in chandigarh yet another lovely place in India !

Paul Callus
Date: 5/24/2014 7:59:00 AM

Thank you Dr. Upma. Malta is only small, but it has much to offer, especially history. Pity India is so far away! (my cousin spent several years working as a nun in an orphanage in India, and she has very pleasant memories of her stay there.). // paul

Verlena S. Walker

Date: 5/24/2014 12:24:00 AM

Congrats on your win..hugs Verlena

Paul Callus
Date: 5/24/2014 4:00:00 AM

Thank you Verlena....lovely to have you visiting :) // paul

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 5/23/2014 3:48:00 PM

Great great great :) now this poem is recognized..:)

Paul Callus
Date: 5/23/2014 4:00:00 PM

Hi Olive_eloi :) Yes, justice has been partially done:) But I still feel it would have done better in the original contest. Still, I am satisfied with this placing. cu // paul

Ivo Cos

Date: 5/23/2014 3:20:00 PM

My FIRST comment at the Soup ever was on this POEM. I saw "MALTA" and clicked very excited on this beauty, and wasn't dissappointed WHATSOEVER. nifrahlek!!

Paul Callus
Date: 5/23/2014 3:57:00 PM

Yes, Ivo, I remember that comment of yours about the Maltese language! Thank you for stopping by once more! Grazzi. // paul

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/23/2014 10:22:00 AM

Congratulations, Paul, . I hope you don't mind your placement in my contest. Out of past experience, I know many don't like when I don't have a first or second placement. However, this is my judgment, and it only feels right, to place each poem, in the order I would have, as if there had been a first or second placement. Believe me, I'm not taking from you or your winning poem. Hugs, and enjoy my blog, "Conundrum" if you'd like. Have yourself a sweet day. ...always Linda

Paul Callus
Date: 5/23/2014 11:58:00 AM

Hi Linda! Whatever placement I receive I am happy with:) I enjoy the feel of competing, though. Will be visiting "Conundrum"...:) // paul

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 4/30/2014 4:21:00 PM

was missing my friends and such wonderful poetry..Had to.get back here..and how happy I am to be reading such truthful acrostic about our echanting isle ,full of history ,culture,lovely beaches and warm.hospitality.You are getting a definite favourite..cause you couldn t have said it better-Excellent.To my fvs

Paul Callus
Date: 4/30/2014 4:34:00 PM

Wow Charm! How very lovely to see you back again; people have missed you. Jack sent you his regards too. Glad you like this write. It never got judged, because somehow it got lost in the post! Txs for the fav:) cu around... hopefully! // paul

Kim Merryman

Date: 4/22/2014 1:56:00 PM

Paul, you did a wonderful job of painting a picture of Malta in just a small amount of lines. Your lines flow smoothly and your rhymes are perfect. I am so sorry it got left out of my contest. It's very good. Love, Kim

Paul Callus
Date: 4/22/2014 4:08:00 PM

Thank you Kim....I am so glad you like it :) You made my day! Pity it got lost in the post. cu // paul

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 4/17/2014 10:06:00 AM

Dear Paul, I had no idea you lived in Malta. You're in good company with Charmaine living there as well. Indeed, it is a friendly nation in a world where there are so few. Perhaps I need to visit there this fall on my visit to Europe; your description sounds so lovely. Love and blessings, Carolyn

Paul Callus
Date: 4/17/2014 10:43:00 AM

Hi Carolyn! I'm sure you would enjoy Malta; all those points mentioned in the poem are actual. // Yes, Charms is a fellow islander; we have never met, as yet, but I am sure she is a very nice person; missed her on soup of late. // Take care and god bless. // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/11/2014 8:09:00 PM

gosh , I keep clicking on poems and can't find one that I have not commented to yet. Let me go way back into your stuff and see if I can find something. And I'm glad you now know about Muscatine.

Paul Callus
Date: 4/12/2014 4:57:00 AM

Andrea, you're an angel :) I appreciate your visits to many of my poems...honestly. I 've read several of yours...and that's because I like them. // yes, thanks to you I learnt quite a bit about Muscatine; that name refers to a type of grape too! cu // paul

Ivo Cos

Date: 4/9/2014 1:12:00 PM

Oh! Wow. This is an excellent poem about Malta and I am a fan of the Maltese language.

Paul Callus
Date: 4/9/2014 1:21:00 PM

Hi Ivo, welcome to my abode:) Glad to make your acquaintance. Good to know that there is someone on here who's interested in the Maltese language. Your surname sounds Italian...anywhere near the mark with my guess?! (could also be American/Italian...) // paul

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/9/2014 10:52:00 AM

Hi Paul, a very good friend of mine, is from Malta,..... He's such a sweet man. Deep, dark, and beautiful... You might know him... His name is Freddie... this is a fine poem..... wishing you the best of luck...Linda

Poet Destroyer A
Date: 4/9/2014 11:47:00 AM

Paul Callus
Date: 4/9/2014 11:45:00 AM

Hi PDA; in Malta you see many dark, tanned men (the type fortune tellers tell you about!); your Freddie must be one of them:) Thank you for your wishes and nice comments. // paul

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/8/2014 4:57:00 PM

Reads like a winner and reads like a wonderful place to live..Thanks for the visit to my page..The Dove is like me and all her food goes to fat..Sara

Paul Callus
Date: 4/8/2014 5:29:00 PM

Thank you Sara for stopping by with encouraging words and witty comments. :) they say that many times fat is nice :) cu // paul

Gabby Sabre

Date: 4/8/2014 2:30:00 AM

This makes me want to visit your place. Inviting work, Paul

Paul Callus
Date: 4/8/2014 10:50:00 AM

Hi Gabby...you're welcome to visit anytime :) txs for stopping by. // paul

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/7/2014 11:29:00 PM

I am seeing a lot of great poems for this contest. Yours is one of them. I wish I lived there!

Paul Callus
Date: 4/8/2014 10:47:00 AM

I have been reading these entries, too, and there is quite a fruitful variety; best of luck to all :) I think we all get tempted to go and see what's on the other side of the fence...but eventually it's nice to be back home..the place where we belong. :) // paul

Keith O.J. Hunt

Date: 4/7/2014 3:19:00 PM

Superb tribute Paul! A real dish!

Paul Callus
Date: 4/7/2014 5:48:00 PM

Thank you Keith; hope I managed to tempt as well:) // paul

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 4/7/2014 5:27:00 AM

wow!!!! welcoming place indeed!!!! very well described..... :D :P +===olive_eloi :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 4/7/2014 12:01:00 PM

A hahahha... Why not?!!! I'll be very glad to visit... Weeeeeee... After here, I plan a lil tour.... :)!!! Of which I don't know yet where :D hahahha --olive_eloi who will try to listen to the song titles down :P

Paul Callus
Date: 4/7/2014 9:51:00 AM

Hi Olive_eloi...are you also tempted to visit?...you're always welcome here :) when I win the lottery I'll send you a private jet...:) // paul

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 4/7/2014 5:28:00 AM

hope someday i'll visit.. :O! :D

Eileen Manassian

Date: 4/7/2014 4:31:00 AM

Oh...I want to visit! :) Lovely, lovely write! Malta always does rather well at the Eurovision song contest, so I've been enthralled by this place for some time. I loved the entry ANGEL! :) Beautiful. Your poem simply amazing! Honestly, the words you wove together just gave us a beautiful picture of that enchanting isle!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 4/7/2014 10:18:00 AM

Wow!!! I will surely do so.....I'm unwell. Will get to it when my mind is calm...and I can enjoy it...

Paul Callus
Date: 4/7/2014 9:48:00 AM

Hi Eileen your comments are simply beautiful!! It's not easy to say much in limited lines. Yes, Malta often does well in the Eurovision song contest; here we can boast of several good singers/ writers/composers. Pls do look up on utube the songs "Only till the morning", "A new day is dawning" and "Words are not enough"; I wrote the lyrics for them. :) // paul

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/7/2014 3:08:00 AM

- I will come with first flight ... tempting :)) - Malta is beautiful, Paul! - Have a nice day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Paul Callus
Date: 4/7/2014 9:40:00 AM

Glad that my write was good enough to tempt you!!:) Anne Lise today it's such a nice sunny day...and I saw some tourists swimming (though it's still a bit too cool for my liking). Thanks for stopping by :) /x/ paul

Jan Allison

Date: 4/6/2014 5:11:00 PM

You have summed it up perfectly Paul. Good luck in the contest - do hope I get to visit in October. We visited in Easter several years ago and saw the spectacular Easter Parade. Hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2014 5:12:00 PM

So pleased this has finally got the recognition it deserves Paul. Hope we do meet. Hugs Jan xxxx

Paul Callus
Date: 4/7/2014 9:25:00 AM

Thank you Jan. Hopefully your October visit will come true. [Yes, the Easter parade is quite spectacular. Keep me updated, pls.] :) // paul