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My Family

flowers are women in my family’s garden - Mom and her daughters rhythm surrounds me as I sway in contentment - September’s Aster Geranium Jen bends graciously in the breeze - our southern comfort charming Melanie with her sunflower brightness warms us with her smiles Our sister Doris the stalwart Gladiolus will never fail us With perseverance Thea boldly holds her own - sweet Delphinium Mom at our center a spiritual iris simply inspires us A forget-me-not for my sisters and mother - and roses of love WRitten May 3, 2016 for the Haiku on "My Family"Poetry Contest of marvin celestial (I used flowers that symbolized the traits of my sisters and my mother)

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Marion Gibbon

Date: 5/15/2023 8:12:00 AM

I would like to use this poem in something I am putting together. How can I contact you to get permission?

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/15/2023 1:11:00 PM

If it doesn't get through you can message me on FB where my profile pic is same as here

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/15/2023 1:10:00 PM

I guess you don't have it. My email is wordwarrior55@hotmail.com

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/15/2023 1:09:00 PM

So cool. Let me see if you have soupmail.

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 5/13/2016 11:35:00 AM

Love this awesome tribute to your mom and sisters and the use of flowers for their traits. love phyl

Brian Davey

Date: 5/8/2016 5:37:00 PM

This is gotta be a top place finisher for sure! You wove these words together so well and not only shared about your family but about who they are inside as human beings, very intimate, very, very good 7++! Gotta fav it best family poem I've ever read!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/8/2016 5:39:00 PM

glad you liked it so much. Muchas Gracias!!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/8/2016 9:37:00 AM

Quite lovely to read once again.

Jennifer Walker

Date: 5/8/2016 9:00:00 AM

Great use of your descriptive powers and you fitted each sister and Mom with a great trait. Love you sis and you are my rose in my life.

Eve Roper

Date: 5/7/2016 7:26:00 PM

I am very impressed, I didn't know how to do this contest and you did it so well. :-) good luck

Casarah Nance

Date: 5/7/2016 8:55:00 AM

aww that is so beautiful! :)

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 5/7/2016 5:56:00 AM

Being a gardener myself, I would love to have such exotic flowers in my garden! What a divine garden it would be! Excellent dear, Andrea!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 5/7/2016 3:42:00 AM

Beautiful imagery:)

Manmath Dalei

Date: 5/6/2016 10:22:00 PM

Andrea, A sweet poem. Best wishes for the contest. A 7 from me..............//:) hugs

Caycay Jennings

Date: 5/6/2016 10:16:00 PM

So original - the way you did this is nothing short of creative. Funny how women tend to write about their first family rather than the one they created, isn't it? I think you have a winner here and do not need the bottom, parenthesis comment - I thought that was obvious ... CayCay

Karam Misra

Date: 5/6/2016 10:06:00 PM

Lovely family so lovingly and beautifully crafted into a bouquet. Won't be surprised if it gets the top spot. Well done, Andrea, will see you here again to congratulate you. ~kc~

Robert Heemstra

Date: 5/6/2016 3:10:00 PM

Beautiful! I guess in my family's garden, me and Dad would be the weeds!

Karam Misra
Date: 5/6/2016 10:08:00 PM

Weeds? You'd probably be the roots and the stems of the flowers!

Mark Peterson

Date: 5/6/2016 8:55:00 AM

Lovingly asserted, each treasured sibling mingled with the perfection of flowers. The breadth of your skill and verve astonishes.

Skat A

Date: 5/5/2016 10:05:00 PM

It's beautiful, the symbol and love. I like your Family of haiku. Skat

Arthur Vaso

Date: 5/5/2016 9:27:00 PM

I so love flowers! bouquet and bouquet's of them!!

Matthew Anish

Date: 5/5/2016 8:06:00 PM

Nice floral images here! I must get my mother a card. One note to you: Be wary of men who have mothers! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/5/2016 7:03:00 PM

I love this poem using flowers to symbolize your family members Andrea. I am sure this will do well. ; )

Sandra Haight

Date: 5/5/2016 9:49:00 AM

Andrea, I love the way you singled out your dear mother and sisters to honor in your lovely string of Haikus. Really sweet and well-written. Hugs, Sandra

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/5/2016 9:20:00 AM

What a wonderful expression of your feelings towards your sisters and mother.

Judy Ball

Date: 5/4/2016 6:24:00 PM

Beautifully done with great imagination. If you look it up each type of flower has different meaning. Comparing your mother and sisters to flowers is lovely. I know that they would be pleased with this if you showed it to them. Good Stuff, God Bless, JB

Joseph May

Date: 5/4/2016 5:05:00 PM

A beautiful garden it is Andrea, and one filled with love... Excellent write...

Walter T. Ashe

Date: 5/4/2016 3:13:00 PM

Wow! The "Flowers" written of in this piece are beautiful! This Haiku is a treasure to read and to use as an example! Poetically perfect Andrea! :-)

Lenny Gazbowski

Date: 5/4/2016 2:42:00 PM

lovely collection of words Andrea.

Just James

Date: 5/4/2016 1:38:00 PM

I like it..:)