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Princess Flower

My sweet Emma, I placed the purple flower in your hair and you smiled. Carefree you danced as the royal color of your shift swirled in its dappled patterns. Heaven could not have made a more perfect vision, every movement a whirlwind of charm lost in a world with too little beauty like that of the innocent flower in your hair, enchanting in its simplicity. 03/01/15

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/10/2017 5:50:00 AM

Very beautiful. Just enough to let us fill in the blanks. Your poem evoked in me the vision of an elderly lady with alzheimers but it could as easily been a youth with a deficiency or many other scenarios. I love poetry that can lend itself to be interpreted so many ways... a new poem with each reading. Lovely. Well done.

James Inman
Date: 11/10/2017 6:04:00 AM

Thank you Line. You've brought new life to this poem with your comment and interpretation.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/15/2016 10:20:00 PM

James, congrats on your win...... Love ~LINDA~

Hansteven Selfa

Date: 1/12/2016 8:07:00 AM

Congratulations on the win James!

James Inman
Date: 1/12/2016 9:04:00 AM

Thank you

Sandra Haight

Date: 1/10/2016 2:58:00 PM

So lovely, James. Congratulations on your well-deserved First Place win! Sandra

James Inman
Date: 1/11/2016 11:39:00 AM

Thanks Sandra.

Jean Mcloughlin

Date: 1/10/2016 2:16:00 PM

Many congrats on your acrostic win James! From Jean

James Inman
Date: 1/11/2016 11:39:00 AM

Thank you Jean.

Jan Allison

Date: 1/10/2016 1:53:00 PM

Absolutely beautiful acrostic James many congrats on your top spot:-) hugs Jan xx

James Inman
Date: 1/11/2016 11:39:00 AM

Thanks so much, Jan.

Kim Merryman

Date: 1/9/2016 8:19:00 PM

Such a sweet image you have painted with your words, James! Congrats on your well deserved 1st place win! Love, Kim

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 8:39:00 PM

Thank you Kim.

Skat A

Date: 1/9/2016 3:45:00 PM

James, Congrats on your ACROSTIC POEM... SKAT

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:16:00 PM

Thanks SKAT

Balveen Cheema

Date: 1/9/2016 4:41:00 AM

Love the simplicity, James! Congrats on your placement!

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:16:00 PM

Thank you Balveen.

Teddy Kimathi

Date: 1/9/2016 2:47:00 AM

A very beautiful, and special dedication verse! Congrats James, for your top placement in the contest! ;-)

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:15:00 PM

What a great comment, thank you Teddy.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/8/2016 11:20:00 PM

nice win...LINDA

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:11:00 PM

Thanks PD.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/8/2016 11:10:00 PM

This poem is indeed a beauty James. I see why it was a tie for first place. Congratulations on your well deserved placement! A vision!

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:10:00 PM

Thank you for the wonderful comment, Connie.

Lu Loo

Date: 1/8/2016 9:29:00 PM

Congrats on your placement :)

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:08:00 PM

Thank you Laura.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 1/8/2016 9:10:00 PM

This poem is really lovely, James. Congratulations on your win! Janice

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:06:00 PM

Thank you Janice.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/8/2016 9:01:00 PM

aha, I thought this looked super familiar to me!! I'm glad I picked it! You are a marvel with your pen, my friend. You got a tie with Faye because I could not decide which poem was my very favorite. Congratulations.

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 5:05:00 PM

Thank you Andrea. It's a pleasure to place with Faye. What a wonderful contest.

Anisha Dutta

Date: 10/22/2015 7:29:00 AM

Really beautiful Perfect perception of beauty Thank you for your appreciation of my Halloween Moon Anisha Dutta

James Inman
Date: 1/9/2016 4:52:00 PM

Anisha, please accept my apology for missing this comment. Thank you and I've enjoyed many of yours.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/17/2015 5:58:00 PM

By chance I came across your note. Usually I don't see these kinds of replies because I have that feature turned off and only comment by going to read poems of my friends. Thanks for what you said, and Truly this is an amazing poem.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/16/2015 7:38:00 PM

this is simply wonderful. Have I read your poetry before. I hope you will keep visiting me so that I will remember to see more of your work. OH, I was trying to spell out "Princess Flower" and then realized it spells out Michelle. You should not center it, then we can easily see it spelled down as the name!!

James Inman
Date: 7/17/2015 9:50:00 AM

Thank you Andrea. Yes, you left a very kind note for my Haiku "Feathers." I have been reading your poems (and many others) for months and you impress me deeply. In centering the poem I was intentionally making the name less obvious. Both Emma and Michelle refer to the same person but I could not explain the correlation here. Thank you again.

Constance La France

Date: 7/16/2015 1:29:00 PM

James, a truly beautiful penned poem and thanks for visiting my senryu 13

James Inman
Date: 7/17/2015 9:28:00 AM

Thank you. As with many poems the meaning behind this one is more complex then the poem itself. The poem is inspired by a beautiful young lady with whom I recently worked and who I would credit for my desire to start posting poems on PS. She carries a journal with her everywhere and writes down all of her thoughts.