Protected

This place it is protected It's all that we have left You've built on every other space Of green fields we're bereft This one last space is ours now You cannot have it back We need a place to run and play Or have a picnic snack This place it is protected Please keep off the grass Your diggers and your big machines We shall not let them pass Come see our peaceful meadow Now please just go away Leave it to the children As one last place to play From England Contest : Foreign Exchange Honorable Mention

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Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 11/19/2011 8:42:00 AM

Sounds like a place for good writing to take place. I love your stuff bro! Congrats, I see this won a placement (from the Comment from my friend A.D.)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/17/2011 8:29:00 PM

I really like reading this one. congratulations in this contest. Luv, Andrea

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 1/15/2011 2:07:00 PM

Congratulations on the well deserved HM win in the contest, Nick

Kash Poet

Date: 1/15/2011 11:43:00 AM

Congrats Nick on your win in this contest of Deborah!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/15/2011 10:44:00 AM

Congratulations Nick to you for your win in Deborah Guzzi's contest "Foreign Exchange". Love, Carol

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/14/2011 9:25:00 PM

Good descriptiveness and good rhyming. I can see why you earned honorable mention in the contest with this one.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/14/2011 8:15:00 PM

Congrats Nick on your HM in Debbie's contest with this exciting entry my friend.. enjoy your special honor tonight with luv...

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 1/14/2011 2:06:00 PM

Congrad's on your win! Light & Love

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 1/12/2011 10:09:00 AM

Fine verse and fine sentiment! We have this problem all over the world now so little open space left! Sorry it took me so long to read this! Light & Love

Nichole Anderson

Date: 1/7/2011 3:02:00 PM

Well this is beautiful =) I like is alot.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 6/3/2010 8:37:00 AM

Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round Nick. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol

Adeleke Adeite

Date: 6/3/2010 5:56:00 AM

Hey! Congrats on having you wonderful poem making it through the first round, keep your pens flowing with passion. Wishing you all the best in the finals You are such a great writer… love Leke

Date: 5/31/2010 2:03:00 PM

Congratulations on making it through the first round of the Poetry Soup contest with this poem. Best wishes in the finals. Karen

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 5/31/2010 8:38:00 AM

Congrats Nick on your poem making it to the first round of competition in the Poetry Soup contest.. way to go my friend.. good luck.. with luv from the "Sweetheart"

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 5/3/2010 6:31:00 PM

Seems for every step forward, there are two steps back. We lose more in the name of progress than we gain. Congrats on the featured poem. Vince

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 5/3/2010 4:18:00 PM

Congrats Nick on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. an excellent choice to feature and share... with luv.. from the "Sweetheart"

Janette Fisher

Date: 5/3/2010 9:17:00 AM

Many congrats on your featured piece. Rgds Janette

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/3/2010 3:59:00 AM

Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup. May you have many more features Nick. Love, Carol

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 1/21/2010 8:39:00 AM

This is so true, hopefully that development in an area doesn't mean sacrificing recreational places for family and kids--really liked the tone you set here in your poem and your last stanza rounded it up really well :)

Ken O Leary

Date: 1/15/2010 5:50:00 AM

great words and so so true,keep it up,well done