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What Poetry Means To Me

When I see grass that’s green I wish was pink, Soft to the touch in cotton-candy land; Where eyes are never afraid if they blink, Snow will steal summer and chop off its hand, So that when I stumble warmth picks me up, And wraps shame in satin cushioned just right; Where tears become wine poured serenity’s cup, Blushing cheeks rosy kept safe wintry night; Then I wave a wand held tightly by me, Grateful to wander through lost poetry. 10/24/2016 For: What Poetry Means to Me

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Date: 11/27/2016 5:29:00 PM
Beautifully done, Phillip! Congratulations on your placement! Sandra
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Date: 11/27/2016 4:17:00 PM
Hi Phillip, Good take on the contest theme. Congratulations on your placement in my contest: -) Alexis
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Date: 11/27/2016 4:11:00 PM
Yours was one of the most enjoyable that I have read today since you used such imagination and imagery. Congrats to you and all of us. WE were all winners!
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Date: 10/27/2016 8:14:00 AM
Very beautiful rhyme, Phillip, I'm off to read the sonnet version:)
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Date: 10/24/2016 1:37:00 PM
"When I see grass that’s green I wish was pink, Soft to the touch in cotton-candy land" That, and so much more. It's wonderful and I love your use of image-weaving, with or without rhyme, with or without wand :)
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Darren White
Date: 10/24/2016 2:43:00 PM
:D
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Phillip Garcia
Date: 10/24/2016 2:17:00 PM
Muchas gracias Sheriff White
Date: 10/24/2016 5:19:00 AM
I can't say which I prefer, the rhyme or the sonnet, these last four lines are killer good. :)
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Phillip Garcia
Date: 10/24/2016 5:22:00 AM
I didn't get very imaginative when I had to cut the sonnet down to 10 lines. I said oops and deleted en masse the last 4 lines I wrote. I'm that kinda lazy as you know
Date: 10/23/2016 12:27:00 PM
what a wonderful imagination you have Phillip - our poetry can take us anywhere we want, wrap us up in cotton wool and make everything right in our lives ... if only in our dreams:-) hugs Jan xx
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Phillip Garcia
Date: 10/23/2016 12:38:00 PM
Yes indeedy, that's what I love about it :)
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Phillip Garcia
Date: 10/23/2016 12:34:00 PM
Yes indeedy, that's what I love about it :)

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