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A Beach Spa for My Feet

I push my feet blissfully into smooth sun-kissed grains of sand.
Taking my feet abruptly from their fun, down to the shore I run.
Warm briny sea caresses them; they splash like happy children.

Written by Andrea Dietrich
Inspired by nette onclaud's 
ON YOUR FEET Poetry Contest

Note: The 2-sijo version is posted below this one.

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    Timothy Hicks
    Date: 4/24/2013 9:19:00 AM
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    Liked the happy children line. It's too adorable to think of your toes as "tiny you's"... hahaha... I ADORE the beach (though I live a ten hour drive away from it)... *sigh*
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    Catie Lindsey
    Date: 3/3/2012 6:01:00 AM
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    Makes me want to go to the beach! Lovely poem, Andrea. No, there is not a contest for diminished hexaverse, just was having some fun. hugs, Catie :)
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    Phyllis Babcock
    Date: 2/20/2012 3:37:00 PM
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    Congrats on your win---wish i was running along the sun kissed grains of sand--oh well spring is around the corner. love phyl
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    Connie Marcum Wong
    Date: 2/2/2012 10:46:00 PM
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    Congratulations on your win Andrea. A lovely vision....
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    yasmin khan
    Date: 2/2/2012 3:48:00 AM
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    sounds so relaxing Andrea,when was the last time you had fun time at the beach,i really miss the beaches back home,sigh!congrads to you my sunshine!
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    Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
    Date: 2/2/2012 2:33:00 AM
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    Congratulations I can feel this one Andrea x
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    kash poet
    Date: 2/2/2012 12:21:00 AM
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    Andrea,congrats on your big win.Enjoyed it first time around.
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    Greg Stanley
    Date: 2/1/2012 7:43:00 PM
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    Andrea, oh how wonderful. I just love the moist sand between my toes, very nice and congratulations on your win, Greg
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    Glenn Sentes
    Date: 2/1/2012 6:54:00 PM
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    Sounds like fun! Congratulations Ms. Andrea! and thanks soo much for your kind comments and message of felicitation on my piece!
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    Jon Arno
    Date: 2/1/2012 5:43:00 PM
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    Congratulations Andrea. Id love to be at the beach right now...:) Jon
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    craig cornish
    Date: 2/1/2012 4:15:00 PM
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    Awesome Andrea! Congrats AGAIN!
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 2/1/2012 3:04:00 PM
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    Congrad's on your win! Light & Love
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    Gail Angel Doyle
    Date: 2/1/2012 1:36:00 PM
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    Congrats on your win today Andrea. Hugs, Gail
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    Mystic Rose
    Date: 2/1/2012 12:44:00 PM
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    They sound like contented feet love, way to go Andrea, hugs,vie
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    Bob Quigley
    Date: 2/1/2012 11:31:00 AM
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    Very nice Andrea. Enjoyed reading. Congratulations
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    Gwendolen R.
    Date: 2/1/2012 11:26:00 AM
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    Hey Miss Andrea...this is even better the more I read it..I think this form is tricky..you got it down pat! Congrats, gurlie. GWendolen
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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 2/1/2012 9:05:00 AM
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    congrats Andrea on a tremendous win ..u know I LUV this one.. feeling my feet in sand already luv.. great write my friend...
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    Black Eyed Susan
    Date: 2/1/2012 8:13:00 AM
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    Wonderful picture you create - love the caressing and splashing like children :) congratulations on your win!
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    Carrie Richards
    Date: 2/1/2012 8:05:00 AM
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    I had a good feeling about this one!! Congratulations, Andrea. Makes me look forward to the beach this summer!
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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 2/1/2012 5:28:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your win in Nette's "On Your Feet" contest Andrea. Love, Carol
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    robert johnson
    Date: 1/31/2012 3:36:00 PM
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    I did the same with my feet. But the frozen sand did defeat. Any joy that I could possibly obtain. The locals said I's crazy. I don't know, it's kinda hazy. But I think that I must truly be insane.
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    Gwendolen R.
    Date: 1/30/2012 4:37:00 PM
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    Nice looking sijo, Andrea..I struggle with this form..I wrote one last spring and thot it was great...it was just too nerdy for my own good!..Congrats on your haiku thriller that tickled Linda's fancy. I loved it when I read it too. Congrats!!..Got great news for you from my long long meeting today...a stress headache from staring at the screen too. ughhh. Gwendolen :)
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    M.I.A .
    Date: 1/29/2012 7:53:00 PM
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    i'm not sure what a sijo means and both of yours are pretty excellent Andrea. if one have to choose, hmmm... i might go for the first version. it gives me more sensation, so's to speak
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    Charlotte Puddifoot
    Date: 1/29/2012 3:27:00 PM
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    you did a great job of combining the two sijos andrea, actually I think I prefer this version; LOVE the image of those feet splashing about like happy children! :-)
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    don munro
    Date: 1/29/2012 8:57:00 AM
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    Made me feel warm & wonderful on this cold winter day. I can't wait to put my feet in hot sand. Great poem. Thanks.
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    JSLambert Chinaski domo-MR.ROBOTO
    Date: 1/29/2012 7:47:00 AM
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    I Love it. It reminds me of last Saturday, I took my family to New Smyrna Beach Fl. We did a whole lotta this running on the shore and much more!
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    craig cornish
    Date: 1/29/2012 7:46:00 AM
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    So carefree and fun! Could this be a new poetic figure of speech, childrenizing. I like that, a simile comparing your feet to playful children and you went from one fun to another. I think we all should be childrenized then everything would be more fun!
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    Date: 1/28/2012 9:13:00 PM
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    ANDREA, i'm a spoiled brat mom... i get my feet done.. every other day... and not by Nathan... ha ha... good luck in the contest,..p.d.
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    Poet Destroyer A
    Date: 1/28/2012 9:01:00 PM
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    ANDREA, GO READ THE COMMENT I LEFT FOR YOU..LOL.. ON DAVID'S POEM...
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    kash poet
    Date: 1/28/2012 6:46:00 PM
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    Re my Sijo,the picture came first and then the poem.When I wrote the poem the picture was in my mind.But as I posted the poem through my Mobile phone I couldn't upload the picture at that time..kash
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