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My warmest Season's Greeting to All

Blog Posted:12/25/2013 5:44:00 PM

Hello my dear Poet Friends!

May the spirit of Christmas brings you all and your families all the

good tidings of Joy, Blessings, Love, Peace and Cheers!

I humbly apologize for not having much time here at soup these

weeks my very dear poet friends because I’m/I was super

busy. However, I want you to know that you’re

always in my loving thoughts and prayers. I will visit you as soon as

soon as our short New Year's Holidays starts. Thank you, thank

you so much for everything especially for your loving

comments, wishes and greetings this season! You’re one of my most

precious gifts. I love you all! Biggest hugs!

Again, have a Joyful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2014 to come!

Love lots and wishing you all the best,

Leonora

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Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 12/30/2013 9:09:00 AM

Soon we will all be back to 'normal' lol I can't wait! Happy New Year!

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 12/28/2013 12:18:00 PM

hello, lorrie.. will miss you this season.. hope you can visit when able.. thank you for being a most warm best friend!... with love, i blow christmas kisses and sprinkle of happy new year glitter ( with joy!).. take care and huggs!

Nette Onclaud
Date: 12/30/2013 1:46:00 AM

ohhh. lorrie. i hope you are much better now.. i had a slight cold from the chilly weather in hongkong.. i'm backkk!... thanks for being the great friend that you are... take care and huggs!..

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:25:00 PM

Good morning my very dear friend Nette! I'm sorry for coming just now. Got flu since 26th Dec. yet still I went to work. Hope my terrible cold & cough will vanish soon. Too cold now here.So glad our short vacation starts today!:)). My warmest greetings of a very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2014! TYSM for your warm friendship & everything! take care & biggest hugs!

Bukang
Liwayway

Date: 12/28/2013 11:01:00 AM

Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year my dearest friend..I am also super busy and been away here for days ;) Hope you enjoy your holiday together with your friend..wish you all the best in the year 2014...cheers!! love and hugs from me ;)

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:30:00 PM

Thanks for stopping by my dearest friend. I got flu yet i still needed to go to school to finish everything. Thanks it's holiday now. I need to stay home & get well soon before meeting my cousin ( who has recovered BCancer ) this new year. Advance Happy & Prosperous New Year to you! Biggest hugs!

Dr.Ram
Mehta

Date: 12/26/2013 7:14:00 PM

Merry Christmas, Leo

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 8:14:00 PM

Biggest hugs to you!

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:33:00 PM

Thank u so much for stopping by my dear friend Dr. Ram. Advance Happy & Prosperous New Year to you and your family! Wish you all the very best!

Suzanne
Delaney

Date: 12/26/2013 2:50:00 PM

Joy and caring wishes back atcha.... See you in 2014... Hugs,SuZ

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:35:00 PM

Thank you so much for stopping by my dear friend Suz! Biggest hugs! Joy and caring whishes for you and your love ones as well especially for this coming New Year 2014!

Skat
A

Date: 12/25/2013 8:39:00 PM

Leonora, sending Christmas Hugs. Wishing you the best. SKAT

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:44:00 PM

Thank u thank you so much my dearest sis and friend Skat! My warmest biggest hugs! Missing u! I'm extremely happy you stopped by on my blog. Wishing you all the very best as well to you and your family/love ones especially this coming New Year 2014! take care and many more biggest hugs from me!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 12/25/2013 7:57:00 PM

You are a treasure of good will, Leonora. Love you!

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:47:00 PM

Thank you so much my dearest friend Andrea! Biggest hugs to u! I love you as well! Wishing you and your family all the very best this coming New Year 2014! Thank u so much for your kindness, friendship and everything! More warm lovely hugs!

Poet Destroyer
A

Date: 12/25/2013 7:13:00 PM

Leo, and we love you... Thank you once again for the gift. Everyone loves the engraved bracelet... heheh.. Had to show it off... You are a billion times the best and sweetest poet on this site. And I know many will agree.... My sis sends her love. I think she's having baby blues... Hugs kisses and love... Later my BFF.... linda

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 8:12:00 PM

My humble apology also my evrdearest sis & BFF for coming at soup only now. Got flu since 26th Dec. yet I still went to school. Now, so glad I finally have my vacation.:))) Hope the remnants of the flu, cough & cold will vanish soon. It's colder in BKK this Dec. but I like it.;))) See you around my dearest sis! More biggest hugs!

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 8:04:00 PM

Ops, sorry for my typo error my dearest sis, I suppose to say "I instead of I'm. I will go and visit our dearest sis Skat on her page later. Wishing you all again all the very best this Coming New Year 2014! More warmest lovely hugs coming your way all from me with kisses! lovem4ever, Leonora

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 7:57:00 PM

My warmest biggest hugs to you my dearest sis & BFF! My great pleasure to give that simple gift from the bottom of my heart. I love you my dearest sis! Please extend my thanks to your dearest sis Skat & sending you both my love and very best wishes this coming New Year 2014! And, oh I'm almost forgot she's having a baby this Happy Season. Please extend all my warmest hearty Congratulations to her & to all of u.

Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 12/25/2013 6:10:00 PM

smoooocccch [it's a smooch attack!] ho ho ho Merry Christmas!

Len Gasun
Date: 12/29/2013 8:07:00 PM

Thank you thank you so much for stopping by my very dear friend Deb! Biggest hugs to you! Advance Happy and Prosperous New Year 2014 to you and your love ones/family!

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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/23/2024	Death	Rhyme	death,
4/21/2024	Singing	Rhyme	cheer up,
4/20/2024	After The Floods	Rhyme	anti bullying,confusion,
3/31/2024	Coagulation	Monorhyme	cute love,
2/24/2024	Magic Minichu	Rhyme	magic,
2/20/2024	Redamancy	Sedoka	love,
2/20/2024	Ewe	Couplet	animal,
2/16/2024	Grade School Teacher-PS	Rhyme	teacher,
2/12/2024	L G	Alliteration	nature,
2/12/2024	Pearl Of The Orient	Rhyme	places,
2/10/2024	Overly Particular Judges	Limerick	judgement,
2/4/2024	Bilocation	Rhyme	heart,
2/4/2024	Happy 19th Anniversary	Rhyme	appreciation,
1/10/2024	Winter Magic	Rhyme	winter,
1/7/2024	Get Ready	Villanelle	journey,
1/5/2024	Oblivion	Rhyme	child,
1/1/2024	New Year 2024 Prayer	Couplet	prayer,
12/29/2023	Year 2023	Sijo	relationship,
12/27/2023	New Year 2024 Celebration Minichu	Rhyme	celebration,
12/27/2023	Good Wishes For You	Couplet	words,
12/27/2023	Home	Footle	home,
12/26/2023	WTFWT	Rhyme	change,heartbreak,
12/24/2023	Christmas Time-My Greetings Card For All	Shape	christmas,
12/11/2023	Wrapped Gifts	Verse	giving,
12/11/2023	My New Year 2024 Resolutions	Limerick	new year,
12/8/2023	SANTA CLAUS	Narrative	christmas,
12/8/2023	Bells	Rhyme	sound,
12/7/2023	Christmas With Family	Sonnet	christmas,family,
12/6/2023	Daily Concert	Monoku	inspiration,
12/5/2023	Let s Ryme	Monorhyme	poems,
12/5/2023	If It Was Not For Poetry	Free verse	poetry,
12/4/2023	Winter Sonata	Free verse	winter,
12/4/2023	The Grandeur of Fall	Sonnet	autumn,
12/3/2023	Mothers Inspiration	Rhyme	mother,parents,
11/25/2023	DIVORCE	Acrostic	divorce,
11/19/2023	Turkeys Thanksgiving Suggestion	Limerick	bird,
11/17/2023	Our Favorite Toys	Rhyme	childhood,
10/23/2023	Musing On Faith	Rhyme	faith,
10/20/2023	Cannonball Tree	Quintilla	tree,
10/18/2023	Halfway Through October	Quintain (English)	october,
10/18/2023	Tired	Monoku	work,
10/14/2023	Look At the Pastry Sissy	Couplet	sister,
10/13/2023	Simon Cowell	Clerihew	celebrity,
10/13/2023	Eidolon	Alexandrine	dark,horror,
10/13/2023	Coconuts	Couplet	fruit,
10/1/2023	It Happened On a Misty Morning	Verse	love,
9/22/2023	Fear	Rhyme	fear,
9/22/2023	Peer Teaching	Rhyme	children,love,
9/2/2023	Would You Love Me If I Was Not a Poet	Rhyme	poetry,
8/28/2023	My Dearest Boyfriend	Limerick	care,funny,love,
8/27/2023	Live Up Our Goal	Verse	hope,
8/27/2023	Laughter Minichu	Rhyme	happiness,
8/12/2023	Old Macdonald's Great-Grandchildren	Rhyme	granddaughter,
7/28/2023	Me On a Radio and Megaphone	Rhyme	care,
7/28/2023	Haiku To Haiku	Haiku	poems,
7/25/2023	Extra Mile For Kyle	Verse	encouraging,
7/23/2023	Summertime	Sonnet	summer,
7/22/2023	Away In a Cruise Ship	Rhyme	friendship,
7/22/2023	Away At a Picnic	Rhyme	blessing,happiness,love,
7/22/2023	Book-Nursery Rhymes 1 and 2 By Eve Roper	Monoku	books,
7/22/2023	Messy Table	Verse	confusion,
7/22/2023	Bottle Garden	Rhyme	garden,
7/11/2023	July Surprises	Etheree	july,
7/10/2023	Murmurs of My Heart	Monoku	music,
7/3/2023	Fire Trees	Haiku	tree,
7/2/2023	Missing Boyet Ld	Rhyme	lost,
6/22/2023	A Dear Poet Friend In Heaven	Couplet	tribute,
6/12/2023	Bag of Spiders	Rhyme	insect,
6/12/2023	Show Then Tell Haiku	Haiku	music,
6/11/2023	Farm Lands	Other	nature,
5/29/2023	In the Dusting of Springtime	Sonnet	spring,
5/23/2023	A Diamond of Time	Free verse	time,
5/23/2023	Screen of Awareness	Rhyme	nature,
5/21/2023	Her Convincing Power	Limerick	fun,
5/20/2023	Sweet Child - Wujue	Jueju	child,
5/19/2023	Credibility	Verse	words,
5/19/2023	What If	Terzanelle	dream,
5/16/2023	Hymns	Cinquain	song,
5/12/2023	Anthology Sos	Monorhyme	confusion,
5/11/2023	Melancholy	Verse	sorrow,
5/9/2023	White Beach	Couplet	nature,
5/8/2023	Mother S Day	Verse	love,mother,
5/7/2023	Rose Meadow	Free verse	flower,
5/6/2023	They Say He Is a Loser	Sonnet	soldier,
5/6/2023	Yellow	Rhyme	color,
5/3/2023	Graffiti	Other	art,
5/3/2023	Baywalk -Hs	Other	nature,
4/21/2023	Letter To My Mother	Rhyme	mum,
4/19/2023	If Only I Could	Rhyme	time,
4/19/2023	Stardust	Monoku	baby,
4/8/2023	Rain	Verse	rain,
4/3/2023	Stream	Haiku	water,
4/3/2023	Theres Always a Call	Rondeau Redouble	inspiration,
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4/2/2023	Today and Everyday Virelai	Rhyme	day,
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My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
In Ebony	Rhyme	dedication,
Up In the Autumn Air	Triolet	autumn,bird,me,seasons,
Jazz Man	Free verse	art,music,
A Lullaby Poem For Pd	Couplet	funny,bird,bird,,Lullaby,
Spiritual Moment	Rhyme	anxiety,courage,fantasy,g
I See God Before Me	Free verse	death,faith,lossgod,god,m
Thanksgiving	Acrostic	inspirational,
Twelve Months	Couplet	naturemay,
Poetic Tears	Rhyme	on writing and words,
The Scoundrel's Game	Sonnet	passion,love,
Cute & Cuddly	Light Verse	girlfriend-boyfriendme,me
Moon and Sea	Couplet	adventure,art,beauty,jour
God	Free verse	addiction,beauty,body,car
To All the Heart Breakers -A Zombie's Valentine	Free verse	anger,death,horror,humoro
Poetry Disease	Dramatic Verse	abuse,addiction,adventure
Battle of the Sexes	Clerihew	funny,history,me,
Artillery Rain	Dramatic Verse	art,deep,earth,fire,image
- Faithful Friend -	Verse	friendship,
The Best Poem Ever	Epic	death,words,heart,heart,
Death of the Poet Destroyer	Ballad	birth,change,conflict,dea
The Clouds	Narrative	angel,beautiful,beauty,bl
Insanity Or Death	Dramatic Monologue	abuse,adventure,art,how i
Wish Upon the Stars	Free verse	childhood,education,faith
Tiger In a Cage	Dramatic Verse	abuse,animal,boyfriend,em
Blowing a Kiss To You	Couplet	friendship,
Black Diamond Night	Epic	body,death,history,lonely
We Are Like the Shooting Stars	Quatrain	life,life,
Becoming Yourself	Verse	people,social,
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis	Epic	abuse,analogy,art,corrupt
- Let Your Light Shine -	Couplet	life,light,uplifting,
Autumn Delight	Acrostic	autumn,seasons,
A Valentine Wedding	Rhyme	life,love,
Benediction	Rhyme	faith,love,time,
My Big Fat Cousin's Wedding	Limerick	funny,dance,fire,dance,fi
I Pine	Free verse	nature,
Gems Cracked Open	Free verse	imagination,silver,
A Daughter's Plea To Daddy	Rhyme	sad,
Unfinished	Free verse	day,faith,introspection,l
Marionette Master	Dramatic Verse	abuse,fear,me,moon,
Rainbow's Spread Hapiness	Concrete	nature,smile,
A Modern Woman's Plight	Italian Sonnet	life,
Sweet Sweet Life	Verse	life,uplifting,life,
As I Lay Down To Sleep	Couplet	introspection,
A Game of Cat and Mouse	Couplet	children,
Sad Song -Tanka	Tanka	beauty,care,deep,depressi
Inspiration	Dramatic Verse	art,autumn,inspirational,
A Trio of Whiteness	Tanka	lost love,kiss,love,
Still Winter	Free verse	death,dance,beautiful,wom
The Magic Ball	Tanka	nature,magic,
- 100 - Cto - 100 -	Shape	thank you,
Incandescence Blooms	Tanka	romance,
A Yarn of Sunshine	Tanka	allusion,desire,earth day
The Curious Moon	Quintain (English)	love,passion,romance,
Pink Lace	Dramatic Monologue	anger,bullying,cancer,dea
Prayer	Rhyme	faith,religion,uplifting,
In Moon's Glow	Terzanelle	autumn,blue,fantasy,magic
The Question of All Questionku's	Haiku	religion,science,science
Nature's Color Wheel	Haiku	nature,
One Kiss	Rhyme	adventure,
Christmas Day	Acrostic	inspirational,christmas,c
My Shoes	Free verse	adventure,me,me,
My Birthday	Free verse	inspirational,me,me,
Beautiful Day	Enclosed Rhyme	adventure,angel,beauty,ch
Oh, Make My Christmas Bright	Rondeau	holiday,christmas,christm
A Peace of My Heart	Verse	inspirational,me,
Christmas Reflections	Rhyme	christmas,earth,holiday,l
- Yes - You -	Shape	life,love,thank you,
Perfect Water Lair	Terza Rima	life,ocean,rain,water,wat
Snowy Window	Haiku	art,nature,wind,
Reflections From a Toiling Sonneteer	Quatrain	on writing and words,writ
I Want Your Seeds	Free verse	adventure,funny,old,rain,
This Special Time of Year	Kyrielle	holiday,lifechristmas,tim
An Abundant Life Pill	Sonnet	faith,life,life,life,
Anticipating This Moment	Kimo	holiday,
Christmas Joy	Rhyme	faith,holiday,christmas,s
A Wish	Free verse	baby,body,cry,daughter,de
Forgotten Valentine	Couplet	life,me,brother,brother,m
The Perfect Woman	Rhyme	tribute,woman,
Kiss the Rain	Prose	seasons,
Daydreamer	Free verse	adventure,fantasy,
Oak Tree	Ballad	imagination,lossday,tree,
Soup To Go	Couplet	imagination,mystery,natur
Message For An Old Cold Man	Sonnet	seasons,old,winter,old,wi
The Tender Years	Quatrain	caregiving,
True Love	Romanticism	devotion,girlfriend-boyfr
My Last Poem -Of 2012-	Dramatic Verse	depression,sad,
Midnight Secret	Free verse	beauty,fantasy,night,pass
Stardust Road	Free verse	adventure,nostalgia,trave
The Ballad of the Poet	Ballad	beauty,death,deep,emo,emo
- I Tried To Say -	Light Verse	love,romantic,
A Man's Tale	Dramatic Verse	art,beauty,betrayal,death
A Near Death Experience of a Sweetheart	Rhyme	death,death,god,death,god
Flower Petals In the Wind	Quatrain	flower,life,nature,nature
Noises	Verse	life,nature,
Sea Story	Questionku	adventure,sea,
Security Blanket	Couplet	baby,daughter,son,sweet,v
Cabochon	Rubaiyat	beauty,dedication,urdu,
Eye of the Beholder	Haiku	food,fun,passion,
You Reap What You Sow	Quatrain	inspirational,metaphor,
Jewelry Notebook	Free verse	happiness,heart,me,sweet,

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Andrea Dietrich	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
Michael J. Falotico	United States	Read
Skat A	United States	Read
Poet Destroyer A	United States	Read
Harry Horsman	Australia	Read
Kash Poet	India	Read
Sandy Ivy D	Australia	Read
Black Eyed Susan	United States	Read
Nathan D.	United States	Read
Anne-Lise Andresen	Norway	Read
Lucilla Carrillo	United States	Read
Joann Grisetti	United States	Read
Jack Ellison	Canada	Read
Len Gasun	Thailand	Read
Mandy Tams The Golden Girl	United Kingdom	Read
Carol Sunshine Brown	United States	Read
Richard Palmer	Jamaica	Read
Joe Maverick	United Kingdom	Read
Yanny Widjanarko	Indonesia	Read
Linda-Marie Sweetheart	Italy	Read
Russell Sivey	United States	Read
Sukmawati Komala	Indonesia	Read
Royal Ninja	United States	Read
Nette Onclaud	Philippines	Read
Heather Ober	Canada	Read
Donna Jones	United States	Read
Suzanne Delaney	United States	Read
Connie Gildersleeve	United States	Read
Carrie Richards	United States	Read
Abdulhafeez Oyewole	Nigeria	Read
Tim Ryerson	United States	Read
Constance La France	Canada	Read
Bl Devnath	India	Read
Karen Anglesey	United States	Read
Poet Tacito	United States	Read
John Posey	United States	Read
Gideon Foli	Ghana	Read
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Isaiah Zerbst	United States	Read
Delysia Hendricks	South Africa	Read
Ifeanyi Bob Ekechukwu	Nigeria	Read
Rhonda Johnson-Saunders	United States	Read
Phyllis Babcock	Canada	Read
Paul Callus	Malta	Read
Dr. Upma A. Sharma	India	Read
Tim Smith	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Maurice Yvonne	Canada	Read
Casarah Nance	United States	Read
Charlene Wilcox	United States	Read
Dorian Petersen Potter	United States	Read
Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser	Philippines	Read
Dr.Ram Mehta	India	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Jan Allison	Isle Of Man	Read
Kelly Deschler	United States	Read
Scott Thirtyseven	Australia	Read
Eileen Manassian	_Not Listed	Read
Kp Nunez	Philippines	Read
Aiyah Torres	Philippines	Read
James Horn	United States	Read
Afolabi Muideen	Nigeria	Read
Gary Bateman	Germany	Read
Funom Makama	Germany	Read
Beata Agustin	Philippines	Read
Betty Bateson	Canada	Read
Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty	India	Read
Ggg Bbb	Lithuania Republic	Read
Kathryn Collins	United States	Read
Nandita Das	India	Read
Carol Eastman	United States	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Patrice Trice Jackson	United States	Read
Ravindra K Kapoor	India	Read
Stefan Maxima	_Not Listed	Read
Kim Rodrigues	United States	Read
Sneha Rv	India	Read
Quoth Theraven	United States	Read
Paula Goldsmith	United States	Read
Paulette Calasibetta	United States	Read
Jennifer Fenn	United States	Read
Sally Eslinger	United States	Read
I Am Anaya	United States	Read
Christuraj Alex	India	Read
Eve Roper	United States	Read
Darlene De Beaulieu	Canada	Read
Reason A. Poteet	United States	Read
Sam Kauffman	United States	Read
Bill Baker	United States	Read
Barbara Barry-Nishanian	United States	Read
Ryan Gayagay	Philippines	Read
Christina Bowring	United Kingdom	Read
Ink Empress	Maldives	Read
Susan Ashley	United States	Read