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12.08.2025

Anne-Lise Andresen
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- Heart In The Right Place -


  Memories from childhood summers
  still tickling my stomach
  Through overgrown paths
  Red painted farmhouse
  where flowers and weeds grew in harmony
  It seems as yesterday, but it is long ago

  Outbuilding with a heart on the door
  Didn't exactly smell as roses
  A carefree shed, with photographs
  of the royal family on the wall
  You don't wipe yourself behind with
  the head of the country
  With padlocks and cracked beams
  that filtered the daylight (and odor)

  Silent testimony
  the time when life was different
  Shoulder to shoulder in the struggle for existence
  with teamwork and brotherhood
  to achieve a common goal
  The feeling of community in all simplicity

  Childhood memories
  not only smell of venerable dust,
  outbuildings or weeds
  but brings along
  an atmosphere of ancient wisdom
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Date: 8/13/2025 3:05:00 PM
Vivid imagery… Outbuilding with a heart on the door Didn't exactly smell as roses. Enjoyed reading! Hugs
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Date: 8/13/2025 11:28:00 AM
This is a warm, textured tribute to childhood, rich with sensory detail and emotional honesty. It’s both personal and universal—inviting the reader to recall their own mix of beauty, decay, innocence, and wisdom. The final lines—childhood memories bringing “an atmosphere of ancient wisdom”—are especially resonant. It emphasizes that childhood isn’t just a time, but a source of enduring insight.
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Date: 8/13/2025 2:24:00 AM
Beautiful poem, Anne-Lise. I can feel the nostalgia & timelessness. the sense of smell is palpable. Childhood memories have so much to teach us about ancient wisdom. InnerChild work through poetry is very powerful. Love the door. !!
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Date: 8/13/2025 1:52:00 AM
Dear Anne Lise, I love going back down memory lane. Times changed but we will not erase past silent thoughts. Hugs
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Date: 8/13/2025 12:12:00 AM
We all enjoy reminiscing childhood memories. Indeed those days were quite different from the present times. Yet how we love going back to those nostalgic remembrances. Enjoyed reading your poem and love the title. Love and Hugs
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Date: 8/12/2025 9:20:00 PM
~~~we had indoor plumbing but some of my rural cousins didn't. I remember the loss of a shoe when someone playfully threw it through the stencil cutout.
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Date: 8/12/2025 6:11:00 PM
Wow. Great free verse. You did really well with this one of reminiscing
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Date: 8/12/2025 5:13:00 PM
oh wow, Anne-Lise! So much to take in as I read your poem...brought so many things to mind about my own childhood. Liked the imagery here: With padlocks and cracked beams that filtered the daylight and the wisdom in the last verse. Magnificent! hugs, Sara
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Date: 8/12/2025 4:51:00 PM
enjoyed the final wisdom and souvenirs evoked, we owe so much to our childhood thanks poet
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Date: 8/12/2025 12:39:00 PM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful write/story. What a fun picture. Great memories are the best kind to have. Hugs... Have a blessed day writing away..................
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Date: 8/12/2025 12:12:00 PM
Quite a dump! A lot to assimilate, but very well written...and honest, above all! We cannot wipe away the past all together, so a good swim in the lake a must, for those lucky enough to have grown up on a farm, closest to nature and truth. And then go fishing.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 8/12/2025 12:23:00 PM
- We were swimming in a river all summer, Joe… and life was carefree and wonderful :) - hugs
Date: 8/12/2025 8:02:00 AM
Anne-Lise, your words evoked a rich tapestry of nostalgic feelings and vivid memories. We are thankful for this treasure of your childhood memories that you shared with us. Enjoyed reading.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 8/12/2025 12:26:00 PM
- I have many lovely memories from the summer in the country, Las - But I didn't dare go to the outdoor toilet at night :) - hugs
Date: 8/12/2025 7:48:00 AM
LOL Anne-Lise. Hearts and roses are not exactly two things that come to mind when it's time to use an outhouse. That feeling of community is evaporating but the odor lingers. Loved your verses.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 8/12/2025 12:28:00 PM
- Two holes with different sizes ... romantic in the sunset, Lin :))) - hugs
Date: 8/12/2025 7:23:00 AM
I really enjoyed this! Your poem brought back such warm, vivid memories. Thanks for sharing a piece of your childhood with us.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 8/12/2025 12:30:00 PM
- A bygone era Rowena, but glad I was able to experience it :) - hugs
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