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For Nette Onclaud's What The World Loves Poetry Contest/ June 27, 2025

#10 on The Best 100 New Poems list/ Aug 24, 2025

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Feeling Nostalgic

when summer was
a caterpillar 
moving at a crawl,
it became the butterfly
brightest of all

nostalgiaother

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/29/2025 9:36:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your lovely/fun write. Have a blessed day with your win................

Anisha Dutta

Date: 6/29/2025 6:55:00 AM

Big Congrats to win Top as usual.

Crystol Woods

Date: 6/29/2025 6:29:00 AM

Oh wow you really got something special here... will deserved win! Fave for me! Xo

Karen Jones

Date: 6/28/2025 7:48:00 PM

Very creative! Congrats!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/28/2025 7:31:00 PM

Congrats! Very nice!

Len Gasun

Date: 6/28/2025 6:30:00 PM

Coming back to congratulate you on your well-deserved top win my dear poet friend! Cheers and hugs!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 6/28/2025 4:49:00 PM

Andrea, what a delightful poem! Love it. Janice

David Crandall

Date: 6/28/2025 1:29:00 PM

Nice - I remember when summer was a caterpillar...and also a butterfly!

Howard Kerr

Date: 6/28/2025 1:04:00 PM

Andrea, I predicted this triumph a mile off. Rounds of endless applause for a majestic work and its award Howard

Paige Hind

Date: 6/28/2025 11:12:00 AM

Beautiful- good lluck!! I really like "Summer as a butterfly"

Paige Hind
Date: 6/28/2025 11:35:00 AM

Hey, check my last poem again. :)

Howard Kerr

Date: 6/28/2025 11:04:00 AM

Breathtakingly innovative piece oozing nuance. Each word a stepping to a stunning interpretation of the prompt. I really appreciate your slant on my poem. So much of myself was invested in it

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/28/2025 7:48:00 AM

The music is just stunning. This is very cool. Warm regards, Andrea

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/28/2025 10:16:00 AM

Thanks, Sotto

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 6/28/2025 4:53:00 AM

Oh, this is music instead of poetry. It flows so beautifully. I love this. God bless you sweet friend. Love, Gina

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/28/2025 10:17:00 AM

Music, huh? Thanks, Regina. I will take that!

Joe Dimino

Date: 6/28/2025 4:03:00 AM

Indeed, attitude is everything -- I have likewise made a Winter's slip into sunshine. Wonderful writing! A FAV!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/28/2025 10:13:00 AM

Thanks so much

Len Gasun

Date: 6/28/2025 4:00:00 AM

Exquisite verse and self-portrait my dearest poet friend Andrea. I love this a lot. Thanks for sharing. Good luck in the contest but I know our dear contest sponsor will love it as much as I do. Thanks for sharing. More power and blessings to you always. A blessed weekend! Hugs

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/28/2025 10:17:00 AM

Thanks, dear friend

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/28/2025 1:33:00 AM

A creative comparison that is really a great one. Reads like a good contender to me for the contest. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. I wonder who this person could be. Sara K

Howard Kerr

Date: 6/27/2025 11:45:00 PM

Peerless perfection Andrea. Once again thank you for bringing contest rule to my attention

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/28/2025 10:18:00 AM

You are welcome. I hope it helps.

Valsa George

Date: 6/27/2025 10:19:00 PM

This transformation from a chrysalis to a butterfly is the great moment of victory. This is what we all look for and what the world loves. All the best dear Andrea.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 6/27/2025 12:46:00 PM

What a wonderful metaphor, Andrea! Wonderfully written. Each line is so expressive. Each image is perfectly placed to express metaphoric, seasonal transition and transformation of life. Best wishes for the contest. These simple lines have a beautiful depth to them. I really love this one. It is striking. Blessings!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2025 5:05:00 PM

Thanks so much

David Kavanagh

Date: 6/27/2025 11:12:00 AM

Something quite liberating about this metaphorical piece Andrea, from crawling along to sprouting wings and flying all summer long, I sense transcendence too, great one for contest, cheers David

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2025 5:05:00 PM

Thanks, David

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/27/2025 7:13:00 AM

How lovely Andrea. I think you have written a self portrait.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2025 10:19:00 AM

Thanks. What an interesting thought

Hiya Sharma

Date: 6/27/2025 6:21:00 AM

Awwn such a beautiful metaphor you've used here, sweet Andrea! I'm in awe of the summery imagery you've painted here and even given wings to this season ~ so glossy and fluttering! Summer must have become the most beautiful butterfly, I can imagine! There's so much profound depth here, indeed filled with the essence of nostalgia, how our heart keeps throbbing with memories, in silence and then it leaves the deepest reminiscences leave the brightest sparks! Love this! Best wishes for the contest

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2025 10:20:00 AM

You really got it. Thank you , Hiya.

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