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For Constance La France's Abandon Contest...submitted 20 May 25...' it must be summer...there are no restrictions on one's expression of spontaneity...' ~ by poet

Summer In Wild Abandon

POTD
Tipping the light with curves arched 
and flowing with rain,
she mounts her tinseled limbs
 
on summertime's  crest--
   The trees, seeds, and flame 
in her eyes lightly open
 the fingertips of near August.

Quick to beat on belly drums, 
   her shadow trance melts 
the liquid stars  in one tender rush...
   How unbridled  and young is she,
 holding the skirt that lifts  into a dance 
 of raw abandon:   the moon hangs 
 like a harp strutting a rhumba that drifts 
on gloss of her arms:

And if every detail of silk on her  derriere 
  can be sewn in weaves fondling her shade ,
          this she shall bring too...
 In a summer of July's reckless abandon.

First place~
                          .~
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 7/12/2025 9:31:00 AM
Sensual the poem, sensual the music, and one I know well...It's up there with Arthur Prysock's This Is My Beloved album...Frederic
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Date: 5/27/2025 6:30:00 PM
Belated congrats on POTD! Oh. your works comfort and enchant, poetess. :)
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Date: 5/26/2025 4:45:00 AM
I like the last line of this one that supports the contest theme. Congratulations to you. Way to go. Sara K
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Date: 5/25/2025 8:24:00 AM
Hello sis! I read this offline on my phone and I was impressed. Did't go online coz got some problems at school. You always blew me away and this masterpiece is one of my faves from you. Big Congrats to your well-deserved POTD sis! Got many smiles here reading and listening to your music video. Again Many Big Congrats for the wins and the video! Cheers and hugs!
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Date: 5/24/2025 10:44:00 AM
- Congratulations on your win in the contest "Abandon", Nette :) - hugs
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Date: 5/24/2025 9:46:00 AM
Back again with Congratulations on your wonderful win. I enjoyed reading your write again. This one was a big winner. Have a blessed weekend with your new wonderful win...........
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Date: 5/23/2025 10:49:00 AM
Nette, congrats on POTD! A beauty with body notes!
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Date: 5/23/2025 7:46:00 AM
Dear Nette, You just swept me away! That incredible, untamed summer energy you've captured with the dancing, the moon, and that raw abandon for it feels so alive, so powerful. It’s more than just imagery, but it’s a feeling, a force with so much of your own beautiful, passionate spirit. Congrats on POTD! Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Date: 5/22/2025 10:52:00 PM
A beautiful poem with breathtaking images....! Hearty Congratulations, dear Nette on your well deserved POTD.
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Date: 5/22/2025 7:35:00 PM
' her shadow trance melts the liquid stars in one tender rush. ' She is poetry in motion. :) You paint such beautiful, yet breathtaking images with your words. Congratulations Nette, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 5/22/2025 3:46:00 PM
Congratulations on your Poem Of The Day, Nette! Sensuous sentiments ~
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Date: 5/22/2025 12:42:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD. Well done.
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Date: 5/22/2025 9:53:00 AM
Hello Nette, congratulations on your special day. I enjoyed this poem. Hugs. Darlene/
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Date: 5/22/2025 9:33:00 AM
Back with Congratulations on your wonderful POTD win. I enjoyed reading your write again. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win...................
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Date: 5/22/2025 8:13:00 AM
Imagery and phraseology in another dimension, the 'Onclaud' dimension -- a galaxy of its own, nonpareil. Congrats on POTD, Nette! ~ Rhumba and Reckless Abandon, gw
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Date: 5/22/2025 7:13:00 AM
So tender is your poetry, so amazing is your imagery! Summer time so sublime! A deep joy to read you! Congratulations, dear Nette, on your POTD honour! A recognition well earned.. my deepest regards and blessings.
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Date: 5/22/2025 5:42:00 AM
Happy you're getting your day in the spotlight Nette
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Date: 5/22/2025 4:15:00 AM
Nette, congratulations on your POTD honors! A beautiful write indeed !!
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Date: 5/22/2025 3:35:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD Nette. Well deserved on this beautiful poem...Hugs
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Date: 5/22/2025 2:14:00 AM
Hello Nette, congratulations on your POTD win with your beautifully written poem. Wishing a wonderful day as you celebrate.
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Date: 5/22/2025 12:57:00 AM
- Beautiful written, Nette :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. ... enjoy :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
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Date: 5/21/2025 4:28:00 PM
Nette.. I’m getting an early summer blush! This feels like Summer is a gypsy-spirit woman—she is fluid, wild, and intoxicating. I can’t look away and I’m longing for Summer’s heat and late night dancing. This marvel pulses with rhythm and motion. I’m in for all Summer has to offer and it feels like the offering will leave me speechless!
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Date: 5/21/2025 3:04:00 PM
This is breathtaking. I love your style of writing- my mind is at rest when I read. <3
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Date: 5/21/2025 10:47:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your write. "Good Luck" I also did this contest. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away..................
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Date: 5/21/2025 6:15:00 AM
Dear Nette, your poem flows like a warm breeze through windchimes—effortless, wild, and lush with summer heat. I could feel July twirling in every line. So laid-back yet totally alive. Loved it..Hugs
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