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16.03.2025

Anne-Lise Andresen
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Blue Cheese and Old Pickles
Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Craig Cornish

3rd place in the contest

The white almond blooms once again Who hasn’t wanted to sing the praises of the complete Trigger the sense of smell with this special odor Green pickles used to be so eager, now hears my groan I hate thinking of the blue moldy, the debility of aging With a wrench I closed the lid of all pleasure In the treetops the crows roared with laughter - that it is terribly rude to laugh If laughter was their only joy, frailty showed A fire burned in me, the soul tormented I can’t bear to eat my food with a toothpick after becoming slow and contemplative

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thriveni c mysore

Date: 4/3/2025 4:13:00 AM

Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!

Sotto Poet

Date: 4/1/2025 5:52:00 PM

The writing is substantial, strong, and clear. Your win is quite spectacular, congrats, Anne-Lise

Terry Miller

Date: 4/1/2025 7:51:00 AM

Good one for the contest Anne-Lise GL

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 4/1/2025 9:50:00 AM

- Thank you, Terry :) - hugs

Duke Beaufort

Date: 3/20/2025 7:40:00 AM

Anne-Lise, the things we enjoy may change over time. I still do like blue cheese, but I’m becoming less partial to pickles. They come in varying states of sour. Maybe it’s just getting harder to find those prepared properly. Smiles!!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:03:00 AM

- Thank you, Duke :) - hugs

Karen Jones

Date: 3/20/2025 12:24:00 AM

lol! Wonderful idea and great contender! I agree with all others! Go for it! Best wishes in!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:03:00 AM

- Thank you, Karen :) - hugs

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/19/2025 12:19:00 PM

Love those final two lines!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:02:00 AM

- Thank you, Kim :) - hugs

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/19/2025 12:04:00 PM

Reads like a good contender to me for the contest. Way to go. I like your approach to the contest. Sara K

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:02:00 AM

- Thank you, Sara :) - hugs

Ink Empress

Date: 3/19/2025 10:40:00 AM

Dear Anne Lise, another very different and engaging take on the prompt! I loved the ending and i can imagine too what youv written here in such a creative manner! Love the picture youv used too! Fits the poem perfectly! Pleasure reading you today! Sending you light always

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:02:00 AM

- Thank you, Ink :) - hugs

Silent One

Date: 3/18/2025 9:41:00 AM

Interesting idea for this contest my friend.. All the best.. Peace and Blessings..

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:01:00 AM

- Thank you, S.O. :) - hugs

Yann Rolland

Date: 3/18/2025 6:29:00 AM

"l'appétit vient en mangeant", what a delicious poem, i could not resist pickles and cheese, miam miam, thanks poet

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:01:00 AM

- Thank you, Yann :) - hugs

Joe Dimino

Date: 3/17/2025 11:01:00 PM

Stomach can't handle that stuff no more...oh well, it was a good run when I could. Brilliant write.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:01:00 AM

- Thank you, Joe :) - hugs

Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh

Date: 3/17/2025 10:55:00 PM

Life,aging,social norms and personal introspection .Brilliant.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:00:00 AM

- Thank you, Akham :) - hugs

Len Gasun

Date: 3/17/2025 7:14:00 PM

Such a brilliant and delightful poem my dearest poet friend Anne-Lise. Although these two don't go well on my taste bud, your poem does. I've immensely savoured it with smiles. Thanks a lot for sharing. Best wishes and God bless you always. Hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:00:00 AM

- Thank you, Len :) - hugs

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 3/17/2025 5:13:00 PM

I'm hungry now. I like both Bleu cheese and pickles and can be served together (pickles get old? Never). I enjoy the message in your poem. The scent is extolled, so perfume would be better. The foods stand for undesirable, such as aging. This is a dietary winner. Good luck.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:00:00 AM

- Thank you, Hilda :) - hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/17/2025 2:38:00 PM

So cool where you took that crazy theme. I think you can win with it. It's a hard one for me.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 8:00:00 AM

- Thank you, Andrea :) - hugs

Jay Narain

Date: 3/17/2025 10:41:00 AM

nicely penned with humor. I like blue cheese, the old pickles, a good question.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 7:59:00 AM

- Thank you, Jay :) - hugs

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 3/17/2025 7:23:00 AM

Dear Anne-Lise, O' how your words bring a certain melancholy beauty, a reflection on life’s changes and the passage of time. I can feel the weight of each line and the bloom of the almond, once so full of promise, and yet the chili pepper, now a loss and frailty. I love the image of the crows, laughing yet showing their own vulnerability, which captures so much of life’s bittersweetness. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/20/2025 7:59:00 AM

- Thank you, Daniel :) - hugs