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A Weeping Willow Mourns

I stand in constant grace
donned in my virescent cape
where yon brooklet I face
which flows through verdant landscape.

Young sweethearts seek my shade.
So happy ere they leave,
sweet love they have made!
Lonely again, I then grieve.

Knowing not each couple's fate
- wondering and weeping - I wait.


Jan. 16, 2018 for Laura Loo's  10 Lines, 5 Words: Rhyme II

Theme 1: A Weeping Willow Mourns

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Marc Acrich

Date: 2/25/2018 10:03:00 AM

virescent? Sure helps when you have a rich vocabulary My poems are bit different im afraid Not so gentle, I will read a few more of yours since I can tell you have skills still do not know what peri style means https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/iam_a_roman_centurion_guard_994986

Sanket Jain

Date: 2/2/2018 7:35:00 PM

Title is superb. Beauty of a poem means use of rhetorical devices. Alliteration used in title is a nice one. Poem makes us laugh, cry, prickle, silent.So did this one. I am deeply touched. Assonance is north line is nicely penned. Good poem. And yes, Review Pari Style Poem to encourage me.

Carole Duet

Date: 1/22/2018 8:33:00 PM

Hi Andrea and congrats on your win too. And, yes, I am the sad lover back under your "virescient cape" and you, my friend, the willow, are weeping with me. Maybe we should try a collab and combine our poems. What do you think? Carole :D P.S. Soup mail me.

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 1/21/2018 9:33:00 PM

Congratulations on another awesome write Andrea!~Che :)

Line Gauthier

Date: 1/21/2018 8:39:00 PM

Aw... sometime 'tis better not to know... Delightful poem with lovely rhythm, Andrea. Congrats on your well deserved win.

John Beam

Date: 1/21/2018 2:34:00 PM

Congratulations, Andrea and Hello, how are you, it's been awhile.

Chris Hagy

Date: 1/20/2018 8:30:00 PM

Congrats Andrea!... so well deserved, this is beautiful :)

Joseph May

Date: 1/20/2018 4:32:00 PM

Congrats on your win Andrea

Eve Roper

Date: 1/20/2018 3:57:00 PM

Back to congratulate you on your win. Hugs Eve~`*

Mick Talbot

Date: 1/20/2018 2:49:00 PM

Beautiful! Congratulations Andrea! :-)

Charlie Smith

Date: 1/20/2018 1:10:00 PM

Another fine win Andrea, congratulations my dear...

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 1/20/2018 12:51:00 PM

Congrats on your win! I love the word, 'virescent'!

John Gondolf

Date: 1/20/2018 11:18:00 AM

Andrea, congrats on your win for this wonderful personification. John

Heidi Sands

Date: 1/20/2018 11:13:00 AM

Congratulations. Very nice :)

Beautiful Scars

Date: 1/20/2018 10:52:00 AM

just beautiful sweet Andrea! I loved every word you wrote, congrats and thank you! :)-luloo

CayCay Jennings

Date: 1/20/2018 10:32:00 AM

Truly a gem, even though I need to look up virescent, I felt the poem radiate with emotion that took me in. This is another beauty with impressive words smoothly blending. I know this will do well. Love ... CayCay

Joe Dimino

Date: 1/19/2018 9:10:00 PM

This is very beautiful, Andrea; I love the personification of nature. I really do feel the spirit of trees and animals, at times also sense their thinking and longing as if we are all of one blood. Divinely written work. Thank you for sharing.

Becca Teagan

Date: 1/18/2018 9:04:00 PM

this is gorgeous, Andrea! You're very good at these rhyming poems! Thank you for your very sweet compliment on my poem. Hugs

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/18/2018 7:09:00 PM

I too don't understand James's comments. Mind you he has the most poems written in the history of the universe. Each of them is as meaningful as the one written before and after the other one that was written before that one followed by the thee and added to the 90th power of infinity.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/18/2018 7:14:00 PM