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For Nette Onclaud's "What Happened After" Poetry contest/ July 19, 2025

After the Yearning

She spent so much of her time
in her mind wildly churning
fantasy with deep yearning
which she spun like useless twine,
then grew old, never learning
that her dreams, like clouds, had dimmed
joy with which life might have brimmed.

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Crystol Woods July 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM I wonder if this is true for all of us on some level. Missing some of the joy in life for wishing for the grass that's greener? Very thought provoking! Congratulations again Andrea! I wish I could begrudge you the win but you're just that good! :) xo Andrea Dietrich July 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM thanks so much. I love Nette's themes and how her forms are short. I love your current contest too and will have an entry for you. I really believe some people live in this yearning way. Most people learn to accept their lot in life though!

CayCay Godwin July 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM You went deep but I didn't weep. I did, however, enjoy. Love, CayCay Andrea Dietrich July 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM thanks, my dear friend

Paige Hind July 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM Ah, sad, but with subtle lessons

Kim Rodrigues July 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM Enjoyed your fine words!

Howard Kerr July 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM Magnificent work, Andrea I love the depth, flow, and imagery Best of luck to you Howard

Joseph P. DiMino July 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM I think, with age, it happens to everything we do, say, feel -- very difficult to keep enthusiasm when sensing the body declining, getting read for spirit to transition. Old age sucks. Andrea Dietrich July 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM Yeah. Things get tough especially when totally unexpected

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri July 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM A fab narrative of a life lived in wild dreams and fantasies not realised aw. Kudos for you narrated it in superb rhyming wow! Kudos! Plz also read and comment on my newest poem too.

Sara Kendrick July 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM Nice one, Andrea. If for a contest, it reads like a good contender to me. I think I have seen some like this one on other's page so it must be a contest. Some people do exactly that, stay involved with self and their life is wasted never reaching its full potential. Sara K

Rowena Velasco July 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM This is hauntingly beautiful, Andrea. The imagery is delicate yet powerful—dreams spun like “useless twine” carries such quiet tragedy. A poignant reflection on lost time and unrealized joy. Stunningly crafted.