Agates

My
poet’s 
life (not known
then as such) flowed
along life’s swift course
rippling with glee and roaming youth’s chasms.

It then streamed relentlessly to the Now.
I polish agates
left in its wake
so I can
display
them.

lifetetractys

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Skat A

November 30, 2014 at 2:04 AM

Awesome win ~SKAT~

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

November 24, 2014 at 9:49 AM

You are an agate, bright, warm, deep, multicolored. Great.love Andrea XXXX rajat

John Lawless

November 23, 2014 at 9:56 AM

Andrea, The shaping of the poem adds to its subtlety of verse. The artist honing a skill always thought perfect yet always in need of a coat of new polish. Love this one.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

November 22, 2014 at 11:41 PM

Oh this is so bright n brilliant Andrea! Congrats on huge win!

Kayod5 Kayode

November 22, 2014 at 9:56 PM

Congrats Andrea,no doubt you really polish agates and when you display them ,behold how beautiful they are that today the World says of you; Andrea:poet of poets.

Sandra Haight

November 22, 2014 at 8:48 PM

Andrea, congratulations on your win! I love this form and the well-chosen words you used to describe where you were then and where you are now as you display your beautiful "polished agates" to share with all of us! Fav, Sandra

Joseph May

November 22, 2014 at 8:13 PM

Congrats on a great win Andrea

Maurice Yvonne

November 22, 2014 at 5:54 PM

Stunning and everyone of your words like a drop of life a shine of joy enters my very core.

Barbara Gorelick

November 22, 2014 at 5:44 PM

Well done my dear, Interesting that you chose this form..it worked beautifully.. Congrats. BG

Jennifer Walker

November 22, 2014 at 4:10 PM

Wow, sis, I love how you compare your poems to polished agates. You do have such a wonderful way with words.

Debbie Guzzi

November 22, 2014 at 4:07 PM

Nice way to think of poems! Congrad's Andie! Light & Love

Jan Allison

November 22, 2014 at 4:02 PM

a gem of a poem Andrea - many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Brenda Meier-Hans

September 6, 2014 at 12:38 PM

Nice Andrea. Congratulations on your win.

Faye Gibson

September 6, 2014 at 11:16 AM

Oh, those agates...some of mine will need a lot of polishing. Lovely. Congrats.

Casarah Nance

September 5, 2014 at 9:53 PM

You are one of the most awesome gem I have met ;) neat poem, I like the structure. :) Grats on your win

Poet Destroyer A

September 5, 2014 at 5:34 PM

Congratulations, ANDREA , 'thank you for supporting my contest... Stop by my latest blog, "TWILIGHT" if you'd like... Sending hugs to all. <3 LINDA

Harry Horsman

October 9, 2012 at 4:14 PM

interesting aspect here, Andrea, love the poem and the form....

Sean Claudine

January 6, 2012 at 1:50 AM

true to form, i am a social nightmare, well spoken but too honest to be liked.

Andrea Dietrich

January 11, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Learn to temper honesty with diplomacy! YOu can be liked, Sean. I like you.

Jon Arno

December 29, 2011 at 7:39 PM

And you do it well...Another nice one :)

Kash Poet

December 28, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Spandan karmakar.you typed karmakar spelling wrong:)

James Rasmusson

November 26, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Hi Andrea. Thanks, I’m so happy to share my ‘sad’ poem and to barely make it into the top ten- I was 10th. Your 'Agates' should have been in the top ten. I really like the words "I polish agates left in its wake". I seem to be the only one who didn't put a space between the two halves of the poem. I went online and reviewed the form and the separating space seems to be optional. What do you think? Hugs, ~Jim

Joe Maverick

November 17, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Beautiful Andrea, a good way to express the positives we find after the turbulence of life's years..! i can emphathise with this:) this should soar in the contest..!