George Aul Poet Free verse

Among the Beautiful

Among the beautiful is where I stand,
among the trees, among the land.
This is the place where I come to think,
no one can bother me as I take a breath
of cool, crisp air.

This is the place where I can
dip my feet in the water without care.
I am free to go anywhere.

I walk around barefoot 
with only the clothes on my back
because I live here among the beautiful.
This is my home.


My ten-year-old daughter - Jessica - wrote this poem; I am submitting it on her behalf.

For "Barefoot" contest sponsored by Francine Roberts.

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Judy Ball July 20, 2011 at 9:54 AM This is wonderful for one so young. Great job Jessica. God Bless, JB

Poet Destroyer A June 11, 2011 at 11:10 PM A wonderful win, Al... freedom of a feeling thanks..p.d.

Nette Onclaud June 11, 2011 at 11:28 AM george!! a flowing piece.. jessica should be the winner here, lol.. she's got talent; she took after you! :) huggs, nette

Gautami Phookan June 10, 2011 at 10:52 AM Wow!! A beauty..Congrats to your daughter George on this fantastic win. my love to her...gautami

Carolyn Devonshire June 10, 2011 at 9:59 AM Dear George, please encourage Jessica to keep writing poetry. She has so much talent and I hope her confidence is boosted by your encouragement. Feeling a bit better today and am trying to catch up on some comments. Love, Carolyn

Andrea Dietrich June 9, 2011 at 7:24 PM wow, how amazing that she did so well at such a young age. She scored a GREAT score in this contest! Tell her congraulations for me!

Dr.Ram Mehta June 9, 2011 at 10:16 AM Accept my congratulations on the win in the contest of Francine, george

Ralph Taylor June 8, 2011 at 1:51 PM Congrats on your well deserved win, Jessica/George. Beautiful write. Enjoyed. Nice going. Ralph

Linda-Marie Sweetheart June 8, 2011 at 11:04 AM Congrats George on your great win with this delightful write ..enjoy luv..

Cory Long June 8, 2011 at 10:57 AM congrats on your win. cory

Carol Sunshine Brown June 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM Congratulations on your win in Francine's "Barefoot"contest Jessica-George. Love, Carol

Francine Roberts June 8, 2011 at 10:23 AM oh and congrats for the fifth place win in the contest

Francine Roberts June 8, 2011 at 10:22 AM George , tell your little angel I want a signed copy of her first book when its published, her spelling and punctation are perfect and I hope this will just be the start of her wonderful writing ( get her her own account please) Hoping to see more from her

Gwendolen Song June 7, 2011 at 11:28 AM Tell Jessica we are waiting on an encore, George. Hope her summer break is off to a great start. Gwendolen

Dr.Ram Mehta June 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM What a brilliant piece and I say hello to her with love, george

Gwendolen Song June 4, 2011 at 2:37 PM Try to have your daughter post at least one poem a week over the summer vacation....I will have my daughter's look for her work too....it'll be fun! Gwendolen

Gwendolen Song June 4, 2011 at 2:35 PM Hi Jessica & Dad, Tis is a lil slice of heaven in this inviting and cool piece. Very much enjoyed it on this hot and cool day! Write some stuff together--my son and I wrote The Trophy Tree. Check it out too. High five to dad and daughter. Gwendolen

Skat A June 4, 2011 at 1:14 PM really cool poem your daughter wrote george shes got some real talent Luv*Skat

Francine Roberts June 4, 2011 at 12:16 PM soup mail