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Swap It Poetry Contest

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We walk alone, towards the sight There are the fragrant roses bright, Bees sip nectar, queen kisses drone. Towards the sight, we walk alone. In our old age, we hail flowers. Grown tall after the last showers: Tulips and bluebells are the rage. We hail flowers, in our old age. See the great pond, with insects bright, As dragonflies fly, what a sight. Making love for they have a bond. With insects bright, see the great pond. In the large pool, swans glide along, Some cygnets follow growing strong, Best for them not to play the fool. Swans glide along, in the large pool. The small bell rings, it's closing time. Back home, rickety stairs we climb. Happy for now we feel like kings. It's closing time, the small bell rings.

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Date: 7/1/2024 9:36:00 PM
So nice, Victor. A relaxing lovely day. Congrats
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Date: 6/16/2024 7:50:00 AM
Nicely swaped quatrain Victor. ;) You paint a lovely picture. :)
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Date: 6/13/2024 1:37:00 AM
A wonderful Swap Quatrain, the poetry form isn’t easy, well done to you… Beryl
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Date: 6/11/2024 3:16:00 PM
Lovely poetry- the rhyme and flow were so beautiful- wise with age
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Date: 6/11/2024 3:11:00 PM
Love the imagery and the feel in your poem. Just a stunning garden. Hugs my friend
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Date: 6/11/2024 2:05:00 PM
June days and nights are filled with such beauty and sightseeing, ponds, pools, waterways. Great swap poem Victor bol~
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Date: 6/11/2024 12:51:00 AM
- A beautiful picture, to be enjoyed with your words, Victor :) - hugs
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Date: 6/10/2024 12:48:00 PM
This is bound to do well in the contest - you and your romantic writes are just splendid Victor, keep writing them with your gifted talented and your gifted pen. Blessings, and hugs, Jennifer.
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Date: 6/10/2024 12:29:00 AM
This is simply beautiful such a lovely write I adore the gardens as well I’ve always been so fond of flowers watching insects and hummingbirds feast on the nectar wonderful write Victor many blessings.
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Date: 6/9/2024 10:23:00 AM
Wonderful poetic storytelling and imagery here ...
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Date: 6/9/2024 3:32:00 AM
Superb swap quatrain ~ if it is for the contest, all the best, it should do well
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Date: 6/9/2024 3:17:00 AM
Isn't Nature the best. I love visiting gardens in every country we have visited. I especially loved the Rose Gardens in Osaka Japan. Quite spectacular. Your gardens sound just as incredible. You have described them most poetically and beautifully dear Victor...Hugs
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Date: 6/8/2024 9:39:00 PM
You've taken the reader on a journey to a garden, but with a happy return home. An everyday moment becomes a golden occurrence in the style of this poem. Joie de vivre.
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Date: 6/8/2024 6:31:00 PM
It is wonderful to recollect days like this when we grow old, Victor. Your words captured the magic of a beautiful, romantic day very well. Best wishes for the contest.
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Date: 6/8/2024 5:32:00 PM
Hello Victor, your words transported me to nature's wonders - wher roses are fragrant, bees are sipping nectar, and dragonflies are bonding. I think your poem has exquisite imagery showing us of the simple joys awaiting us in life's twilight. Blessings, Daniel
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Date: 6/8/2024 5:06:00 PM
Beautiful imagery.
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Date: 6/8/2024 12:50:00 PM
Beautiful, Victor, it draws the reader inwardly as Andrea kept it short. I'd written a swap liken to Joseph's version but they told me Andrea wanted a 8 syllable and not Joseph's 10 syllable, so I ended up with two quatrains both swap but different styles. My stairs are fine, I'm the rickety one, Aloha, William
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Date: 6/8/2024 11:35:00 AM
It sounds lovely St. Anthon garden. Lots to see and admire there for you to have that good inspiration to write it down. Beautiful and delicate piece, Victor. Blessings!
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Date: 6/8/2024 8:39:00 AM
Lovely! Hugs ~ Kim
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Date: 6/8/2024 8:08:00 AM
Ahh!! So nice to go to a public garden that one does not have to tend. They are usually so well kept. Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K
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Date: 6/8/2024 8:04:00 AM
A serene composition, wonderful in its spareness, enriched with your vivid images and analogies. Victor, your thoughts are passionate and sentimental on every level. Good luck in the contest.
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Date: 6/8/2024 7:27:00 AM
Lovely piece and well crafted. When that time comes, nature holds us still. We live in the beauty of them and feel in their purity. Cheers Victor.
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Date: 6/8/2024 5:55:00 AM
Wow this is absolutely stunning and so philosophically wise and deeply meaningful! I think this is one of my new faves from you! So well written and so well articulated in a very creative and poetic manner! So artistic! Well delivered dear victor! I see through your words, so picturesque! Fave it is
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Date: 6/8/2024 5:55:00 AM
Pretty nature poem. Even in old age nature can delight, if we get off our chairs and turn off the telly and engage it
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Date: 6/8/2024 3:33:00 AM
Sentimental at all levels with expressive lines, Victor... I can't join contests; how???
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Date: 6/8/2024 5:56:00 AM
Nette? Is that really you? Whoa dudette you've been more evasive than Waldo. How ya been?

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