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Nature- "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." Aristole I watch them rise on a warm zephyr breeze like pirouetting ballerinas spinning and twirling in mid air in white gossamer tutus. Small dandelion clocks are parachuting onto the ground - nature’s way to spread seeds 05/21/20

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Constance La France

Date: 5/28/2020 10:37:00 AM

Jan, beautifully penned and I love your image. Congratulations on your win in my contest _Constance

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2020 3:22:00 PM

thanks so much Constance, I'm now removing the contest details going to try my luck in Brian's contest:-) hugs jan xx

Aditi Mishra

Date: 5/25/2020 1:39:00 PM

That "dandelion clocks parachuting on ground" imagery is outstanding. Congratulations on your win Jan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2020 1:44:00 PM

Thanks Aditi I tried really hard with my imagery for this one:-) hugs Jan xx

Jenish Somadas

Date: 5/25/2020 10:28:00 AM

Splendid imagery Jan.. Great win..

Jan Allison
Date: 5/25/2020 1:43:00 PM

Thanks Jenish:-) hugs Jan xx

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 5/24/2020 5:22:00 PM

a small wonder of nature that you captured in a beauty of a poem...congrats on your win.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2020 5:31:00 PM

thanks so much Jeanne:-) hugs Jan xx

John Watt

Date: 5/24/2020 4:54:00 PM

I just love your tribute to dandelions and their amazing way of propagating the race. I used to say that adulthood begins when you start viewing them as annoying weeds. You resurrected the childlike wonderful in your poem... I love the phrase "pirouetting ballerinas". And I'm old enough to pick up on the Dylan reference in the title. Congratulations on your #1 win, my dear friend ~ John

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2020 5:14:00 PM

thanks so much John, I am trying hard with my imagery and so happy with the way this one turned out... and yes I see them as weeds and love the Dylan song:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 5/24/2020 4:39:00 PM

Wow!Nicely done, Jan, congratulations on your 1st place win. Hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2020 5:13:00 PM

oh wow thanks Eve I didn't know it had been judged:-) hugs Jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 5/23/2020 8:40:00 AM

I love this Jan, When I was a child, I would be fascinated watching this beautiful dance of nature play out exactly as you have wonderfully portrayed here. Good Luck xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2020 5:04:00 PM

I used to adore blowing the dandelion clocks , it certainly was a way to spread the seeds... i guess most children do it at one time or another:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 5/23/2020 6:58:00 AM

Beautiful poem Jan. My yard is full of them right now.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2020 5:03:00 PM

Thanks Mark:-) I am trying to get rid of them off the lawn!:-( hugs jan xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/22/2020 9:50:00 PM

"small dandelion clocks" - adore this; the whole poem actually.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2020 4:07:00 AM

thanks Caren, I am trying so hard with my imagery in recent poems, my favourite one is evenfall, this one comes a close second:-) hugs Jan xx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 5/22/2020 3:43:00 AM

how picturesque can this be, jan...grreat work...huggs!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/22/2020 5:54:00 PM

thanks Nette:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/21/2020 2:24:00 PM

A sure sign of summer Jan, brilliant weather at the moment but no doubt we'll pay dearly Good luck Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 7:44:00 PM

thanks Tom, we have stormy weather approaching - they may be cancelling the ferry, from 1st june hairdressers/ barbers and tattoo parlours can re open - how they will distance is beyond me, dentists can re open but they are refusing! too much too soon... and schools re opening around 16th ish June - not compulsory for parents to send them in though until September - utter chaos for parents/ children and staff alike! I hope we do not pay dearly for these changes:-( hugs Jan xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 5/21/2020 2:17:00 PM

Much enjoyed the portrait of ballerinas pirouetting, Jan. The photo blends beautifully in your words...so well done!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 7:41:00 PM

thanks Vijay:-) hugs Jan xx

J.W. Earnings

Date: 5/21/2020 2:12:00 PM

Amazing!!! So much beautiful imagery. Thanks for commenting on my poem today! -JWE

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 7:40:00 PM

I am going through a mega creative streak i usually tend to try and write funny poems, wish others had commented on that poem it was amazing xx:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/21/2020 1:43:00 PM

Nicely done, Jan! Will their be an encore to promote Dandy Lyon wine? Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 7:39:00 PM

lol I rarely drink alcohol but that wine sounds fine:-) hugs Jan xx

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/21/2020 1:33:00 PM

How clever - to start with 10 and reduce to one - I have made many wishes blowing dandelion seeds - my favorite, 'white gossamer tutus' - this is a beauty, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 5:10:00 PM

we were given the choice of doing the traditional starting at one or doing the reverse and I thought it would look better this way and am so please with the comments I've received:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/21/2020 1:25:00 PM

I love the imagery you display in this etheree Jan. An excellent example of the form! Best of luck in the contest. I just wrote a haiku about the dandelion. xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 3:42:00 PM

Thanks Connie it was fun to write:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/21/2020 12:55:00 PM

jan - this is delightful! i love the whole image of the ballerinas and it goes so well with the picture. best of luck in the contest!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 7:35:00 PM

Thanks Ilene I hope the sponsor likes my effort, am amazed at my creativity at the moment!:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 5/21/2020 12:50:00 PM

Ahhh! I love dandelions, but was not expecting those with that title coming from you! Sneaky lady ;)))) tee hee! Hugs and giggles, good luck in the contest Jan! xomo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/21/2020 3:32:00 PM

you know me so well lol I couldn't resist putting wind in the title but for once it was a more serious poem:-) hugs Jan xx