Charlieku - Recalling 5 By 5

Recalling        Laughing          Reading               Learning       Teaching myself
the flicker of   into night with    all of the             to cook and    how to wear
         fireflies    my sisters   Nancy Drew books   loving to eat     makeup

Rainbows over   Pizza              Troll dolls           Ping pong in     Boyfriends and
    Iowan             Saturdays     Hoppity-Hop     study hall and    drive-in movie
  corn fields   Popcorn Sundays   and my bike      Swing Choir         kisses

Lying in grass  Grandma's house  The movie house  Sleepovers'     Dancing to
   seeing            at the end of    with its starred      chit chat        live music at
shapes in clouds    the lane            ceiling           and girlie games    twilight

Hot days            Lilac bushes      Gaily       Herman's Hermits    Writing
  cooling off         and the big    spinning on    Bread and      short stories -
at Weed Park Pool   ballfield    carnival rides    3-Dog Night    dreaming awake 

Snowy winters  The tangled woods  Endlessly  Clothes bought with      All the
   raspberry        behind our           swinging      babysitting     wonderful things
      summers       first house        up to the sky   money        of my youth

Oct. 17, 2018 for the Charlieku 4-3-2 Poetry Contest of charles messina
Words like choir, etc. checked by HowManySyllables.com

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 11/2/2018 1:04:00 AM
I love this parade through your past. Your recall is amazing and it truly sounds like the quint essential girl growing up in the midwest youth. Loved it. So enjoyed.
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Date: 10/24/2018 8:29:00 PM
Back with a big congratulations on your great win in this Senryu contest.
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Date: 10/24/2018 11:21:00 AM
Andrea, need your help. Am sending important Soup mail. Please check. Thanks, carolyn
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Date: 10/24/2018 9:44:00 AM
Pleased to be standing next to you on the podium, Andrea:) Congratulations!! // paul
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Date: 10/24/2018 8:19:00 AM
These are so original, Andrea. None of the others give us this perspective of the things we saw and experienced while growing up. "Herman's Hermits" was my favorite band and I saw them perform three times! Congratulations on your well-deserved win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 10/24/2018 7:22:00 AM
All are wonderful... I see all poems have a great touch with the nature... great work. Congratulation on your WIN, Andrea.
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Date: 10/23/2018 3:13:00 PM
wonderful memories!Many congratulations on your win Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 10/23/2018 1:43:00 PM
A great compilation of memories Andrea..Congrats on your win..
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Date: 10/23/2018 10:32:00 AM
An awesome medley of nostalgic gems, Andrea. Congrats on your well deserved top win.
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Date: 10/23/2018 8:48:00 AM
Congrats on your win. Way to go ..Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara
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Date: 10/23/2018 2:24:00 AM
- Congratulations on your great Charlieku, Andrea :) - Have a nice Tuesday :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/23/2018 2:01:00 AM
Fantastic Andrea. You must have really spent some time on these. Brava! Congratulations on your deserving 2nd placement! : )
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Date: 10/22/2018 11:13:00 PM
OMG, Andrea. You have mastered this form I see. I love all of them, especially the one about Herman's Hermits. Some of the younger generation might think you would be talking about a hermit crab...lol Great ku's Congratulations on your win...Charlie
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Date: 10/22/2018 6:07:00 AM
Brilliant job, no one can surpass this one, Andrea:)
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Date: 10/20/2018 9:35:00 PM
quite a 4-3-2 haiku.. luck in the contest
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Date: 10/20/2018 6:31:00 PM
Wow Andrea, you have gone above and beyond for this contest. It is sure to top the list! Congratulations on all your many wins. You are on a jet roll! : )
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Date: 10/20/2018 9:15:00 AM
Hi Andrea, an excellent group of Charlieku. You share your creativity in each piece, Such memories that sing from the heart. I love the content and the style Andrea. This group were a joy to read. has to be a fave. Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs....Mike. XX
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Date: 10/19/2018 10:19:00 PM
quite a stream of nostalgic thoughts...nicely written Andrea
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Date: 10/19/2018 7:09:00 PM
Hiya Petal, Something tells me you’re in for ‘Something Good’ with this lovely memory list poem of youthful days. Take care, Richard
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Date: 10/19/2018 1:12:00 PM
Horizontal snapshots of childhood days, stored away for future reference! Girlie things I can understand but not relate to...others I experienced myself, though in different places and situations. Regards // paul
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Date: 10/18/2018 7:07:00 PM
Holy Charlieku, Batman...ready for a win...you need little luck, Andrea...love & light...^WW^
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Date: 10/18/2018 5:07:00 PM
Youth flies away. In the Jewish prayer book it calls life "The Dream that flies away". Nice recollection of youth in this work. But in some ways it is better to be older. Good luck in the contest. I have entered some contests recently myself.
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Date: 10/18/2018 2:31:00 PM
Andrea, amazing, and wow what a layout, winner is what I am thinking !!!
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Date: 10/18/2018 6:43:00 AM
Wonderful story of youth you painted in this unique form..each one special..together they form a cohesive picture..well done, Andrea. A win for sure!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/18/2018 12:57:00 PM
thanks, vijay
Date: 10/18/2018 1:30:00 AM
Nancy Drew Books - yes, my aunt had the whole series, and she would loan them to me one at a time. Rainbows over Iowa cornfields - absolutely! Troll dolls - I still collect them. Grandma's house at the end of the lane. YES! YES! YES! You have brought my childhood back with your childhood, Andrea. Thank you!
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