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Dear old swing, hanging from our back yard tree. Well I remember those long summer days as memories of childhood now flood me. For hours I swang! It was more than a phase. Well I remember those long summer days. Alone, feeling free, with daydreams flowing, for hours I swang! It was more than a phase. How high I could climb once I got going! Alone, feeling free, with daydreams flowing! Thinking of back then – I sit with a sigh. How high I could climb once I got going. Let me once again fly up to the sky! Thinking of back then – I sit with a sigh as memories of childhood now flood me. Let me once again fly up to the sky - Dear old swing, hanging from our back yard tree. June 26, 2020 for Eve Roper's "Feelings of Nostalgia" Poetry Contest Submitted 8/25/2022 for Joseph May's the 'Pantoum - Old or New' Poetry Contest

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Date: 8/31/2022 4:21:00 AM
I love the swing! Was my favorite! Great nostalgic write! Congratulations, Andrea!
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Date: 8/28/2022 4:14:00 PM
Congratulations on your win with this nostalgic poem Andrea. Blessings xxoo
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Date: 8/28/2022 10:03:00 AM
A swing brings back memories of old, Congrats on your win Andrea, Very nicely done
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Date: 7/27/2020 5:33:00 PM
such wonderful memories of childhood, many congratulations on your win Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 7/27/2020 2:51:00 AM
Your muse made me want to get back to those childhood days and that beautiful swing once more Andrea. Congratulations on your win. Blessings and love :)
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Date: 7/19/2020 12:16:00 PM
Andrea, great flow, imagery, and feeling you created in this verse. Thank you for entering the contest. Congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve
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Date: 7/18/2020 4:49:00 PM
I don't swing any more because my aging inner ear can't cope with it any more, but this was a fun ride back in the time machine to childhood. Congrats!
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Date: 7/18/2020 12:27:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. Old swings and memories of childhood are the best. Enjoy your win and day................
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Date: 7/1/2020 5:02:00 PM
Nicely captured. 'Dear' it is, and more forlorn missing its child counterpart, than the busy teenager becomes. Lovely celebratory poem.
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Date: 6/27/2020 5:22:00 PM
Now those are the memories. God Job. Good luck in the contest. God Bless, JB
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Date: 6/27/2020 3:02:00 PM
Wonderful memories in your flowing lines.I loved swinging when I was a little girl. Now when I try, I get motion sickness. The memories are far better. GL in the contest. Rhonda xx
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2020 3:53:00 PM
Me too, I can't do it any more or I feel sick. I LOVED fast crazy rides at the carnival and those make me sick now too . Uggg. it sucks to get older.
Date: 6/27/2020 2:43:00 PM
Beautiful memories Andrea, where does time go. Tom
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Date: 6/27/2020 1:08:00 PM
Lovely!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/27/2020 3:53:00 PM
thanks, my dear friend. What are you up to these days?
Date: 6/27/2020 6:39:00 AM
Always a nostalgic odyssey to harken back--you found your memories Andrea--no doubt a win for you.
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Date: 6/27/2020 2:03:00 AM
This is so relateable. The nostalgia is rich with memories of flying on a swing. You make pantoums seem so easy with your great flow. GL to you.
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Date: 6/26/2020 10:31:00 PM
When your a child you try to swing as hi as you can. You brought me back to those memories Andrea, with this cute piece... Luv Michael
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Date: 6/26/2020 9:59:00 PM
you made me go back to my younger years and envision the feeling of flying through the air on my swing... wonderful write Andrea :)
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Date: 6/26/2020 9:06:00 PM
Lovely write...puts you right back in time...daydream swinging...
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