Do You Remember

Do you remember the creek you and I meandered with. . . those many years ago? Its half-forgotten end has now run dry and vanished like the ferns that used to grow along the border of the glade we two had happily discovered, claimed as ours, and even then, I guess we somehow knew that time was fleet; we picked sweet wild flowers, made friendship garlands. Sunny daffodils were blooms you liked the best. I liked the blue. And then we raced each other up small hills, lay laughing in green grass, friends ever true! I don't run now! I spread a blanket and weave yellow rings, remembering my friend.

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Date: 4/15/2020 12:51:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. I love your title,"Do You Remember." It can be fun to remember back to fun times and fun people. Enjoy your win and day............
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Date: 4/14/2020 11:33:00 PM
What a beautiful tribute to your friend in this lovely English sonnet. Congratulations on your first place win!
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Date: 4/12/2020 11:14:00 PM
Queen of the sonnet, this is beauty personified, it as just placed itself in my fav, which to your poetry is a never ending open door....what more can i say... Just copied and pasted this from my original, comment, and still stand by it today,,I'm roaming amidst my favourite poerty, i'm sure i'll be coming across more of yours..Please stay safe.. Harry
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Date: 9/13/2016 5:09:00 PM
Your English Sonnet was awesome, creative and unique..Congratulations on your placement..Sara ..Ahh!! Friendship..
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Date: 9/12/2016 8:29:00 AM
It is strange Andrea how we still visit those distant times and places and dwell on the fleeting nature of friendship and time. Nicely done
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Date: 9/11/2016 9:02:00 PM
I love this poem, Andrea. There is something magical about childhood friendships and the remembrance is bittersweet; you captured that so well. Congratulations. Agnes
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Date: 9/11/2016 4:20:00 PM
Expertly written, friendship remembrance sonnet. Congrats, Andrea. I really like this one (except for the double spaces). Also, what do you mean by weave yellow rings? :-)
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/11/2016 7:48:00 PM
also the rings can refer to the garlands that we were picking the flowers for.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/11/2016 7:47:00 PM
the yellow rings are to make daisy chains! i guess it's done with the stems so they are not that yellow but if they still had the daisy heads on them they would be yellow colored!
Date: 9/11/2016 2:05:00 PM
Andrea, love the beautiful imagery...congratulations on your placement in the contest :)-luloo
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Date: 9/10/2016 10:24:00 PM
Congratulations my poetic friend, your sonnet painted a vivid picture of young innocence
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Date: 9/10/2016 6:58:00 PM
Andrea, congratulations on your 2nd place win, beautiful written . Hugs Eve
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Date: 2/25/2013 5:04:00 PM
Andrea' congratulations with your sweet win 'take care~SKAT
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Date: 1/28/2013 6:50:00 PM
Wonderful write. Congrats on your win. love phyl
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Date: 1/28/2013 3:17:00 AM
perfect reminder of my childhood.
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Date: 1/21/2013 9:03:00 PM
..lovely Andrea my sweet poetess... may the sun shines you my warmest hug,, each line of yours is a feast to my eyes and a golden craved to my heart... appreciate much our friendship <3 <3 <3
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Date: 1/21/2013 6:32:00 AM
great write.
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Date: 1/20/2013 3:40:00 PM
Congrats on your win. Sorry this is so late. I just figured out how to see the other entries. I'm new here.
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Date: 1/19/2013 6:36:00 AM
sorry i am late with congratulations Andy , very unintentional, life and strife grabbed me by the throat but okay now lo,l xx
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Date: 1/16/2013 2:32:00 PM
Memories, like the corners of my mind. :) Couldn't resist. :) This is beautiful Andrea. Just loved going down memory meadow with you. Congrats!
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Date: 1/16/2013 6:20:00 AM
congrats on your win Andrea
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Date: 1/15/2013 8:37:00 PM
Congrats!
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Date: 1/15/2013 7:05:00 PM
Congrats Andrea ....Seren
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Date: 1/15/2013 5:28:00 PM
Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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Date: 1/15/2013 1:29:00 PM
An exceptional sonnet with marvelous flow, rhyming and enjambment! Lovely imagery too. Congratulations on your win!! Best wishes, Keith
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Date: 1/15/2013 11:10:00 AM
congrats on ur win Andrea....:))
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Date: 1/15/2013 10:14:00 AM
so nice to remember those happy moments with friend...I Congratulations friend Andrea on your win...cheers!! Hugs always, Maria
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