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7/11/2024 for Paint a Picture Poetry Contest sponsored by Joseph May

Dad, your retirement home pick, Serene, with soft ocean breezes, A porch to be outdoors, Perfectly matched your calm personality. Empty chair? I see you. 1

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Date: 7/21/2024 8:50:00 AM
Awe... how sweet and lovely to think our loved ones will remain in our minds eye. Beautiful take on this! Xo
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David Crandall
Date: 7/21/2024 9:18:00 AM
Thanks Crystol - yep, he's remembered fondly.
Date: 7/18/2024 5:50:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Very nicely penned
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David Crandall
Date: 7/18/2024 8:17:00 AM
Thanks Joesph! It was an interesting exercise, writing based on what a picture evokes.
Date: 7/17/2024 5:03:00 PM
A sad one indeed. Retirement often doesn’t last long. The empty chair missing its occupant. Congrats, David!
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David Crandall
Date: 7/17/2024 6:52:00 PM
Actually, my dad had a pretty good run, about 25 years of retirement and 15 years in his nice retirement house. He passed in 2016 at 90.
Date: 7/12/2024 1:43:00 AM
A person's chair is a constant reminder. Your poem is bittersweet.
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David Crandall
Date: 7/12/2024 7:00:00 PM
Bittersweet, that's a good word for my feeling Hilda

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