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Originally published: 29th May 2022

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Poetry Soup's POEM OF THE DAY 31st May 2022

when the book of bedtime stories kissed goodnight and turned the page and was left to stand upon the shelf to fox and spot with age the bright sun lost the hat it wore and its face that always smiled with those outstretched lines of beams that shone inside of every child.

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 1/3/2023 10:25:00 AM

Ah, the beauty and magic of bedtime stories for children Gary and the sadness when children, and parents, think they are too grown up for these magical tales sending us into the land of Nod! Every night before I go to sleep, I read a story! So many people read before they go to sleep. Must be a leftover from childhood. Never too old for a bedtime story! Congratulations on your win. Blessings of bedtime stories for the new year!

Gary Radice
Date: 1/6/2023 2:52:00 AM

Hi Sam. All the best for the New Year. I think bedtime stories provide the perfect foundation for a child's imagination to grow. I don't understand how, for many kids today, a tv or a cell phone at bedtime can stimulate their imagination but I guess this 61 year old would say that after all the fantastic nighttime reads I was party to as a child. :) Thanks again and Cheers - Gary

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/21/2022 2:58:00 AM

Congratulations on this winner in Brian's contest. Way to go. Sara

Gary Radice
Date: 12/21/2022 7:43:00 AM

Thank you Sara. I hope all is well with you and your family. Have a lovely Christmas. Cheers - Gary

Valsa George

Date: 9/26/2022 2:49:00 AM

When Bedtime stories are dumped to the shelves, the child inside us dies ! Gary, quite a meaningful poem expressed in sweet brevity!

Gary Radice
Date: 9/26/2022 1:59:00 PM

Hi Valsa. Yes..A metaphor for the loss of childhood innocence. Thank you for visit, read and lovely comments. Cheers - Gary

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 7/30/2022 7:04:00 AM

This is a rather good piece Gary, it's rather true what you said in another comment that when bedtime stories stop then childhood stops. A rather enlightening piece this is. -Gordon

Gary Radice
Date: 7/30/2022 12:45:00 PM

Thank you Gordon. They used to be an essential part of childhood. I'm not too sure anymore. Cheers - Gary

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 7/12/2022 1:22:00 PM

Happy Child Blessed childhood

Gary Radice
Date: 7/12/2022 9:55:00 PM

Hi Christopher. I used to love the bedtime stories as a kid. I think they helped develop my imagination. I suspect kids today take their mobile phones with them to bed or watch TV. Maybe I'm being unfair and stories still get told. I think that a stage in childhood passes once the bedtime stories stop. Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman

Date: 6/2/2022 10:12:00 AM

Gary, this is so creative with wonderful images of bedtime stories bidding "goodnight" then "turns the page." What wonderful lines - a dynamic picture. You have reached deeply into the inner child in all of us. Congratulations on your POTD! Cheers!

Gary Radice
Date: 6/2/2022 11:38:00 PM

Thank you Sam for your lovely comments. Personally, I never did grow up..in fact I often feel that although my body has aged I often feel I'm growing down. :) Cheers - Gary

Daisy Meadows

Date: 5/31/2022 10:25:00 PM

Well written. Congratulations on your POTD.

Gary Radice
Date: 6/1/2022 12:11:00 AM

Thank you Jeanette. Cheers - Gary

Brandy Nicole

Date: 5/31/2022 7:01:00 PM

I will always find a way to stay in the sky, to drift in those cotton candy clouds. . . . Because reading can take you anywhere you want to go. My heart smiles knowing this truth. Congratulations Gary, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Brandy

Gary Radice
Date: 6/1/2022 12:14:00 AM

Hi Brandy. Thank you for your lovely, profound comments. I appreciate your visit. Cheers - Gary

Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/31/2022 2:27:00 PM

Just lovely. Congratulations Panagiota

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 3:14:00 PM

Thank you for your visit and congratulations Panagiota. I appreciate it. Cheers - Gary

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 5/31/2022 1:23:00 PM

Such a lovely piece Gary and well-deserving of the POTD. Blessings, Gordon

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 1:33:00 PM

Thank you Gordon and please give my regards to all North of the Border :) Cheers - Gary

Constance La France

Date: 5/31/2022 12:51:00 PM

Gary, very nice and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor, blessings ~Constance

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 1:42:00 PM

Thank you Constance. Cheers - Gary

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/31/2022 12:41:00 PM

Congratulations on POTD!

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 1:50:00 PM

Many Thanks Kim! Cheers - Gary

John Lawless

Date: 5/31/2022 11:40:00 AM

and I get to read them again to my great grandchildren.....beautifully done Gary

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 12:35:00 PM

Thanks so much John. I'm smiling at your comment because at one point I was playing around with a third stanza and the idea of the child growing up and reading to his own children but I never got far with it. Thanks again. Cheers - Gary

John Watt

Date: 5/31/2022 10:53:00 AM

Gary, happy to see this gem acknowledged with a POTD! Congrats, my friend ~ John

John Watt
Date: 5/31/2022 1:45:00 PM

Gary, I also am one who makes edits as I see fit, post-submission. I had no quarrel with v1.0 but I think your v2.0 strolls along at an even smoother gait. Well done.

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 11:31:00 AM

Thanks John! I've edited the poem a little since you last commented on it...sometimes I just can't leave poems alone. :) Cheers - Gary

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/31/2022 9:10:00 AM

Back to congratulate you on having this wonderful poem honored for POTD Gary. Blessings xxoo

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 9:58:00 AM

Thanks so much Connie :) Cheers- Gary

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/31/2022 8:20:00 AM

Gary, just back to say CONGRATULATIONS for the well-deserved P.OT.D. I think I faved this poem. It is delightful.

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 8:45:00 AM

Hi Milt. Yes, you did fav it. Thanks so much for your continued support and encouragement. Cheers - Gary

Joseph May

Date: 5/31/2022 8:18:00 AM

A story still beams inside, Congrats on POTD Gary

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 8:51:00 AM

Joseph, thanks so much for your visit and congratulations. Once a child no longer draws a hat on the sun or gives it a face I sense they are growing up. Cheers - Gary

Ann Peck

Date: 5/31/2022 7:51:00 AM

So sweet and sad when childhood ends. Congratulations on POTD.

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 8:47:00 AM

Agreed Ann. The naivety of childhood is a wonderful thing. Thanks. Cheers - Gary

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/31/2022 7:49:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. Children and books go together. Get them reading when they are young. A wonderful write. Have a blessed day..............

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 8:46:00 AM

I couldn't agree more Paula. :) Cheers - Gary

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/31/2022 7:15:00 AM

Congratulations for POTD Gary. Enjoy :)

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 7:25:00 AM

Thanks Heidi. It's been a nice surprise. Cheers - Gary

Bill Baker

Date: 5/31/2022 7:03:00 AM

Lovely poem that brings back pleasant memories of bedtime stories and their effect on children. Congratulations on your POTD, Gary. Thank for sharing your thought through your poetry. Bill

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 7:05:00 AM

It's my pleasure Bill and thank YOU for your visit and your great comments. Cheers - Gary

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 5/31/2022 5:29:00 AM

So simple and so lovely….congratulations on your well deserved POTD! I love the sentiment, the flow and the rhyme. Made my day! :)Paulette

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 7:01:00 AM

Thanks Paulette for the lovely comments. Funny thing is, I find that the simpler my poems appear in the end, the harder they are to write! I haven't quite figured out why yet :) Cheers - Gary

Jenna Logan

Date: 5/31/2022 5:01:00 AM

Reading is an open door to the world. We need only turn the pages to travel. Congratulations on your potd, Gary.

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 7:02:00 AM

Jenna, I couldn't agree with you more - and I'll take books over Kindles any day. Cheers - Gary

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 5/31/2022 4:56:00 AM

Nostalgic memories of yesteryears that have shaped us, built us, into what we are today. Beautiful write, Gary, congrats on POTD

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 7:03:00 AM

Hi Unseeking. Thanks for your visit, ultra wise words and your lovely compliments about my poem. Much appreciated. Cheers - Gary

Deb M

Date: 5/31/2022 4:13:00 AM

So well deserved Gary…..made me happy to see you got POTD! Congratulations…..Debx

Gary Radice
Date: 5/31/2022 4:50:00 AM

Made me happy too Deb despite the fact that I still haven't a clue what the criteria is in order for the honour to be bestowed upon a poem. :) Its a lovely honour though. Thanks again. Cheers - Gary