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For Nette Onclaud's What The World Loves Poetry Contest/ June 27, 2025

#10 on The Best 100 New Poems list/ Aug 24, 2025

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Feeling Nostalgic

when summer was a caterpillar moving at a crawl, it became the butterfly brightest of all
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Goldsmith Avatar
June 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your lovely/fun write. Have a blessed day with your win................
Dutta Avatar
June 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Big Congrats to win Top as usual.
Woods Avatar
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Oh wow you really got something special here... will deserved win! Fave for me! Xo
Jones Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Very creative! Congrats!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Congrats! Very nice!
Gasun Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Coming back to congratulate you on your well-deserved top win my dear poet friend! Cheers and hugs!
Canerdy Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Andrea, what a delightful poem! Love it. Janice
Crandall Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Nice - I remember when summer was a caterpillar...and also a butterfly!
Kerr Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Andrea, I predicted this triumph a mile off. Rounds of endless applause for a majestic work and its award Howard
Hind Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Beautiful- good lluck!! I really like "Summer as a butterfly"
Hind Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hey, check my last poem again. :)
Kerr Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Breathtakingly innovative piece oozing nuance. Each word a stepping to a stunning interpretation of the prompt. I really appreciate your slant on my poem. So much of myself was invested in it
Poet Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The music is just stunning. This is very cool. Warm regards, Andrea
Dietrich Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Thanks, Sotto
Mcintosh Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Oh, this is music instead of poetry. It flows so beautifully. I love this. God bless you sweet friend. Love, Gina
Dietrich Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Music, huh? Thanks, Regina. I will take that!
DiMino Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Indeed, attitude is everything -- I have likewise made a Winter's slip into sunshine. Wonderful writing! A FAV!
Dietrich Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thanks so much
Gasun Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Exquisite verse and self-portrait my dearest poet friend Andrea. I love this a lot. Thanks for sharing. Good luck in the contest but I know our dear contest sponsor will love it as much as I do. Thanks for sharing. More power and blessings to you always. A blessed weekend! Hugs
Dietrich Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Thanks, dear friend
Kendrick Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A creative comparison that is really a great one. Reads like a good contender to me for the contest. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. I wonder who this person could be. Sara K
Kerr Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Peerless perfection Andrea. Once again thank you for bringing contest rule to my attention
Dietrich Avatar
June 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
You are welcome. I hope it helps.
George Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This transformation from a chrysalis to a butterfly is the great moment of victory. This is what we all look for and what the world loves. All the best dear Andrea.
Kauffman Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What a wonderful metaphor, Andrea! Wonderfully written. Each line is so expressive. Each image is perfectly placed to express metaphoric, seasonal transition and transformation of life. Best wishes for the contest. These simple lines have a beautiful depth to them. I really love this one. It is striking. Blessings!
Dietrich Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thanks so much
Kavanagh  Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Something quite liberating about this metaphorical piece Andrea, from crawling along to sprouting wings and flying all summer long, I sense transcendence too, great one for contest, cheers David
Dietrich Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thanks, David
Lamoureux Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
How lovely Andrea. I think you have written a self portrait.
Dietrich Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Thanks. What an interesting thought
Sharma  Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Awwn such a beautiful metaphor you've used here, sweet Andrea! I'm in awe of the summery imagery you've painted here and even given wings to this season ~ so glossy and fluttering! Summer must have become the most beautiful butterfly, I can imagine! There's so much profound depth here, indeed filled with the essence of nostalgia, how our heart keeps throbbing with memories, in silence and then it leaves the deepest reminiscences leave the brightest sparks! Love this! Best wishes for the contest
Dietrich Avatar
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
You really got it. Thank you , Hiya.
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