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Granpa Shreeve

I'll always remember Granpa Shreeve at Eaton Road,where he+Gran dwelt, a wide thick trouser buckled belt no collar,braces+rolled-up shirt sleeve He kept hens at the bottom of his patch his soldier's back now bent to stoop, collecting eggs from his home-coop, each day letting them out to root+scratch Organically grown,fed as range free a pullet killed as a Christmas treat each day a fresh egg for dinner or tea Old-fashioned,a bit of a tartar, far-off days..Gran was his domestic martyr

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Sharon Well

Date: 8/3/2011 10:55:00 AM

what a great tribute to him! congrats on a well deserved win! Sharon.

Jack Horne

Date: 8/2/2011 10:49:00 AM

Many congratulations, Brian : )

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/2/2011 1:05:00 AM

tops, brian... oh yes!.. heaps of congrats on your amazing award!! :) huggs!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/1/2011 11:22:00 PM

wow, brian, this is really awesome, and a sonnet no less. You surely deserved a win with this finely crafted poem!

Chiquitachiamaka Baity

Date: 8/1/2011 11:11:00 PM

Congrats on your well deserved win!!!!!!!

Cyndi Macmillan

Date: 8/1/2011 10:12:00 PM

Congrats on the first place win, Brian! Especially loved the last two lines. Your grandparents would have been proud, I bet! Cyndi

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 8/1/2011 8:50:00 PM

My congratulations on the first place win in the contest of carol, Brian

Caryl Ramsdale

Date: 8/1/2011 6:17:00 PM

A winning congratulations! Caryl

Joseph Osita

Date: 8/1/2011 5:51:00 PM

Many Congrats on your first place win in Carol's contest.

Jun-Jun Villanueva

Date: 8/1/2011 4:28:00 PM

CONGRATULATIONS for this well-deserved win....~~~smile ~~~~*-*junjun

Elaine George

Date: 8/1/2011 4:02:00 PM

I feel like I know the man. Wonderful sonnet, Brian. Many congrats on your FIRST PLACE WIN. Lainie

Carrie Richards

Date: 8/1/2011 3:29:00 PM

I can visualize this grand old man, reminding me of my own Grandpa Martindale (old fashioned, a bit of a tartar...mine was too !) Love this poem!

Beatrice Boyle

Date: 8/1/2011 3:20:00 PM

Way to go Brian...Grandpa's free range eggs would bring a tidy sum in the market today...a visionary before his time! Well done! Bea

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/1/2011 2:44:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement in my latest contest Brian. It was very hard choosing the placements as I loved them all. Have a wonderful week. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 8/1/2011 2:43:00 PM

Congrats Brian on your first place win with this dynamic poetry luv..

Lee Ramage

Date: 8/1/2011 12:25:00 AM

Beautiful poem, reminds of my home and growing up. Still have lots of chickens laying eggs in the yard and they scratch and root, benefits from country living. Lovely poem. Thank you Lee

John Smith

Date: 7/28/2011 6:06:00 PM

We are too removed from farm life, even if just chickens; it will hurt us in the long run. I bet Granpa Shreeve had insights we lack in our plastic world; Gran too.

Steven Cooke

Date: 7/28/2011 4:44:00 PM

a simple poem that says a lot about the simple things in life. i like this, well written, good subject matter, good poetry