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Happy Birthday, Andrea

How Poetry Began, such plots you tell!
A Tale Of Fire And Ice you wrote so well
Poor Peter Pumpkin bid a sad adieu
Pink Cherry Blossoms was your first haiku
You Echo, Silent Still - love's dream come true.

Bright Eyes plays violin with sweet refrain
It Matters Not, a lovely swap quatrain
Rock Turtles - monoku criteria
The Wintered Soul Among Wisteria
Hidden Beauty - bittersweet rondeau
Dear Juliet waits for her Romeo
And Then Are Times in 'Six Days of Sistine'
Yesterday's Joys, a quatern most pristine.

At Winter's End, a triolet of spring
Night, A Pantoum Lullaby to sing
Destiny, so dark; more painfully:
Reflecting on Police Brutality
Each Little Drop of Rain I See goes 'plink'
An Empty Tissue Box in tear-stained ink.

Dogs and Cats, of these you often write
In Strangler's Wood, those shadows quake at night
Eternal Breath, for one who died too soon
This Night you're floating under stars and moon
Revelation In the Rain, poor her!
I'm Huck - that's right, the novel character
Cinder Girl, burned badly by a boy
Happy birthday, Andrea - enjoy!

September 5th:
Happy birthday to a Soup superstar, prolific poetess, constant commenter, splendid sonneteer, marvelous mentor, word warrior, supportive sponsor, and fabulous friend! 


Note: Capitalized words at the beginning of each line are titles of some of Andrea Dietrich's more popular poems from her nearly 11 years at Poetry Soup.

written 4 Sep 2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020


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Date: 10/23/2020 8:50:00 PM
Awesome tribute ~ bravo, John.
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John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 1:12:00 AM
I appreciate your many visits and comments tonight, Line. Hope you are keeping well ~ John
Date: 9/7/2020 3:33:00 PM
Wonderful Acrostic of poems in your poem John. Very thoughtful gift for a special poet. A little late to the party perhaps.., Happy birthday Andrea. -Richard
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John Watt
Date: 9/7/2020 10:03:00 PM
Richard, thanks for the visit and kind words and wishes. Yes, she is special.
Date: 9/7/2020 2:20:00 PM
Wow, what an awesome, deserving tribute to the Meryl Streep of Poetrysoup, John:-) Happy belated birthday, dear Andrea! I hope I didn't come off too hyperbolic, teehee!:-)
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John Watt
Date: 9/7/2020 10:00:00 PM
I don't think you will get any argument, my friend. Thanks for dropping by and sharing your birthday wishes and kind words.
Date: 9/7/2020 1:30:00 PM
What a superb and thoughtful creative gift you have written for dear Andrea John! I recognize many of her poem titles. I love this amazing gift and am Faving it! Blessings xxoo
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John Watt
Date: 9/7/2020 9:58:00 PM
Much appreciated, dear Connie. I know you and she have been amazing friends for so many years, even before Soup. I'm blessed you both are my friends.
Date: 9/6/2020 2:01:00 PM
A lovely dedication to a lovely lady and poet.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:26:00 AM
My thanks too, SIlent One.
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John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 11:30:00 PM
Thank you, Silent One.
Date: 9/6/2020 5:12:00 AM
WOW... This is so awesome, creative and affectionate... a joy to read. Happy Birthday, Andrea... God bless you both so richly. With love and prayers, Gina
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:27:00 AM
thanks, Regina . John told me you had come here and I wanted to thank you for the greeting.
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John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 11:29:00 PM
Thanks Gina, and God bless you as well. I'll make sure she sees your b.irthday wishes
Date: 9/6/2020 1:19:00 AM
Ah, so beautifully done! Wow! Bravo! Andrea, Happy Birthday one day late! Wow! What a wonderful tribute!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:35:00 AM
guess what, Caren. I was actually born on a MONDAY, which is always Labor Day, the first Monday of Sept. So it's kind of like I get two birthdays because I have the day off and am going to movies with my grandkids today!! thanks.
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John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 11:29:00 PM
Thanks Caren, I'll pass along your birthday wishes.
Date: 9/5/2020 7:38:00 PM
This is SO awesome, John, and so very fitting of the Queen of Poetry Soup ... excellent work, and a wonderful tribute! The Happiest of Birthdays to my Buddy, Andrea - and many such to come! Best wishes to you both! :o) <3
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:28:00 AM
Thanks, Greg. you were so kind to visit me at FB too, Buddy.
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 8:26:00 PM
Thank you, Greg. I'll be sure to tell Andrea to drop by here to view all the thoughtful birthday wishes people have left. Thanks for the kind words and ongoing friendship.
Date: 9/5/2020 4:12:00 PM
Hello Andrea, a lovely tribute for your birthday. Wishing you a Happy Birthday. Enjoy your special day. Hugs Darlene
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 9/7/2020 11:17:00 AM
Enjoy your special day. Hugs Darlene
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:28:00 AM
thanks, Darelene!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 5:38:00 PM
Darlene, thank you for the visit and the kind birthday wishes for Andrea. I hope you are enjoying your weekend ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 2:07:00 PM
How thoughtful and kind, this is so lovingly crafted, she certainly deserves this wonderful tribute, and Andrea, I hope your birthday is as amazing as you are!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:29:00 AM
Thanks so much, Michelle. I am still celebrating. Going to movies today with my daughter and her girls!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:47:00 PM
Michelle, I am in agreement about her deserving acknowledgment and appreciate your kind wishes for her birthday. Thank you for the thoughtful comments today. Hope your weekend is going well ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 1:44:00 PM
wow! what an amazing tribute, john, and one that anyone would be proud and delighted to receive. andrea is certainly deserving of it and i'm sure it added to her having a lovely birthday...
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:34:00 AM
Indeed I am, Ilene. Thanks!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:45:00 PM
A "wow" and an "amazing" from ilene bauer in one comment is enough to make me call my cardiologist, lol! Your words about Andrea are spot on and I appreciate you adding your voice to the others to appreciate her on her big day. Have a great weekend ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 12:21:00 PM
- WooW ... excellent, John ... can I wish for such a poem for my B-day? :) - Congratulations on the day, Andrea :) -hugs //Anne-Lise :)
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:36:00 AM
thanks, dear!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:42:00 PM
Well, I make no guarantees, haha! Thank you for the birthday wishes for our friend Andrea. Hope you are having a good weekend Anne-Lise. Hugs from afar ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 11:00:00 AM
Such a wonderful poetic tribute to our friend and much talented poetess! You so skillfully wove so many poetic art forms into this acrostic! Way to go - right on base!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:36:00 AM
thanks, Sam, we are lucky to have such a fine friend as John!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:40:00 PM
Yes to both; friend and much talented. Thank you Sam, for adding your voice to the many who appreciate what Andrea means to the soup bowl.
Date: 9/5/2020 9:17:00 AM
wowowow. thanks SO MUCH, John, for composing this sweet tribute to me and my poems. I really appreciate the remarks you made underneath it as well. A beautiful gift for me of poetry!! STraight to faves, naturally!!!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:39:00 PM
You give so much to the soup and have been a good friend to many - I just wanted to give back a little and let you know you are appreciated.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 9/5/2020 12:21:00 PM
Happy Birthday, Andrea !!!!
Date: 9/5/2020 6:00:00 AM
I recognized some of her poetry titles but didn't realize that you used all...11 years..wow. She is a lovely lady and how she's managed to keep up her writing all this time at PS is beyond me! Nice rhyming acrostic :)
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:30:00 AM
Thanks, Susan. Actually it's only 10 years here since I joined the last two weeks of 2009!! Basically been here since 2010!!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:37:00 PM
Thank you Susan, I agree with you about Andrea's prolific output, and still going strong. Appreciate your thoughtfulness ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 4:39:00 AM
John this shows what a wonderful person you are and what poetic talent you have! Andrea is a wonderful poetess and soup member and a great way to wish her. You have taken the topics from her poems to weave this lovely birthday wish! Great work and we salute your work and wonderful gesture!!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:33:00 AM
Thanks, Krish, John did such a nice job here, I sure do agree!!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:35:00 PM
Thank you for your very kind and generous words today, Krish. I agree with all you say about Andrea; she gives a lot to the Soup including almost 3500 poems, averaging nearly one a day for 10 years, and still going strong. Enjoy your weekend ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 2:16:00 AM
oh John you took so much time to craft this super birthday poem for Andrea, she certainly is an amazing poetess. Happy birthday my friend:-) hugs jan xx
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:30:00 AM
Thanks sweet friend, and for your hotmail greeting to me too.
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:31:00 PM
Lovely comment to receive from you today, Jan. Kind words both for me and Andrea to appreciate from your ongoing friendship. I hope she saw your birthday wish. I know she has made birthday blogs for others and wanted to give back. Enjoy your weekend, dear friend ~ John
Date: 9/5/2020 1:09:00 AM
You are such a kind soul John, I'm sure Andrea will frame this beauty and gem of a poem - you are very special to us all on soup. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:32:00 AM
It really is a gem, Jennifer, and John is such an amazing friend and poet!
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:24:00 PM
Very grateful for your wonderful comment today, Jenn. Words like this keep me going. Enjoy your weekend! Hugs ~ John
Date: 9/4/2020 11:56:00 PM
What a lovely thought this is John. She will be over the moon. I hope that she has a wonderful birthday. Tom
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:31:00 AM
Yes, I was, and yes, I had a wonderful birthday!! thanks, Tom
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:22:00 PM
Thank you for the kind words and birthday wishes for Andrea, Tom. She has often sent birthday greetings to other poets and I wanted to give back. Enjoy your weekend ~ John
Date: 9/4/2020 11:33:00 PM
John...words literally fail me. I am quite positive that Andrea is going to be both thrilled and touched by this remarkable tribute you have penned...simply astonishing. My very best regards, John. Cheers! :) john
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2020 9:31:00 AM
Yes, I was so happy he wrote this poem. Thanks, John
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John Watt
Date: 9/5/2020 4:20:00 PM
John, thank you for your kind and generous assessment. Best regards to you as well; enjoy your weekend ~ John
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