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Haunting Melody

she rocks me to sleep with echoes of lullabies from beyond the grave january 4,2020

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Peter W Iversen

Date: 1/12/2020 12:43:00 PM

Sweet and dark. Excellent read, congrats.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/12/2020 1:57:00 PM

Thank you so much Peter :)

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 1/11/2020 7:00:00 AM

Wow. My mother does that sometimes to me. Kind wishes, Kai

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/11/2020 8:57:00 AM

Thank you so much Kai...sorry for your loss but nice when memories can still sing... hugs

Ronald D Thompson

Date: 1/10/2020 3:20:00 PM

Brilliant and congrats on you contest win Sandra... Ron :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/10/2020 8:59:00 PM

Thank you very much Ron... hugs :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/10/2020 3:11:00 PM

so glad you placed top with this one. Congrats, Sandy

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/10/2020 8:59:00 PM

Thank you so much Andrea... hugs

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 1/9/2020 7:27:00 PM

Beautiful write! Congratulations!!

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 8:06:00 PM

Thank you Krish :) hugs

Eve Roper

Date: 1/9/2020 6:42:00 PM

Wow! Powerful emotions in the small verse. Conoratulations on your win in Jenish' contest. Hugs Eve

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 6:57:00 PM

Thank you so much Eve :) hugs

Jc Hawkens

Date: 1/9/2020 6:24:00 PM

Beautiful!!! Wonderful sentiment. Congrats! JC

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 6:57:00 PM

Thank you so much JC.... hugs :)

John Watt

Date: 1/9/2020 11:34:00 AM

I love this, Sandra - a fav for me! Congrats ~ John

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 5:24:00 PM

Thank you so much John...i feel honored :) hugs

Chris Green

Date: 1/9/2020 7:09:00 AM

Congrats my friend on your top place finish in this contest. I can see the judge has very good taste.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 5:24:00 PM

Thank you so much Chris... what a sweet thing to say...i haven't had time to look in on the winner's list yet... hugs

Jan Allison

Date: 1/9/2020 2:50:00 AM

Such a touching poem Sandra, many congrats on your win :-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 5:23:00 PM

Thank you so much Jan... :) hugs

Jenish Somadas

Date: 1/8/2020 11:59:00 PM

Congrats on your win.. Even it is sad the twist is beautifully done..

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 5:22:00 PM

wow... thank you so much Jenish :) thanks for hosting this wonderful contest and feeling my piece worthy of a win :) hugs

Ann Foster

Date: 1/7/2020 9:46:00 AM

You can hear my grandmother from there? Wow... powerful my friend. God Bless you... Ann

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/7/2020 10:20:00 AM

is that whose sweet melody i hear? Thank you my friend... hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/7/2020 4:20:00 AM

- Beautifully written with longing and love, Sandra :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/7/2020 9:44:00 AM

Thank you so much Anne-Lise... i wish you a beautiful day.... hugs :)

Juliet Ligon

Date: 1/6/2020 4:37:00 PM

Sorry for your loss. This one is chilling.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 6:25:00 PM

Thank you....she's been gone almost 25 years now...

Chris Green

Date: 1/6/2020 7:48:00 AM

Sadly beautiful and wonderfully expressed. Though a touch of sadness lingers in these echoes of which you write. Best wishes in the contest my friend.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 10:12:00 AM

Thank you so much... my muse was all over the place this weekend, although she never wrote either form i tried to coax her to write... :) hugs

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/5/2020 10:30:00 PM

This is haunting and deep Sandra.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 4:56:00 AM

Thank you Caren :) hugs

Jeff Connelly

Date: 1/5/2020 5:06:00 PM

Very heart felt Sandra.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 5:43:00 PM

Thank you so much Jeff :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/5/2020 4:42:00 PM

wow, this one is so poignant, dear. I agree with Victor's comment (and sorry that she was not the mother you deserved when you were young)

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 5:43:00 PM

Thank you Andrea....it's all good, it made me who i am today :) hugs

Frederic Parker

Date: 1/5/2020 11:18:00 AM

comfort in the knowledge she loved you

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 2:04:00 PM

Thank you Frederic... she didn't know how to show love... but you only have one mother.... hugs

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/5/2020 10:23:00 AM

Much to ponder with this one. Hugs Rick.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 2:04:00 PM

Thank you Rick....hugs :)

Running Wolves

Date: 1/5/2020 7:53:00 AM

So beautiful in its loving sadness

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 2:03:00 PM

Thank you Robert :)

Vijay Pandit

Date: 1/5/2020 7:39:00 AM

Mom's love never dies--she is looking after you, Sandy.

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 7:46:00 AM

Thank you Vijay....hugs :)

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/5/2020 5:48:00 AM

Nothing more soothing than a mother's lullaby dearest, Sandra, especially when it comes from beyond!

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 7:24:00 AM

Thank you so much Demetrios... her and i were not close until her ending when i cared for her...she has visited me a few times through the years... hugs :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/5/2020 3:27:00 AM

A beautiful tribute to your mother Sandra, we always remember our mother's love. Tom

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 7:23:00 AM

Thank you so much Tom...parents regardless of how close are always missed when they are gone...they consumed the most impressionable parts of our lives... hugs

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/4/2020 11:03:00 PM

Ooh! Beautiful and haunting simultaneously. Stops one in his tracks. Thanks, Sandra. :) gw

Sandra Adams
Date: 1/4/2020 11:12:00 PM

Thank you. I was hoping the turn had that feel :) hugs