I Find Myself In Tears

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In my little junk-box on my dresser is a token that I have always saved for some reason. It was a token to get on a ride at an amusement park that I never got to use because I was too small in size to go on the ride. In all these years gone by I'll never forget how I cried that day (lol)

Thinking memories back in my childhood 
Only the meaningful ones I recall 
I have so many, some bad and some good 

Camping in winter, spring, summer and fall
Biking and hiking through paths made of dirt 
Playing my most  favorite sports- baseball 
 
Rolling down mountains, grass stains on my shirts
So shy was I, so very soft spoken 
Flirting with schoolgirls in short mini-skirts  

I still have that amusement park token 
Hanging in arcades with some of my peers 
My first girlfriend- she left me heartbroken
 
Remembering...I find myself in tears 
So many memories, all of my years  



Terza Rima Form Poetry Contest 
Sponsor: Constance La France 
11/25/2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 12/20/2020 4:44:00 PM
This is so heart wrenching. It sparks my own muse with it's lively, enlightening voice - stilling my thoughts with yours. Such a B L E S S I N G to partake of. I love it. It is a fave for me. God bless you
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Date: 12/15/2020 8:14:00 PM
Charles, Well now, a token saved from a time when too small for the ride, a poem that stands ten feet tall from my side. -Richard
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Date: 12/2/2020 12:32:00 PM
Belated congrats! Pangie xx
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Date: 12/2/2020 4:45:00 PM
Thank you, Panagiota xx
Date: 11/30/2020 11:31:00 AM
Hi Charlie. I'm back, this time to say congratulations on the contest win! hugs {} Linda
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Date: 11/30/2020 2:38:00 AM
- Congratulations on your p.o.t.d., Charlie :) - hugs //Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 11/29/2020 6:53:00 AM
Hi Charlie, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your 1st place win. Have a great day:-) Alexis
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Date: 11/29/2020 5:38:00 AM
Memories can bring on tears. Lovely memories! Congratulations on 1st place, Charles!
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Date: 11/29/2020 1:13:00 AM
Charlie, congratulations on your win in my Terza Rima Contest with this excellent and impressive poem and also congratulations on receiving POTD, I am proud to be your inspiration for this poem _Constance
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Date: 11/28/2020 11:52:00 AM
Congrats on your win Charles in Terza Rima contest!!
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Date: 11/28/2020 8:11:00 AM
Congrats my dear friend on your delightful poem that was chosen as POTD. I can imagine how sad you were when they wouldn't let you go on the ride and you were left holding your ticket. It must have been an important event in your life that you still have it. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 11/28/2020 6:04:00 AM
Congratulations on poem of the day with this wonderful nostalgic write Charles... Belle
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Date: 11/28/2020 3:48:00 AM
my mind is free,you see.Imagination is the key that let's me delve into fantasy.My creativity exploding into a universe of possibilities!
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Date: 11/28/2020 2:06:00 AM
I would hope the next tears flowing from your eyes are tears of joy and/or laughter. Congratualtions on your POTD, Charlie.
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Date: 11/28/2020 1:15:00 AM
So warm and heartfelt poetry reminiscing about so dear and reviving memories.. Congratulations on your POTD honour, Charles! A great pleasure to read! My deepest regards and blessings.
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Date: 11/27/2020 7:12:00 PM
Hello charles ... a fine verse of reflection and how those fond memories feel like yesterday - Lindsay
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Date: 11/27/2020 6:18:00 PM
Charles, congratulations on POTD. Hugs Eve
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Date: 11/27/2020 5:37:00 PM
Vivid emotionally descriptive poem, Charles. An ink gem. Kudos on POTD. Love and best wishes for the holidays.
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Date: 11/27/2020 2:58:00 PM
Hi Charlie. This terza rima is fabulous. So many memories, tears of regret, tears of melancholia, tears of joy, tears of happiness...a vast expanse of emotions. Congratulations on POTD! :) hugs Linda
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Date: 11/27/2020 2:42:00 PM
Charles, congratulations on POTD. Well written and well deserved~ Warren
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Date: 11/27/2020 2:12:00 PM
Charles congrats on POTD! great poem and beautifully rendered!! Well done!!
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Date: 11/27/2020 12:30:00 PM
Dropping back with my Congrats on POTD Charles..
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Date: 11/27/2020 9:46:00 AM
Treasures in your chest...Congratulations Charles Messina on POTD...worth rejoicing...
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Date: 11/27/2020 9:46:00 AM
Having lived more of my life than I have left to live, it seems like everything I see or do these days sparks a memory of a better day. Congratulations on POTD Charlie. Here's to memories:)
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Date: 11/27/2020 9:26:00 AM
Oh, that first girlfriend, Charlie. How she breaks our hearts. Hope and trust you've picked up all the pieces by now! Congrats on POTD! ~ Gershon
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Date: 11/27/2020 8:38:00 AM
Sincerest congratulations on POTD! Well-earned.
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