Andrea Dietrich Poet Etheree

More Than Improbable

Long
ago,
a man said
I was special.
His aspiration
was to be a leader.
He vowed I’d be invited
to his island country as his 
guest when this happened; I guessed this to 
be improbable - an empty promise!

June 1, 2020 for Silent One's "The Promise" Poetry Contest

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Aditi Mishra June 6, 2020 at 1:18 PM I am so amazed by your talent of expressing deep emotions in versatile poetry forms Andrea. This one is another such brilliant piece framed as an Etheree. Congratulations on your win :)

Silent One June 6, 2020 at 7:39 AM Another very good etheree... Congratulations on your placement in the contest..

Caren Krutsinger June 6, 2020 at 7:01 AM Empty promises have a far reaching impact if you looked forward to them and believed in them. I like the way you typed this and the way you executed each word making an impact.

Richard D Seal June 4, 2020 at 5:02 PM I promise to read all of your poems lol. In truth I do, it’s mostly in clutches and I wish I had more time to comment. Take care, Richard

Connie Marcum Wong June 4, 2020 at 1:59 AM I can relate to broken promises Andrea. I have been lied to far too many times by too many men I believed in. I have a mate now who is not perfect but he is honest and he is perfect for me. A good Etheree Andrea. You are doing so well to enter so many contests. Bravo! xxoo

David Mchattie June 2, 2020 at 6:32 PM I always remember that line from 'beauty and the beast.' Where the beast asked what he should bring to Bell. Flowers, candy and promises you don't intend to keep. Well penned my friend. Have a great day.

Swetha Vangaveti June 2, 2020 at 12:01 PM Fake promises are designed to appear so truthful!!! The wise don't fall for them. Well written!!

Arturo Michael June 2, 2020 at 10:15 AM I learnt this style from you...I have only done it once...Glad to see you did it...Anything with would and could or the if conditional...are empty promises...

Vijay Pandit June 2, 2020 at 7:18 AM Well said, Andrea. So many empty promises cross our paths--but sometimes there is real one; and that restores our faith in humanity.

Judy Ball June 2, 2020 at 12:49 AM Well said Andrea. Many single young men of full of promises they never intend to keep. That's why it pays the single young woman to be wary. Nicely penned. I like it a lot. God Bless, JB

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders June 1, 2020 at 11:24 PM Too bad he was full of it, Andrea. I dont think I could say no to a private island! How are you doing these days? Andrea Dietrich June 2, 2020 at 6:58 PM not a private island, but a small COUNTRY! haha

Michael Tor June 1, 2020 at 10:13 PM Remember the saying Andrea trust is earned. For you these days it has to be earned. Good luck! luv Michael

Gershon Wolf June 1, 2020 at 9:49 PM You sure smoked him out... Jimmy Jones, maybe? lol. What did he have, about 900 or so 'special ones' down there in Guyana was it?! Nice contest etheree! :) gw

Charles Messina June 1, 2020 at 9:48 PM Some things were meant to be, and usually in the end it is for the better. Great write, Andrea. Good luck in the contest. Charlie

Janice Canerdy June 1, 2020 at 9:09 PM Well done, Andrea. This might have been a guy with bad intentions anyway! Maybe i watch too much news. Janice

Regina Mcintosh June 1, 2020 at 7:39 PM Awesome write, dear Andrea. Wish you all the best in the contest. Love to you, Gina

Sara Kendrick June 1, 2020 at 7:05 PM Reads like a good one. I don't know if this is just a write or if this happened. God was protecting your from going to that island. Thanks for all the previous visits to my page. Sara Andrea Dietrich June 1, 2020 at 7:15 PM ha! Maybe you are right about that. I knew the young guy very well though. It was not like he was a stranger to me!

John Watt June 1, 2020 at 6:47 PM Well Andrea, you ARE special. But like your mother warned you, always be wary of taking candy (or island trips) from strange men, haha. I wish you all the best in the Promise contest, you are the resident expert at etherees! ~ John Andrea Dietrich June 1, 2020 at 6:49 PM soupmail