My Home

Whenever I need to stay away for just the shortest time The feeling of loss pervades my soul so essential are you to my psyche When waking at dawn you fill me with awe your ever changing splendour truly takes my breath away To be parted from you for just a day instils feelings of sadness and loss So when turning the corner upon my return my heart skips a beat overflowing with joy A shimmering light gleams down from above enhancing kaleidoscopic hues So different you look each day each night drawing me close you envelop my soul with exquisite beauty and ever changing moods Living beside you is all I desire The voice of your waves your ebb and your flow When I am with you I am home... Written 14th August 2019 Contest Name: My Home Sponsor: LuLoo 2nd Place Contest Brian's Select 2 Sponsor Brian Strand FIRST PLACE

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 6/3/2020 10:54:00 PM

Ann, home as a beautiful metaphor for the love of your life. So well done! Congratulations for this romantic tribute. Hope you are doing well and looking forward to summer on the seashore!

Ann Gilmour
Date: 6/4/2020 9:43:00 AM

Ohh thank you so much Sam for your lovely comments. I am a Piscean so I have to live by the sea, in fact if I am away for too long I feel her pulling me home, haha... great to hear from you. With kindest thoughts Ann

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/3/2020 5:15:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. It is great to get away and it is great to come back home. A wonderful write. Enjoy our win and day......

Ann Gilmour
Date: 6/4/2020 9:34:00 AM

Hello Paula, thank you very much for your lovely visit and comments, yes it is always good to get back home. Hope you are well, with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 6/3/2020 2:11:00 PM

Lovely, Ann. Congrats on your top win.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 6/4/2020 9:32:00 AM

Bless you dear Line, thank you... with kindest thoughts Ann xx

John Hamilton

Date: 6/3/2020 10:24:00 AM

This is so nice Ann, great to see this at the top in Brian's contest!

Ann Gilmour
Date: 6/4/2020 9:31:00 AM

Thank you so much John for your very welcome comment, such a lovely thing to say! With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/20/2019 3:54:00 PM

I am happy to see this beauty high on the winner's list taking the silver medal Ann. Congratulations my friend. xxoo

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/21/2019 12:56:00 PM

Thank you so much Connie for your wonderful comments, and to receive such a comment from such an accomplished poet is truly an honour dear friend - thank you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Brenda Chiri

Date: 8/20/2019 11:31:00 AM

Ann well deserved win! Congrats!;)

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/21/2019 12:58:00 PM

Thank you so much Brenda for your lovely comment and congrats. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Lu Loo

Date: 8/20/2019 10:31:00 AM

love the 2nd to last line so much. Caught me eye - Thank you for your participation and congrats on your placement. I was honored to read your poem :)-luloo

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/21/2019 1:07:00 PM

Thanking you so much Lu Loo for honouring me with a 2nd place in your contest. I truly appreciate it and thank you. Also I thank you for taking the time to sponsor and judge the contests. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/19/2019 6:47:00 AM

Ann, please join a "travel club" - I have six girlfriends who are in travel clubs, and they get paired up with other women and LOVE traveling! Lovely poem for the contest.

Matthew Anish

Date: 8/18/2019 11:15:00 AM

Stimulating work here! We all miss people at times and memory is our salvation! Good luck in the contest! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/19/2019 1:45:00 AM

Thank you so much Matthew for your kind visit and encouraging words - how lovely to meet you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Elizabeth Kinch

Date: 8/15/2019 11:31:00 AM

There is something so magical and mesmerising about the sea, I can understand why you love it Ann.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/15/2019 1:21:00 PM

Yes Elizabeth, I really could never live anywhere else now. Each day it looks different and that is what I love about it - every day I see the sea it takes my breathe away. Today with the sun shining down it looked like a million diamonds sparkling on the surface -- magical! Thank you for your comments Elizabeth, with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/15/2019 5:42:00 AM

You are so lucky to live by the sea Ann. We left the city 25 years ago and moved to the countryside, I wish now we'd kept going until we hit the coast. Good luck. Tom

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/15/2019 6:57:00 AM

Thank you Tom, yes I am so very lucky to live by the sea. Originally from Brighton & Hove, we lived in Kent for many years, but eventually the pull become so strong we could ignore it no longer and moved here in 2006. I have just returned from my morning stroll and the sea looks stunningly beautiful - like a million diamonds sparkling on the surface. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/15/2019 12:55:00 AM

This is very lovely Ann. The sea has a special magic that enchants and lifts the spirit. I know how you feel. I am sure that Luloo will love this. xxoo

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/15/2019 1:30:00 AM

Oh thank you so much Connie for your lovely comments and like you I am utterly enchanted by the sea and so lucky to live beside her. She lifts me if I am feeling down and invigorates me each day truly lifting my spirit. Thank you for your welcome visit Connie. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/14/2019 6:59:00 PM

You know its changing moods..ebb and flow..and comfort you find..in its soothing sounds. You are blessed to live near the sea that you adore. Enjoyed the read, Ann..so heartfelt..you gave the sea voice and emotions...truly you are home, in its company.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/15/2019 1:26:00 AM

Thank you so much for your lovely comments Vijay and yes I am truly blessed to live so close to the sea - from my balconies I can see her and I walk beside the sea each day. She is never the same and I marvel at her beauty. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Jan Allison

Date: 8/14/2019 5:40:00 PM

such an emotional poem Ann I feel exactly the same in many ways - when I see the sea i know I'm home:-) I especially love the final two lines:-) good luck in the contest... hope the performance went well and you raised lots of money and also awareness of Parkinson's:-) hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 8/15/2019 7:37:00 AM

Oh that is a pity about the weather... do let me know when its re-scheduled and i'll get Jude to announce it on her show:-) hugs jan xx

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/14/2019 5:58:00 PM

Thank you so much Jan. Yes I have always adored the sea and as I got older I had such a strong desire to live beside her and now I do. Both Frank and I are Pisceans and that is of course another reason I am sure. So now when I travel inland, on my return I feel such a powerful feeling of 'home' as my poem says. Our performance had to be cancelled in the end, because of the weather, which was such a shame, but hopefully we will perform at a later date. I hope your weather was not too inclement. With kindest thoughts Ann xx