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My Winter

How I loved it at the Yuletide season - the winter of my youth so long ago. A Christmas vacation was the reason! We’d bundle up and slide down hills of snow. On Christmas morning, faces all aglow, we’d run downstairs so gleefully to see the presents Santa left beneath the tree. Now on snow I DRIVE, hating it! No thrill do I have when there’s less of family. My winter - with each year - grows dimmer still! Nov. 26, 2017 For the My Winter Contest of Viv Wigley

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Line Gauthier

Date: 4/10/2018 7:29:00 PM

Love the reminiscing part, Andrea - everyone hates the driving in snow part.

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 12/15/2017 9:21:00 PM

A sincere congrats on your well-deserved win, Andrea - blessings to you, friend! :-)

Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 12/3/2017 7:20:00 AM

Congratulations, Andrea on your win. A great write.

Roy Pett

Date: 12/1/2017 7:24:00 AM

Excellent Dizain, joy to sadness so well written as usual, congratulations on your well deserved win Andrea, enjoyed. :))

James Inman

Date: 12/1/2017 5:16:00 AM

Hi Andrea, Oh, how I can relate to this one.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/29/2017 3:26:00 PM

Killing two birds with one stone...you are so good at it Andrea. You have such a wide selection of your work to choose from. You have really excelled at these contests Andrea. I don't know how you pull it off. Congratulations! : )

Eve Roper

Date: 11/29/2017 3:12:00 PM

Wonderful imagery,Andrea, I hated to drive in it too congratulations on your write. Hugs Eve ~`*

Constance La France

Date: 11/29/2017 12:53:00 PM

Andrea, enjoyed your poem and congratulations on your win !

Janis Thompson

Date: 11/29/2017 10:58:00 AM

Pep it up. Congrats on your win.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 11/29/2017 6:39:00 AM

Back with congrats! :) xomo!

Joseph May

Date: 11/29/2017 5:20:00 AM

Dropping back with my Congrats

Viv Wigley

Date: 11/29/2017 2:12:00 AM

Congrats on your 3rd in my contest, Andrea, I can relate well to this piece. Well done! Viv x

Jennifer Walker

Date: 11/29/2017 12:16:00 AM

So sad that the love of things when we were young are now not so loved.

Afzal Nusker

Date: 11/28/2017 11:29:00 PM

Well the feeling is really cold I guess. I do feel that way sometimes too.

Francis J Grasso

Date: 11/28/2017 6:17:00 PM

I understand this poem so well. Nice piece of work, Andrea. ...Fran

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/28/2017 6:06:00 PM

It is hard when you have an empty nest and great memories shared with siblings and parents are no more. But your poetic family has expanded with lots of love to share! : )

Vermillion Scythe

Date: 11/27/2017 10:47:00 PM

This is very deep. Nice poem.

John Gondolf

Date: 11/27/2017 8:58:00 PM

Unfortunately age diminishes the joys of young but a least we have the memories. John

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/27/2017 6:27:00 PM

Come to Canada for the full winter experience!!! shiver shiver shiver brr brr ... I'm all for escaping winter.

Susan Ashley

Date: 11/27/2017 5:57:00 PM

A melancholy write Andrea. It's so sad that winter has lost the luster it once had in the magic of youth. A beautifully expressed write. Good luck in the contest..

Nick Bagnall

Date: 11/27/2017 5:56:00 PM

Nice to read something with a bit more thought in it, melancholy

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/27/2017 5:15:00 PM

From high to low! We now know what our elders felt like! GL in contest!

Frederic Parker

Date: 11/27/2017 4:16:00 PM

when children we anticipated the joy of Christmas as we grow older and are bombarded with the selling of Christmas we tend to dread the drudgery of a season we still truly want to enjoy...good luck

Matthew Anish

Date: 11/27/2017 3:15:00 PM

Time does take the luster out of holidays. But think of the things to be thankful for and you will smile. Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Judith S

Date: 11/27/2017 1:45:00 PM

Wonderful poem Andrea! Reminds me of my childhood as well .. and the excitement of Christmas morning :) Best of luck in the contest. ~ Judy