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Ode To the Netherlands

Ode to the Netherlands

Oh, Netherlands, I remember you well
the beautiful cities I came to know
Brukelen, Haarlem, Utrecht and Zeist
as a younger man in search of lore
the blue canals along the street
the Amsterdam bistros where people meet
my nederlandse friends and Indonische love
a culture blended with the best of beers
Is it the same as I recall
when Queen Juliana ruled with great aplomb
in the fifty six years I have been there since
bloom on forever , Oh,  Kuekenhof
and flow on, Oh, Zuiderzee
My heart will always be with thee

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Cherl Dunn

Date: 5/9/2014 5:49:00 PM

Love the Netherlands, it's a beautiful country except for the cold, if I ever visited it, it would have to be in the warmer season, but I love to see pics of it, and I throughly enjoyed reading this wonderful write about the country you seemed to enjoy visiting yourself. Thank you for sharing it with me today. cheri

Ralph Sergi
Date: 5/9/2014 8:37:00 PM

Hi Cheri: Thanks for the comment. As you can see from my other comments , I spent some time in that beautiful country and even got to see the World's Fair in Belgium while I was there. Of course, I was very very young.(ha ha)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/30/2014 1:46:00 PM

Great winning work by a person who is very familiar with the land..Congrats..Sara

Ralph Sergi
Date: 4/30/2014 7:18:00 PM

Thank you,Sara: Familiar with the land, yes but not with the poetry (haha)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/29/2014 6:43:00 PM

Awesome ode Ralph, xox~ Linda

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 4/29/2014 4:51:00 AM

Great poem Ralph ! Well deserved fine win ! Congrats !

Ralph Sergi
Date: 4/29/2014 7:06:00 AM

Hi Dr. Upma: Thank you for your comment.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 4/28/2014 7:04:00 PM

Hi Elly: I enjoyed being in your contest and it brought back many memories of the 2 years I spent there. Thanks for the honorable mention. "IK HEB MIJN BEST GEDAAN".

Debbie Duncan

Date: 4/14/2014 3:35:00 PM

I so love the way you described this enchanting land. My grand mother came from Norway age 26. I've always wanted to visit the streets she walked ;)

Jan Allison

Date: 4/6/2014 12:16:00 PM

Oh Ralph this is an excellent description of the Netherlands - I used to travel there 3 or 4 times a year as my mum had a dutch pen pal - this has bought back so many happy memories, In fact when I visited mum today on the table was a picture of the two of us taken in Holland - we were only talking about it yesterday how strange a coincidence is that! . Hugs Jan x

Ralph Sergi
Date: 4/6/2014 4:28:00 PM

Hi Jan: Glad you had that experience. I also remember Rembrandt Square and a trip to the Amstel Brewery.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 2/23/2014 6:41:00 PM

Hi David: Thanks for the comment. I thoroughly enjoyed your Tormented. I 'm at that stage with the senior movement gig but I keep mentally busy. good metaphor on the melted crayons.