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Oh How I Miss You

The house feels hollow, The only sound: my footsteps – You took the laughter with you. Minutes drip slowly – The specter of loneliness Stares at me with greedy eyes. 8/22/2017 For contest Oh how I miss you Sponsored by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer

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Line Gauthier

Date: 9/17/2018 1:18:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Agnes.

Donna Roberts

Date: 9/4/2017 9:03:00 AM

Congratulations, Oh the feels!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/27/2017 9:18:00 PM

wow, those last two lines. Amazing sedoka, Agnes. How did I ever miss this one!!

Arthur Vaso

Date: 8/27/2017 4:21:00 PM

i enjoyed this write, and congrats on your win!!!

Probir Gupta

Date: 8/26/2017 10:43:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, Agnes ... Thank you for liking my In my shirts your touch ... In your poem you have brought out the essence in just a single Sedoka ... Lovely ...

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/25/2017 5:43:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Agnes!

Jan Allison

Date: 8/25/2017 2:22:00 AM

I knew this would be high on the winner's list Agnes:-) Many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:28:00 PM

Thanks a lot, Jan - I can never predict what will do well in a contest.

John Lawless

Date: 8/24/2017 10:26:00 PM

a big WOW....for that last couplet....gave me a shiver. Congrats on your placement in the contest

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:28:00 PM

Thank you so much, John.

Charlie Smith

Date: 8/24/2017 10:20:00 PM

Wonderful write Agnes, congratulations...

Anita Harris

Date: 8/24/2017 6:05:00 PM

Congratulations on this award-winning poem! So much feeling in so few words.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:28:00 PM

Thank you, Anita.

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 8/24/2017 5:45:00 PM

Very nice Agnes - congratulations! :-)

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:28:00 PM

Thanks, Greg.

Heidi Sands

Date: 8/24/2017 5:34:00 PM

Congratulations on your win Agnes!! :)

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:27:00 PM

Thank you, Heidi.

Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer

Date: 8/24/2017 5:22:00 PM

Absence becomes a ghost - I found this inspiring Agnes.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:27:00 PM

Thank you very much, Cecelia - I am so glad you liked my poem.

Judy Ball

Date: 8/24/2017 5:09:00 PM

WoW! This is excellent. Really descriptive and super emotion. That's exactly what lonliness feels like. A winner for sure. God Bless and good luck. JB Been off line for awhile due to health problems. Good to be back. :)

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:26:00 PM

Thank you so much, Judy - sorry to hear you've been ill.

Jan Allison

Date: 8/23/2017 3:39:00 AM

I welled up with tears reading your poem Agnes, the empty nest is hard to deal with but we have to let our children spread their wings and fly and they will be back to visit you soon:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:26:00 PM

Thank you, Jan. You are right.

Barbara Green

Date: 8/22/2017 11:51:00 PM

enjoyable read

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:26:00 PM

Thanks, Barbara.

Susan Ashley

Date: 8/22/2017 11:02:00 PM

Hi Agnes, a beautifully melancholy write. I love your line 'Minutes drip slowly' poetic loveliness. :)

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:25:00 PM

Thank you so much, Susan.

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 8/22/2017 10:43:00 PM

Wonderful write and an exquisite Sedoka, Agnes ... I enjoyed this melancholy muse very much - wonderful! Blessings and best of wishes in the contest, my friend! :-)

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:25:00 PM

Thank you for your kind words, Greg.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/22/2017 9:21:00 PM

It is funny how that happens. We are more than a thing. We are a body with a soul. We feel the absence. <3 Kim

Agnes Krampe
Date: 8/25/2017 5:25:00 PM

Thank you, Kim. yes, we do.