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Oh, how I long to drift to my death Never again draw a CO2 breath Each of us twirl in a dance all our own Loosed by the mistrals and heaven-blown All of our lives we provision The One Synthesize O2 and light from the sun Tasting sweet rain whene'er the clouds burst Wetting our folds for its deep-rooted thirst And now in the fall, make way for the spring Let go our branches to dance and to sing Trading our green for the shades of the sun Zion awaits when our last dance ... is done. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Acrostic Poem About Fall Or Winter" Poetry Contest, Janice Canerdy, Sponsor.

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John Hamilton

Date: 9/27/2017 7:44:00 PM

What did I tell ya! Congrats on another great win!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 10/4/2017 11:29:00 PM

No, I didn't, John - thanks for the heads-up! Seems at eleven now ... I am honored to just be listed with such poets!

John Hamilton
Date: 9/28/2017 12:14:00 PM

Hey Greg did you know you are number 13 on contest winners in the last six months? Impressive!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/28/2017 12:04:00 AM

You were right, Buddy - thank you for the good luck! :-)

Sandra Haight

Date: 9/27/2017 8:39:00 AM

Such a lovely Acrostic with great rhythm and rhyme, Gregory. Congratulations on your well-deserved First Place win. Sandra

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/27/2017 4:11:00 PM

Thank you so much, Sandra, that's very sweet of you - so pleased you enjoyed this one! :-) <3

Roy Pett

Date: 9/26/2017 9:19:00 AM

Congratulations Gregory on your well deserved win, creative and so well written acrostic. :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/26/2017 5:08:00 PM

Thank you very much, Roy, I've only written four (I think) but I'm enjoying getting my toes wet in new forms ... your kindness is much appreciated, my friend! :-)

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 9/26/2017 8:22:00 AM

Congratulations! Hugs and love mo :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/26/2017 5:07:00 PM

Thank you, my friend, so very kindly! :-) <3

Constance La France

Date: 9/26/2017 6:55:00 AM

Greg, CONGRATULATIONS on your amazing placement in the contest with this awesome acoustic!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/26/2017 5:06:00 PM

Thank you, BW, I greatly appreciate that! Blessings! :-)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/26/2017 3:12:00 AM

I really loved your entry Greg. Superb! Congratulations on your well deserved placement! : )

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/26/2017 4:13:00 AM

Thank you so very much, Connie, that's very sweet of you ... I'm so pleased you liked my poem! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 9/25/2017 10:51:00 PM

Congratulations, Greg. Great win.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 11:18:00 PM

Thanks, Subimal - very much appreciated!

Eve Roper

Date: 9/25/2017 8:25:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Gregory. Hugs Eve ~`*

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 8:50:00 PM

Thank you very much, Eve, I greatly appreciate it! :-) <3

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/25/2017 7:50:00 PM

VERY cool waltz for autumn, Greg, so originally written. And the way you got in the Z word with Zion. This is so clever. Congrats on a well deserved top win.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 8:03:00 PM

Thank you so much, Andrea, I greatly appreciate that - you are the tops, in my opinion, and any approving comment from you is like a blue ribbon to me! Blessings and thanks, my friend! (I had two options for the "Z" in this one and had originally chosen "Zanzibar", but it was a bit more obscure and sci-fi than "Zion", lol). ;-) <3

Jan Allison

Date: 9/25/2017 6:25:00 PM

You danced to the top of the list with this delightful poem congrats Greg:-) hugs Jan xx

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 7:43:00 PM

Very sweet of you, Jan, thank you so much - I'm very pleased you liked this one! :-) <3

Gary Smith

Date: 9/25/2017 5:12:00 PM

A fine poem Gregory, congrats :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 7:42:00 PM

Thank you so much, Gary - much appreciated!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 9/25/2017 5:08:00 PM

Thank you for entering your GREAT poem in my contest. I was pleased to give it the honor it deserves, Gregory. Janice

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 7:40:00 PM

Thank you SO very much, Janice, I am so very grateful and appreciative, as this was a challenge for me ... I've only written a couple of Acrostics, but it's getting so I really enjoy doing so! Blessings and thanks again for the honor! :-) <3

Janis Thompson

Date: 9/25/2017 12:02:00 PM

This is wonderful Greg. Love the meter and the rhyme also the personification. Best wishes for the contest. Great work.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/25/2017 7:35:00 PM

Thank you so very much, Janis, that's very sweet of you - you brought me good luck, it seems! Blessings, friends! :-) <3

Russell Sivey

Date: 9/24/2017 8:20:00 AM

That is a very wonderful and gracious write my friend! I truly enjoyed reading your delightful poem here this morning! You have encased a tremendous poem here! What a lovely piece, Great Work!!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/24/2017 6:10:00 PM

I've only written three-or-four Acrostics, Russell, so I'm pleased that somebody enjoyed this ... it's a difficult form, I'm finding, especially when a Rhyme, but also a lot of fun! Thanks so much, my friend, I so appreciate your comment! :-)

John Hamilton

Date: 9/23/2017 9:00:00 PM

This is wonderful Gregory R, a rhyming acrostic do you know how hard that is, well I guess you found out if you didn't, this was/is acrostic perfection, sniff, sniff oh I smell ...another winner!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/24/2017 2:35:00 AM

Yes, wow - it was quite a challenge, as I've only written a couple of Acrostics, and the Free Verse was so much easier ... this, not so much. I love learning new forms, though, so it's a lot of fun! Thanks for the kind comment, Brother, and the good wishes - blessings! :-)

Carole Duet

Date: 9/23/2017 8:01:00 PM

Well, on behalf of the autumn leaves, thank you for such a poignant poem. Loved it. (But, where is Zanzibar?)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 9/23/2017 8:07:00 PM

Thank you so much, Carole - Zanzibar is a place in East Africa, but also a name sometimes used, (especially in sci-fi), for heaven, Valhalla, Eternity, etc. ... I was waffling between that and Zion, and I think you just decided for me, lol. :-) <3