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Outside the city where the pomegranates grew, Still the broken down farm of my grandfather dwells. I recall the bright red against a sky of blue, And from that farm kitchen drifted delicious smells. Oh the sweetness of that bush when the wind blew, People asked grandma how- but she never tells. Stories of her sweet red fruit pie we all knew, To a visitor, help yourself grandpa would yell. Grandma was famous for her red jam too, Ruby red jars were stored on wood shelves. I recall the twinkle in grandma's eyes of blue, Often, I take a drive to that farm that still dwells; Outside the city where the pomegranates grew. _________________________ April 29, 2016 Poetry/Lyric/Outside The City Copyright Protected, ID 16-783-867-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.

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Date: 5/4/2016 9:00:00 AM
Nostalgic and Lovely,thanks BW!
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Constance La France
Date: 5/4/2016 12:33:00 PM
Sara thanks for visiting my poem today and for the lovely
Date: 5/3/2016 12:32:00 PM
I love the reminiscent flavor of your poem BW...Beautiful write...Congrats on your win
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Constance La France
Date: 5/3/2016 11:31:00 PM
Joseph, thanks for the beautiful and the congrats
Date: 5/1/2016 10:51:00 AM
Sweet poem BW. Conjures up memories of my mom making preserves, peach and strawberry, and canning tomatoes from our garden when I was growing up and of course her homemade beef vegetable soup.
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Date: 5/3/2016 11:33:00 PM
James, thanks for the sweet, yes that's what my grandma did, not so much my mom ~
Date: 4/29/2016 8:30:00 PM
Your write is not only wonderfully visual, but it is also memory jogging!!! I know that "red pie and jam" was some kind of good! 7+ BW!!!
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Constance La France
Date: 4/29/2016 9:22:00 PM
Walter, thanks for the wonderful and the compliment and 7+~

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