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The clouds have formed a mare’s tail in the sky,
a fitting image, for I’m being led
beneath them, where in eerie silence lie
abandoned stalls, untended land, a shed.

And on a gate, like some strange souvenir,
a halfway broken sign reads “Wagon Wheel.”
That horses once were bred and ridden here
both grime and span of time cannot conceal.

But farther down a lane, behind some trees,
(where happiness once lived!) awaits my spring -
a large house, shuttered, with its memories.
In front of it still hangs that wooden swing.

Above long grass and weeds it starts to sway.
The ghost of me has now returned to play.


For the Love and Loss Poetry Contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 3/29/2014 10:39:00 AM
This poem is a real beauty. You feel the sadness with this one. Congrats on your win . love phyl
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Date: 2/9/2014 1:25:00 PM
Took me right there to see it all. Beautiful as always . Thank you for sharing.
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Date: 1/28/2014 5:13:00 AM
Beautiful memories from the past, sad how it can now be in a state so derelict. Congrats Andrea on your big win! ..and thank you so much for honoring me in your haiku contest... love dear
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Date: 1/27/2014 12:58:00 PM
Congrads. This poem really did take me to someone. I miss his CB handle was wagon wheel.
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Date: 1/25/2014 7:47:00 PM
A fine nostalgic write, Congrats on the win, Andrea
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Date: 1/25/2014 6:20:00 PM
Congrats on a fine win Andrea
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Date: 1/25/2014 3:33:00 PM
you're creeping up there, andrea, you seem to place higher each time! I really liked this one; it painted a vivid picture for me, some very effective imagery, with an unsettling, eerie feel - that first bit brought into my mind that song 'ghost riders in the sky'! congrats on your win in my contest! :)
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Date: 1/24/2014 7:28:00 AM
This one is pure beauty from the stunning sepia tinted images to the sense of melancholy in the memories.
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Date: 1/23/2014 3:35:00 PM
love the way you did this one, my friend
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Date: 1/21/2014 4:12:00 PM
Andrea, sure was entertaining. Wishing you luck in the contest. SKAT
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Date: 1/21/2014 7:48:00 AM
Andrea, this one is just the kind of stuff I love...Im gonna have to fave it.
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Date: 1/20/2014 1:54:00 PM
A most nostalgic shaded write Andrea, really good one i guess for contest, hope all goes well with a top win..!
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Date: 1/20/2014 12:27:00 PM
It is a wonderful poem Andrea, I love it when you write with emotion. That's when you are at your best.....Hugs.....Roger
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Date: 1/19/2014 7:37:00 PM
Wow sounds so like another time in the same dream I had, just lovely as always my sonneteer! Light & Love
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Date: 1/19/2014 6:24:00 PM
Very evocative1 Nice rhyme scheme. I posted some of your work on the Poets House Website. Please let me know about my latest - the basketball poem - I have not gotten any comments on it yet. Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Date: 1/19/2014 4:26:00 PM
A captivating sonnet Andrea...the ending couplet is priceless...best wishes
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Date: 1/19/2014 2:37:00 PM
Good poem, all those old memories come back. I remember those wooden swings. Thanks for sharing.... Lucilla
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Date: 1/19/2014 1:40:00 PM
Very creative and imaginative work about some precious memories of the your past..Reads like winning material fo the contest..Way to go..I enjoyed reading this one today..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 1/19/2014 12:08:00 PM
sounds like a nice walk down memory lane . enjoyed nice flow Andrea
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Date: 1/19/2014 11:12:00 AM
This a very beautiful piece with great use of imagery
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Date: 1/19/2014 11:10:00 AM
Mary Jane is marijuana. Laced is LSD. Thus Laced Mary Jane is marijuana laced with LSD. Don't try it. Now about something much more wonderful - your poem. It has everything, Andrea. I get choked up reading it. Love, daver .
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Date: 1/19/2014 10:20:00 AM
A very impressive/stunning write of yours as always my dearest friend Andrea. I love & thoroughly enjoyed reading it tonight. A winner for me. Thank you so much for sharing & for everything. Good luck in the contest and have a great weekend to u and your family my dear friend. love lots and many hugs, Leonora
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Date: 1/19/2014 9:38:00 AM
Great write Andrea, creating such vivid imagery. Good luck in the contest. As always continued prayers. Take care.
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Date: 1/19/2014 9:37:00 AM
This was just straight up awesome. Killer last line. So, does that mean they fell OFF the wagon? ;-) Great job!
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Date: 1/19/2014 4:40:00 AM
Andrea, my dear....your work enchants me. Those two lines.....just what the two lines of a good sonnet should do. You really captured love and loss well here, my dear. I'm so impressed and awed by your work. Hugs
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