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dried floral bouquet made with blooms from my garden a precious keepsake rose petals and leaves pink sweet peas and lavender floral scent lingers fragrant oil revives crystal bowl of potpourri wedding memories Scented leaves poetry Contest Kim Rodrigues 11/10/19

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/23/2019 6:15:00 PM

big congratulations, JAn. A deserved win. I went and gave mine a different title (not that it would have won anyway). Soupmail for ya!

Tania Kitchin

Date: 11/23/2019 5:37:00 PM

Back to congratulate you Jan on your winning placement with your lovely poem! Hugs

Eve Roper

Date: 11/23/2019 12:16:00 AM

Back with congratulations on your placement.. Hugs

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/22/2019 9:30:00 PM

Couldn’t resist scent-sational wedding potpourri! Congratulations, Jan, on your win! Hugs...Kim

M. L. Kiser

Date: 11/13/2019 4:40:00 PM

Quite beautiful, best of luck in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/3/2020 8:05:00 AM

thanks ml sorry have only just found the comment:-( hugs jan x

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 11/12/2019 9:05:00 AM

Beautifully done Jan! xomo

Jan Allison
Date: 11/12/2019 1:18:00 PM

Cheers Mo:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 11/11/2019 12:15:00 PM

Perfect Haikus for the contest, my friend . Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment it touched my heart this morning. Good luck in the contest. Hugs Eve Hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 11/12/2019 1:18:00 PM

I'm delighted for you Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 11/11/2019 10:18:00 AM

You have done an excellent job with this string of poems, Jan. I can smell the scents, and the work you put into it :) Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 11/12/2019 1:17:00 PM

Thanks Paul I enjoyed the challenge and hope Kim likes the poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 11/11/2019 3:43:00 AM

I just love this. Such a great take on the contest. Love it. And You... blessings, Gina

Jan Allison
Date: 11/12/2019 1:17:00 PM

thank you:-) hugs Janx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/11/2019 2:49:00 AM

- I often dried flowers before ... but a long time ago - A beautiful poem, Jan - Best wishes in the contest - Have a lovely Monday - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 11/11/2019 3:06:00 AM

I have never dried them but love potpourri in my lounge:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/10/2019 7:49:00 PM

Love the way you composed this, Jan. Everything's great: the imagery, the appeals to the senses, the spacing of the stanzas. I think that Kim will be pleased! Best of luck! Cheers, Gershon

Jan Allison
Date: 11/11/2019 3:06:00 AM

I hope Kim likes it GW:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/10/2019 7:43:00 PM

Fragrant words, Jan. Very pretty! (it's lonely in my emails lately but oh well, I am pressed for time anyway and can barely find time for Soup comments!)

Jan Allison
Date: 11/11/2019 3:05:00 AM

will mail when I have time, perhaps after exam work this afternoon just so busy and little time for soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 11/10/2019 5:52:00 PM

Beautiful Jan, I can smell the potpourri! Hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 11/11/2019 3:04:00 AM

thanks Tania, I do keep potpourri in a crystal bowl but its not my bouquet:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 11/10/2019 5:10:00 PM

Rose petals and leaves is so much better than depressed pages! Good luck! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 11/10/2019 5:35:00 PM

thanks Rico:-) hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 11/10/2019 2:59:00 PM

Lovely poem, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/10/2019 3:05:00 PM

Thanks Line:-) hugs Jan xx

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 11/10/2019 2:48:00 PM

This is so evocative, especially love the final stanza, beautiful, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/10/2019 2:52:00 PM

Thanks Michelle, I never kept my bridal flowers. Not sure if the poem is embracing the scented leaves theme enough, but I will take my chance with the contest:-) hugs Jan xx