September

September rains; springs spout, rivers fleetly flow to sea
New memories commence as old ones laggardly fade away
Septembers, one new daughter born; a father buried.



Remember September Poetry Contest placed 3rd
Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich 
Date wrote: 15th September 2022
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Kauffman Avatar
September 28, 2022 at 10:54 AM
Congratulations on your win, Terry. You have wonderfully expressed the ying and yang of life - joy and sadness, hope and grief. Wonderfully done. Blessings!
Miller Avatar
October 2, 2022 at 3:04 AM
Thank you, Sam
Watt Avatar
September 24, 2022 at 2:10 PM
Terry, congrats on your win with this remembrance of the highs and lows in life ~ John
Miller Avatar
October 2, 2022 at 3:04 AM
Thank you, John.
Puddifoot Avatar
September 24, 2022 at 12:56 PM
i enjoyed this sijo, some nice alliteration in it, and a good last line - congrats on your contest win.:)
Miller Avatar
October 2, 2022 at 3:05 AM
My first attempt at this form, thank you for your kind comments
May Avatar
September 24, 2022 at 5:14 AM
Bittersweet memories of September, Congrats on your win Terry
Miller Avatar
October 2, 2022 at 3:05 AM
Thank you, Joseph
Calasibetta Avatar
September 24, 2022 at 4:14 AM
Terry, congratulations on your win in the contest. The tenderness of your imagery reflects the spectrum of the circle of life. :)Paulette
Miller Avatar
October 2, 2022 at 3:06 AM
Thank you, Paulette.
Dietrich Avatar
September 23, 2022 at 7:59 PM
bittersweetness. Great Sijo ending . congrats in my contest, Terry
Miller Avatar
September 24, 2022 at 12:28 AM
Thank you, Andrea, for your kind comments, the placement and for running the contest
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