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Spider Plant Verse Formerly Bantu

inner city vacant lot a diamond in the rough 3/23/2023

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 4/8/2023 9:43:00 AM

Back with big congratulations on your win Daniel! Love the dual interpretation. :)

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/11/2023 4:37:00 AM

Thank you, Linda:)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/8/2023 9:20:00 AM

yes, i like baseball. So that's what the diamond reference was for , huh? I think nobody got my bantu where i related a sweater to geese in v formation. My idea was that the sweater was V necked. haha BAck with my congrats

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/11/2023 4:37:00 AM

Hello Andrea. I got yours. Yours was easy to figure out. Have a great day:)

Suzette Richards

Date: 4/8/2023 4:13:00 AM

So, SuZ did get it (per our comments below). Congratulations on your win, Daniel :)

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/11/2023 4:36:00 AM

Thank you, Suzette. I guess she did:)

Joseph May

Date: 4/8/2023 1:28:00 AM

Dropping back with Congrats on your win Daniel

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/11/2023 4:36:00 AM

Thank you, Joseph:)

Ann Peck

Date: 4/7/2023 9:15:00 AM

Great Bantu! Absolutely a baseball diamond for inner-city kids! Congratulations!

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/11/2023 4:36:00 AM

Thank you, Ann:)

David Mohn

Date: 4/6/2023 7:39:00 PM

clever comparison Daniel...congrats!

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/11/2023 4:35:00 AM

Thank you, David.

I Am Anaya

Date: 4/6/2023 6:05:00 PM

Yeah, I came by but couldn't figure it out. I can't--Congratulations on your win! :)

I Am Anaya
Date: 4/6/2023 6:31:00 PM

You know what, just got it! Thank you for getting mine!

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/6/2023 6:18:00 PM

Think baseball diamond:) I appreciate your dropping by, Anaya Be well:)

Ryan Gayagay

Date: 4/6/2023 4:45:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Daniel! What a simple yet powerful description of a vacant lot!

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/6/2023 6:18:00 PM

Thank you, Ryan. Think baseball diamond:)

Anisha Dutta

Date: 3/26/2023 9:00:00 AM

Trying to get idea from your composition. Best luck.

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/26/2023 3:34:00 PM

Thank you, Anisha. I hope it helps. It's my first one, also. It always makes me smile to look up and see your smile:) Be well sweet lady.

Speaks Volumes

Date: 3/24/2023 9:48:00 PM

Good one ! Almost an impossibility

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/25/2023 6:20:00 AM

Thanks Wendy. Not in the US. They are all time tearing down old houses. Our inner cities are in decay. Always enjoy your visits. Have a fantastic weekend in OZ.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/24/2023 12:12:00 PM

I also think of a baseball diamond somehow, clever imagry~

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/24/2023 12:36:00 PM

Thank you, Michelle. That was my original thought but just like any other it is open to interpretation. I appreciate your time and support. Great to see you again:)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/24/2023 11:56:00 AM

Now that's pretty darn good.

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/24/2023 12:05:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea. I'll bet you've played a little baseball as a kid? Didn't you say you grew up in Iowa? Great to see you. Be well:)

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 3/24/2023 9:29:00 AM

Laconic but speaks volumes, dear Daniel. Good luck!

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/24/2023 12:07:00 PM

Thank you, Demetrios. Always a pleasure, sir. I hope life is treating you well.

Suzette Richards

Date: 3/24/2023 8:48:00 AM

Good one, Daniel

Suzette Richards
Date: 3/24/2023 9:22:00 AM

You as well ;)) SuZ is a sharp one ... I think that she will have a hard time choosing between all the great entries. I'm happy for her that this contest seems to be popular AND have the poets working together:))

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/24/2023 8:51:00 AM

Thank you, Suzette. I just hope SuZ gets it. I appreciate your time and support. Have a wonderful weekend.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/24/2023 8:43:00 AM

Love this…other than the obvious, I also picture a baseball game :)

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/24/2023 8:45:00 AM

That is what I was picturing also:)(first comment) Thank you, Kim. Great to see you. Have a large weekend:)

Joanna Daniel

Date: 3/23/2023 7:35:00 PM

Aha! City life sure is hard, great metaphor, DT:)

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 7:38:00 PM

Thank you, Joanna:) always glad to see you. I hope all is well with you. I never knew your name was Joanna. I love it:)

Joseph May

Date: 3/23/2023 7:30:00 PM

A place for gems to shine, Very nicely done Daniel

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 7:37:00 PM

Thank you, Joseph. What kid doesn't like baseball, at least kids I grew up with:) Great to see you. Be well!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/23/2023 7:29:00 PM

Bullseye, Daniel. You sure nailed this one. Perfect! Cheers, gw

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 7:35:00 PM

Thanks:) I was channeling son of a sage:) I knew you would appreciate this one. Great to see you my friend. Be well!

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 3/23/2023 5:07:00 PM

What a great bantu. Yes, a baseball diamond. Very cool! :)

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 5:26:00 PM

Thank you. Linda. or maybe one of the kids that plays on that diamond Great to see you:) I appreciate your time and support.

Paul Willason

Date: 3/23/2023 2:36:00 PM

A few words opening into a portal of the imagination....a big like on this one Daniel.

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 2:41:00 PM

Thanks, Paul. Our generation grew up with America's past time as the forefront of our lives. Great to see you again. Have a wonderful evening:)

Elizabeth Mccann

Date: 3/23/2023 2:33:00 PM

Nicely executed Bantu! So clean! Elizabeth

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 2:37:00 PM

Thank you, Elizabeth. I hope SuZ likes it:) Always a pleasure to look up and see a new face. I appreciate your time and your support. I hope to see you again.

John Lawless

Date: 3/23/2023 2:18:00 PM

and years ago a baseball "diamond" for a group of ragged city kids.....Nicely done Daniel....a medley of metaphor herein

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 2:35:00 PM

Thanks John. Glad you can relate. Lots of memories, right? Great to see you. Be well:)

Margarita Lillico

Date: 3/23/2023 1:29:00 PM

Perfect Bantu!

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 1:45:00 PM

Thanks, Maggie. I just hope SuZ understands it:) I always enjoy looking up and seeing your smiling face:) Have a wonderful evening.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 3/23/2023 12:21:00 PM

Great metaphor.

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 12:39:00 PM

Thanks, Victor. good to see you. I appreciate your time and comment. I hope you are well:)

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/23/2023 11:32:00 AM

... I would never like to live in a city, Daniel ... must have fresh air...not exhaust :) - Great poem :) - hugs

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/23/2023 12:40:00 PM

I would not either Anne. Thank you for dropping by to read and comment. Have wonderful evening:)