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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

April 8, 2023 at 9:43 AM

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

Daniel Turner

April 11, 2023 at 4:37 AM

Thank you, Linda:)

Andrea Dietrich

April 8, 2023 at 9:20 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

April 11, 2023 at 4:37 AM

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

Suzette Richards

April 8, 2023 at 4:13 AM

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

Daniel Turner

April 11, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Thank you, Suzette. I guess she did:)

Joseph May

April 8, 2023 at 1:28 AM

Dropping back with Congrats on your win Daniel

Daniel Turner

April 11, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Thank you, Joseph:)

Ann Peck

April 7, 2023 at 9:15 AM

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

Daniel Turner

April 11, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Thank you, Ann:)

David Mohn

April 6, 2023 at 7:39 PM

clever comparison Daniel...congrats!

Daniel Turner

April 11, 2023 at 4:35 AM

Thank you, David.

I Am Anaya

April 6, 2023 at 6:05 PM

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

I Am Anaya

April 6, 2023 at 6:31 PM

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

Daniel Turner

April 6, 2023 at 6:18 PM

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

Ryan Gayagay

April 6, 2023 at 4:45 PM

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

Daniel Turner

April 6, 2023 at 6:18 PM

Thank you, Ryan. Think baseball diamond:)

Anisha Dutta

March 26, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Trying to get idea from your composition. Best luck.

Daniel Turner

March 26, 2023 at 3:34 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

March 24, 2023 at 9:48 PM

Good one ! Almost an impossibility

Daniel Turner

March 25, 2023 at 6:20 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

March 24, 2023 at 12:12 PM

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

Daniel Turner

March 24, 2023 at 12:36 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

March 24, 2023 at 11:56 AM

Now that's pretty darn good.

Daniel Turner

March 24, 2023 at 12:05 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

March 24, 2023 at 9:29 AM

Laconic but speaks volumes, dear Daniel. Good luck!

Daniel Turner

March 24, 2023 at 12:07 PM

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

Suzette Richards

March 24, 2023 at 8:48 AM

Good one, Daniel

Suzette Richards

March 24, 2023 at 9:22 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

March 24, 2023 at 8:51 AM

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

Kim Rodrigues

March 24, 2023 at 8:43 AM

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

Daniel Turner

March 24, 2023 at 8:45 AM

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

Joanna Daniel

March 23, 2023 at 7:35 PM

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

Daniel Turner

March 23, 2023 at 7:38 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

March 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM

A place for gems to shine, Very nicely done Daniel

Daniel Turner

March 23, 2023 at 7:37 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

March 23, 2023 at 7:29 PM

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

Daniel Turner

March 23, 2023 at 7:35 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

March 23, 2023 at 5:07 PM

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

Daniel Turner

March 23, 2023 at 5:26 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

March 23, 2023 at 2:36 PM

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

Daniel Turner

March 23, 2023 at 2:41 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

March 23, 2023 at 2:33 PM

Nicely executed Bantu! So clean! Elizabeth

Daniel Turner

March 23, 2023 at 2:37 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.