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Spitting Watermelon Seeds

Watermelon slices. That smell so ripe and sweet. Take me back in time again. When mother sliced the treat. Sitting in the kitchen. With the window opened wide. Spitting watermelon seeds. Out to the other side.

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Gwendolen Song

Date: 6/8/2012 5:13:00 PM

What a trip down memory lane...how fun and youthful! Gotta slice!.... Congrats on this win! :)

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/8/2012 5:50:00 PM

Yes, it really took me back, and it was fun! As a matter of a fact I went out and bought some watermelon! LOL Thank you very much Gwendolen.

Dan Kearley

Date: 6/7/2012 2:58:00 PM

:o) We always had to go outside...Ha ha

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/7/2012 4:52:00 PM

Hey Dan, The only reason I could spit them out the window was because we lived in a second floor apartment that faced the back yard (everything cement - in the Bronx), and the pigeons ate the seeds! LOL :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/6/2012 8:50:00 PM

I remember this one that I liked so much. Congrats on your win.

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/7/2012 5:12:00 AM

Hey Andrea, Thanks again for reading this poem! :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/6/2012 7:15:00 PM

SAMIA, Congratulations with your wonderful win, In SARA KENDRICK'S "PLEASANT CHILDHOOD MEMORY" contest. take care;-) ~ Always PD

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/7/2012 5:11:00 AM

Hey PD, Thank you so very much! :)

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 6/6/2012 8:59:00 AM

Congratulations on your place well done xx

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/6/2012 9:46:00 AM

Hey Mandy, Thank you very much! :)

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 6/6/2012 5:13:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Sara's "A Pleasant Childhood Memory" contest Samia. Love, Carol

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/6/2012 5:20:00 AM

Hey Carol, Thank you very much! :)

David Williams

Date: 6/6/2012 1:57:00 AM

Samia congrats on your win...David

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/6/2012 5:20:00 AM

Thank you very much David! :)

Anthony Nutter

Date: 6/5/2012 5:44:00 PM

Congratulations on winning, a well deserved honor.

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/5/2012 6:09:00 PM

Hi Anthony, Thank you so much. I really appreciate it! :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/5/2012 5:21:00 PM

Samia, Thanks for participating in my contest..I did not spit the seeds but my children always enjoyed doing that when we had watermelon..Sara

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/5/2012 6:08:00 PM

Hi Sara, Thank you so much for this! Yes, spitting out the watermelon seeds was almost better than eating the watermelon itself! LOL

Fisayo Aderounmu

Date: 6/2/2012 7:00:00 AM

Sweet memories which was in harmony with mine, the seed, the juice and the peels non escapes. Whenever the seeds escape is to have the balls. Thanks samia.

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/2/2012 1:33:00 PM

Hi Fisayo, I will have to read your poem. Isn't it a wonderful memory! Thank you! :)

Michael Smith

Date: 6/1/2012 6:11:00 AM

Good capture of memories. I've enjoyed spitting those slippery seeds.

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 6/1/2012 6:51:00 AM

Hey Michael, Thank you very much. I think it's kind of a fun memory - spitting out slippery watermelon seeds! :)

The Situation

Date: 5/28/2012 7:24:00 PM

my fathers father, on every visit, every visit made sure that we had water melon every day. thanks for reminding me.

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 5/29/2012 6:26:00 AM

Hi The Situation, I am so glad that this poem brought back happy memories! :)

Jack Horne

Date: 5/27/2012 1:13:00 PM

Lovely memories indeed - I can remember swallowing the seeds, too lazy to spit, lol. Many congrats on all your wins, my friend : )

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 5/27/2012 1:54:00 PM

Hahahaha - Hey Jack, That reminds me of when I used to eat the glue in kindergarten! LOL Thank you so much friend! :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/26/2012 12:50:00 AM

this is one of the best: both for the food that you used (it's one of my favorites too) and for the clever way you wrote about it. LOVE it.

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 5/26/2012 4:24:00 AM

Hey Andrea, Thank you very much! It truly is what I used to do! LOL :)

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/24/2012 3:09:00 PM

short and very sweet! nice one!

Samia Ali Salama
Date: 5/24/2012 5:22:00 PM

Thank you so much ilene! :)