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Yellow, a sunny color - bittersweet brightness of life. Wild dandelion its flower, brilliant in grandson’s eyes. Watching the Summer spin, fragile twirling and bend. Pandemic’s Kindergartner plucks bouquet - tenders it to grandma. Isolation had its moments - streets with no cars, chasing a lemon butterfly. “Oh, it flied away.” His skateboard in pause, as our lives were, but in home’s vase, weeds quickly passed away.

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Date: 2/1/2025 4:45:00 PM
Ahh!! So sweet. Yes, those dandelions don't hold up very well to being plucked. Congratulations on your winner. Way to go. Sara K
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 2/1/2025 7:25:00 PM
Thank you, Sara!
Date: 1/31/2025 10:57:00 AM
Wonderful poem Kim. Good memories. Congrats in the 4x4x4
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/31/2025 2:56:00 PM
Thank you, Oliver!
Date: 1/31/2025 8:48:00 AM
Kim, these are precious times that may be preserved forever. Congratulations on your win.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/31/2025 2:57:00 PM
Thank you, Lasaad! :)
Date: 1/31/2025 3:18:00 AM
- A time we will never forget, Kim - Congratulations on your win in the contest :) - hugs
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/31/2025 6:25:00 AM
Thank you, Anne-Lise!
Date: 1/31/2025 2:10:00 AM
Very nice poem, congratulations
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/31/2025 6:25:00 AM
Thank you, Terry!
Date: 1/26/2025 5:55:00 PM
Nice poem of bittersweet memories? Sounds like family and grandma helped get through the pandemic!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/26/2025 8:46:00 PM
Yes! Thank you, David! :)
Date: 1/26/2025 8:36:00 AM
How innocent we were in years gone by, and how less dangerous. Great poem, Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/26/2025 11:52:00 AM
True! Thank you, dear friend! Hope you are doing well!
Date: 1/25/2025 7:53:00 PM
Adorable moments to frame forever, Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/26/2025 11:52:00 AM
Thank you, my friend!
Date: 1/25/2025 12:00:00 AM
so poetical and delicate, tenderness shared i think, great poem, yann
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/25/2025 7:47:00 AM
Thank you, Yann! Always means a lot when you comment!
Date: 1/24/2025 1:35:00 PM
Hi Kim, I echo Andrea's comment below concerning kids being confined and the power of government sanctioned propaganda stifling the natural growth and enjoyment of life of our youth. That said, a colorful and creative poem of youthful innocence. Nicely done / Kudos /// Terrell
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/24/2025 4:16:00 PM
Surely sad to spend Kindergarten in a chair instead of out on playground and playing. My grand was lucky that his parent watched out for him.
Date: 1/24/2025 12:49:00 PM
Interesting - could sense the fragility of years <3
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/24/2025 1:23:00 PM
Thank you, my friend!
Date: 1/24/2025 11:04:00 AM
A very interesting poem from when kids were confined. I think it was awful what was done to all of us over such a long period of time. More Poems need to be written on the way propaganda ruled the world and is still ruling it today. Great poem, Kim
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/24/2025 1:24:00 PM
Craziness! Good when people fight back when things make no sense.
Date: 1/24/2025 6:12:00 AM
Very nice poetry! Yes, maybe the world needs to come to near halt, every once in awhile, for us to re-do our priorities. Make lemon-aid out of lemons -- perhaps, thanks to you, your grandson much the wiser and happier, better prepared.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/24/2025 1:25:00 PM
Funny how the cities had a much needed rest. The pigeons probably couldn’t believe their luck.

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