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Summer Spin

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.

Copyright © Kim Rodrigues | Year Posted 2025

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Sara Kendrick 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 Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 2/1/2025 7:25:00 PM Thank you, Sara!

Oliver Mckeithan Date: 1/31/2025 10:57:00 AM Wonderful poem Kim. Good memories. Congrats in the 4x4x4 Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/31/2025 2:56:00 PM Thank you, Oliver!

Sotto Poet Date: 1/31/2025 8:48:00 AM Kim, these are precious times that may be preserved forever. Congratulations on your win. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/31/2025 2:57:00 PM Thank you, Lasaad! :)

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 1/31/2025 3:18:00 AM - A time we will never forget, Kim - Congratulations on your win in the contest :) - hugs Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/31/2025 6:25:00 AM Thank you, Anne-Lise!

Terry Miller Date: 1/31/2025 2:10:00 AM Very nice poem, congratulations Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/31/2025 6:25:00 AM Thank you, Terry!

David Crandall Date: 1/26/2025 5:55:00 PM Nice poem of bittersweet memories? Sounds like family and grandma helped get through the pandemic! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/26/2025 8:46:00 PM Yes! Thank you, David! :)

Victor Buhagiar Date: 1/26/2025 8:36:00 AM How innocent we were in years gone by, and how less dangerous. Great poem, Kim. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/26/2025 11:52:00 AM True! Thank you, dear friend! Hope you are doing well!

Gershon Wolf Date: 1/25/2025 7:53:00 PM Adorable moments to frame forever, Kim. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/26/2025 11:52:00 AM Thank you, my friend!

Yann Rolland Date: 1/25/2025 12:00:00 AM so poetical and delicate, tenderness shared i think, great poem, yann Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/25/2025 7:47:00 AM Thank you, Yann! Always means a lot when you comment!

Terrell Martin 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 Login to Reply 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.

Paige Hind Date: 1/24/2025 12:49:00 PM Interesting - could sense the fragility of years <3 Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/24/2025 1:23:00 PM Thank you, my friend!

Andrea Dietrich 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 Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 1/24/2025 1:24:00 PM Craziness! Good when people fight back when things make no sense.

Joe Dimino 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. Login to Reply 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.