Kim Rodrigues Poet Verse

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.

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Sara Kendrick February 1, 2025 at 4:45 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 Kim Rodrigues February 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM Thank you, Sara!

Oliver Mckeithan January 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM Wonderful poem Kim. Good memories. Congrats in the 4x4x4 Kim Rodrigues January 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM Thank you, Oliver!

Sotto Poet January 31, 2025 at 8:48 AM Kim, these are precious times that may be preserved forever. Congratulations on your win. Kim Rodrigues January 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM Thank you, Lasaad! :)

Anne-Lise Andresen January 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM - A time we will never forget, Kim - Congratulations on your win in the contest :) - hugs Kim Rodrigues January 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM Thank you, Anne-Lise!

Terry Miller January 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM Very nice poem, congratulations Kim Rodrigues January 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM Thank you, Terry!

David Crandall January 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM Nice poem of bittersweet memories? Sounds like family and grandma helped get through the pandemic! Kim Rodrigues January 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM Yes! Thank you, David! :)

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

Gershon Wolf January 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM Adorable moments to frame forever, Kim. Kim Rodrigues January 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM Thank you, my friend!

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

Terrell Martin January 24, 2025 at 1:35 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 Kim Rodrigues January 24, 2025 at 4:16 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 January 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM Interesting - could sense the fragility of years <3 Kim Rodrigues January 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM Thank you, my friend!

Andrea Dietrich January 24, 2025 at 11:04 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 Kim Rodrigues January 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM Craziness! Good when people fight back when things make no sense.

Joseph P. DiMino January 24, 2025 at 6:12 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. Kim Rodrigues January 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM Funny how the cities had a much needed rest. The pigeons probably couldn’t believe their luck.