Andrea Dietrich Poet Sijo

Temple of Life

Nearby an ornate edifice meant for the worship of God
I kneel in the clearing of a verdant woods where sun’s light streams down -
spirit-touched, as nature’s choir chants and wind whispers prayers

Written 5/6/14 by Andrea Dietrich
for nette onclaud's Sijo in a Temple Poetry Contest

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Eve Roper January 29, 2015 at 4:16 PM Andrea, love the imagery on this spirtual write, a 7. Blessings dear friend Eve

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser May 14, 2014 at 2:59 AM hi Andrea,, :) CONGRATULATIONS on the awesome win.. :) the third line is so restful and so beckoning.. :)< GBU from olive.. :)

Poet Destroyer A May 13, 2014 at 1:27 PM ANDREA , Congratulations, in NETTE's, "SIJO IN A TEMPLE " awesome contest. <3 Love * LINDA

Nette Onclaud May 13, 2014 at 12:20 PM andie, the spiritual tone of your work, along with a unique twist really got me!.. warm congrats for placing high i my contest1.. huggs

Darren Watson May 13, 2014 at 10:08 AM Sometimes they say , Less is more , I never really understood that until now , Perfect.

Casarah Nance May 13, 2014 at 8:05 AM grats! well done andrea!

Dr. Upma A. Sharma May 13, 2014 at 5:53 AM Great write Andrea ! as if to set the whole universe is into prayers,,, wonderful! congrats on great win !

Ivor Kos May 12, 2014 at 10:45 PM I thought this Form was called SiLjo!! Anyhow, I can't for the life of me write something so well-written. Therefore, I felicitate (congratulate) you on this win since I truly enjoed this SIJO POEM!!!! Love the word "edifice"!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr.Ram Mehta May 12, 2014 at 9:00 PM Impressive imagery..Congratulations on the win, Andrea

Aiyah Torres May 12, 2014 at 3:56 PM such inspirational and touching scene perfectly written... Congratz on your fab win, Andrea!! ^_^

Paul Callus May 12, 2014 at 2:38 PM A mixture of nature's charm and peaceful surroundings combine to lead the mind and heart to prayer.// beautiful sijo. Honoured to share this winning podium with you, Andrea:) // paul

Lisa Lee May 12, 2014 at 2:02 PM Wow, Andrea! What an inspirational write! Thank you and Congratulations on your win!

Matthew Anish May 12, 2014 at 8:49 AM Magical and mystical! I guess you would call poetry readings - "Spoken Word" - There are plenty of them in NYC. I have made many friends and found out about many publications by going to them. Anyway - keep writing since you are very talented. Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Jack Horne May 11, 2014 at 5:30 PM oh, I LOVE this one

Deborah Shiells May 11, 2014 at 10:17 AM Hi Andrea, I'm so glad I found this beauty. Simple and elegant spoke to the soul. Thank you for sharing this poem with us here. Peace, Deborah

Joe Maverick May 10, 2014 at 11:07 PM So true Andrea, love the message and visual recogniton of God in your lines, good strong write..' thanks for your visit says Dumty.. I will tell somthing as well its the 'Owl' who really studies history, as well as having lived it..' hope you are well, Joe..'

Verlena S. Walker May 10, 2014 at 12:14 PM Well done for this contest Andrea. GL! Verlena

Daver Austin May 9, 2014 at 11:48 AM 1935 was heart of the big depression. My father lost everything. They never had a house or a car after the wipe out. LOve, daver

Daver Austin May 9, 2014 at 11:19 AM Your verdant wood beats a church any day. Love, daver

Bl Devnath May 9, 2014 at 8:52 AM Very nicely worded the temple of life. When spirit is touched automatically inner choir chants and vibration of mind whispers prayers. Good luck in the contest, my lovely friend. A body is a temple indeed. Loved always, bl

Monterey Sirak May 9, 2014 at 8:18 AM I don't know what to say other than that this poem is Perfection!!! What better place to worship God, than out in the beauty of the world He created.

Sara Kendrick May 9, 2014 at 7:32 AM Nature can bring out the worshiper in us if we will get in tune..Great idea and way to go for the contest..Reads like a top placement..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Connie Marcum Wong May 9, 2014 at 4:29 AM Andrea, wow! This is outstanding! I am caving this one.

Mel Merrill May 9, 2014 at 12:19 AM Hi Andrea. Just wanted to stop by and say hello, but this caught my eye. Hmmm...spirit-touched, wind whispers prayers...outstanding imagery and flow. This reads soft as a feather :) Very nice, my dear. xxx Mel

Jake Ponce May 8, 2014 at 10:02 PM Andrea, your Sijo is marvelous. Short but compelling. :)

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