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The Hopeless Romantic

With a yearning heart, she stood star-gazing in Luna’s glow - a silhouetted vision in the night of black. Star light, star bright. . . . She whispered. What she wished for, nonetheless, was as distant from her as the man in the moon. Theme: Love

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Robin Davis

Date: 12/11/2013 4:32:00 PM

Andrea What a heart tugging and deep write. You make the reader think what is she wishing for and will it come true. Nice job Thanks for the great comment on my Exiting Life poem

Red Omara

Date: 5/13/2013 6:29:00 AM

Can be a sad business, can't it, romance. You've got the essence of that so neatly here.- Red

John Aaron Green

Date: 12/13/2011 7:38:00 PM

thanks for your comments,,,im just going through bumps in the road of life,,,and this is a neat poem,,,just checking out older writes from everybody,,,but if you can say a prayer for my family,,,, please,,do....

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/9/2011 2:51:00 PM

It makes me wonder if u r mad at me...

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/25/2011 12:02:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in the contest of Tracie "Dodoitsu Darkness" Andrea. Love, Carol

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 9/22/2011 6:53:00 PM

congrats on your 1st place win, you managed to tell a story with this short form, and keep the reader guessing...

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 9/22/2011 4:25:00 PM

Congrats Andrea on a fantastic first place win my friend...luv...

Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/22/2011 1:22:00 PM

Enjoyed reading your creative work..Congrats on your win..Sara

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 9/22/2011 1:15:00 PM

WOW this was nice and congrats on your win' soup mail love phyl

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 9/22/2011 4:28:00 AM

Conmgratulations on the win in the contest of tracie,Andrea

Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 9/21/2011 8:03:00 PM

OK STOPPITT alreadY! NOW you have managed to STUFF a Madonna Song (Star light Star Bright the Star I see tonite) and "You are so Beautiful into my little brain within a 5 minute span! What's up with that! Ha! Joking, and I sure hope you get my jokes, cuz if not, I'm in deep DoDo-wits-U....Dodoitsu! Ha Seriously, Nice writing AS USUAL, My Poetry Factory of a Friend! keep pumpin' out the DelisH-Candy Rain Poetry! 7rate

Joe Maverick

Date: 9/21/2011 2:54:00 AM

So enjoyed the breadth depth and vision in this write Andrea..

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 9/20/2011 10:37:00 AM

beautiful Dodoitsu for tracie's contest Andrea.. such grand imagery and that last line was awesome..good luck luv..

Caryl Ramsdale

Date: 9/19/2011 9:17:00 AM

Wow! You are writing winning poems my friend. I can't pick a favorite line because they all come together perfectly making the whole poem stand out. Keep it going...CR

Kash Poet

Date: 9/19/2011 3:14:00 AM

This leave the reader guessting about her wish as told by Marg below.Very nice approach here Andrea.Best wishes.

Margaret Foster

Date: 9/18/2011 11:43:00 PM

Wondering what her wish was. can take a few guesses... nice one for the contest. luv Marg.

Gwendolen Song

Date: 9/18/2011 10:53:00 PM

Sexy!!! Love this entry of the Hopeless ONe. How nice! Best of luck in the contest. Gwendolen

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 9/18/2011 6:24:00 PM

Girl, I think Ill take mine off..it doesnt stand a chance against your man in the moon...BG

Russell Sivey

Date: 9/18/2011 5:40:00 PM

Awesome write Andrea! This is a superb poem, I love this work!!

Cory Long

Date: 9/18/2011 5:21:00 PM

Awesome good job and good luck in the contest cory

Nancy Jones

Date: 9/18/2011 4:34:00 PM

Nice one, Andrea. luna she gloweth... Beauty day to ya and yes please on the send thing as i was unable to find it. ~N