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The Thrill Is Gone

Used to run outside bundled up for winter. Pulled my sled through snow to the hill where other children slid with glee and our young hearts pounding. Thrill of December. Used to swing for hours in my day-time dreaming. Played my records thinking of my Prince Charming. Sang my love aloud in the woods to no one. Thrill of my teen years. Used to bike to town with my friends or sisters. Ran and swam and walked to the park for snow cones. Sports I played all day till the sun was setting. Thrill of my summers. Gone are firefly nights and my firework summers. Thrills of childhood no longer hold enticement. How I even dreamed while awake I wonder . . . now that I’m older. July 12, 2020

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Aditi Mishra

Date: 7/27/2020 11:38:00 AM

Back to congratulate you on your win Andrea. That's the thing I love the most about your poems. They find their way right into the hearts of readers :)

Jack Horne

Date: 7/26/2020 10:40:00 AM

lovely nostalgic write

John Hamilton

Date: 7/23/2020 1:18:00 PM

A nice write Andrea, and so true to life, the thrill is gone as we age, we do however find pleasure in other things now! Congrats on a top win!

Hilo Poet

Date: 7/22/2020 6:41:00 PM

Where was I, besides the recent SILENCE, my compliments on your deserving 1st Place and POTD--doubly so! Hooray, Andrea, perpetual praise truly -- Aloha~@William

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/24/2020 3:37:00 PM

thanks , William!! I need to visit your winning poem as well.

James Inman

Date: 7/22/2020 5:43:00 PM

Hi Andrea, I'm with you, roll back the years by 20 or 25, that would do nicely.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/22/2020 4:37:00 PM

My original comment when you got potd has vanished .. many congrats on your win too:-) hugs Jan xx

Edward Ibeh

Date: 7/22/2020 10:27:00 AM

What an excellent poem, Andrea:-) No wonder this won you a well-deserved POTD! Congratulations on your first place win in my contest!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/24/2020 3:37:00 PM

thanks so much for the inspiration. That form is NOT easy!!! but the theme is very dear to me.

Arturo Michael

Date: 7/18/2020 11:38:00 AM

Is it really gone or a little harder to reach...Congratulations Andrea on POTD

Jcb Brul

Date: 7/15/2020 6:56:00 PM

Wow, BIG CONGRATS dear Andrea on your POD! Such a brilliant gem!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/15/2020 5:38:00 AM

I see why you received POTD on this one! Congratulations, Andrea!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 7/14/2020 10:58:00 PM

Boy, those were the care free days weren't they. I enjoyed this poem so much Andrea. Congratulations on POTD!

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 7/14/2020 10:31:00 PM

Back with BIG congrats, Andrea! Hugs, Rhonda :)

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/14/2020 8:38:00 PM

Hey, let's welcome back -- you guessed it -- Firefly Nights! And here's our host during this Firework Summer Festival, Andrrrrrrrrrrrea DIETRICH. C'mon let's put 'em together for Andrrrrrrrrea now! … Oh, quiet, Gershon, and eat your vegetables! lol... Congrats, my friend. Hats off! :) gw

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/14/2020 7:03:00 PM

In dreams, the thrill is never gone. You can relived those days and each moment. This is beautiful, and it holds a tender melancholy all at the same time. Congratulations Andrea, on Poem of the Day. ~ Brandy

Eve Roper

Date: 7/14/2020 3:28:00 PM

Congratulations on POTD. Hugs Eve

Mark Koplin

Date: 7/14/2020 3:25:00 PM

Congrats on POTD!

Constance La France

Date: 7/14/2020 1:46:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations on Potd with your awesome poem - Constance

John Watt

Date: 7/14/2020 12:46:00 PM

A thoughtful musing on childhood nostalgia and the inevitability of growing up. I loved the line "firefly nights and my firework summers". Wonderful in every way, Andrea. Big CONGRATS for the honor of POTD!