Trampled

crack in gray city sidewalk tiny flower face looks up trampled by hurrying feet beauty clings to life

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 2/20/2012 11:01:00 AM
Congratulations on the super win in ~Paula's~ "Trample" contest Barbara. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/18/2012 4:21:00 PM
Congratulations!
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Date: 2/18/2012 4:33:00 AM
Congratualtions Barbara xx
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Date: 2/17/2012 3:43:00 PM
Barbara, I absolutely love this poem. Personification is a powerful tool in the poet's toolbox and you used just enough to make this work "pop". Brilliant work. Congrats on making the winners list....................S.Ronthorpe
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Date: 2/17/2012 12:20:00 PM
The incredible durability of even a small flower against what nature and us humans throw at them is simply stunning. If half of us showed heart like a Buttercup, Daisy etc. We would strive to stand proud like them, sadly, even a small flower out blooms us humans. Praise be the flower. Terrific poetry Barbara :) have a great weekend, hugs 4 U XXX
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Date: 2/17/2012 9:11:00 AM
BARBARA, I saw what you commented to the other short form in this contest and I agree, so often less is more, and this is one example of it. A Wonderful win in the contest. Congrats to you.
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Date: 2/17/2012 7:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your win with this wonderful write Barbara, love Elizabeth
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Date: 2/16/2012 10:10:00 PM
Barbara,congrats on your win.Enjoyed it first time around.
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Date: 2/16/2012 9:34:00 PM
congrats BG on a marvelous win for this extraordinary composition luv..
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Date: 2/16/2012 9:15:00 PM
Congratulations on your win Barbara. It's not safe for a flower to be growing through the cracks of a pavement.
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Date: 2/16/2012 8:37:00 PM
Hardy some of these little bits of life. Congratulations Barbara. Love, Joyce
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Date: 2/16/2012 12:34:00 AM
So small a poem but PACKED with meaning. VERY nice, dear lady!
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Date: 2/13/2012 1:40:00 AM
An excellent poem!Best wishes.
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Date: 2/12/2012 5:30:00 PM
Talk about beauty, there is life within this write! I love how you brought about the city and a lone flower in a sidewalk crack. Then the quick feet, how they "Trample" the flower, but yet it still lives and in beauty! That story is totally awesome! I really enjoyed this poem this evening! Great Work!!
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