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Twentynet 60's

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/31/2011 8:09:00 PM

Congratulations, Carrie. I just knew this had to be on the list.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/31/2011 6:41:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement in Nette's contest Carrie. Love, Carol

John Freeman

Date: 5/30/2011 5:32:00 AM

Carrie, it is good to see your success in Nette's contest. Smile. Congratulations on your poem's honored placement. Agape, Moses

Kash Poet

Date: 5/29/2011 12:45:00 PM

Congrats Carrie on your big win in the contest....wonderful write....

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 5/29/2011 8:31:00 AM

Congrats Carrie on your super win in Nette's contest with this superb entry luv.. enjoy another top spot for excellence in poetry ..

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 5/29/2011 6:49:00 AM

Congratulations on the win in the contest of nette, Carrie

James Foulk

Date: 5/3/2011 11:10:00 AM

really enjoyed this great piece of poetry, well written. thank you for reading and commenting on Heart of Gold. yes she really touched me, like very few people do at the first meeting.

Gautami Phookan

Date: 5/1/2011 8:28:00 AM

Fabulous one for this contest. This is the second one I am reading on this theme and finding them so interesting that am wanting to write one too now. Good luck Carrie..

Kash Poet

Date: 4/30/2011 7:41:00 PM

Very good poem.Wonderfully captured the 60s---kashinath

Joyce Johnson

Date: 4/30/2011 9:08:00 AM

We chose the same decade. This is wonderful. Love, Joyce

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 4/29/2011 6:00:00 PM

IT was a great era and I was happy to be one of the flower children in my colored clothes, long hair, wanting peace and love. Those were the days Carrie. Music from that era was fantastic. Nice to recall those magical days. love phyl

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/29/2011 2:29:00 PM

The 60's is probably the best one to do. It was QUITE an era, as you showed us here with this fine entry. Carrie. Nicely done!!(love the ending with the moon landing. I remember that day well)