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Yesterday's Beauty

My clippers snipped on ruthlessly, As if they were on their own. I pondered on the short, sweet life This once lovely rose had known. Yesterday's blossom must give way For one waiting in the womb. She had held her head so proudly As she offered her comely bloom. While in the bud she had dreamed of how, Her beauty would startle the world. The bee and the butterfly were there As her sweet fullness unfurled. They were her only admirers As she flirted and primped and preened. Charlatans come to sip from her, Her moment of glory demeaned. Regretting the loveliness I had missed, I held her gently for a while, Then dropped her faded remains into The swelling refuse pile. So it can be with humans too, We're each given one shining hour In which to activate our dreams And show the world our power. That moment missed, our chance is gone, We are slipping the downward way, With no one to listen as we shout, "You should have seen me yesterday." Won 4th place

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Date: 2/13/2019 9:19:00 PM
Wow!!! Congrats! Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you.
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Date: 2/13/2019 8:00:00 PM
Congrats on winning with this skillfully crafted poem. A beauty, Joyce. Bravo.
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Date: 2/13/2019 6:32:00 PM
Joyce, your word choice is lovely and the point made in the last stanza is brilliant! Congratulations on your win on Mile 17 of my 2019 Poetry Marathon Contest! Thank you so much for supporting my contests. By continuing to place in the contests you are accumulating points toward the final. ~Mark
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Date: 7/13/2010 3:37:00 AM
Congratulations Joyce, on placing in the “Anything Goes!” contest sponsored by: Deborah Guzzi with this creative poem. This is your hour. Enjoy your glory! Smiles, Dane Ann
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Date: 7/9/2010 11:23:00 AM
Congratulations Joyce on your win in Deborah Guzzi's contest "Anything Goes" Love, Carol
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Date: 7/8/2010 4:23:00 AM
AWESOME!!!!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!!! This goes to my favorite list, Joyce. Congratulations on your well deserved win. Love, Lainie
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Date: 7/7/2010 6:32:00 PM
Congrats Joyce on your big win in the Anything Goes contest ..enjoy.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" ..
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Date: 7/7/2010 6:23:00 PM
Wonderful Poem Joyce! Congrat's on your win!~Tirzah~
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Date: 7/7/2010 5:02:00 PM
hmm you should have seen me yesterday, i was lovelier when young, and that how it begun, i love the feel to it, flowers are no the only ones, congrats on your placement!
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