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Sara

Introverted, quiet, compassionate, giver

Sister of four biological brothers ,two adoptive brothers

Lover of God, Family, Country

Who feels love, compassion, dedication

Who fears downward spiral of our nation

Moral decline of the people

Would love to see a national revival

Resident of Georgia, USA

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Park Bench At Christmas Contest

Blog Posted:12/16/2018 8:19:00 AM

The contest is over and Santa has to rest

He was so happy to give each of you his best

He hopes you enjoy this small neatly packaged Christmas gift

Of First place and that you get a Christmas holiday lift

I will comment on each poem as I get a chance to do so. I have my family coming this week end so I have work to do.

I did not place the poems in the order that I thought they should go just let them be arranged by the site.

Thanks to each one for entering for I enjoyed reading each poem,

Sara

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Connie
Marcum Wong

Date: 12/19/2018 12:11:00 AM

Enjoy your family Sara. You inspired us with your contest and photos. It was very kind of you to give us all first place... A lovely Christmas gift! Congratulations to all the winners. Have a very happy holiday! Blessings, Connie xxoo

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/19/2018 7:23:00 AM

Connie, I have gotten a good many chores done and what is might have to be the way it is except for little touch ups on Friday and Saturday. LOL. Grandma was slow but she was old. Thanks for dropping by. Sara ..I am still working on comments.

Constance
La France

Date: 12/18/2018 2:45:00 PM

Sara, thanks for the contest and my placement and congrats to all the winners ~

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/18/2018 4:27:00 PM

Dear Heart, Thanks for dropping by and saying congrats to all the winners. I hope that your enjoy your top of the list ..Sara

Sandra
Haight

Date: 12/17/2018 8:08:00 AM

Sara, thank you so much for the very inspiring contest, my placement, and the nice gift of awarding 1st place to everyone as we all worked very hard on fulfilling your poetry theme with our poems. Congrats to all, and happy season's greetings to you and yours. Hugs, Sandra :)

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/17/2018 8:38:00 AM

Sandra, Thanks for dropping by. I appreciate the time spent here. I hope that this is an awesome Christmas season and a New Year for you and your family. Sara

Jan
Allison

Date: 12/16/2018 6:52:00 PM

Many thanks for my placement in the contest Sara,its very kind of you to award first places to all, sending you seasons greetings:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 12/17/2018 6:06:00 AM

I have the best gift arriving on Thursday, my son is home for the festive period:-) I ask for nothing more this year:-) Hope you have a wonderful time too:-) hugs jan xx

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/17/2018 6:04:00 AM

Jan, Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you and your family have the best Christmas and New Year ever. Sara

Eve
Roper

Date: 12/16/2018 6:30:00 PM

Thank you so very much for my placement.. Congratulations to all the winners. Andrea, is right over who comes first it tends to be in alphabetical order.. Merry Christmas to all

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/17/2018 6:03:00 AM

Eve, Thanks for revisiting my page. I appreciate the time spent here. I hope that the holidays are exciting for you. Sara

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 12/16/2018 3:26:00 PM

Sara, you are not able to place poems in your preferred order if you give them all the same placement. For some reason, I think because my name starts with an A, i often appear at the top of such contest winner lists and I feel self-conscious of it because it is putting me "above" others who can have poems just as good as mine, but because of alphabetical listing I go to the top. Anyway, I appreciate my win and I just know you had oodles of GREAT entries which I hope to see. Merry Christmas, Dear.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/16/2018 4:14:00 PM

Andrea, I wanted to give everyone a first place as a gift from me for Christmas. I know that some enter contest and don't place or place low so I thought it would be nice to receive first place. Of course, so many entered that usually place in the top ten anyway. Thanks for entering and dropping by my blog.Sara

Paul
Callus

Date: 12/16/2018 2:23:00 PM

Enjoy your time with family, Sara...priorities first! Thank you for providing the inspiration for my entry, irrespective of the result:) Wishing you and all your loved ones a very Happy & Blessed Christmas!! // paul

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/16/2018 4:17:00 PM

Oh, yes Eve Roper had commented on my blog and it is gone. I don't know about any other though. Sara

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/16/2018 4:16:00 PM

Well, on soup you never know exactly what is going on. I haven't been on for awhile for I dropped off to sleep. I really needed that nap. Thanks for the visit to my blog and taking time to comment. Sara

Paul Callus
Date: 12/16/2018 2:24:00 PM

I stopped by a while ago...some comments seem to have disappeared!!

Line
Gauthier

Date: 12/16/2018 11:43:00 AM

Thank you, Sara, for the surprise ranking. I can't wait to read everyone's winning entries. Warmest wishes for the holiday season to you and your loved ones. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/16/2018 1:34:00 PM

Line, Your presence at my blog is uplifting. I appreciate the holiday greeting as well. I hope that this will be the best Christmas up to this point in your life and may each one that follows be awesome. Sara

My Past Blog Posts


Completed Mixed Contest Date Posted: 3/12/2024 7:51:00 AM
About Mixed Date Posted: 2/26/2024 10:50:00 AM
Only About My Contest~~ Date Posted: 8/5/2023 3:35:00 AM
Contest Closed And Judged Date Posted: 1/29/2023 8:06:00 AM
Update About My Contest, "Feel Free" Date Posted: 12/28/2022 3:34:00 AM
Just A Note And Update Date Posted: 11/12/2022 6:02:00 AM
An Update Date Posted: 10/11/2022 4:42:00 AM
Once Again Date Posted: 9/12/2022 4:50:00 AM
Only About My Contest~~ Date Posted: 9/9/2022 10:02:00 AM
Labor Day 2022 Date Posted: 9/5/2022 9:22:00 AM
~~~Contest~~~ Anniversary Plus~~ A Forms Listed On Soup~~ Date Posted: 9/3/2022 2:49:00 AM
Changes Call for More Strength Date Posted: 8/25/2022 4:08:00 PM
Prayer Date Posted: 8/14/2022 7:36:00 AM
Surgery Date Posted: 12/22/2021 5:50:00 AM
Carolyn Devonshire Date Posted: 8/4/2021 4:22:00 AM
Little Ole Ladies Date Posted: 7/11/2019 3:45:00 PM
Choices Contest Judged Date Posted: 6/20/2019 6:45:00 AM
Park Bench At Christmas Contest Date Posted: 12/16/2018 8:19:00 AM
A Rainy Day Contest Judged Date Posted: 10/6/2018 3:51:00 PM
A Rainy Day Date Posted: 9/7/2018 11:21:00 AM
~~ Contest Winners Posted~~ Date Posted: 3/29/2018 10:01:00 AM
**Life, My Contest, And Other Bits** Date Posted: 3/10/2018 3:14:00 PM
A Safe Place Tainted Date Posted: 1/11/2018 1:34:00 PM
~~~Happy New Year and Other Items~~~~ Date Posted: 1/5/2018 6:47:00 AM
Contest Winners, Life, And Next Contest Date Posted: 10/10/2017 1:16:00 PM

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
5/9/2024	Danger In The Air	Couplet	anxiety,weather,
5/8/2024	Still Waters Turn with the Tide	Couplet	abuse,
5/7/2024	In The Hush Of Dawn	Couplet	environment,
5/6/2024	In Whispers Soft	Rhyme	sweet love,
5/6/2024	The Churn	Shape	childhood,
5/4/2024	In A Field of Sunflowers	Rhyme	anxiety,deep,fear,
4/30/2024	Love	Sonnet	love,
4/30/2024	Red Sun Rises	Rhyme	bird,dream,
4/26/2024	Where The Light Dances	Rispetto	love,
4/25/2024	whip	Haiku	riddle,
4/24/2024	Evidence Of Spring	Rhyme	environment,
4/20/2024	Whip-Poor-Will Assurance Andaree	Rhyme	bird,life,
4/17/2024	Yellow	Sonnet	storm,
4/12/2024	Ahchoo -dodo	Dodoitsu	fate,health,
4/11/2024	Carolina Allspice	Free verse	beautiful,childhood,flowe
4/10/2024	full voice	Haiku	blessing,
4/10/2024	yellow	Haiku	beautiful,
4/9/2024	Gimme, Gimme, Gimme	Free verse	faith,inspirational,
4/8/2024	Grieving	Other	beauty,depression,love,na
4/7/2024	What Is Wrong With The Whip-Poor-Will	Other	introspection,
4/5/2024	Crescent Moon	Dodoitsu	love,nature,
4/3/2024	In My Garden	Other	analogy,
4/3/2024	Jesus Walked	Other	faith,
4/2/2024	mountain spring	Haiku	imagination,
4/2/2024	Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley	List	loneliness,
4/1/2024	Don't Despair	Rhyme	inspiration,
3/31/2024	The Angel Rolled The Stone Away	Free verse	faith,
3/30/2024	I Heard The Whip-Poor-Will sing	Free verse	spring,
3/29/2024	The Man Rides His First Donkey	Senryu	faith,
3/28/2024	The Brown Headed Cowbirds	Free verse	bird,
3/25/2024	Down Where	Free verse	age,pets,
3/25/2024	pines	Tanka	nature,
3/25/2024	eastern	Haiku	childhood,nature,
3/24/2024	sage green	Haiku	seasons,
3/24/2024	congressmen	Senryu	political,
3/23/2024	solid	Haiku	nature,
3/22/2024	In Early Spring	Free verse	spring,
3/22/2024	skies	Tanka	beauty,food,nature,
3/20/2024	thin ice	Haiku	nature,
3/20/2024	rising	Haiku	bird,nature,
3/16/2024	chartreuse	Haiku	animal,nature,
3/16/2024	Secrets	Free verse	light,
3/11/2024	There's A Rainbow Of Perfect Love	Lyric	music,
3/9/2024	quiet	Haiku	beauty,bird,nature,rain,
3/8/2024	What Do The Rocks Say	Free verse	betrayal,
3/7/2024	Just A Few Of Plants I Like	Rhyme	flower,
3/6/2024	Our Garden	Rispetto	beauty,love,
3/5/2024	Cherish Each Moment	Free verse	beauty,imagination,love,
3/4/2024	Destined For Spring	Rhyme	spring,
3/2/2024	Surreal	Sonnet	love,marriage,
3/1/2024	Stir	Quatorzain	bullying,
3/1/2024	Sanctuary	Sonnet	beauty,imagination,
2/29/2024	Soft	Sonnet	beautiful,bird,
2/29/2024	His Name Is Wonderful Copied	Lyric	music,
2/28/2024	I Will Sing The Wondrous Story	Lyric	music,
2/28/2024	hunkered	Haiku	bird,
2/27/2024	Come Summer	Other	age,
2/27/2024	mockingbird	Senryu	bird,
2/25/2024	floating butterflies	Haiku	butterfly,
2/25/2024	diamond	Haiku	bird,nature,
2/24/2024	It Started With A Blank Canvas	Rhyme	age,
2/24/2024	gray	Haiku	seasons,
2/23/2024	Mist Upon The Water	Rhyme	beauty,
2/22/2024	The Olive Tree	Rhyme	faith,
2/22/2024	Redamancy	Sedoka	longing,love,
2/22/2024	Redamancy	Sedoka	love,writing,
2/21/2024	snails	Haiku	funny,nature,
2/21/2024	Robins Land	Other	bird,
2/20/2024	All In All	Other	vacation,
2/20/2024	Brevity	Other	winter,
2/19/2024	The Swamp Monster	Verse	family,
2/18/2024	Unreleased With Management	Blitz	life,
2/17/2024	Subtle Spring	Etheree	nature,
2/16/2024	Late Winter to Early Spring	Etheree	nature,seasons,
2/15/2024	Yesterday	Other	beauty,nature,weather,
2/13/2024	Against The Wind	Shape	winter,
2/13/2024	BK	Alliteration	blessing,
2/12/2024	Rain And Things	Other	spring,weather,
2/10/2024	At The End Of Winter	Free verse	love,
2/10/2024	Love Gone Sour	Limerick	lost love,
2/9/2024	House Or Home	Shape	bible,family,life,
2/8/2024	Longing	Free verse	longing,seasons,
2/5/2024	Mom PS	Free verse	children,life,mother,
2/5/2024	Pale Blue	Other	age,character,desire,devo
2/5/2024	Sweet Love	Other	food,love,
2/4/2024	Let Love Flow	Kyrielle	desire,
2/4/2024	Tattered But Warm	Blitz	environment,
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2/3/2024	Stable And Last	Blitz	earth,
2/2/2024	Bulbs Among Sustainers	Blitz	confusion,
2/1/2024	Quiescent	Rhyme	seasons,
2/1/2024	Hourglass	Shape	age,introspection,
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1/30/2024	how many	Monoku	food,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
A Rose Is Not Just a Rose...	Free verse	love,passion,
The Last Word of Hunter	Personification	imagination,places,scienc
What's In the Boot of the Car	Verse	funny,husband,mysterycar,
A New Morning	Rhyme	inspirational,nature,plac
Mobility of the Sun	Rhyme	faith,inspirational,intro
Thoughts	Free verse
I Robbed God	I do not know?	faithgod,god,
Tartan and Pipes	Rhyme	history,inspirational,pas
Fractured Haiku	Haiku	funny
The Passage of Spring	Rhyme	inspirational,nature,seas
My Wish	Rhyme	hope,love,passion,places
Cobalt Blue Sky	Haiku	inspirational,nature,sea
Birds Across the Blue Divide	Haiku	animals,friendship,nature
War and the Victory Dance	Verse	warwar,memory,memory,war,
Lord We Go On To Mars	Free verse	imagination,
Pressed Leaves	Free verse	devotion,father,motheraut
Cathedrals To Dream	Rhyme	fantasy,lifepeace,peace,
Poet's Fortune Cookie	Quatrain	funny,
Rivers	Haiku	inspirational,nature
Locusts	Free verse	natural disasters
Aerial Assault	I do not know?	animals,funny,imagination
Choose This Day	Rhyme	dedication,devotion,faith
The Old Wooden Windmill (Cowboy Poetry)	I do not know?	cowboy-westernold,day,old
I Never Saw It Coming	I do not know?	age,angst,confusion,life,
Paradox	I do not know?	people,
The Architects of Time	Free verse	imaginationwords,
I Wanna Write a Poem	Rhyme	write,
Seductive Disarray	Rhyme	art,imagination,on writin
A Letter Home To Rome'	Rhyme	faith,inspirational,
The Harvest	Rhyme	introspection
Andrew Wyeth	Clerihew	art,dedication
Seize the Day(Ideally)	Carpe Diem	introspection,life
Only Together	Lyric	dedication,
The Captain	Rhyme	adventure,death,fantasy,s
In Passing	Iambic Pentameter	allegory,life,
When You Close Your Eyes	I do not know?	daughterprayer,prayer,
Nature's Harmony	Rhyme	life,nature,tree,
Thank You For This Bounty, God	Lyric	faith,food,thank you
Sun Flowers	Free verse	loss,me,summer,me,summer,
Rains	Rhyme	allegory,life,lonely,hear
Turkey Chase	Couplet	giving,humor,
Moon Motet	Haiku	imagination
My Friend Pine Tree	Free verse	naturefriend,tree,light,f
Love Story	Free verse	faith,lovelight,light,lov
Storm Master	Sijo	nature,
An Art of Breathing	Sonnet	introspection
Autumn Days	Rhyme	introspectionautumn,autum
Interweave	Etheree	hope,love
Snow	Haiku	nature,peace
'itinerant Heart'	Senryu	love
Another Day, Another Night	Rhyme	natureday,
They Hang Horses, Don'T They	Free verse	analogy,cute,death,horse,
Hot Slow Days	Free verse	life
Butterfly Dream	Rhyme	adventurebutterfly,
The King of Sanctimonious	Rhyme	humorous,metaphor,
Nature the Destroyer	Haiku	natural disasters,
An Inner Push	Rhyme	life,me,time,drug,
Deserts	Verse	earth,sun,
Adieu	Rhyme	goodbye,how i feel,lost l
What Is Love	Rhyme	love,
One Green Leaf	Verse	color,green,holiday,image
Mother -- Come Home	I do not know?	car,fear,love,mother,old,
Wind Songs	Couplet	love,wind,
Love Above All	Free verse	heart,inspirational,love,
Time Away	Free verse	for her,inspirational lov
Wave and Shore	Free verse	love,sea,
Beyond the Sea	Sonnet	love,
The Ballad Of Two Young Lovers	Rhyme	earth,environment,hope,lo
Winter Magic	Rhyme	nature,snow,winter,

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Doris Culverhouse	United States	Read
Danny Nunn	United States	Read
Allie Lusha	United Kingdom	Read
Robert A. Dufresne	United States	Read
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Swairik Das	India	Read
Michael J. Falotico	United States	Read
Ray Dillard	United States	Read
Joan Warburton	United Kingdom	Read
Elton Camp	United States	Read
Broken Butterfly	Canada	Read
Phyllis Babcock	Canada	Read
Daniel Larson	Australia	Read
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Steven Mossburg	United States	Read
Deb Wilson	United States	Read
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Robert Lindley	United States	Read
Casarah Nance	United States	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
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Skat A	United States	Read
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