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Andrea Dietrich grew up in Iowa and now resides in Utah with a spouse and two cats. She has two grown children and six grandchildren. Having graduated BYU with a Spanish major/ESL minor, she has spent most of her adult life teaching. It wasn't until 2000 that she began writing in earnest and discovering her "niche" as a writer of lyrical poetry. The internet opened up a new world for her, and she has spent two decades now participating in poetry clubs, acting as a judge of poetry contests for various magazines, for the website Shadow Poetry, and for Poetry Soup. 

Ms. Dietrich has won numerous awards, as well as the title Poet of the Year 2008, from the Yahoo group, Poetry For Thought. In addition, she has won prizes from the magazines Lucidity, Bell's Letters, Art with Words, Poets at Work and SP Quill, the magazine for which she wrote grammar and poetry articles as well as movie reviews and for which she acted as poetry editor for the head editor Marie Summers for six years. Many of her poems appeared in Shadows Ink, a yearly published series of chapbooks of award winning poetry as well as in numerous other anthologies. Her short stories appeared in many issues of SP Quill and much of her poetry was published in eight chapbooks (no longer sold online). 

Since coming to Poetry Soup, Ms. Dietrich has been both contest sponsor and winner of numerous contests. In 2010, her poem "Cinder Girl" was first place winner of Soup's International contest (these contests are no longer held).  A song was created from her lyrics "Honeymoon Serenade" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDWxc4cpHDc) and two movies have been made featuring the poetry of Andrea Dietrich: "A Tale of Fire and Ice" (a 4 min. Z-Film Fest Project, 2014) and the full length movie "Six Days of Sistine" in which 20 poems of Ms. Dietrichs serve as the thoughts of two characters played by Jamie Campbell Bower and Elarica Johnson (directed by Richard J. Perry, 2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7710360/


An Opinion on Blog Topics

Blog Posted:1/1/2014 4:54:00 PM
I saw that TPS was asking us how we would feel about only doing blogs pertinent to poetry.For what it is worth, this is my opinion. A long time ago, when I started doing my own blogs, I had put up information on how to write various poetry forms, and I also did a few blogs about good writing techniques using knowledge I had gained from some poetry classes and from my field of English teaching. To my chagrin, hardly anyone visited those blogs. In fact, a few people commented that it was "over their head."  However, when I did some fun blogs that included personality tests or jokes, I remember being thrilled to see many more people visit my blogs! I have seen the pattern remain the same, more or less, in all the time I have been here. Often, the people who blog about unusual topics (dare I say controversial?) as well as the standard "fun" blogs, usually see more participation from the members.

I've also seen what does NOT work for me here. I adore movies and probably see more movies than anybody here, but I can get very few people to respond to my movie blogs. And when I was doing blogs about holidays (I did Holiday of the day for a number of weeks) I noticed they were not very popular either. I think it's hit and miss with the blogs; however, I can almost promise you this. If the blogs become a platform for the sole purpose of "education," you will see the numbers here drop off. And oh well, maybe that would be a good thing (though I am sure people will still continue to argue in inappropriate ways when they disagree. It seems to be the nature of the beast.) So let's bring on the all-poetry blogs.  I personally could use more time for seeing the poems here and start cutting back on my blog activity! 

Feel free to express your opinion on this, my friends, and Happy New Year to you all. I really appreciated the recent blogs by my friends here who are lovers of peace and kindness! 




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Date: 1/3/2014 10:05:00 PM
Hi Andrea! Sometimes I really don't know what makes a blog 'tick'? It is kind of weird though how blogs on poetry aren't as big as a hit as the non-poetry ones? But yup, I do remember your blogs and I enjoyed the ones on those personality tests...maybe blogs here can also have categories? Just a thought...
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Date: 1/2/2014 3:30:00 PM
Will the site still be called Poetry Soup?
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Joseph May
Date: 1/2/2014 9:27:00 PM
I think soupers will be drawn to the controversial and fun topics,it seems to be the nature of the beast, but Poetry goop is a perfect name, but in any web site we have to be careful of trojan horses
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 8:41:00 PM
they could call the blog section: poetry GOOP!! what do you think, Joseph?
Date: 1/2/2014 2:04:00 PM
Hi Andrea. Good points here. For me, sadly, poetry blogs tend to bore me even though that's what I'm here for. Haha. I think that a blog page that is strictly for poetry blogs would be a quick and definite flop. The blog page tends to be more for the fun of it than the information. Honestly, if I could only blog about poetry, I'd probably never blog again. I know that sounds terrible, but hey, it's true.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 8:41:00 PM
hahaha, my feelings too, Caleb! Here is what I have learned here. The people who could use the informative blogs the most are not even visiting them. So what is he point?? Almost everyone likes the fun ones, so there ya go!!
Date: 1/2/2014 11:21:00 AM
I believe that there's room for some education... some fun... and some chit chat... The disagreements I could do without... This is a community where the newest contest and it's results are posted... Fun is to be had... and some education can show up... I read the educational blogs and I'm sure many do... But they don't seem to need a comment... They're educational... and not asking for opinions to be bandied about... But I read most... The younger generations probably use facebook and the chat rooms more than the older generations. I suspect we're more blog people.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 8:47:00 PM
yes, I think our age is giving us away and we are more about blogs than chats. That's why I think so many of us older poets here enjoy the blogs for the "community effect" A lot of the educational blogs can stimulate great discussion, actually. but I've even seen fights disrupt on THOSE kinds!! There is a separate place here at soup where people have posted informational pieces. I have some grammar articles over there but I highly doubt anyone has read them! I don't know why there cannot be a place for chatting about poetry and forms, and a separate place for just chatting blogs.
Date: 1/2/2014 10:16:00 AM
part two ,because i only see the usual crowd here,,thank goodness i think are we the only ones, keeping the site going,,,or being not involved with other aspect of soup,,,like facebook, chatroom,the wall. is that where i am missing out,,? is this the reason why the family feeling as gone, because there are so many different aspects to choose from, and i only read the blogs??? i dont know,, but the contest and the blog seem to me to be under used if one remembers the past here on soup.....
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 8:55:00 PM
well, I am not good with chats, so if that is where the action is at, I guess I am missing out. Did there use to be a lot more people at the blogs? I seem to remember it always being about this many people. I always try to get to all the blogs as much as I can and am always surprised by the lack of support that many bloggers here receive.
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Harry Horsman
Date: 1/2/2014 10:16:00 AM
read part one first below
Date: 1/2/2014 10:14:00 AM
this blog is so interesting Andrea, i have for a little while now wondered about various aspects of soup,,one of them the blogs i could go on and on, but will try and summarize as best as i can with an example..we are made aware that there are thousands of poets here on soup,,and if one goes to the new poems section it looks like that may be true,,,,yet on my count which i have just done,,,on blogs and we all have the last three hundred, approx only 45-50 poets on this site wrote those....where are the thousands,
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 8:50:00 PM
harry, do I understand you to mean that 45 -50 poets are doing blogs? I think there is a small group of us who are very involved here. And so we are the the main ones at the blogs. It's been this way since I can remember. Before I was a premium member, one lady kindly asked me to leave the blogs. she said it was only for premium members. Don't know if that is true, but I just ignored her.
Date: 1/2/2014 4:04:00 AM
Andrea, I've always seen PS as a Poetry workshop.If this was't on line and we met week by week we would obviously discuss other things in passing .Perhaps the only thing to remember is to avoid politics and religion and keep it pleasant as we would face-to-face.A Happy creative 2014 whether poetic or otherwise, to one and all, from your English friend across the pond.Rgds Brian
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 8:52:00 PM
yes, those two topics seem to cause the most uproar, don't they!!
Date: 1/2/2014 1:50:00 AM
After a day of work..It was always my pleasure to read your fun blogs and relax..I hope you'll get more of them.Re other blogs..I guess I'm going to be reading less blogs and read more poems instead.Tnks for sharing your thoughts sweet lady.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:37:00 AM
charma, this is the way I might be going myself if we are have to limit blogs to only poetry . thanks for coming here. I hope you stay with us for a long time to come. You are my heroine! (feminine AND strong!)
Date: 1/1/2014 11:39:00 PM
Andrea my friend - ANY time you wanna post a movie blog I will gladly participate! If the comments lag, I will personally comment again and again to make it 'hot'...The last blog I posted was political, poking fun at our President and it quickly became nasty and personal and I will admit that I got caught up in the madness too...Blogs restricted to poetry, etc. would quickly become tiresome...A few poet tributes I posted recieved VERY few comments...
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Date: 1/2/2014 2:34:00 AM
and I am happy to hear you love movies too. I did a blog on top holiday movies and I think i put it up last week. Maybe you can go there and tell me which movie sounds like your favorite!
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Date: 1/2/2014 2:32:00 AM
yeah, I think we need to stay away from those political ones. hahaha. I have posted at least four or five "tribute blogs" and of those, I think only half of them got more than a few comments. It made me feel bad for the poets I had paid tribute to . I thought to myself: what if that was ME being paid tribute to and only a few people bothered to say a word about my poem that was shown? I want to do it again. I just hope more people will comment to them. I admit I have not been commenting to all the blogs here lately. I simply have not had time.
Date: 1/1/2014 10:56:00 PM
I hope the blogs stay open and free for all acceptable content. I enjoy posting both fun and serious blogs, in addition to my collage art. Hope we are never restricted. My 2 cents :)
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:27:00 AM
thanks for your input. Sorry I don't always comment on your collage art. A lot of modern art I just don't get it, but I admire your passion for so many things in life!
Date: 1/1/2014 10:25:00 PM
andie, i don't know if i'm making sense but a blog is like a respectable newspaper or magazine ( not a tabloid, please).. we have the news, editorial, lifestyle, arts, business, columns, entertainment, sports ,others... a good mix is fine with me as long as we stay balanced... i'll blog soon!.. huggs
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:26:00 AM
I am not really up on proper blog etiquette. But like Popeye the Sailor Man: I Yam what I Yam and Me Likes what ME likes!! Blog soon, Nette!
Date: 1/1/2014 9:42:00 PM
I am newer to finding the blog section but I like many aspects of what I have seen, such as learning forms, seeing holiday greetings, or hearing about someone's marvelous trip....I think we all agree though that this is not the place to argue it should be a place to bring the members together not pull them apart! Hugs
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:21:00 AM
thanks, sandy, and I wish you were here more often. I love your spirit as well as your poetry.
Date: 1/1/2014 9:40:00 PM
Andrea, happy first day of the year. Today was one rocking day. I'm not here to read blogs, just comments......... jajaja, I'm just joking. I think Sara, Joyce and of course you Andrea, are good role models. You all make peace and kindness seem like a good thing. Thank you for always spreading your love, that's why you are #1 on the community board. I'm not sure if I'm all up for the all-poetry blogs. I will support your blogs about poetry. So Bring Them On!.............. Love Ya............. ~SKAT~
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:20:00 AM
thanks, but have you checked the community board lately? I will try to think of a short poetry blog to do sometime. time is a big problem for me these days and I need to see things that are brief.
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Date: 1/1/2014 9:45:00 PM
and lovely Gail :-)
Date: 1/1/2014 7:51:00 PM
There should be something for every one, and who knows what's offensive to [x] may be [often is?] funny to [y] but I LIKED the PS message before posting or adding to a blog. It made you stop & think? Am I saying anything I shouldn't? Is this a good thing, a constructive thing to blog about? I'd say most of us could do without blogs with off color jokes about sex, race, creed, or national origin? A good litmus would be "could this blog hurt anyone?"
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:07:00 AM
Debs, one time when i did an "educational" blog, someone came to me in soupmail and bawled me out for not having a heart! (he said I was using my "mind" too much) at least he did it in a soupmail. haha
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Debbie Guzzi
Date: 1/1/2014 7:54:00 PM
learning IS fun to some of us and poetry IS an art form
Date: 1/1/2014 7:46:00 PM
Hiya Andy as you know i tend not to dwell on the serious, if there is s smile waiting to smile I will help it, life is hard enough and we have enough spats at home with families to contend with so I try and enjoy peace where it can be found. i love to learn off anyone offering help , I am not into egos' and hierarchy and I am not good with authority lol .I do notice the fun blogs get attention, so that's me in a nutshell...fun loving and peaceful if possible, i do have my claws but they are rarely used as I have matured or should i say grown up ... I am all for friendship I know interlectual blogs can be above me but it is more the time element than anything else, getting time to digest .
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:04:00 AM
I love your fun ways, Mandy!
Date: 1/1/2014 6:33:00 PM
I am not against open discussions, about most anything. It is only when a blogger or a comment becomes inflammatory, insulting, a personal vendetta, or results in anger or hurt feelings, that we lose hope of making blogs open to everyday subjects. I would rather it not have to be just about poetry....and only that. If we are "family", which many of us like to call ourselves.. a family of poets should be able to share their day, their experiences, their lives, without having to fight.The thing I have loved the most, have gained from being a Souper, is learning that we are all kin, we desire the same things, regardless of country, religion,ethnic background..we should be adult enough to share our thoughts, feelings and friendship.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:05:00 AM
Your response is my favorite. It is exactly how I feel, Carrie.
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Nette Onclaud
Date: 1/1/2014 10:09:00 PM
yesss, carrie!..:)
Date: 1/1/2014 5:16:00 PM
I want so badly to promise I will never again rise to the bait. I want to vow never blow my stack, always say the right thing, never erupt with passion, but I can't, I just can't. It would be a lie. I don't lie. I can say that I will do my best to not start anything, especially to keep bloggers like you here and active. I love your blogs, even the ones I read and leave without time for a reply. You are sweet, always have been. I want to see the fun blogs, happy blogs, silly blogs, curious blogs... all the blogs. They keep soup interesting, informative REAL. I don't want to fight... craig, I don't. But I won't see my friends bullied either. It's against my nature to see a good heart trod on.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2014 2:09:00 AM
Cyndi, I don't know what we can do about the bullying. I am just trying to follow Soup rules but I understand you - how hard it can be not to speak out. I wonder if they can provide us a chat room to air out grievances. I'm serious!!! I do not know the answer to that problem.
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Nette Onclaud
Date: 1/1/2014 10:08:00 PM
cyndi, be yourself.. even in anger or frustration, you are polite.. okay, soul sis?.. i have a new blog, so watch out for it.. huggs!
Date: 1/1/2014 5:00:00 PM
FUN BLOGS.... ENOUGH SAID ANDREA..... I enjoyed your numerology blog the most.. I kept on my tiptoes waiting for you to post results! -----How about we just keep this a fun poetry site, instead of a debating site. Soup can do whatever they want, sooner or later they are going to see the blog area results. Sending you 2014 cheers! PD
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7/8/2025 Confronting Shadows Ethereespiritual,
7/7/2025 His Misty Eyes Free versesad,
7/6/2025 Like a Toy Car Rhymepoetry,
7/5/2025 Garden of Delights Ekphrasisflower,
7/3/2025 Charming Psychopath Free versepeople,
7/2/2025 Gates of His Hell Sonnetloneliness,lost love,
6/30/2025 The Shape of Water Versewater,
6/29/2025 The World is Bleeding Villanellehumanity,
6/28/2025 Dare at the Fair Limerickboy,
6/27/2025 Feeling Nostalgic Othernostalgia,
6/26/2025 End of Fall Hiku Haikuautumn,
6/25/2025 To Create My Story Monorhymewriting,
6/24/2025 His Angie Baby Rhymewoman,
6/23/2025 night’s serenade hiku Haikuromantic,
6/22/2025 Dawn Wakes Nature Roundelsun,
6/22/2025 Fulcrum of a Rose Ethereespiritual,
6/21/2025 Staircase Verseheaven,stars,
6/20/2025 a love hiku Haikulove,
6/19/2025 The Fantasy of Love Sonnetromantic love,
6/19/2025 In 50 Long Years Gone Fast Couplethusband,
6/19/2025 Fireworks Lanternefirework,
6/18/2025 In June Haikujune,
6/17/2025 Howling Wilderness Acrosticwind,
6/17/2025 When U Walked In Rhymeboy,
6/17/2025 June 20, 2025 Englynday,
6/16/2025 Cobblestone Crystallinepoets,
6/15/2025 Like an Autumn Leaf Rhymeautumn,
6/14/2025 Butter Love Rhymefood,
6/13/2025 AI Monokuwriting,
6/13/2025 a fall hiku Haikuautumn,
6/13/2025 Time For Champagne Abecedariandrink,
6/12/2025 In His Empty Room Sonnetbrother,
6/11/2025 My Inner Voice Told Me Sonnetdark,youth,
6/11/2025 Zoo Baboon Limerickanimal,
6/9/2025 Intrusive Thoughts Sonnetsleep,
6/9/2025 By Accident Rhymehumorous,
6/8/2025 Not On A Monday Chokaday,
6/8/2025 rain hiku Haikurain,
6/7/2025 Ride Your Wishing Star Lyricdream,
6/7/2025 An Old Decrepit Car Sonnetcar,
6/7/2025 vagabond hiku Haikulove hurts,
6/6/2025 I Loved Your Heart Rhymelove hurts,
6/5/2025 a fall hiku Haikuautumn,
6/4/2025 Leave My Kitten Alone Laycat,
6/3/2025 a hiku Haikuwoman,
6/3/2025 Hermit Shadormapeople,
6/3/2025 Led by Dawn Bringer Sonnetday,
6/2/2025 a sunset hiku Haikusunset,
6/1/2025 Autumn and Its Passing - Edited Rhymeautumn,
6/1/2025 Where Silence Listens Rhymesilence,
5/31/2025 A Mating Dance -revised Free verseanimal,
5/30/2025 wildflower Monokumetaphor,
5/30/2025 At the Point of No Return Rhymeinspirational,integrity,
5/29/2025 woeful Senryuangst,
5/29/2025 As We Metamorphose Rhymespiritual,
5/28/2025 Deep in Greenwood Cemetery Sonnetanniversary,death,
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The Stone Elegydeath,love,
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Just Wait and See Free versenature,science,space,
My White Lace Tablecloth Narrativefamily,forgiveness,friend
A Limerick Christmas Three (3) . Limerickfunny,seasons,thank you,c
Always Mothers Day Rhymefunny,mother,thank you,me
A Pirate Jay Light Verseanimals,
Divine Splendor Blank verseintrospection,nature,scie
Brother - Billy Narrativebrother,childhood,family,
Umbrella Personificationconfusion,devotion,life,l
You Played Me Personificationconfusion,imagination,mus
Concept of Time Free versenature
Jingle Free versefunny,life,music
An Ever-Changing Universe Narrativemysterylight,light,univer
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Spaces .... the Earth Moved ..... Imagismlove
December Sun . Rhymenaturewinter,sun,winter,
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Positive Perspective Tankainspirational
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Love's Echos Free verselovevoice,love,me,voice,
For Wifey Rhymeloveme,love,me,i love you
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" Ike and Jane "- Sequence 2 Light Versefunny,love,wifeme,me,time
Pretty Orchids Free versecaregiving,happiness,hope
Even a Sparrow Soars Free verseanimals
My Piano Knows Versedevotion,happiness,holida
Dancing With the Stars Free versenature,scienceblue,
The Unrequited Mantra Free versedevotion,hope,lost love,l
Fig Tree, New Year's Day Narrativenaturewinter,winter,new y
Poets At-Large Free verselife,
To Know You Free versedevotion,husband
Moved To Tears By Josh Groban Versemusic,on writing and word
Sequence-Sonnet Lanternelife,love,on writing and
Reflections Free versehappiness,life,lovesun,
Somber Is the Color of the Day Free verseday,light,me,winter,words
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The Word Weaver Free verseintrospection,lifeme,
Each Day a Gift Free verseinspirational,introspecti
Contrary Kisses Free verseinspirational,introspecti
She Waits... Free verseart,hopelonging,
Blue Heaven Haikunature
Whiteness Acrostictribute,
A Death In the Sun Free versehope,seasons
My Reason For Living Free versehusband
December 21, 2012 Limerickbusiness,funny,holiday,ph
The Ghost of My Lonely Kyrielledream,me,mystery,
Terra Firma Haikunature,science,time
Love Like a Mighty Oak Haikulove,nature,tree,me,me,
Purple Flowers of My Adolescence Free verseallegory,angst,urban,
How Could I Have Known Free versehusband,love,mystery
Andrea Dietrich Rhymefriendship,inspirational,
Cloud - Recited Free verseme,nature,
True Poetry In Motion? Free verseinspirationalmay,
The Return Free versechildhood,
Frozen In Time Free verseseasonssnow,snow,
Picnics and Sand Quatrainbeach,humorous,
Nature and I Free versecreation,earth,nature,
Melting Into You Free versehow i feel,romance,
Evergreen Free versefriendship,
Stealing From a Goddess Free versemythology,passion,power,
The Space Between Kwansababridal shower,planet,
Peaceful Lovers Dream Rhymebeach,beauty,desire,dream
Fickle-Foolish-Footles - Man's Best Friend Footleanimal,dog,funny,
The Spilling Over of Me Free verseemotions,father,
I Am Me Free verseafrica
The Farewell Performance Free verselifefilm,
Icarus Rejoice Free verseart,beauty,love,
Forgotten Treasure Light Verseadventure,art,beauty,enco
Amethyst Free versecolor,nature,romance,
My Poetic Prose Rhymeanimal,nature,
I Write a Poem Free versepoems,poetess,poetry,poet
Life Prose Poetrylife,love,philosophy,
The Darkness At Noon Couplettribute,
Darkness Rhymelove,
Some Poems Rhymepoems,
Remembering When Versechildhood,life,
Children of the Valleys Free verseafrica,children,poverty,
A Lovers World and Dreamers Dream Rhymefantasy,love,heart,dream,
Red Free versesister,me,me,i love you,
Putting On Makeup Rhymeintrospection,sad,
Fireflies Haibunlove,nature,me,light,ligh
Hey Stop Calling Him Retard Joe You Guys Prosechildhood,growing up,life
Places I'Ve Peed Haiku Series Haikubeach,garden,humorous,nat
Your Single Glance Rhymeromance,
My Farewell Prose Poetrylost,love,nostalgia,pain,
Morning Free versegiggle,humorous,morning,
The Loss of the Rose Free versegoodbye,rose,
Desire Light Versebutterfly,flower,life,los
O'Er the Battlements I Do Roam Dramatic Versewar,home,home,

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