Where Flowers grew
My magical garden84 total reviews
Comment from Jesse James Doty
This is sweet, sad, and bittersweet, all rolled up into one excellent poem. The phrase you can't go home again seems to apply here. Things change as times change and fields grow barren from overuse or misguided construction. I love meadows and flowery fields. As a child, I used to blow the seeds off of the dandelions when they were ready to be blown. I have always seen them as beautiful flowers and not as weeds at all!
It is all in the images we create for ourselves of beauty. Thank you for sharing this lovely poem and for letting me share as well.
Have a nice evening,
Jesse
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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This is sweet, sad, and bittersweet, all rolled up into one excellent poem. The phrase you can't go home again seems to apply here. Things change as times change and fields grow barren from overuse or misguided construction. I love meadows and flowery fields. As a child, I used to blow the seeds off of the dandelions when they were ready to be blown. I have always seen them as beautiful flowers and not as weeds at all!
It is all in the images we create for ourselves of beauty. Thank you for sharing this lovely poem and for letting me share as well.
Have a nice evening,
Jesse
Comment Written 16-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Thank you, Jesse, for the very nice review.
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You're welcome, Willie.
Hey...that's alliterative! So what do you know, I am a poet and don't know it...hahaha.
Have a humorous day,
Jesse
Comment from Rmocruz
This was a pleasant but somewhat sad scenario that I can certainly relate to. The couplets are solidly rhymed presenting colorful imagery.
The colorful visual art enhances your intended theme.
Well penned overall.
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This was a pleasant but somewhat sad scenario that I can certainly relate to. The couplets are solidly rhymed presenting colorful imagery.
The colorful visual art enhances your intended theme.
Well penned overall.
Comment Written 16-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Things keeps changing as life goes on. Thank you, for the review and
stars.
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You're welcome Willie.
Comment from jake cosmos aller
Nice mediation on childhood memories and the passage of time. Many of us have such memories and when we go back to our childhood home and find it has changed out of recognition,we often feel a sense of loss. Well done.
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Nice mediation on childhood memories and the passage of time. Many of us have such memories and when we go back to our childhood home and find it has changed out of recognition,we often feel a sense of loss. Well done.
Comment Written 16-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Thank you Jake, We have to appreciate things when they are here, time often makes things unrecognizable.
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, Where Flowers Grew, is really a metaphor for our lives, it seems. What we saw as beauty when young fades to banality, whether it has our not. times and people can't return. beauty has to exist here now.
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This poem, Where Flowers Grew, is really a metaphor for our lives, it seems. What we saw as beauty when young fades to banality, whether it has our not. times and people can't return. beauty has to exist here now.
Comment Written 16-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Thank you, Bill, for the review and stars.
Comment from RGstar
A lovely light depiction of a time, place and moment. It is such beauty that often calms and give us time to breathe in such a destructive world.
Well done.
Best wishes.
RGstar
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A lovely light depiction of a time, place and moment. It is such beauty that often calms and give us time to breathe in such a destructive world.
Well done.
Best wishes.
RGstar
Comment Written 15-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Thank you, RG, for he review and stars.
Comment from royowen
This reminded me of a song that was a hit, possibly back in the seventies, called "Tar and cement" sung by Verdelle Smith, she sung of the place she grew up in that had surrendered to eight lane highway. Beautifully written Willie, excellent sentiment, blessings Roy
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This reminded me of a song that was a hit, possibly back in the seventies, called "Tar and cement" sung by Verdelle Smith, she sung of the place she grew up in that had surrendered to eight lane highway. Beautifully written Willie, excellent sentiment, blessings Roy
Comment Written 15-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Thanks much, Roy, Much of the beauty I experienced was during my
younger years. I appreciate them more today than I did then.
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Well done
Comment from Janetsue
This is a wonderful poetic description of a perfect place to go and find a sense of peace amidst the flowering beauty. I would love to be there where this picture was taken at this very moment. Thank you for sharing!
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This is a wonderful poetic description of a perfect place to go and find a sense of peace amidst the flowering beauty. I would love to be there where this picture was taken at this very moment. Thank you for sharing!
Comment Written 15-May-2021
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All the beauty I experienced during my youth is still fresh in my memory today. thank you, Spangle for the review and stars.
Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear
This poem speaks how fantastically you passed moments playing in a flower garden that you felt a magical garden in your innocent child eye, now you know in reality the garden is no more there but it is a bare place; well said, well done; thanks for sharing this. ALCREATOR
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This poem speaks how fantastically you passed moments playing in a flower garden that you felt a magical garden in your innocent child eye, now you know in reality the garden is no more there but it is a bare place; well said, well done; thanks for sharing this. ALCREATOR
Comment Written 15-May-2021
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Thank you, for your nice review and stars.
Comment from Ross E Silke
A very calming piece. Has a great flow. Love the imagery. Good colour combinations. Congratulations on a beautiful poem. It reads and rings out well. I might capitalize "grew" in the Title; these things seem minor but might be surprised how a simple capitalization inconsistency can improve score. ;0). Best,
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A very calming piece. Has a great flow. Love the imagery. Good colour combinations. Congratulations on a beautiful poem. It reads and rings out well. I might capitalize "grew" in the Title; these things seem minor but might be surprised how a simple capitalization inconsistency can improve score. ;0). Best,
Comment Written 15-May-2021
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Thank you, Ross, for the very nice review and stars.
Comment from Aussie
I liked your musings on yesterday. Pity the flowers are not still there. Man is so clever at putting buildings, fences etc in nature's way. Our national animal, the Koala Bear is now a threatened species, why? Man has no thought when buildings go up in Koala habit, the bears only eat eucalyptus leaves - down comes the trees! Thanks for sharing. K xx
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I liked your musings on yesterday. Pity the flowers are not still there. Man is so clever at putting buildings, fences etc in nature's way. Our national animal, the Koala Bear is now a threatened species, why? Man has no thought when buildings go up in Koala habit, the bears only eat eucalyptus leaves - down comes the trees! Thanks for sharing. K xx
Comment Written 15-May-2021
reply by the author on 17-May-2021
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Thank you, Aussie, for the very nice review and flowers.
