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    								<h2><a href="/poet/Darla+Seely">Darla Seely</a></h2>
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									<div id="disp-quote-body">In winter some people feel gloom<br />
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Now hope begins to find it's plume,<br />
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There was silence when snow did fall,<br />
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The frozen river forced a crack<br />
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I feel peace as I start anew <br />
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As butterflies dance all around,<br />
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                					        							<p>Written on March 28, 2026</p>
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    <ul id='comments-list' class='clearfix'><li><div id="comment-222332" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222332" data-ts="1775413753"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/421946/0" title="Symmetry62" alt="Symmetry62" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62">Symmetry62</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">You smiled the hell out of me with this one, Darla. I SO needed it after this loooonnnngggg New England winter. Bah to winter, I say! BAH!!! Thank you for massaging my joy. I needed this jumpstart, dear. <span id="cmt-more-222332" class="collapse cmt-collapse">:-)</span>&nbsp;<a class="cmt-more-link" data-toggle="collapse" href="#cmt-more-222332" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cmt-more-222332">more &raquo;</a></div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">3 days ago</span></div></div></div><ul class="cmt-replies" data-src="222332"><li><div id="comment-222457" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222457" data-ts="1775569693" data-parent="222332"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/392576/0" title="Pookietoo" alt="Pookietoo" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo">Pookietoo</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">Thank you, if you have poems in the March poetry contest, please vote if you haven&#039;t.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-222460" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222460" data-ts="1775570524" data-parent="222457"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/421946/0" title="Symmetry62" alt="Symmetry62" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62">Symmetry62</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">I always vote, my dear. I think some folks do not, however. That&#039;s a crying shame as we all work very hard on our poetry. I wish you the best.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-222463" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222463" data-ts="1775575204" data-parent="222460"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/459083/ShaunODell" target="_blank" title="ShaunODell"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/459083/9" title="ShaunODell" alt="ShaunODell" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/459083/ShaunODell" target="_blank" title="ShaunODell">ShaunODell</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">I am very new to this, but must ask, if you don’t participate in a monthly contest, can you still vote, or is that only reserved for contest participants?</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-222465" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222465" data-ts="1775579086" data-parent="222463"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/421946/0" title="Symmetry62" alt="Symmetry62" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62">Symmetry62</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">You can only vote for contest poem if you are entered in the contest. On the site itself, you can vote for any posted poem. It&#039;s a great site with a lot of talented poets. Enjoy and have fun.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="1" title="ShaunODell"><i class="fas fa-thumbs-up"></i> 1</span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-222466" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222466" data-ts="1775579114" data-parent="222465"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/421946/0" title="Symmetry62" alt="Symmetry62" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/421946/Symmetry62" target="_blank" title="Symmetry62">Symmetry62</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">*poems*</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-222476" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222476" data-ts="1775586942" data-parent="222466"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/392576/0" title="Pookietoo" alt="Pookietoo" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo">Pookietoo</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">so you weren&#039;t in the March contest?</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-222477" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222477" data-ts="1775587058" data-parent="222463"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/392576/0" title="Pookietoo" alt="Pookietoo" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo">Pookietoo</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">only for contest participants</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="1" title="ShaunODell"><i class="fas fa-thumbs-up"></i> 1</span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li></ul></li><li><div id="comment-222313" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222313" data-ts="1775358096"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/459083/ShaunODell" target="_blank" title="ShaunODell"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/459083/9" title="ShaunODell" alt="ShaunODell" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/459083/ShaunODell" target="_blank" title="ShaunODell">ShaunODell</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">Your words took me back to my time during many winters in Montana and Japan, and the imagery you described was able to elicit fond memories of the beauty the world brings when you slow down to enjoy it.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">3 days ago</span></div></div></div><ul class="cmt-replies" data-src="222313"><li><div id="comment-222456" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222456" data-ts="1775569603" data-parent="222313"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 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I just missed the March cutoff, but I am excited at my first round for the April competition; there appears to be a deep roster of talented human beings here!</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="1" title="Will_Thiery_Music"><i class="fas fa-thumbs-up"></i> 1</span><span class="cmt-added">1 day ago</span></div></div></div></li></ul></li><li><div id="comment-222136" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222136" data-ts="1775072367"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/457347/lepreson85" target="_blank" title="lepreson85"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/457347/6" title="lepreson85" alt="lepreson85" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/457347/lepreson85" target="_blank" title="lepreson85">lepreson85</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">Great poem nice work</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">7 days ago</span></div></div></div><ul class="cmt-replies" data-src="222136"><li><div id="comment-222148" class="comment clearfix" data-id="222148" data-ts="1775078659" data-parent="222136"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/392576/0" title="Pookietoo" alt="Pookietoo" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo">Pookietoo</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">thanks, you commented twice.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">6 days ago</span></div></div></div></li></ul></li><li><div id="comment-221877" class="comment clearfix" data-id="221877" data-ts="1774808603"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/457347/lepreson85" target="_blank" title="lepreson85"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/457347/6" title="lepreson85" alt="lepreson85" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/457347/lepreson85" target="_blank" title="lepreson85">lepreson85</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">Great job thank you sharing</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">10 days ago</span></div></div></div><ul class="cmt-replies" data-src="221877"><li><div id="comment-221900" class="comment clearfix" data-id="221900" data-ts="1774814743" data-parent="221877"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/392576/0" title="Pookietoo" alt="Pookietoo" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo">Pookietoo</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">Thank you. I work hard at writing poems.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">9 days ago</span></div></div></div></li><li><div id="comment-221904" class="comment clearfix" data-id="221904" data-ts="1774817630" data-parent="221877"><div class="col-xs-2 col-sm-1 no-padding"><div class="cmt-avatar"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo"><img src="https://static.stands4.com/images/user/392576/0" title="Pookietoo" alt="Pookietoo" loading="lazy" /></a></div></div><div class="col-xs-10 col-sm-11"><div class="cmt-user"><a href="/user/392576/Pookietoo" target="_blank" title="Pookietoo">Pookietoo</a></div><div class="cmt-comment"><div class="cmt-message">you are welcome. I work hard at writing poems.</div></div><div class="cmt-actions"><span><span class="cmt-like">Like</span></span><span><span class="cmt-reply" title="Reply">Reply</span></span><span><span title="Report as spam" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#cmt-report-modal" class="cmt-report small"><i class="fa-flag fas"></i></span></span><span class="cmt-likes" data-count="0" title=""></span><span class="cmt-added">9 days ago</span></div></div></div></li></ul></li></ul><div class="text-center cmt-btn-load"><button type="button" class="btn btn-2 cmt-more">Load 6 more comments</button></div>    
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