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• 4 months ago
Curly Grace posted in the group National Poetry Month

• 4 months ago

Never-Ending Dandelions

A dandelion
is a weed
looking harmless
even beautiful.
Still a weed
overtaking the grass
choking out
all other life.

Memories of you
are dandelions
spreading rapidly
overpowering my mind.
Taking root in all
facets of my brain
weeding my garden always
with every breath I take
you still live in…Read More

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6 Comments
- redzone
  4 months ago
  
  Hi Curly Grace. It’s amazing how someone occupies our minds. There they are, whether we want them there or not. Hopefully, your “Dandelion” is a welcomed “weed”.
  - Curly Grace
    4 months ago
    
    Thank you, Redzone. I wrote this in 2011. So, the “weed” has been pulled out, lol, quite some time ago. Made way for better flowers though…
    - redzone
      4 months ago
      
      Better flowers, that’s the best thing about “weeding”. More colorful too, I’ll bet.
- Harriet-Jacqui xx
  3 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  Brilliantly expressed – I must weed my garden after that, before your poem infests my mind! HJx
  - Curly Grace
    3 months, 4 weeks ago
    
    Thank you, Harriet‑Jacqui. May your garden stay clear, and your kindness keep blooming.
    - Harriet-Jacqui xx
      3 months, 4 weeks ago
      
      Between writing and marketing my books, I grow-my-own fruit & veg on a plot next to the forest, the village cricket pitch and tennis club. Weeding my plot is just like painting The Forth Bridge (in Scotland , I live in England). As soon as I finish weeding it’s time to start all over again!
Fia Naturie wrote a new post

• 4 months ago

The Land

Poetry

April 2, 2026

6

I was told this was home I was given it on silver plater They fail to tell me that I would have to steal it Words written on paper was crafted beautifully Penmanship to die for That was it… The hidden message To die ...

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6 Comments
- Atticus Abbey
  4 months ago
  
  Simple…but so emotional. Good one, Fia.
  - Fia Naturie
    4 months ago
    
    Thank you , Atticus;))
- Visions_of_Insanity
  4 months ago
  
  A wonderful piece of poetry Fia. This one hits home, literally.
  - Fia Naturie
    4 months ago
    
    Thank you, Vision;))
- Willow
  4 months ago
  
  Yeah…so much said in this. My daughter talks of not belonging anywhere. She’s not Mexican enough for that side of her genealogy and not white enough for the other. Never accepted in either. This cataloging of labels in a stolen land is mind boggling and saddening to me
- Damian DeadLove
  3 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  Powerfully penned, Fia. This excellent write tells it like it is my friend. Amazingly done as always. Appreciate you, cuz.
  
  Damian
Fia Naturie posted in the group National Poetry Month

• 4 months ago

My Land

I was told this was home
I was given it on silver plater
They fail to tell me that I would have to steal it

Words written on paper was crafted beautifully
Penmanship to die for
That was it…
The hidden message

To die for

I can not take what is not mine
Can land really be mine
The oil and coal pillage from m…Read More

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2 Comments
- redzone
  4 months ago
  
  In Indigenous culture and belief, no one owns the land, we inherit it and are part of it and must share and protect it, leaving it in better shape for future generations. I think this is a much better culture, belief, and morality than what we have in today’s world. I like your poem because it points to this kind of understanding. A very fitting…Read More
  - Fia Naturie
    3 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Thank you Curtis;))
PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos) wrote a new post

• 4 months ago

On April 2nd, When All Lies Lose Their Nerve

Poetry

April 2, 2026

8

No lie, not even the elegant ones,survives the arrival of April 2nd.It comes in quietly,feverish but polite,like someone who knocks softlybefore rearranging all the furniture in your mind. Yesterday’s mischief still clings to the air,smelling faintly of banana peel bravadoand...

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8 Comments
- Fia Naturie
  4 months ago
  
  This is cool. I like the announcing of April 2nd in this way.
  - PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos)
    4 months ago
    
    Thank you, my dear!
- Visions_of_Insanity
  4 months ago
  
  April Fools is practically every day for me. There’s no April 2nds in my life. Awesome piece my friend!!
  - PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos)
    3 months, 4 weeks ago
    
    The third is here, lets keep on joking…
- Willow
  4 months ago
  
  Something about the way April Fools attracts those with sharpened words and mean thoughts out into the open for a day has always felt wrong to me. I love how you take back the arena with April 2nd, pushing those with ill intentions and bad behavior back into the shadows.
  - PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos)
    3 months, 4 weeks ago
    
    Shadows are full of light around their bodies.
- Damian DeadLove
  3 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  Brilliantly penned, PAR. Excellent write that’s an amazing sequel to “April 1st” my friend. Both writes stand on their own respectively but reading them back to back is chef’s kiss brother. The contrast between the two writes is next level good. I’m a fan of both but dare I say I the sequel might be a smidgen better. Always enjoy reading your work. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos)
    3 months, 4 weeks ago
    
    I am singing in the brain, just singing in the brain…
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