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“Ice-Cream”

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Does your ice-cream taste the same as it did then 
Does the hint of vanilla take you back when
All in it was fresh from the garden and the cow 
Not a staple but a treat managed to have somehow

When the family all gathered after church those Sundays
And everyone chipped in with something they made
A feast it became homemade food piled high
Then after came grandpa with that old bucket of ice
Crank and crank until it was done
Turn the handle each child was sure to have their fun
For a trophy it was when grandpa let them help
Then gobble it down they did before it melt

And on special occasions grandma added in something neat
Strawberry's or chocolate she had saved just to see
The smile the twinkle in her beloved family's eyes
For the old ice-cream bucket and the time of their lives

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  • poeticweaver gold member
    July 20

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    Congrates on the Gold sweet soul! Another wonderful treat I get when I stop by and read your beautiful poetry! Thanks so much for sharing, excellent job indeed! Write on poetess!

    Timothy

  • KomodoDragon
    July 14

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    Tasty

    I love ice cream and I enjoyed imagining such a scene as I read.
    I found it easy to do by the way you wrote.

    Crank and crank until it was done
    Turn the handle each child was sure to have their fun
    For a trophy it was when grandpa let them help
    Then gobble it down they did before it melt

    Very, very cool.


  • Andre ben-YEHU
    July 10

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    Good work...


    Cultural revival... "Ice-Cream"... This composition takes the reader on a sublime voyage through the seas of childhood's memories.

    Your works posted through this site are by all standard a nobel cultural service to history. Thank You for adding value to Poetry.

    In respect and admiration,

    Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU


  • Rheea gold member
    July 4

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    Did you sit on it when you were small while it was turned? do not forget the dry ice.. the harder it was to turn the closer it was to being done oh fresh peaches in that ice cream.


  • nobodys-girl
    July 3

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    this paints such a simple picture in my mind, i love it. thank you so much for entering my contest and best of luck!

  • Jazzyd74
    June 11

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    I like your comment, but not all poems have to rhyme, free verse is always good for random concepts, sometimes rhyming ruins a poem too, just my thoughts :


    • Dixie Dawn gold member
      June 11
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      you are too right, sometime I don't want to write in rhyme, and then sometimes it just comes and I can't help it. THANK YOU for taking the time to take a look and let me know what you think! Love and Light to you, Dawn

  • Jazzyd74
    June 11
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    That is terrific, I like the continuation of the lines from each stanza to the next....crafty, unique, special and nostalgic!! :


  • Xtianor
    June 1

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    lovely poem, i think you are very talented, i enjoyed reading it alot.
    My dad makes homemade ice cream


  • Kendal Palmer gold member
    June 1

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    this is SWEET and full of awesome images of days remembered! good luck with the contest. I liked it very much. peace an dlight, kp


  • paullallady silver member
    May 31

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    It is funny how something as simple as homemade ice cream can bring back not only a time in our past but the emotions and feel of that time. Memories are a very powerful thing. great job on this one.


  • OldBear34 silver member
    May 30

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    You Captured The Moment

    Your poem has great pace and good rhythm. Though it fails to rhyme, that's the only lack I can see. It is a job well done.


  • Spiritual Soul
    May 29

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    Awesome write!! Homemade Ice Cream is the best!!! I've only had it once, but it was the best Ice Cream ever!! Good luck in the contest!
    ~Michaela~


  • Snowbear gold member
    May 29

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    Interesting. I read this as a poem not just about ice cream but memories in general. As I read I found myself nodding in agreement - I have just spent a couple of days talking about my parents' childhood memories, and a lot of what you express in this poem, I can hear them saying as well. The images are great, and it flows nicely. Thanks, I really enjoyed this trip into the past!


    • Dixie Dawn gold member
      May 29
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      Thank you for your lovely memories! My goal has been accomplished for I was wanting to send one back to feel the good 'ole days. You know those memories, like those of your parents are the greatest treasures of the world I think. Its why I use these old pics and try to create trip back in time! Thank you for sharing it with me!


  • DolceVito gold member
    May 27
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    YUMMY...We called it gelato back in sunny Italy...Nicely done


    • Dixie Dawn gold member
      May 29
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      I love gelato!!! makes me crave one now.. Thank you for sharing this with me! Wishing you a lovely day!

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