Wednesday, March 8, 2006

The Visiting Aunts Comments

Rating: 3.5

This is a memory from my childhood, when I was about Nine years old.

The visiting Aunts have come through the door,
They haven't been here for six months or more,
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Ernestine Northover
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Esther Leclerc 21 March 2006

Dear Ernestine: Such a funny take on a difficult childhood episode! (Every Sun., my Dad took us to visit an aunt and nothing we did was ever right! Thank goodness, she mellowed in her 70's!) This is lovely and FUN - - thank you!

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Duncan Wyllie 18 March 2006

Aunt Blodwin, from lizzy Dripping perhaps.I Love your style Ernestine! You're A Star.Love Duncan

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Uriah Hamilton 08 March 2006

How terribly funny! ! Good write!

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Hugh Cobb 08 March 2006

Dear Ernestine, Very well-written from the child's point of view. I had a couple of aunts like these myself. Your poem brought back memories and laughter. Peace, Hugh

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Charles M Moore 08 March 2006

Very vivid memories and so eloquently put Ernestine, I know exacly where you'r coming from, Charlie

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