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A Way To Heal-Quatern

He picked up his pen and began to write As the full moon gave its ambient light Days gone after dealing their brutal blow The tears and the words began to flow His anguish hidden in the cover of the night He picked up his pen and began to write At last the dam broken, a profound release In writing his sorrow , finding some peace Called to the owl as he aimlessly wandered The fate of generations he quietly pondered He picked up his pen and started to write And with the dawn his heart took flight He kissed their stones and let them go Someday beside them a rose might grow Hoping tomorrow may again bring delight He took up his pen and began to write. note...in some Native American culture the owl is a symbol of death 4/21/14

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Date: 5/11/2014 5:17:00 PM
Barbara, as I was giving congrats to one of your friends here, I noticed you both had been having a conversation about trying my contest, so I had to find yours and see which it had been!! Sorry I did not give you a win. You had not done 8 syllables in every line. Except for that , I wanted you to know what a fine poem this is.
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Date: 4/23/2014 1:30:00 AM
Really special Barbara. I kind of got lost in it: it was so compelling. The repetition of picking up the pen to write is very effective.
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Date: 4/21/2014 12:28:00 PM
Awesome melodic write..Well done!
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Date: 4/21/2014 7:34:00 AM
Very nice tribute to the cathartic aspect of writing. I especially liked the reference to the owl as the silent specter of death's inevitability.
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Date: 4/21/2014 7:16:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your creative work using the NAI ledgen..Great work..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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