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October.19-2023

Dodoitsu Poetry Contest

Sponsor- Ink Empress

Free denizen of the sky, The songbird is now in cage, Flapping its tired wings in vain. Yet the caged bird sings!

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Silent One

Date: 10/24/2023 1:02:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement in the contest..

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/24/2023 6:10:00 AM

Wonderful! Love the word “denizen” It is tired from flapping but still emits its sweet song. Congratulations!

Ink Empress

Date: 10/24/2023 4:39:00 AM

Yet the caged bird sings, reminds me of a poem, and i resonate with that on a deep level, a very metaphorical write this is. A gilded cage is still a cage they say, for a reason, theres no better gift in this world than to be free, and not caged, sometimes our circumstances too leave us feeling caged. Arent we all fighting for freedom some in silence too, but still some learn to sing through it all. I felt this one! Thank you for writing! Congratulations on winning. Well deserved

Valsa George
Date: 10/24/2023 10:41:00 PM

Thank you so much dear Empress fot picking up my poem for a win. We are grateful for the opportunity given.

Stephan McBride

Date: 10/21/2023 7:11:00 PM

??1 Corinthians? ?13:1?-?3? ?NIV?? [1] If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. [3] If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love it, made me think of this : )

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/20/2023 2:44:00 PM

He is trying to get his friends to come free him, but in vain. Sad isn't it. Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Sara

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/20/2023 8:27:00 AM

Malta is inundated with singing caged birds. Blessings.

Sally Eslinger

Date: 10/19/2023 5:29:00 PM

HiValsa! I’ve owned a mynah back when it was legal, as wll as a pair of diamond doves. I think we humans alays tend to ofcaged birds feeling tortured by/in their cages. Hmmm. Personification? Are dogs tortured by their fences or most of us by our walls. Now,,,lack of attention is a real pain! For most life,bid-grass-human. Lots to provoke thought here! Fine work!

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 10/19/2023 1:49:00 PM

oh that poor caged bird...panicing and flapping. A lovely Dodoitsu...wishing you the best with the contest, enjoy your evening, Sara

Jay Narain

Date: 10/19/2023 10:52:00 AM

Nice Dodoitsu lyric. I feel the pain of the caged bird.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/19/2023 10:25:00 AM

A creative Dodoitsu write/picture. "Good Luck" I also did this one. Have a blessed day............

Sotto Poet

Date: 10/19/2023 10:02:00 AM

I found immense pleasure in reading your Dodoitsu poem. It was exquisitely crafted, like a tapestry woven with intricate threads of beauty that unfolded with each verse.