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For Ink Empress's Ethereal Lantern poetry contest

“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom” Rumi Once I roamed in forgotten fields of poppies, without a metaphor or adjective to portray sombre sorrows for tomorrow. In the dilemma of a firework fate, where happiness is the ultimate sacrifice, afraid time would leave me behind, in illustrations of illusion, I wandered as an invisible image, searching for the serenity of silence. Pondering - in times of hunger do you crave for me? In my state of darkness, the breeze kissed in a celestial dance, as a soft guiding gleam appeared, my lost soul transcended through a mirage of kingdoms. Floating free in velvet skies, ethereal lanterns reflected in empyrean empathy, illuminating paths, shimmering through congested clouds. In every flicker, charcoal shadows, slowly coloured into marigold tones, with brushstrokes of amethyst and ruby, infused with sparks of moonlight. In their mystical embrace, feathered whispers weaved a cloth of compassion, as mercy poured in satin blossoms.

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Tonye George

Date: 4/8/2024 5:35:00 AM

Congratulations dear Silent One.

Ink Empress

Date: 4/8/2024 2:18:00 AM

Dear silent one, do you ever write anything that would make me go meh? This is beyond impeccable! Where do i start? It is from the deeply moving emotions flowing flawlessly to the way youv used poetic techniques such as alliterations , assonance, metaphors, imagery and how you pair words too is so very creative and shows intelligence with diction, so very impressive! You always leave us all in awe, and you definitely owned the theme of the prompt and delivered something celestial and graceful! I must also highlight some of the lines that really stood out for me “ empyrean empathy” “ cloth of compassion” “ kissed in a celestial dance

Ink Empress
Date: 4/8/2024 2:21:00 AM

What is spirituality without compassion kindness empathy and love? Youv somehow mentioned all the elements using such beautiful adjectives and stones and gems, as well as nature to depict what youv wanted to convey! I am in absolute awe! And it a fave. This made me feel so strongly! Thank you for sharing this! Congratulations on your win

Abdullah Alhemaidy

Date: 4/5/2024 9:48:00 PM

Wonderful dear SO! Have a great a nice day ~AA

Aqua Marine

Date: 4/4/2024 1:21:00 AM

In their mystical embrace, feathered whispers weaved a cloth of compassion as mercy poured in satin blossoms... This poem has predawn birdsong...we were never meant to be brought back from deep sleep with noisy alarm clocks... A sign of the times... Out in wild spaces, the humaness is gifted with the sereness of silence... I find myself sometimes in that silence where I can only hear the ocean in my ears, and heartbeats. Even the sun enters with gentle colours slowly warming up the charcoal...

Aqua Marine
Date: 4/4/2024 1:23:00 AM

Love the artwork... To sleep in safety and security...

Duke Beaufort

Date: 3/31/2024 6:05:00 PM

SO, you are so wise indeed. There's no question that keeping our heart open is the key to a happy life. I love reading poems like this that emphasize the great things emotions can do for us....keep this up as you are helping me be a whole individual. I am seriously thankful!

Yann Rolland

Date: 3/31/2024 1:38:00 AM

this is beautiful, and inspiring thanks poet

Jude Herrick

Date: 3/30/2024 10:17:00 PM

One of my favorites for the elegance and atmosphere (that matches the artwork impeccably btw, bravo), bows.

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 3/30/2024 8:31:00 PM

An exquisitely lovely and meaningful poem, Silent One. I also love the beautiful ending, and the quote. BOL in the contest. :)

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 3/30/2024 4:27:00 PM

Your poem captivated me from beginning to end with its alliteration and imagery. The transformational (morphic) aspect of the poem resonated with me. I particularly liked: In their mystical embrace, feathered whispers weaved a cloth of compassion, Best wishes with the contest, Sara

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 3/30/2024 4:07:00 PM

this certainly has an ethereal, transcendental vibe, beautiful words..good luck in contest

Paige Hind

Date: 3/30/2024 3:45:00 PM

Very, very haunting- wishing you lots of radiance that you seek, a real pleasure to read- it was beautiful

Sotto Poet

Date: 3/30/2024 3:34:00 PM

This poem beautifully illustrates the amazing journey from darkness to light. The subtle transformation of shadows into vivid marigold hues, decorated with amethyst and ruby, and accented by moonlight's ethereal shine shows the astounding metamorphosis. The canvas becomes a stunning masterpiece with sun-like radiance. Only by passing through the dark clouds can one become radiant. This stunning poetry captivates the reader from start to finish. I admire your work, Silent One.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 3/30/2024 3:34:00 PM

Your poetry is like a feathered whisper in my ear Silent, I for one am so glad that you don't keep your thoughts silent, when it comes to poetry, you are a Heirophant

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/30/2024 12:15:00 PM

- This was wonderful and touching, S.O.... a little moment in thought ... the light comes in so many ways ... and you really know how :) - hugs

Valsa George

Date: 3/30/2024 9:59:00 AM

This is poetry of the finest kind.... so engaging from start to finish. This poem traces the transformation from darkness to light. Therein the change is miraculous." In every flicker, charcoal shadows, slowly coloured into marigold tones, with brushstrokes of amethyst and ruby, infused with sparks of moonlight....."Wow....the canvas is made vibrant with splendid brush strokes! Now you have derived the sparkle of ethereal lanterns. Only by passing through dark clouds, one can emerge into brilliance like that of the sun. Great poem dear Silent One.

Don Iannone

Date: 3/30/2024 8:54:00 AM

Silent One, "Ethereal Lanterns" carries me on a journey through the depths of sorrow to the emergence of compassionate understanding, akin to a odyssey from darkness into light. It evokes a sense of transformation, where grief becomes a canvas displaying the vast richness of human experience, where pain and beauty blend, and solitude mounts an eternal quest for love and wisdom. Cheers! Don

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/30/2024 8:10:00 AM

Breathtakingly described and created. RUMI'S quote so apt, don't know too much about Rumi but will look him up. Your second stanza is remarkable which entices you to ponder 'in times of hunger do you crave for me' and your last stanza embraces 'a cloth of compassion,as mercy poured in satin blossoms,' Great imagery and superbly created. Hugs, blessings, Jennifer.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/30/2024 7:41:00 AM

I like your Rumi quote my friend--and your poem turning the voice of shadows into sparks of light. --In their mystical embrace, feathered whispers weaved a cloth of compassion, as mercy poured in satin blossoms---excellent, as always, SO.

Charles Messina

Date: 3/30/2024 6:28:00 AM

What a wonderful write, SO. Right from the very first stanza (which I love) to the very end of this so well-written poem, you have kept me wanting to read. Great write, my friend. BOL in the contest I think Inky will love this!