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Faces of Loneliness

Loneliness makes his usual rounds As he listens to lonely hearts pound He visits the woman who's up in years And helps her dry her lonely tears Her children don't come around anymore It is always loneliness who knocks on her door He goes to the house of the little boy and knocks on the door The boy's mother is hardly ever home The scared child hides when he hears thunder roar And his tears fall on the dusty floor His heart races as the storm roams Loneliness moves on to the dwelling of an old war veteran Who lost both legs in Vietnam He has no dreams, just lonely plans Flashbacks wake him from his sleep And it makes him weep Then loneliness visits those who have no home They are the ones who are truly alone They have such a meager existence They've lost their souls, their very essence It seems they've cried out all their tears All they've left is a vacant stare And when all those lonely tears have accrued Loneliness transforms them into the river of solitude ~~ Contest name : Faces of loneliness Sponsor : Frank H.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 10/23/2013 8:19:00 PM
Joseph, awesome deep win.. LOVE -- SKAT
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Date: 10/22/2013 10:20:00 PM
another nice win...Joseph... Linda
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Date: 10/21/2013 11:06:00 AM
Joseph, I love how you gave loneliness a face...Congrats on your winning placement! Love and blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 10/21/2013 8:21:00 AM
Congrats on the win in the contest, Joseph
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Date: 10/19/2013 5:48:00 PM
excellent write....congrats on your win with this fine poem :)
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Date: 10/18/2013 7:31:00 PM
Joseph..I enjoyed every face you so tenderly expressed....well done....and congratulations
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Date: 10/13/2013 11:06:00 AM
Very well written, deeply profound and with great imagery :)
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Date: 10/11/2013 3:29:00 PM
- A very well written poem Joseph!! - Loneliness is almost like a "disease" today .... so many lonely people .... sad. - Wishing you good luck in the contest and a great weekend Joseph - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/10/2013 1:33:00 AM
Ive been working on one for this contest..but it sounds hokey next to yours. This is brilliant.. I see as big win ahead. BG
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Joseph May
Date: 10/10/2013 8:28:00 AM
thank you BG ....I am sure yours will be very good...
Date: 10/9/2013 9:01:00 PM
What a personification of loneliness, good luck, Joseph
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Joseph May
Date: 10/10/2013 8:27:00 AM
thank you Dr. Mehta

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