Faces of Loneliness

Some silences have many nooks of tears
That lay the corpse of angst upon old weeds 
As  grasses  hide a vulnerable face
To harbor grief...wrestling among lost stars.

And I hold comfort in my guarded  place, 
Ensnaring those who dare enter cracked walls
On threadbare hours... face of betrayal looms
While heart torn splatters, needing cold retreat.

Quietly wasting time that peels ached nights
I hang upon clotheslines of empty winds ,
Numbing the senses as I lose the spark of dreams 
Until tenor of pained silence roars...again.

Before an altar of thorns where love fades
On candles drifting to light my emptiness;
Nail of silence pierces this face now grim
Where bleeding hour reaches a destined tomb.



Loneliness Contest Of Frank H.
by nette onclaud
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 10/23/2013 8:16:00 PM
Nette. awesome deep win.. LOVE -- SKAT
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Date: 10/22/2013 10:15:00 PM
congrats Nette...PD
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Date: 10/21/2013 11:47:00 AM
Incredible!! Congrats on your winning placement, Nette! Love and blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 10/21/2013 8:13:00 AM
Congrats on the win in the contest, nette
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Date: 10/20/2013 6:54:00 PM
your words are always so perfectly penned upon the page and your images so beautiful...excellent piece Nette...congrats on your win :)
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Date: 10/18/2013 11:33:00 PM
Great poem, Congratulations. I enjoyed it very much... Lucilla
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Date: 10/18/2013 6:45:00 PM
Loosing the spark of dreams is the loneliest place to be...awesome poem nette...congratulations
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Date: 10/18/2013 4:16:00 PM
Congrad's on your verse winning, Light & Love
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Date: 10/18/2013 3:56:00 PM
extremely beautifully penned piece
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Date: 10/18/2013 10:27:00 AM
Nette, as always your poetry is beautiful and heartfelt, and quite sad in this case. But then that's the nature of the contest. You are quite an amazing writer... jack
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Date: 10/18/2013 8:56:00 AM
I have no idea what happened but I think both yours and Deb's po's for my Frida contest DID NOT get to me !!??? This is weird. And if I hadn't opened my new test, I'd simply reopen my old one, and you both could have re-entered my Frida one... awk! I've judged, but did not post the winners yet, as I want to work on my blog... I CRASHED into bed last night after making her lunch. Threw out my back, yesterday.... just a blah-ick day. This poem (above) RESONATES... echoes, you know? Yes,you do ;-)
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Date: 10/18/2013 8:57:00 AM
Hey, I will look for your entry in your po's... comment if I may on my blog? My contest page even LOOKS WEIRD... some of the ---> ' <------ have been turned into somekind of weird symbols. VERY ODD!!!
Date: 10/18/2013 2:55:00 AM
Hi, my very dear friend Nette! So glad that I've passed by here this afternoon to read another amazing write of yours. Your very creative words perfectly portraits the faces of loneliness here my dear friend. A winner for me. Thank u so much for sharing! Good luck always! Thanks also for stopping by the other day. Was really worried about the weather/calamity there. Sorry 4 passing by just now. Our 2day seminar was just over. Thanks a lot for everything. Take care! love lots & big hugs, Leonora
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Date: 10/17/2013 9:09:00 PM
Wow, this is a very deep and intriguing write my friend! I just love the way you interwove this poem, such a grandiose piece! I am certainly impressed with your extremely talented quill Nette! What a brilliant poem, Great Work!!
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Date: 10/17/2013 7:39:00 PM
Thanks Nette...I love the way you pause...consider and express what is good!
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Date: 10/17/2013 6:28:00 PM
I like this Stanza: "Quietly wasting time that peels ached nights I hang upon clotheslines of empty winds ,Numbing the senses as I lose the spark of dreams Until tenor of pained silence roars...again" very beautiful.
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Date: 10/17/2013 6:01:00 PM
Hi there Sweetie!!!! Only have a minute, but will be working on judging contest tonight... not myself, lots going on... but YOU have been in my constant thoughts since this afternoon, ever since I heard about the devastating storm that hit your homeland-- so good to see that you are okay!!!! and !!!! So sorry to hear of this tragic natural disaster... this poem haunts... those clotheslines tangle... Love sent, as always, I'm absent but you are never far from my thoughts! Hugs sent, dear friend
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Date: 10/17/2013 4:16:00 PM
enjoyed this gem nette, good luck in contest,,,
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Date: 10/17/2013 2:25:00 PM
Beautifully done, love that certain sad atmosphere created by your words and yet it has this dulcet tone into it that draws me in.A poem worth keeping.
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Date: 10/17/2013 11:27:00 AM
- Nette, this sounded very lonely and sad ...... I give you a hug :))) - Have a nice day, do not drink too much tea ...... - Wish you all the luck in the contest! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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