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Snow has vanished, ice thawed. It's the season birds begin to sing. Something inside of me is flawed I feel cold in the budding of Spring. Hot Summer days stretch into night, the only time I allow myself to cry. Nothing in my world feels right. I still feel the chill of our goodbye. Autumn leaves turn red and gold. It's the season in which we wed. We once vowed to have and hold, but I sleep alone in this empty bed. Loneliness is etched in Winter's frost. My insides are cold, frigid, and bare. It's the time of year hope seems lost. My heart is frozen far beyond repair. Glacial mountains have arisen. I am helpless to scale their height. No escape from within a prism Whose colors are no longer bright. If I could give name to a fifth season, in which love could have a new start, forgiveness would be the best reason for declaring it the season of the heart.

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Date: 11/27/2022 4:38:00 AM
This is an absolute beauty! Congrats on your well deserved top win!!
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Date: 11/18/2022 1:26:00 PM
A lovely poem of poignant longing Lin. So melancholy and filled with "if only" and memories. Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 11/26/2022 7:48:00 AM
Those 'if only' moments can be heartbreaking. Thank you, Sam.
Date: 11/15/2022 8:55:00 PM
A lovely poignant poem, Lin, congratulations:)
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Date: 11/26/2022 7:48:00 AM
Hello Jo, and thank you! It's so nice to see you!
Date: 11/15/2022 7:25:00 AM
I heartily approve of your naming a fifth season of the heart filled with love, forgiveness and mercy. We enjoy those benefits all year long interacting with the other physical four seasons. But we all know conversely, an evil, unregenerate heart can bring harm, hatred and hopelessness to the world. Unfortunately, those hearts are a prevalent season among us also. I enjoyed your well-done piece. Congratulations on a well-worded entry for the prompt, Lin.
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Date: 11/26/2022 7:47:00 AM
Thank you for enjoying my poem, Reason. I sincerely enjoyed your thoughtful comments.
Date: 11/15/2022 3:47:00 AM
The concept of comparing the fifth season to the season of heart and very particularly for the feeling and act of forgiveness, is, indeed, great! Congratulations!
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Date: 11/26/2022 7:46:00 AM
Thank you so kindly, Christuraj.
Date: 11/15/2022 12:30:00 AM
Wow! Thanks for sharing this... Indeed, and I say "Amen" to your last stanza: "If I could give name to a fifth season, in which love could have a new start, forgiveness would be the best reason for declaring it the season of the heart." God bless you.
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Date: 11/26/2022 7:46:00 AM
Thanks so much, Beata.
Date: 11/14/2022 10:59:00 PM
Though all the seasons have traces of melancholy, there is one more season of hope when love and forgiveness shall release you from the prison of loneliness and dejection and herald for you a fresh season of the heart. All the Best, gifted poet! Congratulations Lin on your well deserved win!
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Date: 11/26/2022 7:46:00 AM
Thank you so very much for such sweet sentiments, Valso.
Date: 12/10/2015 6:12:00 PM
Beautiful, Lin - I choose to read more rhyme because yours has such appeal to me and I wasn't let down. Another 7 ... CayCay
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Date: 12/10/2015 6:41:00 PM
Such wonderful comments.. thank you, as ever, ~ Lin ~
Date: 12/5/2015 4:35:00 PM
Very sad, but there is hope, right? No escape from prism, like prison right? Very clever line. Well done. John
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Date: 12/5/2015 5:25:00 PM
Thank you very much, John.. yes.. like enclosed in a prison.

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