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About This Poem

Denial

safe in the cocoon
  of sweet shock and disbelief
     cocoons become tombs
       moths suffocate and wither
          rather than fly to the flame


For Suzette's contest

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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 11/15/2012 11:35:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your well deserved win in Su's "Tanka-The Pivot" contest Tim. Love, Carol
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    Leonora Galinta
    Date: 11/12/2012 2:14:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your awesome win my dear friend, Tim! hugs, Leonora
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    Poet Destroyer A
    Date: 11/11/2012 10:49:00 AM
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    Tim, congrats in the tanka contest :-) always~ pd
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 11/11/2012 10:44:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your well deserved win, Tim. Books are on the way.
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    Tanya Harrington
    Date: 11/10/2012 11:10:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your win with this captivating write! :) Tanya
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    Suzette Crous
    Date: 11/10/2012 12:29:00 AM
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    Congratulations on winning third place in my contest, TANKA -THE PIVOT, Tim. The contrast of the safety, which turns out to be an illusion brought about by the choices we make, is a powerful statement. Love, Su
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 10/23/2012 6:58:00 AM
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    a very interesting one, Tim, and I take it as symbolic!
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    elizabeth wesley
    Date: 10/11/2012 7:33:00 PM
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    Uh huh, the lure of the flame may singe the wings but so much better than the stifling cocoon. Hope Suzette loves this as much as I do! :)
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    Joann Grisetti
    Date: 10/11/2012 3:18:00 PM
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    Sad and lovely at the same time.
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    ilene bauer
    Date: 10/11/2012 2:48:00 PM
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    great title and a wonderful poem for this contest. i enjoyed it!
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    Tanya Harrington
    Date: 10/11/2012 10:46:00 AM
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    Oh, wow, love this sweetly sad write. :) Tanya Good luck in the contest!!
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    kathryn collins
    Date: 10/11/2012 8:10:00 AM
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    Wise and beautiful poem.
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    Mystic Rose
    Date: 10/11/2012 7:23:00 AM
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    An ingenuity, clever words pen Tim, they ring true to me, though sometimes this is all we have to shelter us from the storm, thank you for sharing, it is amazing how a snippet of a poem can cause one to think deeply of things, have a great day, a hearty hello.xxxvie


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