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For Edward Ibeh's This or That, Volume 34 Poetry Contest

21 June 2025

The sanguine sun just waved goodbye
and hides in the silhouettes
of hills in wilderness;
But, I still stand here between the line
that separates night from day;
No phone in my pocket only my own,
my own weary self
escaping from the city's endless hustle; 
To slow down, that is my aim . Hence, I am here.

But little did I know, the howling wilderness 
has been waiting long for me
her howling I didnt hear~
busy with life's twists and turns
that I forgot to remove the earpiece
I've been wearing day by day.

Now, without anything, I heed the wilderness,
the  forgotten language once I have known;
I begin to recall and like an old friend, I talk to her
and as she listens to my poor self,
the howling stops~

I heard myself
I found LOVE.

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Date: 6/25/2025 8:30:00 AM
Nicely written, JCB. Great Ending too! Best wishes in the contest. ~Charlie
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Date: 6/21/2025 9:59:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Howling Wilderness" write. "Good Luck" I also did this contest. Have a fun day/weekend writing away..........
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Date: 6/21/2025 6:49:00 AM
We surely must disconnect and connect back with nature! Lovely, JCB! Once went to a Murder Mystery Dinner. The victim was wearing every gadget imaginable, including a fax machine…lol! He got fried.
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Date: 6/21/2025 6:55:00 AM
Hahaha , what a fun experience! But you are right, we must disconnect to connect with nature. Sigh, most of us came to realise later in life. :( Thank you Kim.^___^

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