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Island of Fantasy

In front goes the emerald ocean On the shores the oysters seek pearls Come inside me in silence or commotion Let the curls unfurl in myriad colors As the glow-worm signals its companion Under the green and brown coconut tree In that flash with the ocean abandon Pour me a cup of Darjeeling tea An earthen cup made by the island girls A saucer same neither big nor small In the oyster sits the becoming pearl The spoon resting against the cup’s wall Under the scattered light of moon and star We shall be what we actually are In front comes the emerald ocean Quiet smiles the fulfilled motion __________________________________ June 4, 2016 For Island of Fantasy Poetry Contest Sponsor: Nayda Ivette Negron

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Date: 6/13/2016 8:36:00 PM
A great poem with wonderful imagery
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/13/2016 8:42:00 PM
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Date: 6/13/2016 3:36:00 PM
Congratulations on your contest placement
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Date: 6/13/2016 8:24:00 PM
Thank you , mingled in this morning's dew...
Date: 6/13/2016 11:55:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, Probir. Beautiful poem!
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/13/2016 12:43:00 PM
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Date: 6/13/2016 7:09:00 AM
Probir, congrats on your placement in the contest :)-luloo
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Date: 6/13/2016 12:43:00 PM
Thank you...
Date: 6/12/2016 7:35:00 PM
Congratulations Probir, well. Deserved...
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/12/2016 8:03:00 PM
Thank you Charlie...
Date: 6/12/2016 5:04:00 PM
this is so cute and it sounds so real! Congrats, Probir.
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/12/2016 8:07:00 PM
Thank you Andrea...
Date: 6/12/2016 3:39:00 PM
Your island of fantasy is so lovely and your words create a tranquil and soothing feeling, Probir. Congratulations on your podium win in the contest
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/12/2016 8:08:00 PM
Thank you Sandra...
Date: 6/12/2016 11:49:00 AM
Congratulations Probir on the Island of Fantasy contest.
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/12/2016 8:12:00 PM
Thank you so much for the scope to bring out a poem that could satisfy readers...
Date: 6/10/2016 2:09:00 PM
Nice piece Probir, lovely rhyme and imagery, well penned!, Gordon
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/10/2016 9:34:00 PM
Thank you...
Date: 6/5/2016 8:17:00 PM
Lovely write... I live far from the ocean, but this piece beckons me to visit!
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/6/2016 6:43:00 AM
Glad to learn... Thank you... Do it at your earliest convenience... Nothing may seem more exhilarating...
Date: 6/5/2016 9:32:00 AM
Beautifully fantasized, Probir! With lovely imagery you manage to lure the reader to your exotic island. Full marks to you. // paul
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Date: 6/6/2016 6:45:00 AM
When you say so, Paul, it is very satisfying... Regards. //Probir
Date: 6/5/2016 2:44:00 AM
I love it Probir! You have created such a serene scene with your descriptive imagery I can almost visualize the enchantment of the moment and feel the exotic breeze! Beautiful! #7 ; )
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/5/2016 5:37:00 AM
Aah, blessed I feel. A poet perhaps needs no further prize. The way you unfold your perceptions is more beautiful than how I went into raising my poem...Thank you Connie...
Date: 6/5/2016 12:22:00 AM
love it Probir Gupta, well said...
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/5/2016 1:39:00 AM
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Date: 6/4/2016 6:33:00 PM
This is absolutely stunning poetry, Probir...I particularly love the first stanza and that line, "Come inside me in silence or commotion" Brilliant! Always, Laura
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/4/2016 7:17:00 PM
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Date: 6/4/2016 10:57:00 AM
Brilliantly done,Sir.
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Probir Gupta
Date: 6/4/2016 7:20:00 PM
Thank you Miraj...

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