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Poetic Form: Ballade
Inspired: 2024 March 05
Image: Kalapana, my home few feet away, lost to lava 1990

Tho' bore your fate 'tis artless place you lone Your girth--your hold freedoms--your claims be more Restrained your gambled trade choice place bemoan Shewn thee frankly tho' toughened be your core Afoot they'd maketh treads besought a door Shameless their upbringing, relieves doubts--be Natheless, some uncharted may answer for Behold yond harbored shoreline midst the sea Feign thunders crash a cloudless sky--unknown Truth betold entrenched sanctioned civil war Upheaval constants the shouldering groan Once the tameless harmonized--nevermore Proneness to bonds, centuries tie threescore Their massiveness afeared--times they're dicey Questions tumble, fumble forevermore Behold yond harbored shoreline midst the sea In distant sights, day or night ... the homegrown Moonlight silhouette, an uncarved Rushmore Picture cards, photographs of the well-known Up, down, right, and left, all around they pour Kids climb like Zacchaeus, the Sycamore Still, they'll be a'wondering, what's the key See how the waves comply, a tidal bore Behold yond harbored shoreline midst the sea Matthew eleven, twenty-eighth ... implore Labored, Heavy Laden, Give Rest ... the key Waiting ... it madeth here but naught much more Behold yond harbored shoreline midst the sea

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Date: 3/6/2024 4:40:00 AM
your poem left me breathless with its imagery, delightful descriptions, and history. I especially liked: "In distant sights, day or night ... the homegrown Moonlight silhouette, an uncarved Rushmore." Outstanding creation. have a pleasant day, Sara
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Date: 3/6/2024 2:33:00 PM
Oh yes, Sara, that is a rather choice line that the statement is clearly self defining. Thank you so much, my friend. Aloha, William

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