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Beautiful Sadness

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”** There is a beauty in the humid sadness fulfillment shimmering in a warm breeze smiling as it glances over its shoulder a tear trailing through a joyous dust nurturing the memory of a distant love. There is a sadness in forever’s beauty altered by the winds of whimsy’s wont slowly etching upon the face of lovers a topography of life’s connected trails fading in the beauty of the humid sadness. ©7/18/2019 Writing Challenge 2, July 2019 – Melancholy sponsor - Dear Heart

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Constance La France

Date: 7/24/2019 2:59:00 PM

John, congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this wonderful write, I really liked it- well done !

John Lawless
Date: 7/26/2019 7:35:00 AM

Thank you Dear Heart. This was an extremely intriguing contest theme.

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 7/24/2019 1:49:00 PM

...a tear trailing through a joyous dust...wonderful line. Congrats on your winning placement.

John Lawless
Date: 7/26/2019 7:34:00 AM

Thanks Jeanne, I think that with age the sadness becomes interwoven in life's beauty

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/23/2019 5:41:00 PM

this is beautiful writing. Awesome!

John Lawless
Date: 7/26/2019 7:32:00 AM

Thank you Andrea, as always, for your support.

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 7/23/2019 11:20:00 AM

Such a beautiful poem, John! I agree w/Becca ... "altered by the winds of whimsy's wont" is my fave line too. A very emotionally moving poem, my dear friend. Love and more love always.

John Lawless
Date: 7/26/2019 7:32:00 AM

Thanks Freddie, there always seems to be an edge of beauty to our darkness.

Becca Teagan

Date: 7/18/2019 5:01:00 PM

yes this is quite melancholy. Very nice wording. My favorite line is "altered by the winds of whimsy’s wont" but I love all the lines. Well done.

John Lawless
Date: 7/26/2019 7:30:00 AM

Thanks Becca, always nice to hear from you. Your support and input is always welcome

Adeniji Toluwalope Gideon

Date: 7/18/2019 7:32:00 AM

Lovely and well penned. Best wishes always, Adeniji.

John Lawless
Date: 7/26/2019 7:28:00 AM

Thank you Adeniji, for stopping to read and comment.