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Black and White

They waited, longing for calls of stalemate Upon chequered realms, embracing fate The deep sweat of their shades, merged to convey And became another non-hue - pale grey The non-hues were placed before a jury A visible length of pulsing fury Reflections of colours, the fonts of light With no grey areas to defend by sight Within the waved spectrum, no judge exists A black and white gown is not in the midst For the non-hues, palettes absorbed their glare That evoked sharpened hues within their snare As all grey matter differs to persist, non-hues will not get their brush in a twist

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Date: 3/23/2024 10:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, WJ! So wonderful to see you posting again. I always look forward to reading your poems. This poem is impressive, filled with poignant metaphors and the creation of concept "non-hues!" There is such a sense of "so what" and hopelessness communicated in your images. So happy to see this on the winners list! Sending you blessings!
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Date: 3/23/2024 7:45:00 AM
Dear W J, your Sonnet is deep, wonderfully rhymed and riveting. I especially enjoyed "The non-hues were placed before a jury/A visible length of pulsing fury"- wow! such potent and emotive imagery. A thought-provoking and expressive piece. Congratulations for your win in Craig's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 3/22/2024 12:19:00 PM
Beautiful beat to your well articulated lines flowing with such captivating rhymes and intriguing and deeply meaningful words woven in such eloquence, i especially love the ending in this. pleasure reading this. Congratulations on your win
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W J Clarke
Date: 3/23/2024 5:07:00 AM
Thank you very much I E. I consider your feedback a great compliment from such an accomplished and talented poet laureate. Thank you for taking the time to read :-)

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