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Black Pearl I and Ii

By inclement seas, malevolent sands bob Lashing atrociously in their cyclonic hurl Assent to winds that beat wild, Oceania! Can the derelict heart reclaim its pacific, keeping latent hurts as a glossed wreck? Pearling gloss spot-lights aversions to keep! Embraced is animus to understand its cause Anoint scars so they'll dissipate in the anima Restoration gleams of a copacetic dreamcatcher Lacing over those broken veins of love's infernal 8/14/21 – Inspired by ‘Broken’ contest hosted by Craig Cornish; pearls are an oyster's kintsugi :)
BLACK PEARL I *** sheen like no other iridescent mother of pearls shining on I recall that first black beach: the night sky fallen at my feet! Soles tickled by the stars twinkling in sandy myriads; toes curling in awed jubilation ~ followed by the jaw-dropping cascade of a sparkling curtain, where the sun-sequined waterfall spilled over the black rock, and I drank of more stars in refreshed elation ~ The rest collected in pools of eons-cooled lava tubes We soaked away low tide's heat bathed in crystalline sensations ~ Heaven! You smiled The Nevada desert, lifetimes later, my son and I gazed at the black sky: meteors showered, shimmering us ~ Heaven! my iridescent black pearl a sheen like no other smiling on *** (4/27/18: Memory of a special time with mother walking back from Buokonikai to Tabiang and stopping at the falls where I saw my first black-sand beach. It was so different and I was so thrilled by it; went back there 3 years ago and found the land erosion has turned the beach a muddy color)

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Date: 8/22/2021 3:00:00 PM
Beautiful!
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Susan Woodrow
Date: 8/22/2021 4:46:00 PM
thank you :)
Date: 8/16/2021 3:14:00 PM
Great free verse writing, Susan. Methinks it will be a hit with the judge.
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Susan Woodrow
Date: 8/16/2021 4:29:00 PM
thanks Andrea :)
Date: 8/15/2021 6:44:00 PM
An exceptional write. Your word choice is astoundingly original. 'To lace over ...broken veins of love's infernal' - WOW! Best wishes, Brian
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Susan Woodrow
Date: 8/15/2021 9:47:00 PM
thank you, Brian :)
Date: 8/14/2021 7:57:00 PM
Makes me think of the drama of atlantic hurricanes, best wishes for the contest~
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Susan Woodrow
Date: 8/15/2021 6:36:00 PM
thank you Michelle...yes, some personalities are just mini-storms that never rest! :)

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