Blue

Pit of hell feelings
With despair and inner pain 
Mounting and growing
As sadness becomes my food
My only true sustenance

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Joe Inka

Date: 2/23/2011 2:08:00 PM

Wow, incredible depth of emotion here, Well done and congrats Joe

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/23/2011 12:16:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in Francine Roberts's contest "Blue". A well deserved win Brandee. Love, Carol

George Aul

Date: 2/11/2011 8:28:00 AM

Congrats on your win in the contest. This was one I did not read until the results - I like the "blue" theme of your poem.....Thanks on the comment......George

Kash Poet

Date: 2/11/2011 8:16:00 AM

Wonderful Tanka!Congrats Brandee on your well deserved win in this contest!--kashinath

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/11/2011 7:44:00 AM

Congrats Brandee on your super win in the blue contest with this awesome entry luv.. enjoy..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/10/2011 10:17:00 PM

Brandee, a big congratulations to you on the winners' list. Luv, Andrea

Tahera Mannan

Date: 2/10/2011 7:51:00 PM

A truly sad picture. Many congratulations for this win.

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/10/2011 7:06:00 PM

Congratulations on winning in Francine's contest with this entry.

John Freeman

Date: 2/10/2011 3:40:00 PM

Congratulations Brandee on your poem's honored placement. Agape, Moses

Audrey Haick

Date: 2/10/2011 1:53:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in Francine's "Blue" Contest, Brandee. Always, Annalise

Constance La France

Date: 2/10/2011 1:52:00 PM

So much depth and emotion in 5 lines, just awesome and congrats on your win~~

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/10/2011 12:16:00 PM

When the pain is unsurmountable, it does seem like we live on sadness, Brandee. Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn

Kory Calhoun

Date: 2/10/2011 12:10:00 PM

Very good! - Congratulations on your BIG WIN in Francine's contest. Best wishes, KC

Sharon Ruebel

Date: 2/10/2011 11:10:00 AM

Hello Brandee, Congratulations on your win. Well done! As Always, Shar

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 2/10/2011 10:52:00 AM

coming back here, Brandee-- congrats on your win with this moving piece-- :)

Francine Roberts

Date: 2/10/2011 10:28:00 AM

congrats on placing 10th in the contest Brandee with this very deep entry

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 2/10/2011 9:54:00 AM

Never thought of it that way, of sadness being sustenance-- yet another different perspective on the word blue-- wish you the best in the contest, Brandee :)