Body Ails Yet Spirit Soars

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Written: October 28, 2023, For Unseeking Seeker Contest _____________________________ Amid the distress and pressure of life, A salient soul suspires to scamper strife. Despite bodily weakness and a lingering graze, Unwavering strength and vitality inside amaze Breath may be beleaguered, even as the body ails. Flog to fatten, follow, even if fiefdom fails. It rises beyond tough times with its optimism. In desultory days, grasp toward agnosticism. Nature's gentle whistle splendors serenity. In the shades of a sunset and bird melody. The body fails, but the spirit stays hopeful. It speaks for drive and the resolve to be careful. It glides amid a storm fearlessly, paving the way. Amid agony, the soul rises, grows, and stays. Each rebirth lends the soul wings and a slope. Despite the gloom, there's still a glint of hope. Allow the body to suffer and the soul to soar. Yet it is the spirit that prevails over deplore. Rejuvenation is the answer to physical illness. A soaring persona that can bear on grimness Embrace depth inside; the spirit ablaze is untamed. Let ailments prevail; rousing spirits set us unblamed. Despite all odds, the spirit shines brightly amid sorrow. It climbs above, decries its path, and is never hollow. Renewal lets you start again, fix harm, and be free. Honor the body aches as they reveal our glee. Rebirth lifts the soul, ruining walls and letting in light. Hardship lends life and shows God's eternal insight. While bones and skin plunge, souls remain. With every harm and grief, refuse to be slain. The probe fire speaks while the body is feeble. It lights a bright spark that leads us to a needle.

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Date: 11/14/2023 3:35:00 AM
Hearty congratulations on your first place in the contest. You poem, as usual, is pitched at an exemplary height, with diction, rhythm and rimes that are pleasing to peruse or listen to.... Sorry for late comments as I am at present accessing Poetry Soup rather infrequently. Best regards from Krishnanand.
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Date: 11/12/2023 11:26:00 PM
Back with congratulations on your win. Well deserved. I absolutely loved reading this one
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Date: 11/12/2023 11:56:00 AM
Lasaad, I must first comment on your 'image' of stacked stones. It's a favorite pastime here on the islands, but our stones are volcanic black in color and not so well rounded. Our poignant lives of wretched souls in pain-staking suffering that revolves anew on each passing day--ouch. A trail of sobering delivery, my friend. My compliments on your wonderful placement in USs contest. Aloha, William
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Date: 10/29/2023 11:37:00 AM
Great poem. This is a dose of med I need at the present stage of my life.
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Date: 10/28/2023 12:18:00 PM
When confused and things get challenging and difficult, so many turn to nature and their songs to find serenity, amidst the chaos and strife we still work to thrive beyond all the grey clouds! What a deep and powerful write this is and fits the theme of the prompt so eloquently too! How even in pain and angst spirit soars and finds light, flows with wisdom poetically and beyond! Loving those rhymes too! Im sure this will be a top winner. Goodluck for the contest! You’ve done an excellent job
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