Break of Dawn

Send forth your waking sun to sway this slumber

I beg a breeze to bargain in my favor

My chains of memories shall break with morning

Please pull me from the precipice of peril

Or I might fall while Dawn is slowly rising
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Greenhough Avatar
October 27, 2023 at 5:31 PM
I enjoyed this poem.
Empress Avatar
October 7, 2023 at 9:46 PM
That third line! Ah how seamlessly your lines flow. And those alliterations are stunning! Such a brilliant take . Well deserved win really. Congratulations
Wheeler Avatar
October 9, 2023 at 12:56 PM
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! ??
Rodrigues Avatar
October 6, 2023 at 8:21 AM
Congratulations, Jessica! Love the ending! Wow!
Wheeler Avatar
October 6, 2023 at 8:27 AM
Thank you so much, Kim! Xo
Richards Avatar
October 6, 2023 at 1:26 AM
Congratulations, Jessica. Thank you for supporting my Hypnagogic Dream contest. In order to claim your prize of the book, DOWNTOWN – Poetic Devices, please soup mail me your e-mail address. Regards, Suzette
Wheeler Avatar
October 6, 2023 at 8:12 AM
I'm honored by this win. Thank you so much! ??
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