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For Nette Onclaud's Trapped In A Tableau Poetry Contest

Captured Tableau

The cage locked so tight
knows not day from night.
The girl inside it
with terror must sit.
Just she and each wall
hear feared footsteps fall.

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Krishnanand Guptar

April 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM

Belated congratulations dear poetess on your top win in this contest with a picturesque poem conveying a cute image in a few lines. Wishung you a pleasant day.

Sam Kauffman

April 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM

Congrats and high fives, Andrea! Marvelous images that convey the terror! Blessings!

Terry Miller

April 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM

So terrifyingly good, congratulations

Karen Croft

April 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM

Congratulations on your win!

Constance La France

April 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM

Andrea, beautifully written and congratulations on your placement in the contest ~

Ken Allan Dronsfield

April 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM

Congratulations on a lovely tableau, Ken

Karen Jones

April 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM

Congratulations on yet another win Andrea!

Howard Kerr

April 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM

Boisterous rounds of applause, Andrea, for your selection with this outstanding work, Howard

Howard Kerr

March 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM

A stunning tour-de-force of vivid penning, Andrea. Your chosen words reflect in a sympathetic manner the girl’s plight. Happy Days, Howard

Supraja Kannan

March 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM

Hi Andrea... Hope you're doing good... It's wonderful to read a poem of yours after a long time... Almost after years. This is a great take on the contest. You've expressed the trapped scene so beautifully... Definitely a winner for me ...

Sara Kendrick

March 24, 2026 at 5:19 AM

I watch a good bit of True Crime or similar shows on TV which are based on true happenings. I can feel so much sympathy for the people who end up in those circumstances because it must be just horrible for them being in such terrifying situations. You've expressed it very well in this one. It reads like a good contender to me for Nette's contest. Way to go. Sara K

Andrea Dietrich

March 24, 2026 at 10:24 AM

Thanks, Sara. I can't think of anything more terrifying than being a slave kept this way. Other things terrifying such as trapped in desert or snowstorms are horrible, but at least they have an end. For some women and children, this kind of thing is going on and it could be endless for them

Valsa George

March 24, 2026 at 4:09 AM

Just imagine the horror of being trapped in such a cage! Love the scary poem with perfect rhyming.

Andrea Dietrich

March 24, 2026 at 10:25 AM

Thanks, Valsa

CayCay Godwin

March 24, 2026 at 4:08 AM

Gotta little, lovely bit of alliteration, didn't even think of that plus. This is the second time I've read it but it is just as terrifying as the 1st time. I'm running away ....

CayCay Godwin

March 24, 2026 at 10:38 AM

I completely concur. I finally typed on my bio, look when time permits.

Andrea Dietrich

March 24, 2026 at 10:27 AM

Yes, I felt dread was stronger but feared is about the best I can get with the limited syllables

Bj Legros Kelley

March 24, 2026 at 2:26 AM

This is terrifying for certain Andrea, yikes. I've been gone for a while, I'm guessing it is for a contest? If it is for a terror poem it sure looks like a winner! It has the essence of a nightmare......!

Andrea Dietrich

March 24, 2026 at 10:25 AM

Contest of Nette Onclaud

David Crandall

March 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM

That IS terrifying!

Andrea Dietrich

March 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM

Did I see yours? Let me go see

Paige Hind

March 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM

I love this, beautiful, Andrea :)

CayCay Godwin

March 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM

This is perfect for her, she'll love it. You did indeed paint a picture. Soupy

Andrea Dietrich

March 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Thanks. I had to think a bit, but for me this is one of the best examples for being trapped

Jay Narain

March 23, 2026 at 10:47 AM

nice poem.

Paula Goldsmith

March 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM

What a powerful write you have here. Life can be so sad. "Good Luck" I did, "SPRING TABLEAU." Have a very blessed day writing away............

Andrea Dietrich

March 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Thanks, Paula

Joseph P. DiMino

March 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM

Terrifying. Sadly, things like this do happen. Movies in sick ways glorify such crap. What we give our attention to we become. Like what we eat and drink. Avoiding is not ignorance -- we can take power from evil when projecting Light. I recall one-time, a young man threatening to kill me, had a loaded 45 pointed at me -- saw light surround me...he lower his weapon and burst into tears. More to life than most of us imagine -- stranger than fiction in many ways.

Andrea Dietrich

March 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Hmmm I watch a lot of shows and documentaries on this stuff. I can't imagine ever becoming that way. That's really cool that your attacker saw a light around you. I think you must have incredible spirituality. I think I would have done well as a detective in another life. I see lots of true crime and my mind overrides my emotion in many aspects. Maybe that's why I don't feel very spiritual .

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