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This or That, Vol 39, Poetry Contest

Clarity Through Static

6/19/2026

Sponsor: Edward Ibeh

 

Poetry Soup Syllable Counter was used in preparation of my poem.

Clarity Through Static

Buzzing brilliance, I leisurely recline. And hold the dense receivers to my ear Listening for a sign from feeble shine, The whispers from a dusty atmosphere. The hiss of static fills the ether-space A crash of numbing waves upon the shore Of numbers lost in white noise's warm embrace, Drowning into silence forevermore. Until that steadily increasing thrum, Beating quiet against the void of space, Its tender percussion a rising drum, And grants an ace, a lonely speck or trace. Years of white noise may blind the sky-blue sea, But now the cosmos calls, at last, to me.
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Kendrick Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Congratulations on your winning work. Way to go. Thank you for sharing your work with us. Sara K.
Dronsfield Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thanks every so much, Sara!
Ibeh Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Superb sonnet, Ken. I loved it. Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest.
Dronsfield Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Thank you so much! Truly appreciated!
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