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oh, yes ... yes, I have ... I've had them ... those moments the deep, desperate, rare moments ... "straight-from-a-movie" moments of romance and melancholy where the violins and violas and cellos pull on your heart ... forlorn music reaching down into your viscera to yank at your soul in tyranny ... heart-wrenching moments of exquisite agony - where the core burns, the hairs all stand, the eyes close, and you're lost to the consequence ... brief, beautiful, tender instances that you hold for a lifetime - that shine like jeweled beacons among the mists of the mundane ... oh, how blessed I've been ... and how cursed for this gift of creativity that so many envy, is but a facade for the dark, dire truth of the sensitive spirit - we feel deeper, look deeper, wish deeper, love deeper, and hurt ... so much deeper ... I am thankful for those moments, for they are precious ... but there is a dear and diabolical price to pay and it comes without music in the dead ... of night. ~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Writing Challenge 1, August 2019 - Just Write" Poetry Contest, Dear Heart, Judge & Sponsor.

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Carol Mitra

Date: 3/26/2021 6:19:00 PM

Yes we plunge into the depths of soul...Congrats on your win Gregory...Best wishes...Take care

Peter Rees

Date: 9/7/2019 12:49:00 PM

Almost in tears. Yes, the sensitive spirit - it can surely hurt. Perfectly expressed. Thank you.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 10/1/2019 6:32:00 PM

Oh, thank you SO much for this, Peter, it means a great deal - your opinion is one I value, my friend. Blessings! :o)

John Hamilton

Date: 8/14/2019 4:40:00 PM

Rock band at 10...well you are a special one eh! Back for another read...better than the first time, congrats on a fine win!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/28/2019 4:54:00 PM

Thank you so very much, John, your kind comments are always so appreciated! Blessings, Friend! :o)

Kurt Ravidas

Date: 8/14/2019 5:56:00 AM

Oh, heart-wrenching moments of exquisite agony! It is hard to tell better about the impressions of this poem. And about your poetry at all) Conrats, Greg. It's so, hm, exquisite :3

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/28/2019 4:53:00 PM

Many kind thanks to you, Kurt, I'm happy you enjoyed my poem. Blessings to you for this wonderful comment, my friend! :o) <3

Constance La France

Date: 8/12/2019 7:31:00 PM

Greg congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this wonderful write and I love your image too

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/28/2019 4:52:00 PM

Thank you so much, Constance, I'm so pleased you enjoyed my write and found it worthy of placement. Blessings, Dear Poet! :o) <3

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 8/12/2019 7:28:00 PM

Oh, how blessed and how cursed...yes, it is the way. Congrats Gregory on your top win.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/28/2019 4:51:00 PM

Many kind thanks to you, Jeanne - blessings! :-) <3

Lu Loo

Date: 8/12/2019 6:08:00 PM

great poem Gregory! congrats on your placement ;)-luloo

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/28/2019 4:51:00 PM

Thank you so much, Lu Loo! :-) <3

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/8/2019 5:57:00 PM

Gripping emotion. Battling the uniqueness of heart...embracing it when you realize it is good to be different and ohhh a romantic! Be blessed! Fave!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/11/2019 2:23:00 AM

Amen, Kim, and so well-phrased ... my mom, sensing I was "different" from an early age, always helped me appreciate my "unique-ness", even when bullied at school ... when I WAS bullied, I became all the more bold and overt, and had a rock band at the age of ten that played for crowds of over 3,000. Thanks to her I never saw it as a negative. Blessings and thanks, Dear Poet!

John Hamilton

Date: 8/8/2019 1:47:00 PM

OOOH G, this one speaks to me, majestic writing!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/11/2019 2:20:00 AM

Many kind thanks, Brother - blessings! :o)

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 8/8/2019 8:43:00 AM

Such is society's need for the artists, the poets, they carry and express the human experience through our history. Lovely piece my friend. Hugs <3 xomo

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/11/2019 2:19:00 AM

Indeed, you are right, Maureen - and thank you so much for the wonderful comments! Blessings! :o) <3