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Crossroads

Crossroads                                   
                                                                               

                                                  Five   corners
                                                  Converge   in
                                                  Crossroads of
                                                  What if maybe
                             Turning points - to ride on indecision’s wings
                             CobbLed stone paths, smooth byways beckon
                             Dusty avenues vIewed - indolent parking lots
                             Thoroughfares Flow in turnpikes hasty choicE
                                                   Compromises
                                                   Adjudications
                                                   Reconciliation
                                                   Or fabrication
                                                   Either Or calls
                                                   To  ambivalent
                                                   Consummation
                                                   Of  white  fires

9-21-21
Contest: Crossroads
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues

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Brian Sambourne Date: 10/7/2021 7:12:00 PM Greetings Sam. Your Crossroads poem certainly invites much thought + reflection. The extended metaphor of paved pathways really makes the reader ponder our lived + trodden travels. Congratulations! Brian Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 9/27/2021 4:58:00 AM love this clever write - so thought-provoking Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/28/2021 9:02:00 AM Hi Jack! Thank you so much for your visit and for reading this offering! I really appreciate your feedback. I'm so happy you liked this poem. It was so much fun to blend different elements. Hope you are well. All the best!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/26/2021 10:48:00 AM WEll done, Sam. I am seeing all these crosses now and realizing I need to HURRY up and write one!!! Good luck in the contest and send me good wishes. I need them!! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/28/2021 8:58:00 AM Thank you so much Andrea. Had fun with this one. And I finally figured out how to do the message within the poem! Sending you positive thoughts and best wishes for your shape poem. Can't wait to see what you do! I know it will be wonderful!