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Depression Is --- a Short Poem

Depression is... Paralyzed within Silent screams through prison bars, The raccoon smiles. ©Deborah burch 12/4/2016 Haiku

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 12/16/2016 11:18:00 AM
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Congratulations on your win. Just spent a week without Wifi at the South Coast in South Africa. I love the deep simplicity and the racoon which smiles through the bars. Kai
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/16/2016 4:14:00 PM
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Thank you most kindly Kai!! I am honoured. Oh the isolation without wifi!! How did we survive without it. Lol. Simpler times... Big Hugggs!! Deb
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Jeff Davies
Date: 12/10/2016 4:38:00 PM
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Congratulations on your win, Deborah! Interesting image you created.
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/16/2016 4:11:00 PM
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Thank you Jeff!!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 12/9/2016 8:47:00 PM
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cool image with that raccoon!! Congrats. I wish this contest had not flown by so quickly!!
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 10:38:00 PM
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Lol. Thanks sweetie!! Your encouragement always blesses me. Big Hugggs. Deb
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Mark Martin
Date: 12/9/2016 12:12:00 PM
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Congrats on your win. Like the racoon reference! :-)
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 4:00:00 PM
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Lol. Thank you, Mark. Indeed. Big Hugggs. Deb
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Eve Roper
Date: 12/9/2016 8:49:00 AM
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Love the poem just one more syllable on the last line for a senryu :-) congratulations on your win Hugs Eve
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:07:00 AM
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Thank you, Eve! Hugggs,Deb.
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Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/9/2016 7:08:00 AM
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Congrats on your win, Deborah.
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:06:00 AM
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Thank you,Agnes.
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John Beam
Date: 12/9/2016 5:01:00 AM
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Congrats on win, Deb.
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:06:00 AM
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Thank you, John.
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White Wolf
Date: 12/9/2016 4:16:00 AM
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Great win! Well done!
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:05:00 AM
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Thank you! Rick!
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Alexis Y.
Date: 12/9/2016 3:04:00 AM
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Hi Deborah, Congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved: -) Alexis
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 3:07:00 AM
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Thank you Alexis!!
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Joanna Daniel
Date: 12/9/2016 2:08:00 AM
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This is superb description in the shortest three lines:) congratulations, Captain Deborah:) do you still fly planes??
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 2:13:00 AM
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Lol. Thank you Jo!! No I sail. Y'all can have planes. Give me the smell of salt and a stiff breeze! Hugggs.
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Darren White
Date: 12/9/2016 12:20:00 AM
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That IS an apt description.... Congratulations!
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 12:31:00 AM
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Darren thank you so much! Indeed!
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Doug Vinson
Date: 12/9/2016 12:19:00 AM
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Congratulations, Deborah. : ) Next time you see that old raccoon, give it such a smack with a belaying pin.
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 12:30:00 AM
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LOL!! Doug I love your sense of humour. Thank you!! That little bandit is quite a critter!
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Becca Teagan
Date: 12/4/2016 9:38:00 PM
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Hi! Well this is awesome.. I think its really hard to write a good poem in only three lines.. you nailed it. Glad to see you posting again!
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Deborah Burch
Date: 12/5/2016 12:10:00 PM
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Thank you Becca!! Your encouragement means so much! Big Hugggs! Cap'n Deb

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