Sotto Poet Poet Free verse

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Drawn In Rapture

time cloaked         fierce wrath
I gave up the past or the wind
            wipe the chill off my flesh
bury the sun in brine
watch the warped beams
an intricate             mosaic
             bathing inside 
                       the dripping rays
In utter 
           crystal testimony
pectoriloquy
    squiggles      sloppy stencils
         shattered insights
          defiant & resistant
shoreless traveler mood
of
braided stories     drifting
           left unmarked
                        unsoiled
knead to the ground
             lap up the virgin earth
with
   my thirsty soul
tangible 
        &sprawled 
untouched 
        by the 
           contaminated 
                 fingers 
                of 
                perception.

                     my 
              broken 
reflection 
on 
endless pages of poetry
                perfectly aligned
melting 
into 
unrefined masterpiece

1st place contest winner

You Say Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand

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Sam Kauffman March 16, 2023 at 10:22 AM Lasaad, your "broken reflection" is just one example from your poem that bursts at the seams with creative imagery that flows from one line to the next. I think this is one of your best and a fav for me. Wonderful writing! Congratulations on your first place win. Well deserved my friend! Blessings!

Valsa George March 14, 2023 at 10:49 PM "my broken reflection on endless pages of poetry perfectly aligned melting into unrefined masterpiece"... ! Needless to say your poetry is perfectly aligned and tending to be a masterpiece. Kudos to the master poet and Congratulations on your first place win.

Anisha Dutta March 14, 2023 at 10:36 PM I gave up the past….. chill of my flesh… Untouched by contaminated fingers of perception … Each line to allure reader. BIG CONGRATS to win

Unseeking Seeker March 14, 2023 at 9:23 PM Soul stirring write ~ congratulations on your top win, SP, that too in Brian’s contest

Ann Peck March 14, 2023 at 5:41 PM This is gorgeous, Lasaad! One I need to read over and over. Congratulations!

Bj Legros Kelley March 11, 2023 at 11:46 PM Wow, this has me deeply contemplating your poem Sotto. I so wish I had more time to be on this site. Your poems fascinate me. I suppose someday, I will have more time to just rest, and bask in poetry, and I promise you, I will surely be reading many more of your works. I guess I need a vacation...and your poem and image make me want to go to the ocean shore for contemplative thoughts. This is certainly contemplative, and lovely. I love the form.