Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future
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~2nd Place~
Premier Contest: Verses of Metaphors 3
Sponsor: Lu Loo
Judged: 04/30/2019
~2nd Place~
Contest: Summer Standard
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Judged: 06/16/2017
~10th Place~
Contest: Embrace The Line
Sponsor: David Linsay
Judged: 07/13/2016
(First Posted 06/2016 ) ~ Revised 3/25/2025) for the Contest,
“Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future”
Sponsor, Daniel Henry Rodgers
Embrace The Line
I do embrace that line- a badge of hope,
which left a shadow of sure death behind.
It represents the power to survive
with feats of expert hands which met the goal.
The need to put one's life on hold to gain
a better one- a promising new fate;
the fight to mend, become robust again.
I do embrace that line, a badge of faith.
A symbol of accomplishment it is;
the chance that claimed a victory for life.
That line, a jagged zipper that secures
his beating heart, amended, good as new.
I do embrace- caress that lovely line-
my darling husband's triple bypass scar.
His faded seam is etched in ivory grace-
bestowing added years of love to share.
Three decades passed, since that fantastic day
when this great miracle expanded time
for both of us to live a healthy life-
a tribute to that line- a badge of hope.
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2016
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