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8/18/2023

~1st Place (shared)~ Tableau Poetry Contest, sponsored by Joseph May

Photo #1 supplied by Joseph May for the contest

End of Voyage Tableau

Two mighty boats beached
End of voyage reached
Captains’ judgement call
Rust consumes them all
Run aground and caught
Well-laid plans for naught


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Janice Canerdy

August 23, 2023 at 7:33 AM

CONGRATS on your win, Mark. You have described SO much in this concise poem. Janice

Mark Toney

August 23, 2023 at 7:38 AM

Hi, Janice. Thank you for your very encouraging words!

Sam Kauffman

August 22, 2023 at 10:53 AM

Back with congratulations for your win, Mark! A masterful write of metaphoric depth! Blessings!

Mark Toney

August 22, 2023 at 11:09 AM

Sam, I appreciate your majestic, alliterative comment. I'm reminded of your excellent word choice that sets the mood for your very romantic "Night Light Tableau." Congratulations to you too!

Anne-Lise Andresen

August 21, 2023 at 2:48 AM

- Congratulations on your great winning poem, Mark ... everything has an end - hugs

Mark Toney

August 22, 2023 at 10:10 AM

Thank you, Anne-Lise. I also enjoyed your "Moonlight Wonder-Tableau," especially the last two lines 'Mapping the unknown across continents." Congratulations on your win!

Terry Miller

August 21, 2023 at 1:49 AM

We both chose picture #1 congratulations on your win and fine rhyme.

Mark Toney

August 22, 2023 at 9:57 AM

Yes, Terry, we chose picture #1, and I love how your "Freighters Tableau" ebbs and flows. Congratulations on your win and excellent rhyme.

Kim Merryman

August 20, 2023 at 3:29 PM

Great rhyme and interpretation, Mark! Congrats on your 1st place win! Blessings, Kim M

Mark Toney

August 20, 2023 at 9:14 PM

I’m glad you liked it, Kim. We both chose picture #1. I really enjoyed your take on the “Wrecked Ships Tableau.”

John Hamilton

August 20, 2023 at 11:44 AM

Great write Mark, congrats on your win.

Mark Toney

August 20, 2023 at 9:10 PM

Thanks, John. I also enjoyed the interesting perspective on your “Moonlight desires tableau.”

Kim Rodrigues

August 20, 2023 at 10:06 AM

Great story, Mark! The imagination goes wild! Congratulations!

Mark Toney

August 20, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Thanks, Kim! Joseph’s well-chosen pictures helped spark the imagination. I enjoyed your “Winters Stable Home-Tableau” too.

Joseph May

August 20, 2023 at 8:12 AM

Very nicely penned Mark, Congrats on your win

Mark Toney

August 20, 2023 at 11:31 AM

Thank you, Joseph, for such a brilliant contest.

Hiya Sharma

August 19, 2023 at 11:44 PM

Such a wonderfully descriptive and intriguing piece that looks so poetically entrancing yet is submerged with vulnerable emotive depth.. How everything is lead to "rust".. Ahh, so heartfelt.. The ocean waves are too deep to be fathomed, hence, absorbing everything in the void..

Mark Toney

August 20, 2023 at 9:02 PM

Thank you, kind Hiya, for your encouraging feedback.

Sam Kauffman

August 18, 2023 at 1:39 PM

The underlying emotional wreckage illustrated in your poem can be seen in your words! Life running aground in metaphor. This is so masterfully, and subtly, crafted, Mark. Best wishes for the contest. Blessings!

Mark Toney

August 18, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Sam, I appreciate your gracious observations. I enjoyed your “Night Light - Tableau” too.

Jan Allison

August 18, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Your poem makes me think of the Costa Concordia which I think sunk in 2012. when it ran aground due to the Captain's incompetence! excellent ink Mark, hugs Jan xx

Mark Toney

August 18, 2023 at 12:52 PM

I was thinking of that too, Jan! You know what they say, “Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.” ;) Appreciate your stopping by.

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