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Epiphany

Epiphany Slowly shifting winds of time Blow through the outstretched arms Upon a hill Held in silhouette Against an evening sky To set the steel bound soul of Everyman, Trapped Within the rising towers Dotting the dreamscape With visionary signature – The line of hope to take from Time Its darkness and it chill – Spinning With hypnotic rhythms Bound away from all the other Spinning towers, Captured in Isolation’s grip Upon the windswept Barrenness And deserted hills of twilight, Hanging onto the Dream To rise above the Valley glow And cradle in the hollows Fragile Beacons With Lines to gird the flowing hills, Not to notice the one bright Star Suspended in Epiphany Above the twirling Men Who only sense its presence In their dreamless sleep But seek to bring Back to earth Light Eternal By their Hallucined Dance. Wind Farms – Altamont Pass

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Date: 2/19/2020 4:02:00 PM
Ah, you're entering other Worlds with this one, Sam-- like the ending a lot--congrats on yr 1st place!
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Date: 2/19/2020 9:56:00 AM
Edward, Thank you for your very kind words and congratulations! I am honored and blessed by them.
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Date: 2/19/2020 8:58:00 AM
Excellent poem, Sam:-) You always knock it out of the park! Congratulations...
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Date: 2/19/2020 1:12:00 AM
Love this one Sam - so ethereal. Great use of poetic language. I like the line "To set the steel bound soul of Everyman" especially, and "the one bright Star / Suspended in / Epiphany". Awesome write well-deserving of your #1 in Brian's latest contest ~ John
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 2/19/2020 1:18:00 AM
Thank you John! I have always loved this piece but wasn't sure about entering it. What a nice surprise to see its placement. Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback!

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