sara Etgen-Baker Poet Pantoum

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poem submitted to “Venom and Stardust: A Birthday Prompt” poetry contest, Sara Jama, sponsor, June 10, 2026

ETERNAL REST

The night leans close with memories intact,
old whispers drifting through a silent chest;
shadows open like a widening crack
as I slip into the endless black.

Old whispers drifting through a silent chest,
soft echoes rising from the years I’ve kept;
as I slip into the endless black,  
the soul recalls the promises it wept.

Soft echoes rising from the years I’ve kept,
their lantern-glow a path I can’t protect;
the soul recalls the promises it wept—
I yearn for eternal rest.

Their lantern-glow a path I can’t protect,
old whispers drifting through a silent chest;
I yearn for eternal rest,  
the night leans close with memories intact.

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Gershon Wolf June 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM Well, good timing. Much of Chicago went dark tonight as a storm came through... As for me, Here Comes the Sn! :) gw

Sara Kendrick June 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM It is good to remember until the end unless a person is not happy with themselves about the way they spent their life. Creative work for the contest which reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. Sara K.

Frederic Parker June 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM Nicely done, dear poet,

Line Gauthier June 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM Beautiful. This form was the ideal vessel, Sara ~