Evanescent Life

A pawn in hand of circumstance
The serendipity 
We find the answer with a dance
And scorn the apathy 
The efflorescence of our faith
When all has gone awry
Beleaguered by the storm we stay
Safe only in the eye
Yearning for propinquity, we pray
God only knows we try
While some grasp at shadows of a rope
Others hold the hand
A shattered hourglass, devoid of hope
Lies in the scattered sand
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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February 9, 2014 at 9:12 PM
Ellie, , A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@"
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January 29, 2014 at 6:58 PM
You are off and running here with this fine first entry. I'm sure there will be many good writes to come.
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January 28, 2014 at 6:27 PM
Lovely Ellie. :) R.R.
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January 28, 2014 at 6:12 PM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Ellie- I choose your first written poem - hope you will write many more in the future :) - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
King Avatar
January 28, 2014 at 6:15 PM
Thank you so much. I love those rules. Life creates enough drama as is! :))
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January 28, 2014 at 3:57 PM
Ellie, wow! deeply expressed, Your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT
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January 28, 2014 at 6:16 PM
I would LOVE to be soup-friends!!! Thank you so much for reading. -Ellie (:
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