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Excise Exercise 1: Today is the Day

Excise Exercise 1. Today is the Day she prints out her poems- a careful first time collation of black and white, and every color to be seen, in between. Her Heart clings to words of lost love. And hope. Which scores are true keepers of internal Self? In your face front page realities? Or surreal back page fantasies? Lies and faith in truth flesh out skeletal details of a Homeless Heart living below life on bye-bye ways. And high hi ways. Out in the open. Vulnerable. Exposed. Free to go. Free to disappear. Free to reappear in any frame of mind between cover, uncover, and undercover. Finally getting lost... To be fully found out. Aqua Marine Pen Umbra Poetry. 26 January, 2024. I had been working on the concept of "Penumbra" Poetry for a while. Penumbra is a term used to describe the coulour that blends light and shadow to give dimension. Human behavior is often judged "black and white", without adding discernment to deepen understanding. I deeply value those who express deep discernment, fellow feeling, and an acknowledgment of uniqueness, expressed in the creative Poetic minds, old and new, who come here. Thank you to those who read my poems. It is enough to be "seen and heard." With Faith, Hope, Love. (And the greatest of these is Love.)

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Date: 1/26/2024 12:24:00 PM
Today is the Day' encapsulates the transformative journey of a poet as she confronts her own vulnerabilities and truths through the printed words of her collection. The poem navigates the delicate balance between reality and imagination, between the rawness of lost love and the flicker of hope that threads through each verse...
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Date: 1/26/2024 10:00:00 PM
A thought.... Light is a wave, and a particle. It curls around objects to bring them into being... So does empathy. It defines a loving person, through its trusted, consistent actions. It lightens, and enlightens. It is constructive, not destructive. Warm regards and (((Hugs)))
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Date: 1/26/2024 9:52:00 PM
Thank you, Silent One, your kind and encouraging words lighten loads... They always have. There are many "hidden" souls here, who read and reflect, on other poets' poems. Also their comments. It helps to build some realistic trust in humanity.

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