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Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Forgiveness regenerates love
Shame blushes then recedes
Grateful replaces regret’s trove
Sack cloth shed – sins concede

Anxious steps slow then rest
In reconciled transgress
Soul seeks God – lifetime quest

Balm timeless
Forgiveness

9-1-21
Contest: Quietus
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

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Christuraj Alex

Date: 10/4/2021 9:42:00 AM

Words of wisdom expressed so poetically! Congratulations!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/3/2021 8:56:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. Your "Forgiveness" is a wonderful write. So important to do yet many will not. Have a great/blessed day writing away................

Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/4/2021 8:51:00 AM

Hi Paula! Thank you my friend. I agree. Holding onto hurt begins to own us but, as you so wisely say, important to let go but many stay in that hurting place not allowing the healing to take place. Sending you all the blessings of the season.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/14/2021 1:51:00 PM

I really like this, Sam. Like Victor says, it's inspirational. Not sure, but I think last two lines need to rhyme.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 9/14/2021 2:12:00 PM

Thank you! I was so busy trying to get all the syllables right and the rhyming in the first two stanzas correct I missed the rhyme requirement in the last stanza! Many thanks!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 9/14/2021 1:59:00 PM

So glad you liked this - there is so much to say about forgiveness in this concentrated form. Will check on the rhyme requirement for the last two lines. Thank you for the heads up! Will let you know what I find. ATB!

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 9/14/2021 11:27:00 AM

A lovely inspirational poem. Best for a win.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 9/14/2021 1:36:00 PM

Thank you Victor! So much could be written about forgiveness. This Quietus form really required a concentrated effort at simplicity and concentrated images of thought. I so appreciate your best wishes. Blessings. :)

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 9/11/2021 1:41:00 PM

This feels like a serenity prayer, letting go of the weight of regret to accept the balm of foregiveness as you put it so eloquently~

Sam Kauffman
Date: 9/14/2021 1:39:00 PM

What an absolutely lovely comparison Michelle. I am so honored. So much can be said about forgiving and being forgiven. I found this format to be both challenging and inspiring as it demanded condensing thoughts into succinct phrases. Thank you!