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For the 'Gate or Gates' Poetry Contest of Constance La France

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“Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.” – Emily Dickinson He can’t help feeling like he lives behind the gates of hell – a godforsaken place where ghostly thoughts inhabit his sad mind. Groaning, he envisions her smiling face. The specter of her will not go away. Grief-stricken since her passing, still he grieves. So difficult it’s been for him to pray, and each depressing thought inside him weaves a web of gossamer; he cannot flee. No fires rage in the gates of his own hell, for gloom and gray are all that he can see. But there is one good thing that he knows well: Until the day he dies, he must be brave until he joins his love beyond the grave.

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Date: 7/19/2025 7:01:00 PM
A beautifully sorrowful sonnet, Andrea. The imagery of a quiet, gray kind of hell is so poignant, and the unwavering devotion adds such emotional weight. The final couplet offers a tender, courageous resolve—truly moving.
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Date: 7/19/2025 9:54:00 AM
Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Gates of His Hell" write again. I have been off the computer for a few days. Have a blessed day with your win.............
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Date: 7/12/2025 6:28:00 PM
A very poignant poem. You used the words beautifully. Congratulations!
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Date: 7/11/2025 10:11:00 AM
Terrific Andrea. Congratulations on your win with this gripping sonnet! :)
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Date: 7/11/2025 8:50:00 AM
Superior in all ways! Form, rhyme, rhythm, flow, message, emotion, etc etc! Congratulations on this deserved win! Xo
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Date: 7/11/2025 9:06:00 AM
I think you have a huge fan in Constance! You've won first place in all her recent contests! That's awesome, congratulations on keeping your top place for so long! Quite an accomplishment! Xoxo
Date: 7/11/2025 5:15:00 AM
- Congratulations on your great win in the contest, Andrea :) - hugs
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Date: 7/11/2025 12:28:00 AM
Hauntingly captivating, Andrea. This poem gives me a similar feel to The Raven, in the best way possible. Congrats for your win.
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Date: 7/10/2025 11:05:00 PM
Congratulations, dear poetess, on your top win in this contest with a beautifully written sonnet paining the what one feels after the departure of a dear one. Wish you a new week filled with the blessings of light.
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Date: 7/10/2025 4:12:00 PM
Beautifully penned. Congratulations.
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Date: 7/9/2025 4:32:00 AM
A powerful picture of deep grief longing and despair Andrea.' A strong contest entry in my Estimation.'
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Date: 7/6/2025 6:36:00 AM
Beautiful! I’ve seen my dad go through this. In that way, I only know, and wish not to know. Hugs
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Date: 7/2/2025 7:50:00 PM
Andrea, you and I must be on the same wavelength! I also chose this theme but we have a completely different interpretation. This poem is powerful and speaks of grief with a poignant pen. Best wishes for the contest. Blessings!
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Date: 7/2/2025 7:12:00 PM
What a beautiful sonnet!!!! <3 I loved this one of yours.
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Date: 7/2/2025 1:34:00 PM
aww Andrea your poem is so so moving. i know many feel like this when they lose their lifetime partner. hugs Jan xx
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Date: 7/2/2025 12:04:00 PM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Gates of His Hell" write. "Good Luck" We both did this one. Have a day writing away..........
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