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In truth we are not and yet our turbid mind births the sincerest trance, which somehow stifles laughter of our heart, not quite aligned with pulsations of love, until some quirk of fate, brings to us deep pain, whence we see clear truth as it is, whereupon no longer fear fraught, befriending the void, we free our soul, imbibing grace of sweetest outpourings of celestial songs and thus divine entwined, we are, as we are, bliss drenched, beyond those narrow ego spawned desires that bind and confine, so freed we tell of our journey within, made of love and light, exhuming saddest delusions borne by egoic thought. Inspired by these lines ~ “Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.” by Percy Bysshe Shelly – To a Skylark

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Date: 10/7/2023 11:11:00 AM
Thanks so much Seeker - you did this one proud.
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Date: 10/7/2023 6:28:00 PM
Happy ot turned out satisfactorily :)
Date: 10/3/2023 10:29:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement with this poem that flows beautifully, Seeker.
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Date: 10/4/2023 12:24:00 AM
Thank you, Suzette. I absentmindedly penned two poems with the same title, so let this, the original entry stay.
Date: 9/4/2023 3:04:00 AM
I have tackled the same verse and created something very different of course, this reads beautifully and is quite seamless. I found the challenge with mine was adapting a format around my stilted language. I'm quite excited to see all the entries to this one as it was quite a challenge
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Date: 9/4/2023 5:27:00 AM
Yes, an unusual contest ~ I’ve been travelling so didn't get a chance to check what others have penned
Date: 8/30/2023 12:15:00 AM
narrow egos, well written poet, enjoyed
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Date: 8/30/2023 7:32:00 AM
Thank you dear yann

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