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Grief - For Contest

Grief gnaws at my aching heart greets my awakening, grins within the sunbeams gathers empty teardrops garnished with memory’s gaunt unfocused vision goring life’s bloodied bull. 11/22/2015 submitted to – Pleiades, Please – poetry contest sponsor – Kim Merryman

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Dr. Upma A. Sharma
Date: 11/30/2015 3:19:00 AM
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Congrats John.. wonderful write n win!
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Sandra Haight
Date: 11/29/2015 8:34:00 AM
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John, congratulations on your fine win in Kim's contest. Sandra
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Alexis Y.
Date: 11/28/2015 7:15:00 PM
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John, congratulations on your win:-)Alexis
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Skat A
Date: 11/28/2015 3:27:00 PM
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John, Congrats on your fine win, SKAT LOVE
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John Lawless
Date: 11/28/2015 6:56:00 AM
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Thanks Lin, always nice to hear from you.
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Lin Lane
Date: 11/28/2015 6:33:00 AM
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Excellent pleiade, John. ..especially like the first line. Congratulations.
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John Lawless
Date: 11/28/2015 6:59:00 AM
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thanks Lin, nice to hear from you.
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Nayda Ivette Negron Flores
Date: 11/28/2015 5:29:00 AM
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Congratulations John
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John Lawless
Date: 11/28/2015 6:55:00 AM
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Thanks Nayda
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Eve Roper
Date: 11/27/2015 11:36:00 PM
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Congratulations on your win, John, very sad! Eve
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John Lawless
Date: 11/28/2015 6:55:00 AM
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very sad, Eve, but a part of everyones life at one time or another. thanks for stopping by to read and comment.
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Connie Marcum Wong
Date: 11/27/2015 7:05:00 PM
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EXCELLENT! I loved this entry John. Congratulations on your wonderful win!
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:45:00 PM
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Thanks Connie always good to hear from you.
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Jill Spagnola
Date: 11/27/2015 5:13:00 PM
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..:)
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:43:00 PM
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my emoticons went out to lunch...so....thanks Jill
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/27/2015 5:03:00 PM
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Dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:42:00 PM
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Thanks, as always, Jan
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Kim Merryman
Date: 11/27/2015 3:39:00 PM
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John, an excellent description of grief! Each line packs an emotional punch! Congrats on your win and on learning a new poetry form! Love, Kim
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:42:00 PM
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Kim, thanks for taking the time to administer the contest and torment the muse with new and devious poetic forms
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Lin Lane
Date: 11/22/2015 5:24:00 PM
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All good lines, John. The last one is terrific.
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:41:00 PM
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Thanks Lin.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/22/2015 4:58:00 PM
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wow, I really love the inventive way you did this form. Great job.
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:40:00 PM
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Thanks Andrea for reading and commenting I appreciate your continued support.
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Jan Allison
Date: 11/22/2015 4:40:00 PM
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You depicted grief so well John - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7
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John Lawless
Date: 11/27/2015 7:39:00 PM
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Not a pleasant topic but of late have seen to many suffering too much in my opinion.

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