Gregory Richard Barden Poet Couplet

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** If you are unfamiliar with the women abalone divers of South Korea, (the Haenyeo), you should do yourself a favor and Google it - it is an amazing tradition that has been going on for generations, and they are to be admired and honored for their skills, hard work and courage. **

Haenyeo - Real-Life Mermaids of Jeju

Thus seen, far past one's own

                    To delve the ink depths, lone

          Too brave to wrest the clasp

                              Of cold steel from your grasp ...



Oh, how can there e'er be

                    A pearl to charge the sea

          For gods, in all their best

                              To place, bold, in their breast?



Hence, man's empyreal trial

                    Midst epochs, stark denial

          A matron's peerless valor

                              Or veil of bloodless pallor.




~ 1st Place ~  in the "Contest Number 405 Any Form" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Sponsor.

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Line Gauthier March 4, 2018 at 12:29 PM Well done, Gregory. A worthy tribute. Congrats on your top honours. Gregory Richard Barden March 7, 2018 at 7:15 PM Thank you very much, Line! :-) <3

Gary Smith March 4, 2018 at 10:42 AM Such a lovely poem Gregory, congrats :) Gregory Richard Barden March 7, 2018 at 7:15 PM Very kind of you, Gary, thank you so much! :-)