Krishnanand Guptar Poet Rhyme

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Written 9 February 2025

Placed Fourth in:

That`s  Life: A Different Type of Challenge Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich

Hanging on for Dear Life

“He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Psalm 34.14 NLT
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                                       Hanging on for Dear Life

                        A stalwart spruce tree battered by wild gales
                              And assaulted by vile envious men,
                    Donning themselves the shameless garb of friends,
                           Now still stands as a sad sorrowful tale.

                        Battered, but not shattered, the lonely tree
                          Clutches on to its roots to stand around,
                        Hanging on for dear life to the firm ground
                            And making to the Lord a humble plea.

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Sara Kendrick March 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM Dropping by to say congratulations on your winning work. So nice to see it in the winners' list. Way to go. Sad one. Sara K Krishnanand Guptar March 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM Thanks a lot poetess for visiting my page and commenting on the poem. Your remarks are taken positively. Wish you a pleasant day.

thriveni c mysore March 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM a different take on the prompt. lovely. congratulations on your win dear poet. cheers!!! Krishnanand Guptar March 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM Thanks a lot dear friend for visiting my page and for appreciating my poem. Your positive comments raise my spirits up. Wish you a pleasant and thoughtful day. Krishnanand Guptar March 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM Thanks a lot dear poet for visiting my page and for appreciating the poem. Your positive comments have made up my day.

Andrea Dietrich March 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM Your poem has a thoughtful and meaningful message about how we should treat nature. Congrats in my contest. Krishnanand Guptar March 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM My greetings to you dear poetess. I wished to send you a soup mail, but I am not able to do so. In the poetry contest "A 5-Liner on your Life Poetry Contest" sponsored by you, grateful if you could clarify whether one of the titles "Stoy of your Life" should be "Story of your Life". Thanks and regards. Krishnanand Guptar March 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM Hope that you are able to manage with your health and your eyesight. May the blessing of the Lord rest with you. Krishnanand Guptar March 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM Thank a lot poetess for appreciating my poem and for its placement in the poetry contest sponsored by you. In fact, the poem is an allegory briefly outlining my own plight, battered both by vile men and fate, but still trying to face life like the battered tree that unfortunately a gale can blow down. Due to the length limit I could not expand the poem.