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Images and haze spilling from nowhere, Like a faint whisper mumbled then aligned In hours distant as life’s crushed timepiece… * She gazes at the mirror; how unfamiliar Could this face look pieced into a broken puzzle… Her vacant mind gone in wasteland of dead roses. ~ And a gentleman reaches out for one mild waltz; His fragrance and the song bring tears of nostalgia Yet memory grows blank while smog chokes her head Into obscure nights of brittle rain ) … That her arm slouches under a dim lamplight Pleading on glimpses to take her… away, away.. ~ ..................... 'Help Raise Alzheimer's Awareness' Broken Wings' Contest: Two Stanzas - Two Only 7.24.2016

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Date: 7/26/2016 6:34:00 AM
Hi Nette. Congrats for your placement with this brilliant piece!! ;-)
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Date: 7/26/2016 2:59:00 AM
Congrats on a win well worthy of the prize Nette. Your words are deep and profound. Blessings Carl
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Date: 7/25/2016 3:51:00 PM
I wish there was more awareness of this sad sad condition - many congrats on your win Nette:-) hugs jan xxx
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Date: 7/25/2016 3:29:00 PM
Congrats! nette on your win...sad but true my friend...god bless...^WW^
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Date: 7/25/2016 3:16:00 PM
Nette, back to say congrats on this heart-string tearing poem..well written lady..:)-luloo
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Date: 7/25/2016 3:02:00 PM
Hi nette. Congrats on this one. Hugs. ~ Lin ~
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Date: 7/24/2016 6:02:00 AM
So sad. Once the mind is broken it just never reconnects. Just like erasing a chalkboard. Good luck, nette.
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Date: 7/24/2016 12:16:00 AM
You have expressed this so well, so romantically, its a terrible thought to think "you dont know what you dont know" Hugs
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Date: 7/23/2016 5:11:00 PM
Okay, you made me bleed, woman. A supreme poem that shows you at your remarkable best. Tender, heartfelt and emphatic without going overboard! I see you won in many contests--- congratulations, muse of all verses!
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Date: 7/23/2016 5:00:00 PM
You came through with this astonishing poetry! The second stanza gave me goosebumps although I never experienced this ailment in the family. You have a compassionate pwn!
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Date: 7/23/2016 4:54:00 PM
My, this stirred my heart as I saw my aunt slip away from dementia/ alzheimer's. A top-rate poem with a unique theme!
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