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November.29.2023
If It wasn't for Poetry, Poetry Contest
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When I lay anguished with all my muscles aching And my mind plunging into the eddies of grief, Poetry came to me as an unexpected guest, as a whiff of breeze. It was like spotting an oasis in the sterility of a blistering desert. What scope poetry provided me, soon I happily discerned. It decorated my emotions with personalized symbols. Images varied came dancing to my great surprise. Music arrived soothing to embellish, energize and overwhelm. Then my chest heavy with melancholic thoughts Opened to layers and layers of positive thoughts, Transcending the bounds of hard-hitting realities. My eyes opened to the charm of nature conjuring up celestial images, And I started versifying every thought n’ scene in rhythmic notes. . Never more the surging tears flowed out from my eyes. My rampaging despair got vaporized, making a hasty retreat, Like an enemy vanquished and its bugle falling silent. Poetry, turn not your face on me, fill me with rhyme! Had it not been for you and your mesmerizing charms, I could never have broken free of the fetters, That chained my captive, melancholy-stricken heart.

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Date: 12/6/2023 8:42:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful write. Have a wonderful day with your win...............
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Date: 12/5/2023 9:49:00 AM
- Congratulations on your first place in the "If it wasn't for poetry" poetry contest, Valsa :) - Poetry soup the magical world of poems ... a journey through soul and heart :) - hugs
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Date: 12/5/2023 9:28:00 AM
Congrats on your win.
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Date: 12/5/2023 8:48:00 AM
You wrote an epic poem describing your poetic journey and why you write.. Thank you for taking part in the contest and congratulations on your first place.
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Date: 12/4/2023 5:07:00 PM
Praise God for allowing us to get to know you as you shine a light into a world of darkness, spreading love, wisdom and truth , love your poem and such a blessing to read as you provide from the depths of the soul the beauty life has to offer if we seek: )
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Date: 12/2/2023 8:27:00 PM
Sounds like poetry is 'the miracle drug' we've all been anticipating for so long now. And to think that you discovered it without even having to peer through a microscope! Amazing, Dr. George! What's next? --Perhaps a cure for political idiocy? That would be nice... Smiles, Gershon
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Date: 11/30/2023 9:15:00 PM
Oh Valsa if every ailing person could only read your wonderful testament to poetry and its healing propensity, so many may find the relief you did. What an amazing poem you wrote for us all to read. I am so impressed not only with what you wrote but the gentle way you wrote it. Just lovely
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Date: 11/29/2023 3:33:00 PM
such a fabulous poem for the contest, Valsa! Poetry seems to have provided you with the perfect outlet for your 'rampaging despair'. How fabulous! I think yours is a great contest contender. Wishing you a blessed evening, Sara
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Date: 11/29/2023 9:21:00 AM
Excellent poem. Real reflection of what a poetic muse can do.
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Date: 11/29/2023 7:45:00 AM
These words ring true and strike a chord with numerous individuals, Valsa. On certain occasions, when words fail to flow from my pen, a sense of unease and overpowering emotions consume me, compelling me to find solace in the digital world, where I may unburden my thoughts onto virtual parchment. BOL with the contest.
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Date: 11/29/2023 7:41:00 AM
Poetry is our safe haven, we can go anywhere in the world and be who we want to be. Good luck in the contest Valsa. Tom
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Date: 11/29/2023 4:28:00 AM
Beautifully written. Well done.
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Date: 11/29/2023 2:33:00 AM
Amazing.. that is all i can say. regards Valsa
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Date: 11/29/2023 2:14:00 AM
Lovely to read Valsa x
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Date: 11/29/2023 2:14:00 AM
Lovely to read Valsa x
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