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Poetry Form: Free Verse

Inspired: 2023 November 30

*1st Place*
If it wasn't for poetry
Contest Judged: 2023 December 05
Sponsored by: Silent One

Image: Mom on the church organ by The Poet

I am unsure if there's some general word I am going for, but it best fits into the mix, and that would be, 'inspiration.' Having that said ... straight to the heart of the matter ... my mom. Self-driven, accomplished, multi-talented, advocator of The Word, loving daughter, sister, cousin, wife, mother, aunty, grand and great-grandmother, and lastly, not a stranger to people kind of a person, more like, "Is she your mom!", kind of a people person, ... and kind too. Her talents beyond The Word were in music. She plays any musical instrument, from a tambourine to an accordion, and the organ to the drums. Practically everything in between like a harmonica, but her ace was the ukelele and guitar. She composed hundreds of songs, wrote all the lyrics and accompanying medleys. Today, her compositions grace many churches in the country, besides Hawaii, since she traveled a lot being an Evangelical minister. If it wasn't for poetry, I'd be a 60's year-old kid who never had a mom.

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 12/6/2023 7:33:00 AM

Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading this wonderful/lovely ~ write/story again. Have a wonderful day with your win...............

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/6/2023 8:21:00 AM

Thanks again too, Paula. Have a blessed day. Aloha, William

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/5/2023 10:02:00 AM

- Congratulations on your first place in the "If it wasn't for poetry" poetry contest, William :) - Poetry soup the magical world of poems ... a journey through soul and heart :) - hugs

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/5/2023 10:44:00 AM

Thanks, Anne-Lise. I stopped gauging the sponsors methods--they're quite different in some ways. Aloha, William

Silent One

Date: 12/5/2023 8:25:00 AM

awww thats a lovely photo of your mamma... this is a touching poem.. What a talented lady... Thank you for taking part in the contest and congratulations on your first place.

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/5/2023 9:34:00 AM

Thanks, Silent One. I hit onto this, hey, what you know. I appreciate it, yep that's mom, two extremes--mom besides the above, she had the looks dept. too, dad's boxer/realtor. Aloha, William

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 12/1/2023 8:32:00 AM

A wonderful/lovely ~ write/story/picture. Love It. Sounds like you are very lucky to have a great/talented Mom. Good Luck... Have a blessed/wonderful ~ day/weekend..............

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/2/2023 1:21:00 AM

Great, Paula, feeling the love. I truly believe that you guys would have hit off from the get-go. Aloha and be blessed, William

Hiya Sharma

Date: 12/1/2023 12:30:00 AM

Oh my, so much love for your mom reflects in these beautiful words by you & I can truly resonate with this heartwarming feeling! I sincerely admire & love my mum so much & reading this write warmed my soul to the core.. She sounds like a precious soul with a beautiful heart too... I adore this take for the contest and it's definitely so unique & profoundly knitted.. Wow..

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/1/2023 5:03:00 AM

Thanks aplenty, Hiya, for noting my mom via my write of her. As I found it hard to write for Lasaad's Stoicism contest as they don't like to be on the other side of a camera, or be spotlighted. So how would one know being that's the case. Whether a stoic or an agape person say that they are--instantly, their score card dropped. That's Java in the coffee, anyways, cheers. Aloha, William

Ink Empress

Date: 12/1/2023 12:09:00 AM

Your mom sounds like a talented soul too, how beautifully you’ve described her and how you’ve written this is so profound and so descriptive. A very unique take this is for the contest. I think this is so touching and silent one definitely will love it. This definitely seems like a top winning take to me. Pleasure reading your heartfelt and soulful work as always. Best wishes for the contest

Hilo Poet
Date: 12/1/2023 4:45:00 AM

On behalf my mom, thank you, Ink Empress. In truth, noting my write of her basically puts the spotlight over her and her reaction would be like any stoic or agape person you'd expect to be. Anyway, you'd love my mom like so many countless souls did. Mahalo much, William