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If This Was the Last

If this was the last poetry contest I would choose to call the tall waves from the serotonin molecules Neuron by neuron in the snaking path cleft by cleft in a cerebral dance the resplendent response to the sounds of the tolling bell through the laughing waves from the ventricles The soup knocked on the brains a stirrer in the currents It grew lilacs in the garden softening the hardened soil The soup sent cordial calls to rivers dormant in a darkness In the soup we knew the footfalls With every sound the tall t-waves All these from the charged magnet the Poetrysoup contest In case this was the last we know we wouldn't fast The treasure of the Poeyrysoup-glee would never be under lock and key Whenever fidgety in the pursuit of an elusive thought or image or of a glimpse of poetic stanzas We would tap on the verdant doors of the dear storehouse of the jewels that never failed an avid reader of all the forms of English poetry After all a river is born to end Leaving almost permanent poetry in every bend 18 September 2023 Inspiration: Contest: If this was the last Poetry Contest hosted by Silent One

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Date: 9/23/2023 6:03:00 AM
Wow. This is excellent Probir. I am glad I found it. Congratulations for your win :)
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Date: 9/23/2023 10:37:00 PM
Thank you, Heidi. I knew you would like it. I do write here still occasionally.
Date: 9/21/2023 8:13:00 PM
Congratulations! All the winners and you too, took the high road in poetry. I can't do this so congratulations again.
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Date: 9/23/2023 10:35:00 PM
Thank you very much. I was a regular writer here. I do still read poetry in this site. The contest caught my eyes. Hence the outcome. I am glad you liked it.
Date: 9/18/2023 7:22:00 PM
Probe here. Missed me? Good to see you still posting. This one is quite cerebral
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Date: 9/18/2023 7:35:00 PM
Ha ha ha. I'm glad to see your face. Thank you for the compliment, 'cerebral'. It is 'cerebral' that endures. Nowadays, I write on some other sites out of personal choice. Thank you for your warm attitude.
Date: 9/18/2023 11:29:00 AM
You described the fear of the last contest very well here.. great use of language to describe the mental state of mind.. My favourite stanza was the third one, it really flowed and your description of contests on the soup was spot on.. There is wisdom and great advice in your poem, especially how you ended it, which is really profound.. After all a river is born to end Leaving almost permanent poetry in every bend.. Thanks for writing and congratulations on your placement.
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Date: 9/18/2023 7:28:00 PM
Thank you for your creative comments. Placement is not that important because it is mostly subjective. That you have felt the touch of philosophy in certain lines of the poem is much more rewarding for me. Thank you so much, Silent One. I feel additionally glad that we are coming across after a long time via the contest you floated.

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