Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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Is This As Good As It Gets

sometimes i wonder
if i’m sinking to a new low

i see you gone to faraway lands
somewhere in your head
and until you remember to fly home to me
i can’t help but feel it’s nothing but illusion
that i see or hear you at all

meanwhile rotting fruit spoil the basket 
and i wonder if this year’s crop will go to waste
if this indeed is as good as it gets



AP: Honorable Mention 2024, Honorable Mention 2023

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Nancy Kaufman March 28, 2023 at 1:44 PM This is such a sad one Line. I liked the way you spoke of the rotting fruit in reference to the passage of time. It does have the effect of bringing out a strong emotional reaction to the reader. Line Gauthier March 30, 2023 at 11:52 AM Thanks, Nancy. Much appreciated ~

Gary Radice March 27, 2023 at 2:08 PM Poetry can evoke so many emotions. You communicate emotions that have a deep place inside the soul Line and I defy any reader who cannot feel your pain and loss through your words. Your poem is touching - yet beautifully so. Cheers - Gary Line Gauthier March 30, 2023 at 11:52 AM Thanks for you most appreciated visit and comment, Gary ~

Daniel Turner March 27, 2023 at 10:54 AM So sad, Line. Well written but very sad. Line Gauthier March 30, 2023 at 11:52 AM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Daniel ~