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8/11/2026 for Kaleidoscope of Emotional Suffering Poetry Contest sponsored by Sara Jama

Kaleidoscope of Pain

Lost in a blizzard's cold snowdrifts,
please know, I appreciate your gifts - 
a plethora of desolation, 
loneliness and isolation, 
a pincushion of every harm,  
empty hands and empty arms,
a surplus and a plenitude
of everlasting solitude,
a kaleidoscope of emotional pain
torrents of rainbowless rain,
a carousel of cosmic confusion,
a cornucopia of disillusion.  
I'll raise a glass, and just say, "Cheers!"
and return a reservoir of tears.
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Jones Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Love these lines, “ a carousel of cosmic confusion, a cornucopia of disillusion.” A great write! You will do well in the contest. 😊
Crandall Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Thanks, Karen. I appreciate your comments!
Sharma  Avatar
August 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A reservoir of tears! Gosh! This is so full of intense emotions and vulnerability, dear David! The whirlwind of sentiments that takes over and subjects the soul to a kaleidoscopic suffering.. I felt so many lines here especially "torrents of rainbowless rain" wow rainbowless rain! "a carousel of cosmic confusion" sigh yes, I know how that cosmic confusion feels! "a cornucopia of disillusion" absolutely love your word-pairings and phraseology in this one, throughout. Best wishes for the contest, sending you starbeams and moonlight 💫✨✨✨💫
Crandall Avatar
August 12, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Thanks, Hiya! I tried to make phrases consistent with "kaleidoscope of emotional suffering".
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