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Lament

Would that LIFE were like the magazine each article proof read buffed and polished to a fine sheen edited and re-edited pictures cropped as needed photo shopped perfection at odds with the “camera”. A full faced “lie” on the cover reveling in “romantic recall” basking in the loneliness of the present. 9/15/2021 “L” Contest New or Old Poetry Contest

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Date: 9/22/2021 9:31:00 AM
John, congratulations on your win in my L contest with your beautiful poem, excellent writing ~ peace and tranquility _Constance
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Date: 9/21/2021 10:14:00 AM
John, wonderful metaphoric lament - yearning in the pursuit of perfection just beyond our reach so well expressed. Congratulations on your win. This simple, yet ultra-familiar, image speaks volumes! Blessings to you.
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Date: 9/17/2021 2:14:00 AM
Powerful words John. It makes me wish for a more simple life without mass media, money, ego, etc. give me a simple cabin and firelight any day. Congratulations!
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Date: 9/16/2021 2:36:00 PM
Food for thought John, if life were like a magazine all women would be beauty queens and men alike Adonis, perfection? I think not, far from it. Congratulations on your win in Constance’s contest… Belle
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Date: 9/15/2021 9:00:00 AM
So so true. It seems that the "present" is consumed with money, vanity, power!!! Some notable for living in pretense......lies...... I don't think it is for them to lament for lies is their truth and power is their strength and vanity is their confidence.
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