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Last Words For This World

my peace will be found in your embrace as stardust trail tears streak your face whereon my longing will at last be quelled where upon your flesh my name is spelled when I am returned unto your womb my maker my lover my home my tomb June 23rd 2018 Composed for Gregory R Barden's My Muse, Mortal - Poetry Contest 2nd Place Standard Contest 400 Sponsored by Brian Strand 1st Place

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Wardah Ahmed

Date: 6/2/2019 1:04:00 PM

Congratulations! Lovely to read

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/2/2019 9:18:00 PM

Thank you Wardah! xomo

Anisha Dutta

Date: 6/1/2019 11:28:00 PM

BIG CONGRATS to win top.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/2/2019 9:21:00 PM

Thank you Anisha! Hugs mo

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/1/2019 5:22:00 PM

I am so happy to see this in first place Mo. It is truly deserving of the honor in Brian's contest. Congratulations! xxoo

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/2/2019 9:22:00 PM

Thank you Connie! :) xomo!

Vijay Pandit

Date: 6/1/2019 3:19:00 PM

Delighted to read this powerful write..the last words for this world you wrote deserve the #1 spot in Brian's contest. Congrats Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/2/2019 9:24:00 PM

Thank you Vijay! :) xomo!

Wendy Watson

Date: 6/1/2019 3:06:00 PM

This flowed beautifully, Maureen and there is a mystery surrounding the subject of your ardour which is intriguing. Congratulations on your great win.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/2/2019 9:26:00 PM

Thank you Wendy, xomo!

Aniruddha Pathak

Date: 10/6/2018 12:59:00 AM

It is when you say so much in so few words and make it so meaningful, a lovely poem indeed

Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 8/23/2018 3:22:00 AM

Congratulations, Maureen on your win. Beautiful verse indeed.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/23/2018 6:45:00 AM

Thank you Subimal :) xomo

Carole Duet

Date: 8/22/2018 11:39:00 PM

Short, sweet and beautiful poem, Maureen. Congrats on your win.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/23/2018 6:45:00 AM

Thank you Carole :) xomo

Sandra Haight

Date: 8/22/2018 2:49:00 PM

So much conveyed in so few words, Maureen. I love your profound thoughts and the symbolic layout. Congratulations on your Podium win! Hugs, Sandra

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/22/2018 4:37:00 PM

Thank you Sandra! I'm thrilled with the response to this piece, very much from my heart. Love and hugs! xomo

Susan Gentry

Date: 8/22/2018 10:24:00 AM

Congratulations on your 2bd place win. Beautifully written and expressed in few words.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/22/2018 4:36:00 PM

Thank you Susan :) xomo!

Francesca Pappadogiannis

Date: 8/22/2018 12:06:00 AM

What a beautiful poem Maureen! Congratulations on your win : x

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/22/2018 6:23:00 AM

Thank you Francesca :)) xomo!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/21/2018 10:29:00 AM

This is such a gorgeous poem, Maureen. "...where upon your flesh my name is spelled..." That line resonates and reverberates with me, a man. All the more so must it with every child-bearing woman who reads it. Bravo! Excellent! Congrats on your win in the contest. Best wishes, Gershon

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/21/2018 11:30:00 AM

You believed in me more than myself my friend. I can't thank you enough for that. Love and hugs, xomo <3

Curtis Moorman

Date: 8/21/2018 2:42:00 AM

Mo, you are so full of surprises. You seem to always find your way to the top win with such little effort. I admire and envy you girl! Congrats!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/21/2018 8:01:00 AM

Ha, thank you so much Curtis! I'm glad it looks like such little effort; I can spend hours on a single word, then days moving it from side to side ;) I really did try to make it longer, but I had found all my perfect words. Love and hugs! xomo

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/21/2018 2:29:00 AM

A never ending circle of love. This is absolutely beautiful Mo! Congratulations on your wonderful deserving second placement! : )

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/21/2018 8:05:00 AM

You got it love <3 my ultimate love poem. Thank you so much Connie! I'm thrilled to make the list with this piece, it does come from from my heart. Love and hugs, xomo!

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 8/21/2018 2:26:00 AM

Most of the list-toppers were much longer than yours, Mo, but here is a great example of why that means very little when it comes down to superb poetry, as it is exquisitely constructed, and is like an arrow through the heart. You are a master of not wasting words, and I can only aspire to such. Witty, intelligent, and breathtakingly beautiful! Congratulations on your SECOND PLACE in the 'My Muse, Mortal' Poetry Contest, Dear Mo - blessings, my friend! :-)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/21/2018 8:10:00 AM

Thank you so much Greg! I was hoping depth would compensate for length, I tried to make it longer but my muse refused, and I was pleased with it, we can't sacrifice our art now can we ;) then when it begged for form... I had to oblige. I'm thrilled that it made an impression. Thank you again, for the prompt and the win, xomo! <3

Kevin Lawrence

Date: 7/6/2018 1:12:00 PM

Ok. Now, this is so good, I want to cry...and take down all my poems. :>)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/7/2018 7:47:00 AM

Lol! Noo don't do that. Humbled I am :) thank you Kevin! xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/25/2018 5:27:00 PM

Profound, lyrical, expressive, a bit enigmatic ---mix it all together and voile! you've got a winner in the contest. Take it to the (glory) bank. Outstanding, Maureen! Kudos! :) gw

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2018 7:28:00 AM

We shall see, me thinks he's looking for longer deeper... tell me, where you sending those bribe payments to the Bard? ;p xomo!