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Life is – Beyond definition, delineation or demarcation A puzzle, more – a riddle!! A hard nut too difficult to crack An ocean deep with swirls and twists!! None has seen it in full length or breadth Rare, it takes the course we chart Like travelers within a phantom ship, We sail past to far unknown lands. Through rugged waves, we drift along, Either to perish or to be cast ashore So elusive, Life remains, Like the mirage over the stretch of sands. Seems so easily within grasp But far, it recedes out of grip. Like a juggler performing tricks, It holds people to watch and wonder. Life remains a complex sum, Far beyond our power to solve Why rake your brain to fathom out? Why knit your brow and look beyond? Safe it is- And wiser still- To stay awake, And take things in their stride. June.29.2022 Life is Poetry Contest Sponsor- Nayda Ivetta Negron Flores

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Date: 7/3/2022 1:52:00 PM
Philosophical and universally authentic dear Valsa... thanks for the wonderful reflective musing with much indepth...
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Date: 6/30/2022 6:54:00 AM
Valsa, you did a wonderful job writing this poem about the highs and lows of life. I get the impression that your poem is filled with good energy, and I enjoyed reading each verse of this magnificent poem. I hope you have success in the contest.
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Date: 6/29/2022 8:24:00 PM
Liked all of your musings on life, Valsa. Peace, Gershon
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Date: 6/29/2022 12:50:00 PM
It is interesting to observe how some people know in childhood exactly how they want to live their life and do exactly that whereas the other 80% don't have a clue, living day to day, praying to a god for guidance. Good luck in the contest! Aloha!
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Date: 6/29/2022 9:16:00 AM
I like the way you describe journey through life, Valsa. Never easy, complex, yet we love it. Lovely upbeat ending. Best to you.
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Date: 6/29/2022 9:00:00 AM
A very positive out look on life. One cannot expect life to be always smooth, but as you say, we take things in their stride.
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