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Life's Mysteries - Revised Yet Again

Live and learn; that is what all humans do. Illumination of the mind may not Flow quite as much as we would like it to. Enlightenment forever man has sought. Some things, however, we can’t know for sure. Man searches for the truth of what things mean, Yet often he is met by some detour Since certain things man simply cannot glean, The “ALL” of which are called life’s mysteries. Evolving, man has solved things that were once Riddles, but solved, these riddles gave life ease. In otherwordly things, man is a dunce. Elves, UFO’s, or where (on death) we go - Such things folks claim are true we crave to KNOW! Dec. 12, 2020 for John Hamilton's Lifes Myteries Poetry Contest: Hybrid sonnet in acrostic form Rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG 10 or 12 syllables per line

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Mark Koplin

Date: 1/2/2021 5:11:00 AM

Congratulations on your win!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 1/1/2021 11:55:00 AM

Congratulate on your win. A wonderful write. Enjoy your win. "Happy New Year" Have a great 2021. Today, have joy/blessings....................

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 1/1/2021 4:08:00 AM

Back here to congratulate you on your TOP win Andrea. So inspiring...Hugs ~ Ani

John Hamilton

Date: 12/31/2020 10:20:00 AM

Thanks Andrea for this excellent entry, it is exactly what I hoped for, you set the bar high with this one. Congrats on another great win!

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 12/31/2020 12:37:00 AM

This is such a wonderful acrostic with rhyming. Andrea.... and yes in life, it's true that so many mysteries lie hidden... It was a bit difficult task for me too.. rhyming and syllable count.. but was fun.. Hugs ~ Ani

JCB JCB

Date: 12/17/2020 5:42:00 PM

Rhyming acrostic is hard itself..and to make a sonnet rhyming acrostic-- it's a hard struggle for me..and you did it so well! Best wishes dear Andrea.

Alkas Poetry

Date: 12/17/2020 1:58:00 AM

Everyone has the right time, time to know and learn, time to change and adapt until everything is cleared up ...Until then dilemmas...good Lucky salute, alkas

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 12/15/2020 6:56:00 AM

Well penned Andrea, not an easy write, but your poem is beautiful. I think it is an absolute win. Good luck in any case my friend. Hugs and blessings, Jenny.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/15/2020 3:53:00 AM

This was a tough one to write! You did well!

John Watt

Date: 12/14/2020 11:48:00 PM

What mastery you have over the sonnet form that you can even include the challenge of an acrostic and STILL craft the meter, rhyme, and meaning into a statement of wisdom and philosophical searching. Maybe when we die we go on UFO's to live with elves? ~ John

Dan Cwiak

Date: 12/13/2020 8:51:00 PM

Hello Andrea...wonderful work on this poem, especially the Hybrid Sonnet. I just came back onto the site, and who's poem do I read? I can see that you have not lost anything in the time I was away. Keep it going...as I will want to see more. Big Hug !! Dan

Sam Kauffman

Date: 12/13/2020 6:51:00 PM

Like the "revision."

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 12/13/2020 4:35:00 PM

I adore this whole poem, but I especially love this line, Andrea "In otherwordly things, man is a dunce."

Newton Ranaweera

Date: 12/13/2020 3:46:00 PM

Truly an inspirational acrostic, Andrea, on life's mysteries!!

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 12/13/2020 4:38:00 AM

Such a Joy to read, a I N S P I R A T I O N for the soul who knows poetry so focused and alive leaves hearts and minds enlightened. Brilliant poem. Love it. God bless you sweet Andrea

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 12/13/2020 2:43:00 AM

God is immense, we are but grains of sand. We will never understand God's mysteries. ~~

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/13/2020 12:27:00 AM

In the big scheme of things we are only scratching the surface of lifes great mysteries. Tom

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/12/2020 10:37:00 PM

Interesting poetry Andrea, Will man carry on pushing life to the limit, till he meets with his maker? (Don't mean death) i feel space travel will be the next major aspect for human's...Your poem bring so much to mind. Love how you wove this all into a sonnet....

Sam Kauffman

Date: 12/12/2020 8:28:00 PM

The eternal quest for meaning so well articulated, Andrea! Good wishes for the contest. Soup mail my friend!

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/12/2020 6:53:00 PM

WoW! Andrea, This is a good write on the contest theme. You wrote about the chosen topice very well. Folk have been trying to crack the puzzle of life’s mysteries for ages!Best wishes in the contest. Enjoy your evening and the rest of your weekend:-) Alexis