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Plunged into darkness the coarsen tempest struck, Shattering the silence calm facade. Raging with passion reverberating laughter, The gales unrelenting moaning and thrashing Provoked and spawn inscrutable terror. Hidden in the darkness by torrential rain And shadows of the ardent temperament vigorous gales and waves; The lone sentinel peered out enthralled. It began to shudder and tremble Uncontrollably, but unmoving Casting the gales a wicked smile With its brilliant warning. Arching over with pleasured force, Winds raised the waves with a pounding rhythm, Embracing and probing For entrance with explosive weight. Unleashing its briny wrath, The tempest amuses itself Toying upon the ships With a deadly game of cat and mouse. A calm comes over sooths the storm, whilst sunlight Through a stain glassed window painting the rippling surface. A final breath of woven weariness emerged from within. 7/17/2017 According to the Gospels: He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"

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Date: 4/11/2020 2:00:00 PM
Such a fabulous poem with striking imagery, Eve. Heartiest congratulations on your win!
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Date: 4/11/2020 1:41:00 PM
Powerful Eve - powerful words and images and wonderful personification "the tempest amuses itself." So many wonderful poetic elements in this poem. Congratulations on the winning placement! Many blessings for a Happy Easter my friend.
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Date: 4/11/2020 12:05:00 PM
Eve, this torrent of literary lightening deftly displayed your acumen with imagery. You really let it all go here. Left nothing back in the quill. Terrific, passionate work. Most impressive.
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Date: 8/25/2017 5:00:00 PM
Very beautiful poem, Eve!:) Well written! And I love lighthouses so much, and they played such a huge and very important role in our past history. They sure were beacons of light in more than one way:) Wishing you a very lovely weekend!In His light God bless you always!:)) D.
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Date: 8/25/2017 5:06:00 PM
Thank you, Dorian, yes more than one way Hugs ~*
Date: 7/31/2017 2:22:00 PM
I really enjoyed this, this is one your best poems Eve, so beautiful.
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Date: 7/31/2017 2:31:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Arthur, you really inspire me... ~*
Date: 7/29/2017 11:11:00 AM
Amazing piece, Eve. Truly a hard act to follow! Thanks for running the contest. All the best, John!
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Date: 7/31/2017 2:32:00 PM
Thank you so very much, John ~*
Date: 7/27/2017 2:01:00 PM
Such a passionate write...and lighthouse does evoke many emotions especially seen from the eyes of a seafarer. Enjoy this. :)
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Date: 7/31/2017 2:33:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Sunita ~*
Date: 7/23/2017 1:21:00 PM
Eve, Your poem is always enriched with excellence in expressive languages. i am great admirer of your poems. Love and Regards
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:26:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Anisha, for the most wonderful compliment anyone can give to another.... Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/20/2017 5:52:00 PM
Eve , this poem was so beautiful to the point of being epic! My compliments!
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:27:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Ralph, for the compliment, I love the epic .... Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/20/2017 2:50:00 AM
I love that story in the Bible Eve. You did a tremendous job with your poem. The picture also inspires! : )
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:29:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Connie, for the compliment ... Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/20/2017 12:04:00 AM
Such intense imagery, Eve. You have outdone yourself with this fantastic poem.
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:29:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Afzal, for the compliment ... Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/19/2017 2:50:00 PM
Masterfully written with an admirable use of language dear, Eve! Much impressed my friend!
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:30:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Demetrios, for the compliment ... Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/19/2017 2:39:00 PM
how intense can this be and impressively crafted, eve... you win in your own challenge... huggs
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:30:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Nette, for the compliment you make me blush :) ... Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/19/2017 2:38:00 PM
how intense can this be and impressively crafted, eve... you win in your own challenge... huggs
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Date: 7/19/2017 8:10:00 AM
Eve, this is a wonderfully penned Free Verse and a great example for your contest it truly shows the strength of the storm, well done, I agree this will be hard to beat.
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:31:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Broken Wings, for the compliment ... you always out do... and always enjoyed your writes...Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/19/2017 12:47:00 AM
Gosh, Eve, this is written with such passion and with so many powerful words, I don't know how anybody can do it better on that theme!! Will try to give it a go later on, but oh my gosh. I can't beat this one!!
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:33:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Andrea, for the compliment ..I have written so many poems on storms and lighthouses. you always out do... ...Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/18/2017 1:59:00 PM
Wow! In my dreams I might be able to come close to this. Wow!
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Eve Roper
Date: 7/18/2017 2:14:00 PM
Dean, it is amazing that I have heard the same comment..., but when I have wrote up the past contest rules.... I am totally amazed at the work that I recieved and I feel my work is horrible. But thank you for the wonderful compliment...
Date: 7/18/2017 10:27:00 AM
Wow, beautiful imagery and flow in this one, Eve; a very pleasant read.
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Date: 7/18/2017 10:32:00 PM
Thank you, Kiser, ~*
Date: 7/18/2017 6:36:00 AM
This is amazing, Eve, awesome writing:)
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:34:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Jo, for the compliment Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/18/2017 5:33:00 AM
You are a Lighthouse of the soup bowl Eve...Elegant and full of light...beautiful poem...^WW^
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Date: 7/23/2017 3:35:00 PM
Thank you so very much and bless you for the compliment you make me blush ,^WW^, Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/18/2017 2:51:00 AM
Powerfully penned Eve and I love the personification. I recently went to a talk on lighthouses on the Calf of Man - its a fascinating subject:-) hugs Jan xx
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Eve Roper
Date: 7/23/2017 3:44:00 PM
Thank you so very much, Jan, for the compliment . Yes, the information on them are wonderful...Hugs dear friend ~*
Date: 7/17/2017 10:02:00 PM
Powerful imagery in this poem. I really enjoyed it. A great challenge to an entry.
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Eve Roper
Date: 7/17/2017 10:22:00 PM
Thank you so much for reading, Janis, I know you will come up with a great canvas in words.
Date: 7/17/2017 8:50:00 PM
Hello Eve,I love the lighthouses, I have seen many types of lighthouses and I like them all.They fascinate me I often wonder what it would be like to live in one. I enjoyed yuour poem.
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Eve Roper
Date: 7/17/2017 10:25:00 PM
Thank you ,Darlene, as I have enjoyed a few too on the Oregon coast and have also oil painted a sense. Hugs

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