Longings

Across the night a comet sped

I wondered where its travels led,

Way beyond our milky way

Midst the realms of space it played,

Oh to see what it had seen,

The longings, of a human being.








Entry for
Bite Size Poem 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier
26/5/2021. Placed 1st.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 12/8/2021 1:31:00 AM
Oh, this is also Gorgeous! :)
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Date: 6/4/2021 1:35:00 PM
Tidy piece a work here. Sincere congratulations.
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Gary Smith
Date: 6/4/2021 2:33:00 PM
Thank you Greg. :)
Date: 5/29/2021 11:38:00 PM
Congratulations Gary:) nicely penned:)
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/30/2021 1:04:00 AM
Thank you Jo. :)
Date: 5/29/2021 5:56:00 PM
Wow.....Just an awesome depiction....Congrats on your top win Gary....much love :)
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/30/2021 1:03:00 AM
Thank you Carol. :)
Date: 5/29/2021 12:27:00 PM
A delightful write, Gary! Congrats on your 1st place win! Blessings, Kim M
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/29/2021 12:44:00 PM
Thank you Kim. :)
Date: 5/29/2021 10:14:00 AM
Nicely done Gary! Congratulations on your top win!
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/29/2021 10:30:00 AM
Thank you Sam. :)
Date: 5/29/2021 8:30:00 AM
Love this. Great job, Gary, and congrats.
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/29/2021 8:31:00 AM
Thank you Andrea. :)
Date: 5/28/2021 8:14:00 PM
Congrats, Gary. Well deserved placement. Blessings.
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/29/2021 1:28:00 AM
Thank you Curtis. :)
Date: 5/27/2021 6:31:00 AM
I agree with Milton - this is beautiful. Six lines of delightful verse. Good luck in the competition. Cheers - Gary
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/27/2021 6:40:00 AM
Thank you Gary. :)
Date: 5/26/2021 10:29:00 AM
Absolutely beautiful, Gary. You bring the cosmos to life in this very short poem. Nice work!
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Gary Smith
Date: 5/26/2021 10:55:00 AM
Thank you L Milton Hankins.
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