Eve Roper Poet Enclosed Rhyme

My Warm Heart

My warm heart blooms with infectious laughter. 

Gentle instrumental music follows 

long after fine lively songbird swallows

touch on swift passing hours of another. 

Section; drape white sylvan fragrant bower

as today swells with late playful sunshine. 

Shadows cast long and short clearly define

then disappear over summer shower.


Pendulum swings and once again bereft 

of hope, left alone. I am blessed, I still 

have today's sunshine, if it is thy will.

Both things to eat as well things to see left. 


Must not get emotionally withdrawn. 

The sun crests the endless horizon floor. 

I watch with one long faint breath and sigh, for,

may never wake to see the morning dawn.

8/21/2019

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Barbara Barry-Nishanian August 30, 2019 at 3:41 PM WOW! This is beautiful and deserved to win. I have obstructive and Central apnea, so line... "never wake to see the dawn," I experience this possibility every night, need special breathing machine and insurance needs more testing. So you see why found your entire poem, so fantastic.CONGRATS

Timothy Mcguire August 27, 2019 at 4:33 PM Great poem, great win!

L. J. Carber August 25, 2019 at 3:19 PM Congrats Eve on your 1st place win!

Beautiful Scars August 24, 2019 at 11:13 AM wow amazing sweet eve, well deserved win as always :)-luloo

Anne-Lise Andresen August 24, 2019 at 8:47 AM - Beautifully and sensitively written, Eve- Congratulations on your win :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Edward Ibeh August 24, 2019 at 7:12 AM Exceptional poem with fantastic imagery, Eve:-) A well-deserved win. Congrats!

Reason A. Poteet August 24, 2019 at 6:55 AM Your imagery appeals to this aging poet. A favorite line: "Both things to eat as well things to see left." - the prayer of Agur in Proverbs 30. Well-done, congratulations on your shiny gold.

Silent One August 24, 2019 at 3:31 AM You captured the moment, the feeling that there is no tomorrow, the last stanza is exactly how I would see it.. so many sighs... Congratulations on your first place in the contest..

Michelle Faulkner August 23, 2019 at 11:51 PM Congratulations, Eve, this is a treasure.

Constance La France August 23, 2019 at 9:49 AM Eve, congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with your Enclosed Rhyme, I found your poem lovely and that last verse really touched my heart, well done !

John Gondolf August 23, 2019 at 7:48 AM A wonderful write, Eve, congrats on your win. John

Subimal Sinha-Roy August 23, 2019 at 6:58 AM Congratulations, Eve on your fine first place win.

Gary Smith August 23, 2019 at 6:48 AM Excellent Eve, congrats. :)

Sandra Adams August 23, 2019 at 5:19 AM We must bask in the sunshine as much as we can for we never know what lies in tomorrow’s shadows... this is a great write and would do well in the what if tomorrow never comes contest, it did great in this contest. Congratulations on your top win :)

Heidi Sands August 23, 2019 at 4:54 AM Congratulations for your great win Eve! :)

Connie Marcum Wong August 22, 2019 at 6:54 PM Congratulations on your spectacular First Placement Eve! : ) xxoo

Kishan Sharma August 21, 2019 at 11:26 PM Nice written Eve,

Chris Green August 21, 2019 at 8:11 AM The pathways of life are funny, they lead us in many different directions as we hope to find sunny days at the end of each one. Wonderfully done Eve. Best wishes in the contest.

Tom Cunningham August 21, 2019 at 2:45 AM We never know what's up ahead Eve, we have to live for today. Well written.Just finishing mine off, never attempted that form before. Good luck. Tom

Silent One August 21, 2019 at 2:06 AM We all have today's sunshine, but we do not know about tomorrow, this one would have been very good for my contest also...