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Nightmare

“I don't paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.” Frida Kahlo“ In the absence of love, a childhood is shaped by the stars, but when black smoke is the only impression in the light, sorrows peel in soundless motions - slow burning. When fate is sealed with a goodbye, in an 'all I never asked for' moment, the weight of fear appears as a niggling nightmare in our personal book of dreams, so we drift into an abyss of discarded destinies - untamed we roam into a wildfire of lost souls. I'm a silent knight unable to suppress this wandering muse, so I portray my darkness through rosewater ink, which flows like a scarlet oasis of waterfalls, merging into sapphire oceans of poetic heartbeats. I blame my past for this saviour complex, but battling demons has become my beautiful undoing. Ugliness of sugar coated words, hidden behind metaphorical daggers, has engraved scars with unhealed wounds, leading me upon a path resenting sealed emotions. When nostalgic rain sings in sea shell whispers, I wish I could hold the sun in my arms, to stop me from pouring in melancholic bleeding moonlight, but my beloved's eyes resemble dandelion reveries, reminding me of a fragrant bouquet of memories, pleading to personify her in petrichor perfumed poems. Her scent resurrects my muse to life.. She always says: "Never mind the moon, it's only a reminder of forgotten midnight promises." How her heart is an island where my waves will eternally kiss her shores. A sanctuary for my inner child to forever build sandcastles." My destiny leads to the end of a rainbow, which rests upon the ivory sands of her treasure - where internal flames become calm.

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Date: 11/26/2023 9:40:00 PM
"When fate is sealed with a goodbye, in an 'all I never asked for' moment, the weight of fear appears as a niggling nightmare" - A great reality is very beautifully said. Congratulations!
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Date: 11/26/2023 9:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. WOW!!! What an amazing " Nightmare" write/story/quote/great ending. Love It... Have a great/wonderful day writing away...........
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Date: 11/25/2023 12:34:00 PM
"so we drift into an abyss of discarded destinies - untamed we roam into a wildfire of lost souls.", Well penned Silent, Congrats on your win
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Date: 11/25/2023 12:05:00 PM
Wow this is absolutely stunning! Im late to read this i guess silent one but i can see so many in awe of your word weaving really! The imagery alliterations and the way you’ve crafted this is beyond soul touching and also the fact that this has an island touch here, truly resonates with me. How you’ve used ivory sands to rosewater ink to rainbows makes me just stop and read this twice! Theres something romantic about a silent knight being a savior to crybabies! Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 11/23/2023 8:18:00 PM
So, there is somebody who resurrects the muse in you to life ! True or fictional, I know one thing ..... your muse is always alive in you. Perhaps more than in most of us and your poetry is always a delight, be it on a nightmare or a heavenly scene. "So I portray my darkness through rosewater ink, which flows like a scarlet oasis of waterfalls, merging into sapphire oceans of poetic heartbeats." Simply lovely!
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Date: 11/23/2023 3:46:00 PM
Silent One, I can relate to the words in this nightmare, love the ending, that your beloved ‘eyes resemble dandelion reveries’ and ‘Her scent resurrects my muse to life.’ ~ Love conquers all… Belle
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Date: 11/22/2023 7:26:00 PM
Never read a nightmare as lovely as this one!
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Date: 11/22/2023 4:37:00 PM
so well writing and deep poetry, hope we will see a rainbow at the end, thanks poet yann
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Date: 11/22/2023 2:09:00 PM
Poem covers an array of emotions. It is beautiful, as well as poignant. I think I'll save it.
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Date: 11/22/2023 10:55:00 AM
- To color such deep feelings ... the hope of a successful sandcastle ... that tides destroy again and again ... shadows and dreams that leave their mark ... a nightmare in broad daylight, S.O. ... a deeply emotional poem ... best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
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Date: 11/21/2023 10:42:00 PM
Your poem is incredibly beautiful, as usual. Is that your secret Silent One? Your poems are written with rosewater ink? I think so, this, as well as so many others of your poems is truly pure beauty. Another fave for me.
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Date: 11/21/2023 8:41:00 PM
How her heart is an island where my waves will eternally kiss her shores. A sanctuary for my inner child to forever build sandcastles." Very beautifully created, so glad her scent resurrects your Muse. Was it 'Ashes of Vintage'Or Ashes of Roses? Both are equally beautiful I hear. A fave for me... Hugs
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Date: 11/21/2023 8:29:00 PM
Reality is a nightmare at times, others a joy. Love the line, "How her heart is an island where my waves will eternally kiss her shores" Many blessings my friend
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Date: 11/21/2023 7:35:00 PM
Exceptionally fine poetry, with fantastic images, Silent One! I love the final, beautiful verse. Good luck in the contest.
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Date: 11/21/2023 4:20:00 PM
The loneliness of childhood abandonment, the salvation offered by a lover. Common themes in your poetry. Here's hoping you find that rainbow's end
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Date: 11/21/2023 4:13:00 PM
A reminder of forgotten midnight promises indeed! Amazing work.
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Date: 11/21/2023 2:54:00 PM
such a well delivered and poignant poem. I could feel the despair and appreciate the vulnerability in your words. I loved 'melancholic bleeding moonlight'--just one of the many powerful images in your words. I'm grateful that destiny lead you to a rainbow...a spirt that seems to appreciate you and calm you. You're truly a masterful poet, and I'm in awe. Have a splendid evening, Sara
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Date: 11/21/2023 1:38:00 PM
An exceptionally brilliant piece! Love every image introduced and imagined by you in a captivating way in your creations! I really loved this piece - the quote you chose, paved the way for an amazing story! BW ~
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Date: 11/21/2023 11:50:00 AM
Frida has great quotes. A fine use of color and elements " so we drift into an abyss of discarded destinies - untamed we roam into a wildfire of lost souls" to me describes purgatory, a brilliant and touching poem inspired by the one and only paintress and poetess, 'Frida' I'm in awe! Best for the contest SO. xhugs ~Anaya
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Date: 11/21/2023 6:32:00 AM
A bid wow, for this fabulous, heart moving write, Silent One!
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Date: 11/21/2023 5:50:00 AM
When fate is sealed with a goodbye, in an 'all I never asked for' moment, the weight of fear appears as a niggling nightmare in our personal book of dreams--Something that is felt in despairs of many. Splendid write, my friend. Forlorn emotions reverberate throughout--I like the glimmer of hope in the ending lines.
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Date: 11/21/2023 5:39:00 AM
Powerful write, S.O. Is over the rainbow our final destiny? Perhaps it's really our initial destiny, when time has no factor. ~CM
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Date: 11/21/2023 12:34:00 PM
Metaphorically yes... Thanks Charlie.
Date: 11/21/2023 4:17:00 AM
I love the colors you chose in the 3rd verse & masterful 4th verse and the following verse holds me in awe. I can tell you are a deep feeler. A fave for me, Silent! Also love that you quoted Kahlo!
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