Ken Allan Dronsfield Poet Ode

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Embrace The Void Poetry Contest

5/19/2026

Sponsor: Seth Pina

Ode to the Human Spirit

As shadows stretch across the dusty road,
and heavy steps increase the daily load.
Do not retreat or turn your eyes away,
from empty spaces where the doubts will play.

The silent void is not a hollow pit,
but where sparks of future courage sit.
Within the quiet of a sudden loss,
we learn to count the value, not the cost.

Accept the blankness of an open page,
the quiet pauses on a chaotic stage.
For in the dark where nothing yet has grown,
the deepest seeds of humanity are sown.

So breathe the stillness, let the tension fall,
and find the peace inside the empty hall.
The bravest heart will welcome what’s new;
Embrace the void, allow your soul the view.

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