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X & Y Poetry Contest
03/18/2026
Sponsored by: Seth Pina
Of Calm and Fury - War and Peace
War stands in the shadow of thunder,
Peace moves quietly in the hush of dawn.
Each holds its shape—one broken, one whole—
Strangers tethered by a world’s longing.
Steel and silence share the same horizon,
But never truly touch.
A soldier in a field dreams of calm,
A child in a garden fears the storm.
They meet in history’s uneasy handshake,
Yet part ways in every heartbeat.
One builds walls, one tears them down,
Always circling, never joined.
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