One Sorely Missed

Wild 
sea cry
tsunami
wave of sorrow
in response to the harrowing exit
of a human lantern who cast spells on 
ghetto street waifs
homeward bound
in her 
wings 

Date submitted : 3rd January 2021

Contest : Podium Placing Promise(4)

Sponsor : Brian Strand 

This work is a double tetractys with 10 lines in total.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Dietrich Avatar
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Oh here is a really nice one I missed on page 4. Belated Congrats on your well deserved win from Brian
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