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Oozing Words TSF

Written: August 21, 2025, for contest by Charles Messina

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Drum beat
soft rays
moon slip
words ooze
eyes shut
winds rose
night sweet

Dark thread
tears swell
hands shake
dreams lull
skies fall
birds cry
heart treat

Stone mute
veins bloom
grief hums
hope falls
time bends
light goals
dust rush

Mind stays
truth leans
steps slow
thoughts brew
stars gleam
fears shaft
voice hush

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John Fleming

Date: 8/21/2025 1:57:00 PM

Should do very well, S.P. :) john

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 8/21/2025 9:29:00 AM

Good luck with the contest. A dark threat permeates your poem. Without giving the cause of upcoming events, your words draw me in.

Tom Woody

Date: 8/21/2025 5:19:00 AM

Creative work Mr Sotto. Kinda looks like a totem pole. You must really love to write you seem to crank 'em out daily. Do you find it therapeutic? Or just for fun?

Tom Woody
Date: 8/21/2025 11:44:00 AM

Ha! Nice to see your sense of humor come through

Sotto Poet
Date: 8/21/2025 9:29:00 AM

Thanks! I’ll take “totem pole” as a compliment—stacked symbols, carved truths, and maybe a few mischievous spirits tucked in between. Writing’s a bit of both for me: part therapy, part thrill ride. Some days it’s a lifeline, other days it’s just me chasing metaphors like fireflies. But yes, I do crank 'em out—either I’m prolific or possessed. Still undecided.