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Optical Illusion

Duped by overwhelming desire

perception ends in disillusion.


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Crystal Clear Contest 
Hosted by Joseph May
Placed 3rd
© 1st May 2019

Copyright © Paul Callus | Year Posted 2019

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Angela Crabtree Date: 12/5/2020 3:45:00 PM Nicely written, Paul. Desire and disillusion will get us every time ;) Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 12/7/2020 2:15:00 PM I am sure we have all experienced some level of disillusion at one time or another! Thank you for reading and commenting. Angela. Regards // paul

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 6/7/2019 2:08:00 PM Congratulations on your win in this contest dear friend - calling back a little late, but just picked it up. Warm regards and hugs, Jennifer. Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 6/7/2019 4:21:00 PM Thank you dear Jenny. Your visit and congrats are truly appreciated. ~ Warm regards & Hugs // paul

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/11/2019 2:56:00 PM haha, (reading your response to my last comment) Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/12/2019 5:02:00 AM :) Happy Mother's Day to you!!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/5/2019 3:25:00 PM hey, here you are on this winner list, my friend. Big congratulations. I love this kind of list!! Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/5/2019 3:52:00 PM Thank you, Andrea. I AM on the list....and it's not an optical illusion :) Regards // paul

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/5/2019 12:45:00 PM - Congratulations on your excellent winning poem, Paul :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/5/2019 1:56:00 PM Thank you, Anne-Lise. Pleased to be standing next to you on the podium:) Hugs // paul

Joseph May Date: 5/5/2019 10:21:00 AM Wonderful write Paul...Congrats on your win.. Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/5/2019 11:14:00 AM Thank you, Joseph. A pleasure to participate in your contests. Regards // paul

Carole Duet Date: 5/5/2019 1:28:00 AM I know the feeling...sad but true. Faved. Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/5/2019 11:11:00 AM Thank you, Carole, especially for the fav. Have a nice day. Regards // paul

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 5/4/2019 5:29:00 AM ah, this happens all too often to the best of us, Lovely two lines, Paul, Have a great day, hugs Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/5/2019 11:10:00 AM Thank you for reading and liking, Pixie V. Hope you enjoyed a lovely weekend. Hugs /x/ paul

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 5/3/2019 1:35:00 PM You are so right Paul - absolutely spot on - have a great weekend my friend. Warm regards and hugs, Jenny. Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/3/2019 2:21:00 PM Thank you, Jenny. May you also enjoy the weekend, my friend. ~ Warm regards & Hugs // paul

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/2/2019 7:49:00 PM Well said , clear as crystalline! Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/3/2019 2:05:00 PM Thank you, Andrea...your words tinkle:) Regards // paul

Nette Onclaud Date: 5/2/2019 4:33:00 PM sometimes, a mindset induces us to accept what we want to perceive... i chose the same image though yours is better... intriguing read, paul!...huggs Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/3/2019 2:04:00 PM Thank you, Nette. My interpretation is different from yours, but not any better:) Hugs // paul

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/2/2019 8:52:00 AM I’d pick “Great Expectations” Over low expectations any day. It’s worth the risk! Good luck in the contest Paul. :0) Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/2/2019 9:20:00 AM Thank you, Richard....you must be a fan of Charles Dickens :) Regards // paul

Ilene Bauer Date: 5/1/2019 2:43:00 PM well done, paul! best of luck in the contest... Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/1/2019 3:21:00 PM Thank you, Ilene. Best regards // paul

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/1/2019 12:41:00 PM Sadly that happens often Paul. Well written and good luck. Tom Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/1/2019 1:18:00 PM Thank you, Tom. Our eyes and mind often play tricks on us! ~ Regards // paul

Vijay Pandit Date: 5/1/2019 11:34:00 AM Optical illusion will do that..well said, Paul Login to Reply Paul Callus Date: 5/1/2019 1:17:00 PM Thank you for being quick on the draw, Vijay:) I chose image 1, where at first look I imagined the pier as a bridge spanning the lake... Regards // paul