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Peace Hides in Quiet

Written: June 21, 2025, for contest sponsored by: Mark Toney

Checked by HMS.COM / 10-6-7-7 

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There is a place where my feet—often stray
Not sought, but swept retreat.
Beyond the known—cold, complete—
Truth hides in peace, soft and fleet!

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Rowena Velasco Date: 7/28/2025 2:19:00 AM I really admire the quiet mystery in this piece—the way 'Truth hides in peace' leaves a lasting echo. The line 'Not sought, but swept retreat' especially resonated with me. It's both reflective and haunting. Well done!" Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 7/18/2025 12:33:00 PM Congratulations on this creative winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. Sara K Login to Reply

thriveni c mysore Date: 7/17/2025 7:25:00 AM Unique. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!! Login to Reply

Mark Toney Date: 7/16/2025 9:09:00 AM Sotto Poet, congratulations on receiving Honorable Mention in my Straight One-Rhymed Englyn poetry contest! Love the transition from the title, “Peace Hides In Quiet,” to the last line, “Truth hides in peace…” Login to Reply

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 7/1/2025 6:56:00 AM So machine so few words Las. I enjoy your Englyn. :) Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 6/24/2025 10:10:00 AM - Englyn poem form unknown to me ... but, I love short poems ... you have a lovely example here, Las :) - Good luck in the contest :) - hugs Login to Reply

Maria Williams Date: 6/22/2025 5:24:00 AM Dear Sotto, this is really lovely—there’s something so calm and mysterious about it. I love how it captures that feeling of drifting somewhere unexpected, like truth isn’t something we chase but something we quietly stumble upon. Good luck in the contest...Hugs Login to Reply

Bill Baker Date: 6/21/2025 8:51:00 PM Not familiar with this form of poetry, but your poem seems well written. Good Luck! Tex Login to Reply

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 6/21/2025 4:18:00 PM You've crafted an exquisite Englyn--not an easy task. I find the form challenging. Yours is perfect. Best wishes with the contest, Yellow Rose Login to Reply

Paige Hind Date: 6/21/2025 11:43:00 AM This is a great Englyn! Suits to you Login to Reply

Hiya Sharma Date: 6/21/2025 11:26:00 AM Ahh what a wise and impeccably crafted poem this is, dear Sotto! You've stated the emotions and truths here in such an eloquent and poetic manner and there's so much depth in every line. So skillfully crafted in a concise yet dense way. "Beyond the known—cold, complete— Truth hides in peace, soft and fleet" Love these lined and the rhythmic flow here is ingenious! Best wishes in the contest, good luck! Login to Reply