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Pentacle of Swords

I guess I’ll cry~ a million origami stars, watch them form an endless sea of unwritten poems, of how, once upon a sunrise, you broke my igloo heart, left me bleeding rustic rhymes, oblivious to the moon that breathes within…. Sometimes there is not enough time, to write all these disappointments, when life is a constant battle between light and dark, while I remain the empress of the sun, still standing my ground, amidst the bullet-powdered dreams, and pentacle of seven swords, unfolding reversed cards of learned deception. Yet I still hope for rising morning jewels, kissed with raining jasmines, to wipe away these onyx tears, for I’ve long been fighting dishonest thoughts clouding my hollow skies, with greyest of fogs, merged in the blackest of storms… These woes I scribble in zig-zag, wishing someday, maybe, someone would see beyond these hazy words, the paper-cut pain between eclipsed metaphors. Maybe when swirling sapphires crack, and twirling topaz breaks, this aching soul shall sing, create my own constellations, design a cave of chalices filled with undying chemistry.

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Date: 8/12/2024 7:16:00 AM
IE, you do have marvelous poetic ideas and expressions. What you create stands proud and beautiful. Life has many limitations on what we can do and have, but you do a lot with your words. Smiling!!
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Date: 8/9/2024 2:17:00 AM
We hope that someday, someone sees and wants all of us. The beauty and the chaos. And they are able to heal our broken hearts or at least bandage it. "Sometimes there is not enough time, to write all these disappointments, when life is a constant battle between light and dark" The unwritten things are more than the written ones. If I wrote about just anyone and everyone who hurt me, I always feel like I would be giving them too much praise. They sometimes don't deserve to be immortalised.
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Date: 8/8/2024 7:32:00 AM
I do hope you can create your own swirling cracks in the sapphire as so desired. Sapphire is a wonderful color, and the faceted stones are beautiful. Thanks for sharing this one. Sara K
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Date: 8/7/2024 11:22:00 AM
Aw, hugs! This was beautiful. Hang your head high- don't give up, we need you! :)
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Date: 8/7/2024 12:45:00 PM
Awwn sweet Paige you are too kind really
Date: 8/7/2024 8:56:00 AM
Cheer up—my dear. Life is too short to dwell on misfortunes. Wipe those onyx tears, enjoy the fragrance of raining jasmines, create your constellations, and be happy. Delightful poem.
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Date: 8/7/2024 12:48:00 PM
Thank you victor. Always grateful
Date: 8/7/2024 2:59:00 AM
You've been crying origami stars? Oh wow.. so they didnt sparkle? I can feel the heartache in your words but also a sense of resilience and hope.. Your closing lines are particularly powerful, as you express a wish for someone to "see beyond these hazy words" and understand the "paper-cut pain between eclipsed metaphors." The image of creating "constellations" and designing a "cave of chalices filled with undying chemistry" is a beautiful metaphor for finding one's own path to healing and joy.
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Date: 8/7/2024 12:57:00 PM
Thank you for feeling me. Appreciate your comments always
Date: 8/6/2024 10:46:00 PM
This arduous journey through life, often being scathed and marred by twists and turns and rife with disappointments is indeed challenging. But man has the power to see light emerging through 'the greyest of fogs and the blackest of storms' and one day the soul shall sing! Hold on to this hope. Is there another poet who can present the heartaches with greater poignancy ! Love your poetry dear Empress. Carve your own constellations and fill your chalice with life giving fluid, dear!
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Date: 8/7/2024 12:58:00 PM
Thank you sweet valsa. So kind of you. Appreciate your thoughtful and sincere comment’s always
Date: 8/6/2024 6:52:00 PM
Create my own constellations, of course only you can set a course that will lead us all to an amazing luminous constellation. Your write about it and I'm there dear heart, always a pleasure reading your words, : )
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Date: 8/7/2024 12:58:00 PM
Thank you sweet sacred rosé appreciate you
Date: 8/6/2024 5:39:00 PM
I enjoy this poem. Life asks much of us, sometimes too much. These words contrasts two worlds, a world of expectation and a world of uncertainty.
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Date: 8/7/2024 12:52:00 PM
Thank you for understanding and feeling and for your empathetic response, grateful truly
Date: 8/6/2024 3:07:00 PM
"these hazy words, the paper-cut pain between eclipsed metaphors" You nailed it Ink, I'm with Tom....the title alone had me frozen in a moment....
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Date: 8/7/2024 4:23:00 AM
That means alot coming from you dear john, thank you so much truly for reading and for leaving your kind feedback, “ pentacle of swords” it just came to me .. not planned . And this is a very raw poem. Im so happy some can appreciate this side of me too. Thank you again and again
Date: 8/6/2024 2:05:00 PM
‘ this aching soul shall sing’… there’s always promise for a better future. Let that igloo heart melt away! I love your poetry dear empress.
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Date: 8/7/2024 4:22:00 AM
Ah thank you so much dear robert, so kind of you. I appreciate you reading and leaving such a kind and thoughtful response grateful
Date: 8/6/2024 9:31:00 AM
I guess I’ll cry a million origami stars, ooo but no dnt cry papi!! amidst the bullet powdered dreams, and pentacle of seven swords, unfolding reversed cards of learned deception… mmmm look at that gorgeous flow … kissed with raining jasmines, ooooo child the kind of dreaminess you bring !!! to wipe away these onyx tears, Mmm the imagery is stunning! Mmm the last verse is an absolute treat!!!Maybe when swirling sapphires crack, and twirling topaz breaks,design a cave of chalices filled with undying chemistry. Pieces of gems straight from heaven!!!
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Date: 8/7/2024 4:21:00 AM
Awwn papi you are such a seraphic presence thank you so much
Date: 8/6/2024 9:31:00 AM
Igloo hearts although solacing in a frosty world, the hope is always that the ice will thaw.... How many times I have used poetry as an escape.....
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Date: 8/7/2024 4:20:00 AM
Ah you felt the essence of my words so well thank you so much for reading and for leaving such a thoughtful response
Date: 8/6/2024 5:56:00 AM
Undying chemistry . I felt that . Beautiful as always
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Date: 8/7/2024 4:19:00 AM
Awn thank you dahlin
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Date: 8/6/2024 6:06:00 AM
Beat you again. What do I win? ;)
Date: 8/6/2024 5:52:00 AM
The title alone is award winning. I Iove this somewhat scaled down, heartfelt write inky. It speaks of heartache, disappointments, deception, but ends with hope. This girl will indeed create her own poetic constellations, and find happiness forever
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Date: 8/7/2024 4:19:00 AM
Thank you so much tomsz, i feel a bit exposed here as my poem is a bit raw. But sometimes its ok to be raw. Its a very quick scribble i wrote inspired by the opening line” i guess ill cry” and pentacle of swords just came to me somehow. Lol you are so generous and kind thank you so much

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