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Just a little scribble - Not for contest.

Just a quick note apologising if I do not reply to comments, sadly, I do not have much time to write anymore, whatever I post is done quickly, as life is very busy.  I do appreciate all the feedback I get.  Peace and Blessings.

 

When my muse ruled my conscience's compass, waterfalls of rhyming rivers revealed unspoken secrets - long forgotten in my heart. Exposing vulnerable verses from vaults where vines had wrapped my tongue into subdued silence. In the Injustices of judicial juxtaposition, speech spoke in a paradoxical oxymoron - 'deafening silence' Pouring in drops of crimson, I became a convicted cliché, taken hostage in a Machiavellian marketplace, where I felt illiterate - harassed, by insidious guards and anapestic gangsters. In the personification of confinement, where word weavers are poetically unapologetic, virtual villains ventured to plagiarize my vocabulary. An enjambment of envious eyes attempted to burn my anthology of alliterations, so I buried each chapter in a communal garden, under a galaxy of ghazals, hoping pantoum petals, would bloom in scarlet stanzas with sophisticated syllables of rhythmic refrains. Agitated by artificial assonance, my artistry is an analogy of angst, where cathartic couplets of consistent consonance care not for iambic ideologies. My elusive elegy is the legacy of my resistance, as in my melancholy, I'll forever be a misunderstood metaphor. Silencing intrusive ink, to prevent another massacre. With no concern for applause, I've removed the garlands of sakura chains. For I'm no longer a prisoner of poetry, but my muse's musk still remains....

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Date: 5/6/2025 9:51:00 AM
SO, sounds like you've undergone some realization or transformation that involves shedding chains of some kind. Whatever, it is, I hope that you are well and enjoying life...feats which are not all that easy. The poetic nature of your personality will always be there if I read what you said correctly. I also did see your note above. It's a lot of work to reply to the myriad of comments you get. Just know how much you are appreciated. Smiles!!
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Date: 4/28/2025 9:52:00 AM
Beautiful poetry and congrats on POTD. Well deserved with this awesome piece. love phyl
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Date: 4/14/2025 12:42:00 PM
A big congratulation on POTD dear Silent One :-)
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Date: 3/31/2025 10:08:00 PM
I feel like I am reading Ink Empress. Though I know you are the mentor. For sure this will be a top winner!
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Date: 3/30/2025 4:31:00 AM
I appreciate the anapestic gangsters bit SI a very evocative transmission overall.. i've Lived a bit of that mate..Congratulations on potd btw.' All blessings also.'
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Date: 3/27/2025 2:17:00 PM
Back with congrats on POTD!
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Date: 3/27/2025 5:45:00 AM
Congrats on POTD. Your poetry shines, even in melancholy
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Date: 3/26/2025 6:42:00 PM
jut wonderful, and so inspiring, read it twice, thanks poet
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Date: 3/24/2025 11:11:00 AM
A garland of words strung together to make a great poem, my friend. love the avatar. Hope you are doing well. I'm doing well. Hugs and love
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Date: 3/24/2025 10:05:00 AM
Liberation in every line. It inspires the reader from the intro, and directs any like minded writer to look within themselves and simply be brilliant the way that they are! Powerful
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Date: 3/24/2025 6:35:00 AM
Hello SO, I just had to take a moment to tell you how deeply your poem touched me and to congratulate you on POTD. Your imagery, especially the idea of “scarlet stanzas blooming,” is so real and powerful and yet it lingers in my mind. I felt every word you penned, and it made me reflect on my own battles with silence and the weight of expression. Beautiful Art!! Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Date: 3/23/2025 5:34:00 PM
Beautiful words to be encased one day on a beautiful shelf. Congratulations on POTD. You're very talented. Best Regards, William
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Date: 3/23/2025 3:23:00 PM
Back with Congratulations on your POTD win. I enjoyed reading your masterpiece write again. It is great to see you and your work here. Have a fun/blessed week to come as you write away............
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Date: 3/23/2025 1:06:00 PM
Your thoughts are not misunderstood at all. You have ' a golden pen. ' :) The perfect metaphor to describe your talent. Congratulations Silent One, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 3/23/2025 12:08:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD win,SO. Have a wonderful day, my friend.
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Date: 3/23/2025 11:24:00 AM
Poetic devices woven seamlessly with " a galaxy of ghazals and pantoum petals blooming scarlet stanzas in rhythmic refrains", Congrats on POTD
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Silent One
Date: 3/28/2025 4:37:00 AM
Thank you Joseph..
Date: 3/23/2025 11:13:00 AM
Congrats on POTD! It's a beautiful work.
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Silent One
Date: 3/28/2025 4:32:00 AM
Thank you Paige
Date: 3/23/2025 10:52:00 AM
As occupied as you are, i'm elated you took a brief detour to share your inner musings, unshackled. May your ink take you in directions most fruitful. Congratulations on Potd Silent One! Peace and blessings
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Silent One
Date: 3/24/2025 6:33:00 AM
Thank you Anaya
Date: 3/23/2025 10:32:00 AM
Well, S O, I'm very glad you found the time to pen this very profound piece. PS...congrats on POTD, as well.
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Silent One
Date: 3/24/2025 6:33:00 AM
Time is of an essence isn't it... Thanks for your visit Jim
Date: 3/23/2025 6:16:00 AM
No matter the metaphor, the prison or muse, your talent will shine and inspire Silent One! Congratulations on your POTD honors!!
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Silent One
Date: 3/23/2025 7:20:00 AM
Thanks Mike...Appreciate your support
Date: 3/23/2025 5:25:00 AM
You should be a prisoner so you can continue to write more of these incredible "scribbles" as you like to label them. Congratulations on this one being recognized at POTD.
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Silent One
Date: 3/23/2025 7:20:00 AM
Thank You Lin..
Date: 3/23/2025 4:57:00 AM
Back with Congratulations on receiving POTD. Well deserved! Happy to see you featured.
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Silent One
Date: 3/23/2025 7:21:00 AM
Thanks Inky
Date: 3/23/2025 4:57:00 AM
I consulted the thesaurus for an appropriate comment and all it could come up with is WOW.....JUST FREAKING WOW.....a masterful expose of poetic confines.
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Silent One
Date: 3/23/2025 7:21:00 AM
Thank John...Appreciate your visit
Date: 3/23/2025 4:40:00 AM
Dear S1, I hadnt even realized you'd posted one yesterday, I do check on POTD everyday. This is an absolutely stunning poem. The imagery is so rich, and the way you weave poetic devices throughout makes it a true work of art. It flows effortlessly, yet carries such depth and emotion. I love the rebellious spirit in the lines—it feels like both a tribute to poetry and a declaration of independence from it. Beautifully written! Congratulations on a well deserved POTD...Hugs
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Silent One
Date: 3/23/2025 7:23:00 AM
Thanks Sweet Maria ..as you know I don't really promote my stuff...Appreciate your kind words and feedback .
Date: 3/23/2025 4:38:00 AM
Such a deep and emotional write my friend, I am sorry I missed this one for POTD congratulations, this is the norm for your metaphoric genius Poetry my friend. Congratulations. I too have been busy and have to take time off. Helping my brother reframe his house and roof, there is always something. Hope you can catch up, Gods love to you my friend...
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Silent One
Date: 3/23/2025 7:24:00 AM
Always great to hear from you Michael ... Thank you
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