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Reverse Polarity Poetry Contest

Changing the positive to a negative A simple shift of perspective Takes seconds and changes everything But perhaps it's like trying to slide uphill Or replace the apple in the tree It can be visualised but not realised Instead of picturing all we want Perhaps we should be still Drift with the tide to find a shore There is no purpose in purpose Goals that negate the being Things that tether to empty space If the empty space is visualised We aren't shackled to it But moving freely within it Without preoccupation We are open to ideas and sensations To wash over us rather than drown us Letting go, to be held safely Disregarding fit to be made to measure Resting to be awakened

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Date: 7/29/2023 4:16:00 PM
Admiration... much about faith, "Instead of picturing all we want Perhaps we should be still Drift with the tide to find a shore"
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Date: 7/29/2023 11:56:00 PM
Thank you for your comment
Date: 7/26/2023 9:51:00 PM
"Without preoccupation We are open to ideas and sensations To wash over us rather than drown us" - Beautiful poem. Congratulations!
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Date: 7/26/2023 9:58:00 PM
Thank you, I enjoyed writing this one :)
Date: 7/3/2023 3:21:00 PM
a bit of soft music, a gentle voice reciting this poem, the quietude of an unexpected meditation ...well written and tiny brain cell tingling....poetic success
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Date: 7/3/2023 3:25:00 PM
Thanks John, I might add audio if I'm feeling particularly hypnotic at any point as doesn't seem to be against the rules in this contest. Thanks for your approval :)
Date: 7/3/2023 3:09:00 PM
Reversing polarity literally takes huge amounts of energy and magnetism, and you seem to point to the impossibility of doing it in real life Dilly, I agree because I cannot meditate, but I can listen to relaxation therapy, and go with the flow, even into space a safe space, the Seeker’s contests are always difficult to gauge, I really hope this one does well, beautifully written cheer’s David
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Date: 7/3/2023 3:22:00 PM
Thank you so much David, I poured my heart and soul into several of these and placed well a while back but then haven't hit the mark for quite a few. It's always difficult to figure out why. Thank you for your interpretation of my poem - I think I returned to writing from another space today, not overthinking anything (another funny twist considering overthinking is my whole personality haha, just not in poetry)

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