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19 September 2026
For the 'Wilderness of Want' Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Ink Empress

Ring a Ripple Rosie

What is a ripple
without its rhythm?

a ripple is an echo seen,
an echo is a ripple heard,
a scent is an echo breathed,
a taste is an echo swallowed,
a crease is an echo touched,
a shimmer is an echo lit,
a shadow is an echo left,
a tremor is an echo felt.

strings hum when plucked,
bells ring when struck,
silence quivers 
to reveal its glimmers

want listens for faint echoes of memories
pulsing in the hollow spiral chamber 
of an empty conch shell.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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