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Scraps of Paper

Scraps of paper mark his "paper-trail" thoughts - quick scribbled as they passed through the misty gate of ageing's veil cling to a dream that couldn't last sad ending to a lover's fading tale. Notes that measure time and date and place carried in the emptiness of now moments that the present can't embrace feelings that the past will not allow scraps of love he cannot now retrace. 12/6/2020 Quintain(sicilian) Poetry Contest sponsor - Emile Pinet

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Date: 12/10/2020 2:51:00 PM
Oh, your doleful lines got to me, John. I have many such scraps of paper. Congratulations on your winning poem.
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Date: 12/10/2020 11:04:00 AM
Congratulations and high fives on your win John! Wonderful metaphor - "notes that measure time and date and place," "emptiness of now," "feeling that the past will not allow." Wonderful blending of "notes," time, lost love and life cycles. Well done!
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Date: 12/9/2020 2:44:00 PM
superbly penned John, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 12/9/2020 8:34:00 AM
Congratulations John, your poem earned a distinguished place in my contest, well done my friend, Emile.
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Date: 12/7/2020 2:31:00 PM
I agree with Gershon. This is so poetic and poignant is the exact same word that came to me too.
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Date: 12/6/2020 7:29:00 PM
Poignant penning, John. The tears fall faster with each line. Superbly penned. ~ Gershon
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