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Self-Existent Light Poetry Contest

Self-Existence Light Contest Poetry Contest Deadline: Monday, June 26, 2023 Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker | Self-Existent Light Poetry Contest Where has all the illuminating light fled Is as if I have long ago been dead I have awakened to blinding darkness I hear no more, no sound, only deafness O'lord come back my heavy heart so grieves This blackness this tragedy will it leave Help me, help me, life has no meaning now The pasture out back is full of dead cows O' dear light, my love will you please return I am dying, all my body now burns I bow in a much needed prayer now Please my God, please, please again show me how Suddenly the clouds part, our dear Lord speaks. Fear not, for Heaven, I will give you a peak. 32 poems of the maximum 35 allowed have been entere

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Janice Canerdy

Date: 6/10/2023 5:46:00 PM

Yes, only the Lord can intensify that light within us when it dims . . . and dims some more! Very expressive and deeply spiritual, Robert. Janice

Robert Lindley
Date: 6/11/2023 6:50:00 AM

Thank you, my friend. So true, our Lord can intensify the light to an astronomical brilliance. God bless,,,

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/9/2023 6:35:00 AM

Robert, with expertly conveyed imagery and profound insight, you poetically expresses the ache of a heavy heart, yearning for the return of a divine presence. The darkness and tragedy that loom overhead seem insurmountable, leaving one to question the very meaning of life itself. Good luck in the contest.

Robert Lindley
Date: 6/9/2023 10:34:00 AM

Thank you, my good friend. Yes, that was exactly the emotions I was shooting for my friend. The despair, the absolute anguish and that seeing ones past and finally how much wrong one may have done. That abject darkness without a ray of light. Thank God we have a choice and can alter that life. God bless..To truly appreciate the- good-- one must know about the dark, the bad, eh?