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Serrated Shadow

Golden paint drips from diaphanous air,
beneath the opalescent autumn blue sky,
jade foliage enfolds full-bloomed flowers,
I fly my heart like a bird over the canopy.

The canopy of your allure so beguiling
takes me to the enticing height of ecstasy.
The nest we build in the cleft of boughs
glistens in love-laced moonshine night.

Night of strife surged as wrecking storm,
the nest is demolished to debris of despair.
You drift away to the sunny sky obscure,
leave me to languish in the spasm of winter. 

Winter frost slithers with the north wind
to desolateness of the defoliated boughs.
I feel my love freeze within the arctic heart
amid the serrated shadow of broken wings.

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Written : August 10, 2022
February 6, 2023
2022 Poetry Marathon Qualifiers' FINAL
Placement Poetry Contest
Sponsored : Mark Toney

Copyright © Subimal Sinha-Roy | Year Posted 2022

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Susan Ashley Date: 3/4/2023 9:43:00 PM Dear Subimal, I'm delighted to return with my heartiest congratulations for your final placement in Mark's Marathon contest. It is also a wonderful treat to enjoy this poetic gem once again. Warmest wishes, my friend.. ~Susan Login to Reply

Mark Toney Date: 3/4/2023 1:50:00 PM Subimal, after 267 days, 27 contests, and 945 submitted poems, we've reached the finish line of my 2022 Poetry Marathon Contest. Congratulations on placing 23rd overall in the marathon! Thank you so much for contributing to the success of the contest. There is no provision to denote this in the Standard Contest other than Honorable Mention. The poems of the 28 qualifiers can be accessed from my current "Finish Line" blog post, along with the top 15 placements and their overall stats. Write on! Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 8/28/2022 6:40:00 PM Dear Subimal, beautiful and potent emotions are expressed so impressively in your love poem filled with the metaphorical splendor of romance and the depths of despair of lost love. Congratulations for your excellent win in Mark’s contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Login to Reply Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 8/28/2022 11:50:00 PM Thank you, Susan for your visit and for your encouraging comments that I value so much/

Mark Toney Date: 8/26/2022 10:34:00 AM Subimal, you've poetically expressed the beauty of romantic love in the first two stanzas "The nest we build in the cleft of boughs glistens to love-laced moonshine night." The last two stanzas reveal the "nest" as "demolished" after the "night of strife surged as wrecking storm", culminating in the chilling last stanza with its theme-based final line. Very poignant! Congratulations on your win on Mile 12 of my 2022 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 13 has already started! Login to Reply Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 8/28/2022 11:49:00 PM Thank you, Mark for your visit and for your encouraging comments that I appreciate very much.

Constance La France Date: 8/26/2022 7:58:00 AM Subimal, beautiful writing and congratulations on your win in the contest ~ Login to Reply

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 8/13/2022 10:44:00 PM Wow this is spectacular. It takes us through the seasons of emotions from pleasant into winter as love ends. I love this beauty. Congratulations on your high placement my friend. A Fave for me. Blessings xxoo Login to Reply Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 8/14/2022 3:25:00 AM Thank you, Connie for your visit and appreciative comments, as always.

Constance La France Date: 8/12/2022 4:15:00 PM Subimal, beautiful poem and congratulations on your win in Brian's contest, blessings ~Constance Login to Reply Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 8/28/2022 11:48:00 PM Thank you, Constance. Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 8/14/2022 3:25:00 AM Thank you, Constance

Silpika Kalita Date: 8/10/2022 3:03:00 AM Beautiful metaphors and richly reflective. Login to Reply Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 8/14/2022 3:26:00 AM Thank you, Silpika for your nice comment.