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Shadows of Somber Skies

She fell from the light, into a world shadowed in gray. ~ by poet An angel pouted to protest her punitive plight No repentant redemption for her serious sins Wings waylaid, the fatuous one was felled in flight And from Heaven hurled; now banishment begins Resentfully she roams in shadows of somber skies An enraged expression marring her fractious face A ranting rebel like the dastardly devil, father of lies Dwelling in darkness due to her decadent disgrace No earthly escape will she discover through death Crows circle and caw, crying out in a clamoring voice With crass words she crudely curses in banal breath Wicked wrongdoer, condemned for her corrupt choice With foolish folly she sorrowfully surrendered her soul and delves within deep darkened depths for eternity All alone, there will be no one to comfort and console From shadows and suffering, she will never break free She sulks upon sullen stygian shores of the river Styx without a reprieve or relief from tormenting terror There's no exit from her eternal eviction as time ticks for Satan's spawn, shrouded in shame for her error August 30, 2022 Alliteration Old or New Contest Sponsored by Joseph May

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Date: 4/7/2022 3:15:00 PM
Jenna, this poem has been at the top of my FAVE list for a long, long time. I believe it may be the first poem I ever faved. Still a fantastic read, and I enjoyed it again today!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 4/8/2022 4:53:00 AM
Milt, If so, I'm honored to know you liked it enough to make it your first fave, and delighted that you've told me. Your comments always bring me joy.
Date: 1/17/2022 1:00:00 AM
Just come across this one, Jenna, a very powerful write, with deep sad feelings. Awesome write.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 1/17/2022 2:54:00 PM
Thank you very much Eve.
Date: 12/31/2021 4:20:00 PM
Jenna, congratulations on your First Place win in my "A" Forms Contest with your wonderfully penned poem and I love your quote too ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
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Jenna Logan
Date: 1/1/2022 9:37:00 AM
I am grateful that you saw enough value in my entry to add it to your winning list. Thank you very much, Constance.
Date: 12/31/2021 7:33:00 AM
My congratulations to you for having written this dark, albeit fantastically created version of a fallen angel.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/31/2021 7:34:00 AM
Thanks an awful lot, Lin.
Date: 12/24/2021 7:08:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. A wonderful quote and write. Have a Blessed Christmas and 2022.......................
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/24/2021 7:41:00 AM
I appreciate your comments, Paula. Thanks for the many you give my poetry.
Date: 12/23/2021 8:42:00 AM
WoW! Jenna, Your quote and poem were well written. Congratulations on your 1st place win. It was well deserved. Have a great day:-) Alexis
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/23/2021 8:44:00 AM
Thanks so much, Alexis.
Date: 12/23/2021 4:17:00 AM
A great story in the form of alliteration. Congratulations!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/23/2021 8:44:00 AM
Thanks a lot, Chris.
Date: 12/22/2021 9:25:00 PM
Congratulations, Jenna! Great quote, alliteration and dark poem.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/23/2021 8:44:00 AM
Hi Kim. Thanks so very much for the congrats!
Date: 12/18/2021 5:12:00 AM
Jenna, you rose to challenge of this contest so very well indeed! A dark angel in glimpse of gloom! You have made it look easy though I know it is not, Excellent!!!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/18/2021 6:06:00 AM
Hi Mike. Sometimes I get lost in my thoughts and before I realize it, I've written a novelette. Thanks for the kudos.
Date: 12/15/2021 2:49:00 PM
Love the write. Brilliantly done. So sad, yet such a gracefully written poem. God bless you, Jenna. Love, Gina
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/18/2021 6:05:00 AM
Hi Gina. It made me sad to write such lines but thank you for appreciating this one.
Date: 12/15/2021 11:52:00 AM
Another fantastic poem Jenna, for the next Malevolent movie, as she’s abandoned into an endless purgatory, alliteration at its best, cheers David
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/15/2021 12:09:00 PM
Thank you for your detailed review, David. It's appreciated.
Date: 12/15/2021 9:29:00 AM
That's a lesson we should learn. Even the most evil of man can save his soul if he repents, but not angels because they do not acknowledge God's mercy. Lovely poem with great alliteration.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/15/2021 12:08:00 PM
Thank you for your analogy, Victor.
Date: 12/15/2021 9:08:00 AM
Beautiful alliteration Jenna, written in true Poe style. I know this will do well. Tom
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/15/2021 9:28:00 AM
I'm grateful for your comparison to Poe, Tom. I am a fan of his talent, dark as it was composed.
Date: 12/15/2021 8:57:00 AM
Wow! That was very powerful! Well done my friend!!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/15/2021 9:04:00 AM
I'm so glad you enjoyed it enough to choose it as a favorite, Mark. I'd stopped writing for contests, but I was drawn to drawings and paintings I found in images. Thank you so much.
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Mark Koplin
Date: 12/15/2021 8:58:00 AM
A definite fav for me as well
Date: 12/15/2021 8:55:00 AM
Wow, Jenna, this is a tour de force, I'd say! I think it is exceptionally well-written and deserving of every honor. This is quality poetry at its finest. A FAVE for me.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 12/15/2021 12:22:00 PM
Jenna, I believe his name was Lucifer.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 12/15/2021 9:02:00 AM
Thank you so much for the compliments you've given my poem, Milt. I hate the thought of fallen angels, but they have existed since the disloyalty shown by Satan...whatever his name was before he grew jealous of God.

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