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In my sleep, I walk, unseen With ghosts, through times before Like mist, I slip in between Moonlight and the phantom shore With ghosts, through times before I am sensed only inside Moonlight and the phantom shore Too brief a heaven to reside I am sensed only inside As memory's fragile reflection Too brief a heaven to reside Losing upon waking's deflection As memory's fragile reflection Like mist, I slip in between Losing upon waking's deflection In my sleep, I walk, unseen. 7/19/2018

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Date: 8/31/2022 4:02:00 AM
Love this, Michelle, its dreamy subject and feel. Love the wording: Losing upon waking's deflection. Also has a touch of gloom and you become the ghost unseen in this haunting world. Congratulations, Michelle!
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Date: 8/28/2022 9:49:00 AM
Congrats on your win Michelle, Wonderful write
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Date: 8/17/2018 11:22:00 AM
Very well done. You've done this style really well and the imagery is quite vivid. The creativity is awesome. Pantoums are my favorite style to write in.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/19/2018 2:16:00 PM
Thank you so much, Charles!
Date: 8/5/2018 8:34:00 AM
Congrats Michelle, on your win in Brian's contest- you caught that twilight feeling between sleep and being awake so well.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/5/2018 4:23:00 PM
Thank you L.J. for your kind words!
Date: 8/3/2018 12:45:00 AM
Back again to congratulate you again on your win again, #1 win! :)
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/5/2018 4:23:00 PM
Thanks again, Susan, appreciate it!
Date: 8/2/2018 9:16:00 AM
A lovely haunting piece, Michelle. Congrats on your gold medal win.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/5/2018 4:24:00 PM
Thank you for your wonderful comment, Line!
Date: 8/2/2018 8:27:00 AM
So dreamy, misty, and sensorily fragile, if you will. Wonderful visual and tactile effect. Really like this one ... And congrats on your win!! :) gw
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/5/2018 4:25:00 PM
Thanks, I was trying to create the circular feeling of dreaming and felt a pantoum would work well, glad you enjoyed it!
Date: 8/1/2018 8:23:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. This is a great pantoum! Well done! I like the 'With ghosts, through times before'. Enjoyed.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 8/1/2018 11:01:00 PM
Thank you so much, Susan!
Date: 7/31/2018 9:53:00 AM
Congrats Michelle!
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 7/31/2018 2:45:00 PM
Thank you for placing me in your contest, John!
Date: 7/21/2018 9:00:00 PM
I really like the cadence of this, especially the line "moonlight and the phantom shore". I am going to look up pantoum right now. Thank you for teaching me a new way.
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Michelle Faulkner
Date: 7/25/2018 1:19:00 PM
Thank you Caren, your visits always inspire me!

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