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Written for the rispetto contest sponsored by Emile Pinet

Sometimes when innocence is stolen, by familiar thieves,time can never erase the scars left within. Raising awareness on abuse...

I remember how the rose moon drizzled gold, when stars within your eyes danced, flickering pearls, curating a carnival of dreams untold~ while heavy skies unveiled tuscan truth, that twirls. But am I to swim through syllables of grief, for innocence was snatched by a soulless thief, stealing soft colors of sunsets with thick sins, as violin stringed heart sings on sharpened pins.

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Susan Ashley

Date: 4/21/2024 11:55:00 AM

Dear Empress, gifted poetess, your potent golden pen spills with sad soulful eloquence with a beauty of imageries that give a vivid elegant voice to the hurt tender heart, the wounded spirit and the demeaned physical body of a victim, to testify against the heinous acts of abuse. Your last line a perpetual legacy of the pain and a deeply affecting finale. Congratulations for your poignant trophy win in Emile's contest. A well-deserved honor, sweet poetess. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/6/2024 12:07:00 AM

Congrats to you on this well deserved trophy win. Hope you are having a an awesome weekend, Ink.

Valsa George

Date: 4/4/2024 10:50:00 PM

It is so sad that a child is abused and betrayed by heartless rogues... a crime that cannot be forgiven. With time, the wound may be healed, but the scar remains and continues to haunt the victim. So powerfully and beautifully penned in your inimitable style. Congratulations on your well-deserved trophy win, dear sweet Empress.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 4/4/2024 10:24:00 AM

Congratulations dear Inky! What stirring, poignant emotions you bring forth. Nice! :)

Ink Empress
Date: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 PM

Awwn thank you sweet linda you are so kind im so very grateful for your support

Maria Williams

Date: 4/4/2024 1:00:00 AM

What vivid imagery, dear Ink, I can see why this won first prize; congratulations, dear.A rose moon that drizzles gold, stars within eyes that dance, curating a carnival of dreams untold. Imagine heavy skies unveiling Tuscan truth and syllables of grief, for innocence snatched by a soulless thief.This captivating scene is a testament to the power of language and the emotions it can evoke. I recently bought Emile's book on Amazon. Its called A Match in the Dark. So very good...Hugs

Ink Empress
Date: 4/4/2024 12:01:00 PM

Awwn you are so sweet dear maria. I always admire emiles poems he is one of my faves here on soup. As are you, one of the most elegant writers i know. I hope to read something soon and so very supportive of you to buy his book. I cant wait to read his book too

Tonye George

Date: 4/2/2024 4:24:00 PM

Congratulations dear Ink on this great win.

Ink Empress
Date: 4/4/2024 12:02:00 PM

Thank you sweet soul

Tom Woody

Date: 4/2/2024 1:42:00 PM

I see this won first place for you ... again. Hey, you're popular lol. Seriously though, it's always well deserved Inky. You're a high-ender

Tom Woody
Date: 4/2/2024 2:46:00 PM

Favorite storyteller? That's quite an honor

Ink Empress
Date: 4/2/2024 2:17:00 PM

Yes, emile is one of my fave poets here for how talented he is, etc. as are most here. You are my fave storyteller: haha. So its truly an honor, i dunno about popularity? Popularity is a scary thing tomsz

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/2/2024 12:08:00 PM

Congratulations on your first place win! Beautiful images…stolen innocence!

Ink Empress
Date: 4/2/2024 1:01:00 PM

Thank you dear kim i appreciate your support always

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 4/2/2024 5:34:00 AM

you have somehow managed to paint abuse in strangely beautiful language, which is testimony to your immense skill as a writer - congrats on your well deserved 1st place, and thanks for your in depth review of my work

Ink Empress
Date: 4/2/2024 1:01:00 PM

Thank you so much dear charlotte, was also my pleasure

Christina Bowring

Date: 4/1/2024 10:09:00 PM

Back again dearest Inky to say many congratulations for a very worthy ‘first’ in the contest for this profound and touching piece of wonderful writing. Celebratory hugs xx

Ink Empress
Date: 4/2/2024 4:06:00 AM

Chriszy, you are such a sweet and sincere soul. Thank you so very much for being so kind and for your return visit with congratulations. I was quite surprised to get placed but im honored really and happy to have readers like you thank you again

Emile Pinet

Date: 4/1/2024 11:01:00 AM

Congratulations Ink Empress! Your poem "Stolen Innocence" has placed "First" in my “Rispetto”, PoetrySoup contest. This poignant piece caught my eye. Very sad yet very well written, my friend, Emile.

Ink Empress
Date: 4/1/2024 11:18:00 AM

Dear Emile, what an honor, to be placed first in your contest, im so very grateful that a talented poet like you, would consider my poem worthy: thank you so much for feeling the depth of my poem: beyond grateful

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/31/2024 1:49:00 PM

Lovely are the contrasts conveyed here. A big fave. Hope you win.

Ink Empress
Date: 4/1/2024 11:19:00 AM

Thank you so very much sweet andrea I appreciate your support always

Christina Bowring

Date: 3/31/2024 12:24:00 AM

Dearest Inky, this poignant piece is so beautifully written and sad. The contrast between the two of before and after the abuse is so powerful. You have such a huge talent for writing in such an elegant and exquisite way dear one. You have captured so much here with the hopes and dreams of any young child - the pure innocence - and then the horrific loss of it when all is shattered and colourful skies overhead are replaced with a blackness of soulless colour. ‘snatched by a soulless thief’ and

Ink Empress
Date: 3/31/2024 1:36:00 AM

I adore you chriszyy, happy easter , thank you for feeling my poem . You truly are a gem

Christina Bowring
Date: 3/31/2024 12:25:00 AM

the last line is very profound. Such a reflective rispetto and in perfect rhyme too. Big hugs and love to you on Easter Sunday. Xxx

Sotto Poet

Date: 3/30/2024 3:47:00 PM

There must be a stop to abuse in all its shapes; however, many victims continue to suffer in silence. Your rispetto poetry is an amazing depiction of the complex lives of people, capturing both the joys and sorrows, the magic and the reality of life. At the same time as it celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the face of hardship, it invites readers to reflect on the fragility of innocence and the everlasting pain of betrayal. BOL with the contest.

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:05:00 PM

Awwn thank you for such a relevant and thoughtful comment on this poem, youv really felt my words and left such a soulful comment. Appreciate always your poetic support

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 3/30/2024 3:42:00 PM

You know how to pierce the pain and pour it out on page, in a way that is quite insanely good, I love it, Diamond soul comes to my mind, when I read this, think its a channeling thing lol, Happy Easter, dear heart xo

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:07:00 PM

Awwn this, i dont know my beautiful rose you are an empath, you feel me from miles. I was in so much pain, when i received this comment, somehow, you always find me when im in pain. Sending yoh light happy easter

Paige Hind

Date: 3/30/2024 3:32:00 PM

Very cutting- I really appreciated the part about "as violin stringed heart sings on sharpened pins"- deep image. Nice to stop by your page today- <3

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:16:00 PM

Thank you sweet paige for visiting my poems today

Don Iannone

Date: 3/30/2024 9:21:00 AM

Ink Empress: "Stolen Innocence" evokes a deep sense of sorrow and empathy, stirring a mixture of nostalgia for lost innocence and a reminder of the lingering shadows cast by trauma or abuse. It leaves us with a heavy heart, reflecting on the resilience required to navigate the aftermath of betrayal and the enduring quest for peace and healing. Cheers, Don

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:23:00 PM

Ah youv really captured the true essence of my poem through your soulful comment, im grateful for that. Thank you so much for your visit and for your indepth analysis

Charles Messina

Date: 3/30/2024 7:02:00 AM

A great subject to write about, Ink. You have written a beautiful rispetto and I suspect you will do well in the contest, BOL dear friend. Hugs Charlie

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:25:00 PM

Dear charlie, i am so grateful for your support, thats so kind of you to think this will do well in the contest, thank you so very much truly

Silent One

Date: 3/30/2024 6:56:00 AM

Abuse of any kind needs to be eradicated but sadly so many suffer in silence.. Your rispetto poem effectively captures the complexities of human experience, from moments of enchantment and joy to the harsh realities of loss and betrayal. It invites readers to reflect on the fragility of innocence and the enduring pain of betrayal, while also acknowledging the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:25:00 PM

Thank you silent one, you are right. And you felt my words deeply, for that i am grateful always

Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/30/2024 6:01:00 AM

I hear the echo of forlorn soul through your artistic words, Ink. --as violin stringed heart sings on sharpened pins--so well delivered!

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:26:00 PM

Awwn thank you so much always

Paul Bell

Date: 3/30/2024 4:10:00 AM

The stealing of innocence and the journey of self reconciliation. Hopefully this strong girl grows stronger and her journey moves with haste.

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:27:00 PM

What a lovely comment thank you so much dear Paul

Triny Xiang

Date: 3/30/2024 12:01:00 AM

Beautiful. Your alliteration is spot on. If only I could curate my carnival of dreams as you do with such finesse and cry with my grieving syllables.

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:28:00 PM

Thank you dearest always for being so very supportive, im grateful

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 3/29/2024 9:08:00 PM

A beautifully rhymed poem with a story of determination. Best wishes for the contest.

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:30:00 PM

Thank you dear hilda always for your kindness

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 3/29/2024 4:43:00 PM

the perfect Rispetto! Seriously, the form seems perfect to me and the rhyme scheme was 'smashing.' I especially liked 'syllable of grief for innocence snatched from a soulless thief.' How sad! I become angry when I think too much about abuse. Awesome contest entry. Have a splendid weekend, hugs & blessings, Sara

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:31:00 PM

Thank you so much always

Robert Sidwell

Date: 3/29/2024 3:40:00 PM

Extremely eloquent and tasteful! The contrast of what was to what could have been was very articulate, artful and heartbreaking. Great write for a great cause!

Ink Empress
Date: 3/30/2024 11:54:00 PM

Ah thank you so very much for your kind comment