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10/27/2025 for Pentastitch It Poetry Contest sponsored by Nette Onclaud 

Storm Within Me

Stop laughing!
My placid surface
hides ferment, turmoil,
and an unseen volcanism -
believe me.

It's okay. 
I too like safety 
atop the sea waves. 
It takes much courage to be  
Jacques Cousteau.
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ah, to have the courage of Jacques Costeau! Your poem was soothing.
Crandall Avatar
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thanks, Sara!
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