Strength Infinitions

She wraps five stair steps tight in arm;
tears now dried by winds of war.
Rent in twain; two now one.
Each child feels her might,
not as the oak.
Great is strength
that has
heart.




10/07/15
Contest: Infinite Infinitions
Sponsor: Charlotte Jade Paddifoot
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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October 19, 2015 at 11:26 PM
Arlene, Congrats on your win. --SKAT :)
Cheema Avatar
October 17, 2015 at 7:17 AM
Congrats Arlene on your win!
A. Sharma Avatar
October 17, 2015 at 1:22 AM
Congrats on ur awesome winning write Arlene!
Y. Avatar
October 16, 2015 at 8:08 PM
Arlene, I enjoyed the strength within piece. Congratulations on your win:)Alexis 7
Dietrich Avatar
October 16, 2015 at 7:38 PM
great job, Arlene. BIG congrats to you in the contest.
Leiser Avatar
October 16, 2015 at 6:53 PM
So love the deep message of your poem, Arlene. Congrats on your well deserved win :)
Puddifoot Avatar
October 16, 2015 at 5:04 PM
this was quite an intriguing one, it was one of the entries that caught my interest from early on; i love those last three lines "great is strength/that has/heart - brilliant - congrats on your win in my contest!
Smith Avatar
October 16, 2015 at 5:36 PM
Thank you so much my friend!!!!!...
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