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Terra Firma

When both my feet don’t touch the ground
Lightheadedness proves overwhelming
Turbulent thoughts going while coming
They swirl about me round and round

Cloaked in black a moonless night
The howling dreadful spiteful wind prevails
Spellbound drags me over hills and vales
Like a ragdoll in the midst of a bullfight

Trails of lingering spirit ghouls
Hover over murky haze of mistiness
Harassing in dark gloomy cloudiness
Wrangling reaping mangled souls

Blurry visions twirl above
Creating mayhem in their path
Unleashing bold raging wrath
Till afar I think I see a dove

Fearing I’ll break into a coma
I force myself to get a grip
Catch my breath with every dip
Holding out for familiar terra firma



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on February 6, 2019 for contest ENCLOSED RHYME sponsored by EMILE PINET

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 2/7/2019 10:00:00 PM
firma - solid... terra - grounded … poem! G.L. in the contest, Line! ~ Gershon
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Line Gauthier
Date: 2/7/2019 11:07:00 PM
Thanks, Gershon. Much appreciated.
Date: 2/7/2019 2:18:00 PM
You've expressed quite well the difficulty of lacking solidity. Well penned and good luck in the contest.
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Line Gauthier
Date: 2/7/2019 2:39:00 PM
Thanks for your much appreciated visit and compliment, ML.
Date: 2/7/2019 4:28:00 AM
Delightfully mystical, and poetically wonderful, Line. "spellbound drags me over hills and vales like a ragdoll in the midst of a bullfight" - this part was a definite wake up line. I do not need to have coffee today.
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Line Gauthier
Date: 2/7/2019 8:23:00 AM
LOL thanks for your most appreciated visit and compliment, Caren.
Date: 2/6/2019 10:31:00 PM
A FAV for me. Very POEish. Love it
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Line Gauthier
Date: 2/6/2019 10:38:00 PM
What a lovely compliment. Thank you so much, Timothy.

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