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~ light shafts thru azure ... air mixture gone, my blood boils - mind spins agony ... I reach for bright ropes, but they melt within my grasp ... dark depths swallow me. ~ ~ 3rd Place ~ in the "When One Line Is Not Enough" Poetry Contest, Silent One, Sponsor. Syllables checked at HowManySyllables.com 17/line.

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Date: 6/9/2018 10:09:00 PM
Beautiful, Gregory. Congrats on your podium finish.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/16/2018 10:11:00 PM
Thank you so much, Line! :-)
Date: 6/4/2018 10:59:00 PM
Great inspirational verse, Gregory, congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:39:00 PM
Thank you so much, Dear Eve! :-) <3
Date: 6/4/2018 10:54:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement with these chilling two lines. Well done!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:39:00 PM
Thank you very much, Susan - so appreciated! :-) <3
Date: 6/4/2018 8:05:00 AM
- Hurray :) - Many congrats on your win, Gregory :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:38:00 PM
Many kind thanks, Anne-Lise - blessings! :-) <3
Date: 6/4/2018 7:19:00 AM
A two line masterpiece, Gregoy... Many congrats on your win. Elaine
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:37:00 PM
Thank you very much, Elaine - blessings! :-) <3
Date: 6/4/2018 6:28:00 AM
Very deep Greg.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:37:00 PM
Thank you very much, S1 - much appreciated!
Date: 6/3/2018 9:17:00 AM
You know I like that theme :) powerfully inked dear poet xomo <3
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:37:00 PM
Thank you so much, Mo!
Date: 6/2/2018 10:09:00 PM
Gives me chills, Greg. Sounds ghastly! Brilliantly written as usual.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:36:00 PM
Thank you very much, Daniel! :-)
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:36:00 PM
Thanks, JM!
Date: 6/2/2018 8:17:00 PM
The bends...so scary!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:36:00 PM
Indeed, Kim!
Date: 6/2/2018 6:39:00 PM
Nice...I like the dimension of despair expressed here...All the best Gregory
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 6/9/2018 8:35:00 PM
Thank you so much, Arturo! :-)

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