The Castle Within
Forts and Castles Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Craig Cornish
Contest Judged: 10/27/2025 12:01:00 PM
( 4th Place )
Written: October 14, 2025
"Within the heart, strength gathers quietly,
and light returns to rooms once closed to it."
_ Poet
I was never shaped from stone,
yet quiet walls took root inside me;
every memory a stepping stone,
every pause a thread of strength.
Years taught me endurance
in the art of stillness…
how to let the air move freely inside
without letting it shatter me.
Time softened my edges.
Moss clung to old sorrows,
and ivy traced gentle paths.
Now I open the gate at dawn
and light drifts softly inside…
a guest I no longer fear.
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