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The Emerald Sea of Deep Woe

Woe is me arrived on schedule unplanned yet expected In the form of emerald eyes. Disappointed, sad, dejected I stared into her truth Wanting to help, yet knowing words might not find sanctuary in her mind. She was only six, yet she had been through a sad thirty-year-old’s life. We sat in silence, this emerald Sea and I, lost in the midst of Sorrow, feeling our own pain In the form of each other. No one speaking Of it. Written 9-14-2018 Contest: Verses of Metaphor II Sponsor: Laura Loo

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Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 10/8/2018 3:22:00 AM

Congratulations, Caren on your fine win.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/8/2018 5:54:00 AM

Thank you. I had written this so long ago, I had to re-read it.

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/7/2018 10:39:00 PM

Love the raw emotion in your poem, Caren. Congrats on your top win.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/8/2018 1:39:00 AM

Hahaha Line, I never have to look at contest results, because my true PoetrySoup Friends always have my back! Now I have to look! Thanks for letting me know!

Rhona Mcferran

Date: 9/15/2018 2:19:00 AM

Haunting metaphor. Sometimes there aren't any words for the grief... especially for one so young. I think that's one of the hardest parts, that they aren't even old enough to be equipped with the vocabulary to understand, process or express what they're experiencing- they just FEEL. Heartbreaking.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 9/15/2018 3:21:00 AM

Thank you Rhona. It came to me rather quickly, having seen those emerald eyes.