The Invisible Thread Premiere Contest Winner


  I've spent numerous such days
    isolated in a cornered haze,
  surrounded by layered traces
     of my own multiple human faces
     but this one has taken me afar
       into my caves of a haunting scar,
    where I tremble in dark fears
      drowning into storms of tears.

     Afraid of losing my loved ones
      my memories eclipsed by doomed suns--
       what holds me is an invisible thread
   that gleams in dark storms ahead.
       I follow the whispers of my heart,
    a symphony of hope from the start.
        It reminds me to never forget,
          life continues after a sunset.

    Love and kindness shine like stars,
        fireflies glittering in hopeful jars,
    to be spread as love ballads along
     scarred paths on those who long
        to find rays of hopes growing bleak,
     their voices we must always seek.
       Darkness might cluster our land,
   our strength remains a white strand--
     words, gestures, thoughts that flow
  will always be healers in a loving glow
    in the numbered days that we would live,
      joy to ourselves and others we must give.


July 26, 2020

Isolation Philosophy Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke
~Premiere Contest Winner: 1st Place

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Date: 9/2/2020 7:23:00 PM
You have penned it so well... Congratulations on your win
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Date: 8/25/2020 12:02:00 PM
Returning to enjoy the splendor of this fantastic write, Aditi. The depths of humanity in expressions of both isolation and hope are exquisitely laid out. I feel this would have made a much more worthy candidate for POTD than my little shape poem, but it's not for me to decide. Blessings, dear friend ~ John
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Date: 8/2/2020 10:20:00 PM
Your rhymes are sublime and your anxieties are haunting, but your hope balances out the unease and restores sanity. I love the line "life continues after a sunset". This grows like a final movement of a symphony with the momentum moving towards the victory over doubt and fear with the crashing tympani and cymbals proclaiming "in the numbered days that we would live, joy to ourselves and others we must give." Such a positive and moving anthem for dark times. A FAV, worthy of POTW or POTD ~ John
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Date: 8/1/2020 7:07:00 AM
- A wonderful winning poem Aditi, congratulations so much on your top placement :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/1/2020 1:22:00 AM
Congratulations dear Aditi. This is a masterpiece! I am gladdened by these splendid parting lines: "in the numbered days that we would live, joy to ourselves and others we must give". An instant FAVE..
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Date: 8/1/2020 12:21:00 AM
Wow! Congrats! Very-well expressed from the top to the end; delighting me with this: "in the numbered days that we would live, joy to ourselves and others we must give." God bless you.
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Date: 7/31/2020 8:48:00 PM
BIG CONGRATS TO TOPPER. Blessing
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Date: 7/31/2020 6:40:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. A beautiful write from your pen. Enjoy this wonderful win.............
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Date: 7/31/2020 4:46:00 PM
Deep emotions spoken with beautiful poetry. Congratulations Aditi on you top win. hugs and blessings....
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Date: 7/28/2020 5:05:00 AM
The whispers of my heart hold me by an invisible thread also, but I had never thought to put it together is such a magnificently poetic way until now. So Aditi, thank you for writing this one!
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Aditi Mishra
Date: 7/29/2020 5:07:00 AM
I am sure you can weave even more beautiful poetry than this one Caren. Thank you for such kind words of appreciation. Much love :)
Date: 7/26/2020 1:30:00 AM
my memories eclipsed by doomed suns.. As usual the magical pen created another wonder.. Great Entry Aditi..Good luck..
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Aditi Mishra
Date: 7/29/2020 5:06:00 AM
You made my day Jenish. Thank you for such kind appreciation and blessings :)
Date: 7/25/2020 2:36:00 PM
Very nice Aditi! “Fireflies glittering in hopeful jars” Wish you the very best in the contest! Looks a sure winner.
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Aditi Mishra
Date: 7/29/2020 5:05:00 AM
Glad you loved it Krish! Thank you for your appreciation and kind wishes :)
Date: 7/25/2020 1:38:00 PM
A could feel the angst in your poem... So many great lines creating deep poetry..
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Aditi Mishra
Date: 7/29/2020 5:05:00 AM
Thank you for your visit and kind appreciation for my muse :)
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