Karen Jones Poet Rhyme

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Written May 23 2026 for contest Embrace the Void sponsor Seth Pena

The Void

Turquoise tears race on face
A broken heart empty hardened place
Like a black bird without a song
No decadent words to string along

Love is a blue bruise on battered brain
Memory of you driving me insane
Looking for a yellow happy place
Photograph ripped now I chase

The void with liquor candles and moon
Muse and I bicker that love was doomed
Sipping my soul like Earl Gray 
Wishing to dispose of yesterday 

Looking up at the ebony sky annoyed 
To get through the night
Embrace the void

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Bartholomew Williams May 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM Karen, congratulations on your melancholy (but perhaps too often true?) write and top-10 placement! Well done! Blessings & very best, Bartholomew Bartholomew Williams May 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM You are most welcome, Karen! You have been very gracious in visiting and commenting on several of my poems, so it is the least I can do. Blessings & very best, BW Karen Jones May 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM You are kind Bartholomew! Thanks!

Beryl Edmonds May 24, 2026 at 6:28 AM A lovely take on the contest theme Karen. You embrace the void superbly… Beryl Karen Jones May 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM Aw thank you Beryl!

I Am Anaya May 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM "The void with liquor candles and moon Muse and I bicker that love was doomed" great lines, those are the moons longing, & if you've been to that place, it hits hard the void, sad but true. Great is the rhythm & flow as well. faving enjoyed immensely. Hope all is well,KJ! Blessings Karen Jones May 22, 2026 at 10:11 PM I am honored you fav dearest Anaya! My muse is in that mood tonight lol. I am well just struggling to write for these challenging prompts! Hugs and blessings returned!

Hilda Greenhough May 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM The sad and solitary feeling in your poem causes me to want to give reassurance with the hope that time heals. All is summed up in the last line "embrace the void". Karen Jones May 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM Hi Hilda! My muse is in a mood but I’m well! Thanks for your kind comment! Hugs