The Weight of a Lethargic Cloud

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gloom drags me into the blueness of
boredom since you've been gone
and i don't see how i'll ever snap out of it



POTD October 13, 2022

AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Posted on October 11, 2022

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Date: 10/18/2022 11:13:00 PM
Congratulations Line….your words are perfect for that picture….meant to be!! Debx
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Date: 10/17/2022 12:48:00 PM
This explains grief well.
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Date: 10/17/2022 3:14:00 PM
The image spoke to me ~
Date: 10/15/2022 6:10:00 PM
Well... perhaps the answer to the blues is right in your poem: 'SNAP those fingers.' Perhaps, just as smiling actually makes you feel happier, snap can put some zip in your step. Light and Illumination, Gershon
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Date: 10/16/2022 9:33:00 AM
Thank you very much, Gershon ~
Date: 10/14/2022 8:37:00 AM
Okay, now I get it.
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Date: 10/14/2022 5:22:00 PM
Thanks, Jim ~
Date: 10/14/2022 5:18:00 AM
Line, sorry I missed this, belated congrats!!! I hope you snap out soon!!!
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Date: 10/14/2022 5:23:00 PM
Thanks, Mike ~ that is not me... it's a photo-prompt and I gave it a voice though I have been there ~
Date: 10/13/2022 9:53:00 PM
Line, evocative title and melancholy lines. Well done, and congratulations on your POTD acknowledgement ~ John
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Date: 10/14/2022 4:49:00 AM
Thanks, John ~ have a lovely day
Date: 10/13/2022 8:24:00 PM
So wistful and melancholy, congratulations on your potd, Line
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Date: 10/14/2022 4:49:00 AM
Thank you very much, Michelle ~
Date: 10/13/2022 8:21:00 PM
Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Line. Take care, Shirley
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Date: 10/14/2022 4:50:00 AM
Thank you, Shirley ~ have a wonderful day
Date: 10/13/2022 7:58:00 PM
"Gloom drags me into boredom". I'm sure many can relate. Falling into that lonely state, can certainly bring a mood down. Leave the heart feeling empty. You paint such tender and emotional moments, with your words. Congratulations Line, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 10/14/2022 4:50:00 AM
Not a good place to be, and less so to linger ~
Date: 10/13/2022 2:32:00 PM
Congratulations Line quite the achievement for your Poetry...
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:19:00 PM
thank you very much, Michael. You're very kind.
Date: 10/13/2022 1:27:00 PM
Congratulations, Line. A powerful verse. Happy for you! Pangie
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:19:00 PM
Thanks, Panagiota ~
Date: 10/13/2022 12:57:00 PM
Congratulations on POTD,Line: Well expressed lines on depression. SuZ
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:20:00 PM
Yes, not my cheeriest piece ~
Date: 10/13/2022 12:50:00 PM
Best to take your time and gently float out of it! Congratulations on your P.O.T.D.! Robert
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:20:00 PM
Thanks for your much appreciatede visit and comment, Robert ~
Date: 10/13/2022 12:14:00 PM
It is painful and there are those who can't "snap out of it". A friend told me that they hate that term, we shouldn't use it...it makes them feel guilty when they can't. if a physical disability, it would be the same way you can't snap out of a migraine, or clinical depression, but you said it beautifully! Love the painting...CONGRATULATIONS LINE GAUTHIER, ON POTD! I Am Anaya
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:21:00 PM
Thank you very much ~ I have been very very bad for those who are clinically depressed.
Date: 10/13/2022 11:32:00 AM
I don't mean to make light of your situation, Line, but time...or so I'm told...often has a very unique way of dealing with this sort of thing. You do have lots of support on PS, and it also helps to express your feelings in writing just as you have done so well in this piece.
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:22:00 PM
Thank you very much for your kind words, Jim. I mostly wanted to give a voice to the artwork. So no worries ~
Date: 10/13/2022 9:40:00 AM
Well expressed, Miss Line. Sad reality of devastating loss. Sorry. :o(
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:23:00 PM
Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Arlo ~
Date: 10/13/2022 8:46:00 AM
Congratulations on your P.O.T.D., Line.
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:24:00 PM
Thanks, Milton. Much appreciated ~
Date: 10/13/2022 6:56:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD, Line. Gloom becomes blueness that becomes depression and then the destructive downward spiral. Well stated my friend. Enjoy your special PoetrySoup day! Bill
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:24:00 PM
Yes indeed ~ it's slippery slope and best not to linger in its vicinity.
Date: 10/13/2022 6:34:00 AM
Perhaps a metaphoric write Line, but so full of surreal melancholy, the reader can actually feel the lethargy weigh us down, congratulations on such a creative POTD, cheers David
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:25:00 PM
Thank you very much, David ~ have a lovely day.
Date: 10/13/2022 6:26:00 AM
Congratulations on the honor of POTD Line. :)
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:25:00 PM
Thanks, Linda ~ much appreciated
Date: 10/13/2022 5:03:00 AM
BIG congrats on POTD, Line. Highly expressive in just a few words. Enjoy your day.
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:25:00 PM
Thank you very much, Vijay. Most appreciated ~
Date: 10/13/2022 3:57:00 AM
My best wishes for your POTD. Victor
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Date: 10/13/2022 4:26:00 PM
Thank you very much, Victor. Have a lovely day ~
Date: 10/13/2022 3:43:00 AM
Line, Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 10/13/2022 3:50:00 AM
Thank you very much, Tania ~
Date: 10/13/2022 3:14:00 AM
There are times when I should get up from my couch, but just don't feel like doing it. Congrats on your POTD, Line.
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Date: 10/13/2022 3:50:00 AM
Thanks, Jenna ~ probably not my most cheerful poem but I resonated with the artwork
Date: 10/13/2022 2:54:00 AM
Contrasting the sound of "blueness of boredom" with "snap out of it," delightfully done! Elizabeth
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Date: 10/13/2022 3:50:00 AM
Thanks for your visit and comment, Elizabeth ~
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