Sotto Poet Poet Rhyme

Threshold of Split Links

Written: July 19, 2026 for a contest sponsored by Margarita Lillico 

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We have reached that threshold line,
Where split links and ethics entwine.
Can we mend the crack of the past?
And throw the stones of contrast?

Or do we strike a sudden spark,
To light the waters in the dark?
To vamp the fence takes patient hands,
To heal the shifts in broken lands.

But burnt piers moor the shore in place,
No more feet may roam back to pace.
One choice puts back a time spun,
The past, revived, but bridges undone.

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Sara Kendrick July 20, 2026 at 5:19 AM This one reads like a good contender to me for the contest, Lasaad. Way to go. Can differences ever really be healed before our Savior comes to set up His Kingdom. Sara k.

Victor Buhagiar July 20, 2026 at 1:29 AM Your technique is wonderful. loved this line. To vamp the fence takes patient hands. Wish I had patience to use rhyme.

Alison A Smith July 20, 2026 at 1:18 AM Very nice composition.

Paige Hind July 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM just beautiful, Sotto I love "But burnt piers moor the shore in place,"