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grace to souls you'll never see the tangled hell inside of me for bleak the lilt belies a voice that which comes without a choice halt to deem the row inside such anguished awe a smile can hide. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "End July Premiere Poetry Contest", Brian Strand, Sponsor.

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Adeyemi Joshua

Date: 8/16/2017 10:15:00 AM

Wonderful.....Keep the fire burning!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/16/2017 9:43:00 PM

Thank you, Adeyemi - very kind of you, my friend - I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Jannie Breedt

Date: 8/8/2017 5:48:00 AM

Hi Greg .congrats on your win awesome!!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/16/2017 9:42:00 PM

Thank you Jannie, my friend ... blessings to you, Buddy! :-)

Lin Lane

Date: 8/1/2017 8:16:00 AM

Congratulations, Greg. I knew this one was destined to reach more eyes.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 8/1/2017 2:28:00 PM

That's very sweet of you, Lin, and I thank you very much for your wonderful compliments ... I have a special place for this one! <3

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 7/29/2017 3:01:00 PM

Wow! Very impressive Greg! Big Congrats on your First placement! : )

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/29/2017 5:38:00 PM

Thank you so much, Connie - blessings to you, My Friend! :-) <3

Susan Ashley

Date: 7/28/2017 7:52:00 PM

Hi Greg, beautifully done. Congrats on your top win! :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/28/2017 8:20:00 PM

Thank you, Susan, I very much appreciate your comment ... a win for the "Dark" genre, which is a bit unusual, but demonstrates Brian's appreciation for ALL poetry ... dark poetry is, for me, victory over those things that can pull us down - turning the negative into something beautiful - and I find it very cathartic. Thanks again!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 7/28/2017 12:48:00 PM

Wonderful, Greg! Congrats on your well-deserved top win! Janice

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/28/2017 1:28:00 PM

Thank you so very much, Janice - that means a great deal to me, as does this wonderful honor for my poem! Blessings! :-)

Janice Canerdy

Date: 7/28/2017 12:47:00 PM

Wonderful, Greg! Congrats on your well-deserved top win! Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/22/2017 12:07:00 PM

oh those last two lines are SO true. Good one, Greg!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/23/2017 8:04:00 AM

Thank you so much, Andrea - so pleased you like this one! <3

Darren White

Date: 7/22/2017 10:46:00 AM

Oh, I can see, and I know my friend. Hugs for you <3

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/23/2017 8:03:00 AM

Thanks, Buddy, much love and respect ... as always! :-)

Daniel Turner

Date: 7/21/2017 7:47:00 AM

A smile can not hide the pain in someone's eyes. Beautifully written, Greg. I really love your style:)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/21/2017 10:33:00 AM

Thank you, my friend, I greatly appreciate your kind words, and highly regard your opinion, Daniel, as you are an extraordinary wordsmith! Blessings!

Lin Lane

Date: 7/20/2017 12:13:00 PM

How difficult the task to hide sadness behind a smile. Your writes are always well done, Greg.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/20/2017 1:53:00 PM

Thank you so much, Lin - I'm glad this touched you in some way. The dark pieces for me are about healing for the most part - going to a place of pain and turning that into something beautiful, or something that affects others. To change that darkness to art is a victory and a purge of sorts, and very cathartic for me. I wish others saw more beauty in it that way ...

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/20/2017 1:53:00 PM

... it really holds much beauty and transforming power. Forcing light into the darkness. Thanks agin! <3

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 7/20/2017 9:56:00 AM

Dark depths penned here Greg, too well penned xomo

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/20/2017 1:50:00 PM

Thank you, Maureen ... blessings to you, my friend. :-)