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8/11/23

Second Place 

U or V Words Poetry Contest  

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Vows are binding promises each partner makes to God. Til post-traumatic stress disorder shows its ugly head ~Quote by poet No longer they were joined as one The swell of her shackled ankle has gone All that is left is hurt, two hearts disheveled Cutting the ties so coarse mideviled They danced together to the cante jondo Romanced by guitars, baile the fandango A thousand times they talked about tyng the ribbon Fear and violent behavior, thoughts never given The wind is the singer who sang the first song Vibrant is she who sings her windsong He'll find his way, without strife, she'll not be battered Wars only make dreams of casalena shattered The kind thoughtful man with whom she'd been engaged Returned from battle laden with a vile bitterness he enraged Drained dry of the milk of life's humanity Now inflamed with a blind raging insanity To a true prince she had vowed to wed Transformed into a dastardly beast instead As the man she loved pounds fists into the wall She proclaims in God's name, I am now unbetrothed

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Date: 8/25/2023 11:51:00 AM
Heartbreaking, Anaya! PTSD has stolen many a person and robbed them of who they were. Your poem, your choice of words and images powerfully tells the story of romance and love and devastation! Congratulations on your win! Blessings.
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Date: 3/13/2024 11:25:00 AM
Thank you, Sam! Cheers!
Date: 8/16/2023 11:00:00 AM
- Congratulations on your great win ... love the end, Anaya :) - hugs
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Date: 3/13/2024 11:23:00 AM
Thank you, Anne-Lise! Hugs
Date: 8/14/2023 9:37:00 AM
Nice poem Anaya. It is a sad story with better outcome.
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Date: 8/14/2023 3:19:00 PM
Thank you, Jay!
Date: 8/14/2023 9:19:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. A wonderful yet sad write. Great pictures. I enjoyed reading it. Have a great day.............
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Date: 8/14/2023 3:19:00 PM
Thank you so much for your comments and encouragement, Paula. I'm glad you enjoyed!
Date: 8/14/2023 7:37:00 AM
First time reading you Anaya, it was sad, but had a happy outcome in the end. War has taken it's toll on many a man and the consequences to their families are devastating. Well written.
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Date: 8/14/2023 8:26:00 AM
It's complicated, with new technology and self help, for instance writing we can all do our share to help vets. Thank you, John Hamilton.
Date: 8/13/2023 3:53:00 PM
It means your parents gave you away. should have been unengaged. I liked it.
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Date: 8/13/2023 4:16:00 PM
Thank you.
Date: 8/13/2023 10:20:00 AM
Interesting twist on the shackled ankle, usually applied to men but in this case her. We wondered what he witnessed to change him so drastically. War is hell. Better she got out now, sooner rather than later. "To be betrothed or unbetrothed, that is the question..." Answered
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Date: 8/13/2023 1:03:00 PM
Lol. This was based on the Netflix original lol. "The Beauty Queen" 1930's except she was from Jerusalem, he went off to fight with the Brits, came back and he beat her to a pulp! Back then, they blamed the women. That is the million-dollar question.
Date: 8/12/2023 2:57:00 PM
beautiful poem, the difficult "story" touched me, thanks for sharing
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Date: 8/12/2023 8:24:00 PM
Thank you, Yann. I've never put a poem together as quickly as this one. PS power poets, I call them, (means awesome) I can't keep up with them!;D

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