Jeanne Mcgee Poet Verse

Wayra Lantern

Night brings misery…
                             adrift in midnight scowl
                       I strike a match,     blinking light
                           With lanterns glowing soul
                     Release to shadows,     my darkness


5-20-2020
WEAVING A WAYRA Poetry Contest 1st place.  
Sponsored by: nette onclaud...thank you :D

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Caren Krutsinger May 24, 2020 at 5:16 AM Congratulations! Loved every word of this, and you arranged them in exactly the write way!

Aditi Mishra May 23, 2020 at 5:48 PM This is a beautiful one with the spirit of faith to fight against darkness. Congratulations on your win Jeanne! :)

Connie Marcum Wong May 23, 2020 at 12:47 PM This is brilliant with a fantastic ending Jeanne! “Release to shadows, my darkness“ Congratulations on your high placement! Blessings xxoo Jeanne Mcgee May 23, 2020 at 2:08 PM Thank you so much Connie... :)

Nette Onclaud May 23, 2020 at 4:19 AM jeanne, i like the way you wove the release of shadows amid dark thoughts... and a fine end to boot!... congrats on your top win my contest,...huggs Jeanne Mcgee May 23, 2020 at 9:20 AM It was my surprise as well...thanks so much for giving us great choices to see where our imaginations would lead us...I'm always surprise how daily conversations will creep into my writing without my thinking about it before I start to write.

Caren Krutsinger May 21, 2020 at 8:31 PM You have pulled a beauty out of your imagination my friend!

Jeanne Mcgee May 21, 2020 at 9:24 AM Actually, I don't have much worries or darkness, but I know people who do and have imagined what it must be like for those who wake in the night unable to sleep these days.

Anil Deo May 21, 2020 at 8:31 AM I guessed, "Winter brings misery," but be it Canada or US, Spring has sprung a month or more. THE BARON asks a good question ... but LIGHT & DARK have fought battles eternally. Satan was a Praise Team leader in heaven, & still goes as "an angel of light - LUCIFER." My pastoral hat keeps jumping up, but I pray U will sleep good tonight. Rebuke bad thoughts! ptl

Tom Cunningham May 20, 2020 at 9:11 PM Something about the night makes you feel vulnerable, thank god for light. Good luck in the contest Tom Jeanne Mcgee May 20, 2020 at 9:51 PM Thanks so much Tom.