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For Ink Empress' Poetm of Your Heart Contest... Written 7 Aug 2024...Submitted 19 Dec 2024
I've somehow pondered about the rush of air of how I could be lulled on billows, and yet, its notes upon my flesh eludes me-- as if in midnight trailing, weeping in refrains this cadence glides beyond streetlamps on to my litanies, my expectations, my tears until I'm drenched by a melody ambient as the sound of breeze. Like a rain-child born in January with taps in my veins, I become a listener of seasons' tingling tunes which inhabit my thoughts : and to know my heart's kept secrets are cuddled through this rhythmic hisses, arias of both my dark and lustrous hours. Now I trace the reel of fleeting memories dating from youth to mid- adult...this old wind chime wrapped in chrome and antique stones fondle timeless music whipped by storms, rhapsodies, deaths of my life...a hanging rune delivering me from all I must bear-- though owned by Mom's as a hoard or collection, it was my precious harbinger: but it echoes no more in spaces where I loved, and still need to love back... Gazing at this chime of four decades drifting gently on the room knob, it has become mute, aged... but cared for like a most treasured keepsake.

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Date: 12/30/2024 6:11:00 AM
Dear Nette, this is such a lovely poem. The old wind chime evokes so many dear memories in you. Now though it has aged, it rests as the most treasured keepsake. The passage of time etches marks on everyone. Your lines have a special sweetness and deep nostalgic associations, bewitching my heart and this goes into my FAVE.
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Date: 12/27/2024 7:31:00 AM
Dear Nette, your poetic expression has the power to touch my soul ever so deeply. Beautifully poignant from the depths of your heart to softly resonant within the depths of mine. Congratulations for your success in Ink's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 12/25/2024 6:58:00 AM
Somewhere between those ethereal lines flowing in such a delicate and soulful manner, i just got lost! I really love every lines in this especially your mention of rain child born in january resonates and also the way youv written in such a descriptive manner is truly impressive! I especially love “ as if in midnight trailing, weeping in refrains this cadence glides beyond street lamps on to my litanies, my expectations,” ah! Just soulfully moving! ! Congratulations on your top win. FAVE
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Date: 8/10/2024 3:43:00 PM
Just beautiful. I have a thing for chimes. Your write so enchanted me today. A fav-
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Date: 8/9/2024 11:50:00 AM
Nette, you so very sweetly describe how you think about life and the passage of time and events. You have a very kind heart that just comes through in your poetry. You're making me smile all the time!
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Date: 8/9/2024 7:52:00 AM
I like it. Great line- "I've somehow pondered about the rush of air."
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Date: 8/8/2024 6:48:00 AM
Romanticism and charm in your poem! I could see this story unfolding like a movie narrator. Brings us back in time to childhood and unwraps a tale. Hugs ~ Kim
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Date: 8/7/2024 9:53:00 PM
They make such a lovely sound in a gentle breeze. Tom
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Date: 8/7/2024 5:16:00 PM
Hello Nette, it is your keepsake. I love the wind chime. I like the sound it makes. Hugs. /Darlene/
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