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Wisdom Within

Blue hues crest to white waves on the water Frail sailor seeks out a lighthouse beacon No nightlight to guide her through the storm now Shares prayers for God’s guidance through the darkness Life’s strife is replaced by wisdom within *Written in honor of John Freeman for his “Alliteration Poems Please” contest

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Bl Devnath

Date: 9/13/2011 9:50:00 PM

Congratulation for fantastic win for this wonderful write. bl

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 9/13/2011 9:05:00 PM

Congratulations on the win in the contest of John, Carolyn

Nette Onclaud

Date: 9/12/2011 11:18:00 PM

carols, loads of smiling cheers to you for the amazing award!! :) huggs

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 9/12/2011 8:49:00 PM

Absolutely no wonder this is a winner. Awesome poem Carolyn. Great life literature

Lori Lucas Mcclure

Date: 9/12/2011 6:00:00 PM

Congratulations on your amazing win!!!!!!---Lori

Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/12/2011 3:09:00 PM

Congrats on the great win in John's contest...Sara

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 9/12/2011 1:04:00 PM

glad to see this on the winner's list. hope everyone else enjoys it as much as i did :)

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 9/12/2011 12:23:00 PM

You are a winner! And you had and will have an amazing life, I hope to continue to be part of it! light & love

Kim Merryman

Date: 9/12/2011 12:03:00 PM

Congrats on your 1st place win, Carolyn! Kim

Olusegun Arowolo

Date: 9/12/2011 10:57:00 AM

Nice write,Carolyn.Congrats on your 1st place win in John`s "Alliteration poems please"contest.

Carrie Richards

Date: 9/12/2011 10:05:00 AM

Lovely take on the contest, dear Carolyn! Congratulations!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/12/2011 8:24:00 AM

Congratulations on your top win In Moses' "Alliteration Poem Please" contest Carolyn. Love, Carol

John Freeman

Date: 9/12/2011 6:07:00 AM

Wisdom within is always a nice help save to have Carolyn. Wisdom is Love's asset and it will never be replaced by the human strife. Congratulations on a worthy first place. Agape, Moses

David Williams

Date: 9/12/2011 3:48:00 AM

hey Carolyn, congrats on your very worthy win, keep faith you never know what is around the corner..love David

Joyce Johnson

Date: 9/12/2011 1:01:00 AM

Glad to see you here Carolyn at no. 1 spot. I see you used a different slant on alliteration than the rest of it and it works so well. Love, Joyce

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 9/12/2011 12:22:00 AM

My Dear Carolyn, Congratulations on YOUR Win Superb Write I invite YOU to coffee in the Winners Circle I'll be the old man with a Redsox T-shirt Let's Talk With LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER, YOUR Liege...Harry

Caryl Ramsdale

Date: 9/12/2011 12:22:00 AM

A 1st place congratulations Carolyn for your placement in John Freeman's Alliteration Poems Please contest. CR

Gwendolen Song

Date: 9/8/2011 8:27:00 AM

Hi Carolyn...this is super splendid entry for contest. I love all the oceanic images and your female sailor....is that U? Hope your role in the play was a smashing success. Gwendolen

Caryl Ramsdale

Date: 9/7/2011 7:28:00 PM

Good luck in the "Alliteration Poems Please" poetry contest as John judges. Cr

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 9/6/2011 6:01:00 PM

I love yourwrites on the sea... It can be calm or angry.... But your work is always done with love and beauty.....love Michael

Johnny Sumler

Date: 9/6/2011 3:17:00 PM

See you've carried the torch with this short powerful write that definitely bares light to the reader!

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 9/6/2011 12:46:00 PM

what great ending, that he is trusting God instead of worrying about what horrible things could happen to him. Shows faith, hope, and courage too. a great write. good luck in the contest :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/5/2011 10:43:00 PM

this is very nice, the imagery of the waves and the lighthouse and the prayers for guidance. Hope you had a great Labor DAy! Luv, Andrea

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 9/5/2011 6:54:00 PM

Life's strife is replaced by wisdom within.... take my yoke upon you for it is sweet and light.... sounds like wisdom in place of strife, does it not? Been trying to learn that of late . Well done Carolyn

Russell Sivey

Date: 9/5/2011 4:35:00 PM

Fantastic, lovely write! I love lighthouses too, unfortunately you have yours not viewable! Great poem Carolyn!! Good luck in the contest!!