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With Bated Breath

wistful recollections awaken
intriguing emotions to follow
towards the desolate path
heartless roads once paved

barren fields beneath the stone
amidst the shadows of rock
thirst for more than tears
eventide's sighs often bring
dare she trust to love again?

beneath the lambent light
rising moon now full
emits a glow upon the path
attempting to allure her along
towards the passage of fate
heart agape sighs with bated breath


august 27, 2019
Pick A Title, Vol 8 - Acrostic - Poetry Contest
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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/9/2019 11:18:00 AM

This is a perfect acrostic Sandra! She opens her heart to love again. Bittersweet with hope. Beautiful Sandra! I would have this top rated. Congratulations on your podium win! : ) xxoo

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/9/2019 11:30:00 AM

Thank you my sweet friend...each poet has a different muse, we all write differently and are drawn to likenesses of our own style, i am ok with that...your kind words always make me smile :) hugs

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 9/7/2019 10:09:00 PM

Beautiful. Congrats and blessings. All my best :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/8/2019 11:25:00 AM

Thank you Regina.... :) hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/7/2019 2:56:00 PM

- Follow your heart ... a wonderful poem, Sandra :) - Congratulations on your win :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/8/2019 11:25:00 AM

Thank you so much Anne-Lise.... hugs :)

Edward Ibeh

Date: 9/7/2019 12:18:00 PM

Fantastic, well-written poem, Sandra:-) Congratulations on your win in my contest!

Sandra Adams
Date: 9/8/2019 11:24:00 AM

Thank you Edward and thank you for hosting another wonderful contest :) hugs

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 8/29/2019 8:40:00 AM

Hi Sandra - a great poem! To trust in itself is risky, but to trust love when one has already been hurt is indeed very difficult - well penned Sandra. Hugs, Jenny.

Sandra Adams
Date: 8/29/2019 9:25:00 AM

Thank you Jenny (love that name, it was my grandmother's american name choice) I think we all have experienced the path of heartbreak towards love and sometimes are afraid to venture down the road our hearts wants us to follow...some people never know love as children so they seem more afraid to follow their hearts as adults.... hugs :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/27/2019 7:54:00 PM

One to ponder!

Sandra Adams
Date: 8/27/2019 10:46:00 PM

Thank you. To love again is not always easy when badly hurt and some never know love so to love is even harder :) hugs

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/27/2019 7:08:00 PM

oh, a bit mysterious but beautifully so. You did his line VERY well!! I am hoping to do my chosen line in sonnet form AND acrostic. Yikes. I better get it done by the weekend

Sandra Adams
Date: 8/27/2019 7:20:00 PM

Thank you Andrea... now that will be a challenge to do sonnet/acrostic blend, but if it can be accomplished it will be by you... hugs :)

M. L. Kiser

Date: 8/27/2019 3:53:00 PM

Beautifully penned piece. Good luck in the contest.

Sandra Adams
Date: 8/27/2019 6:22:00 PM

Thank you M.L. :) have a good night! hugs

John Hamilton

Date: 8/27/2019 10:20:00 AM

Excellent write Sandra, the challenge with acrostics are to make them more than a list of things but rather have a coherency and a flow, both of which you attained with apparent ease. Should do well in the contest!

Sandra Adams
Date: 8/27/2019 10:23:00 AM

thank you John, they often seem mundane so i always try and make them flow like free verse...when i write them it's well thought out to achieve the flow.... thanks for your kind comments and support, it appreciate it :) hugs

Chris Green

Date: 8/27/2019 9:44:00 AM

The longing and temptations are felt deeply in this wonderful acrostic poem. You have a knack for taking a situation and painting it in the most amazing words and phrases. This was fantastic. Best wishes in the contest.

Sandra Adams
Date: 8/27/2019 9:47:00 AM

aww thank you Chris...i always try to use nature as metaphor for emotions...probably my love for nature and all the time i spent admiring it in life... hugs :)