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Heart Gentle, Eye Mindful Poetry Contest, Sponsor- Unseeking Seeker. Date written: 05/24/2024

It's a lingering mystery What people are going through. Everyday, we meet wounded, fragile souls Who conceal sadness with smiles. They've wrapped barricades around their glass hearts, Stamped with a "No Tresspass" sign. If we're patient enough, They'll let us through with time. With gentle hearts And mindful eyes, We watch out, reach out And touch these broken and wounded folks. We let them know they're not invisible, That we see them, and hear them; We show them that we care. Just one big hug is enough To lift their despondent spirits And usher in bright rays of sunshine Into their gloomy existence. We meet so many With bleeding wounds we'll never see Without delving much deeper. There's nothing wrong with asking "Are you okay?"... To excavate deeply buried catharsis, To release withheld floodgates of pain. With gentle hearts And mindful eyes, We take care of ourselves And one another.

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Date: 7/29/2024 9:49:00 PM
A kind, human, insightful poem
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 7/31/2024 11:54:00 AM
Thank you very much, David:-)
Date: 7/1/2024 9:27:00 PM
This is such a beautiful and healing poem of great warmth. Most of the men hide their pain in the closely sheltered caskets of their hearts. They don't want others to see it. Yet with soulful hearts and mindful eyes, if we probe deeper, they will unlock their hearts. When they thus open up, we can heal them with words of consolation. Love this. Into my FAVE.
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 7/31/2024 11:53:00 AM
Thank you very much, Valsa:-) I really appreciate the fave!
Date: 5/29/2024 4:33:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Dear, Ibeh. Cheers.
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 5/29/2024 1:15:00 PM
Thank you very much indeed, Tonye:-)
Date: 5/24/2024 5:14:00 AM
Uplifting poem, my friend. I found the essence of your poem in these lines:---We let them know they're not invisible, That we see them, and hear them; We show them that we care-- -
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 5/24/2024 8:14:00 AM
Thank you very much indeed, Vijay:-) I'm glad you liked this one. Blessings, my friend.

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