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Ink Empress ' Wilderness Of Want Contest

Within The Rose Wilderness

A bittersweet taste of isolation grips 
while ambling into our unlit attic, 
escorted by a window's glassy beam ...
And I notice a disarray
 of your keepsakes...history books, 
stale cigars, antiques In fluted trunk
 all muddily undone: 

Somehow,  clouds turn deep violet
 where I uncover a file of private notes
 intimate as your very skin, your breath
   marking our years' affectionate episodes--

Till my dire soliloquy, my ached calls 
 hide beneath an ocean of black stars ,
recalling now, your gentle caresses 
that I  wake within the rose wilderness
of your arms...forlorn:

 Tonight, I fetch a Sauvignon 
warming a rainy October dusk --
yet a mirage of sirens greets me
 deafened by Fate's ending I cannot hold,
 this room swallowing me 
In total vaqueness as my lungs pine 
for your name I can only hear...
I beseech the sun to undress 
the stars, but could my plea 
be more strong than theiving time? 

How midnight groans like a widow for this loss.
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Rolland Avatar
October 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
waw, a deep melancholy, a "ghostly" atmosphere, this is superb
Rodgers Avatar
October 2, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Dear Nette, O' my you took me into that most tender, dangerous space, the dusty archive of a lost loved one’s personal effects. As a counselor I recognize that in psychoanalysis, the attic is rarely just a physical room, it is the upper sanctuary of the mind, the place where we store what is too precious, too painful, or too intimate for the ordinary routines of daily life downstairs. Stunning and deeply moving work, Nette. Blessings, Daniel
Andresen Avatar
October 2, 2026 at 5:05 AM
- Deeply emotional ... beautifully written, Nette :) - Best of luck in the contest :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs
Kerr Avatar
October 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Exemplary dramatic monlogue anchored by a heartfelt narrative and profound emotional sweep. It has this intense eternal beauty.🔥💕❤️‍🩹🔥 The very best to you, Nette, in the contest. Many thanks for your recent report on my work. Howard
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