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    The Lantern

    I held the lanternTo the worldI couldn't see the lightFrom the darkLike a searcher in the wildLooking for the flameThat has the matchBut can't find a sparkI held the lanternTo the thresholdYou can only seeDistant in the nightI saw...

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    • wow dearest poet this is profound ❤️

    • Powerfully penned, Brandon. Excellent write with depth and amazing flow my friend. Amazing work. Appreciate you.

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      • Thanks! I have been doing variations on the random word challenge that you can do on this site. One of my poet friends gave me lantern, velocity, threshold, and moss. And those words just sung to me.

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  • The Tenth Muse Speaks: Whispers Across Lesbos

    She walks on the edge of the wind,
    voice braided with sea and olive,
    each syllable a spark struck
    from the tinder of longing.

    Island-born, where the waves fold
    like a lover’s arm,
    she counts the pulses of hearts
    as though each beat were a star.

    You burn me
    my limbs betray m…Read More

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    • Curly Grace, what a great opening line: “She walks on the edge of the wind”. While I enjoyed reading the entirety of your poem, that last verse will be remembered by me. Poets, poetry, should never be “contained” or constrained. -Curt

      • Thank you, Curt. That means a lot. I’m glad those lines stayed with you. And I agree… poetry needs room to breathe.

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