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Moments That Take Your Breath Away

Hello Everyone...it's been awhile since I've been on-line here...have been suffering from a seriously long stretch of writer's block.

It's been said that "Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, BUT by the moments that take your breath away." Today I wanted to write about an experience that was so poetic to me emotionally and physically. I spent the day with an old lover, one I still love very much. The day was perfection in every way and then progressed into an evening of perfect moments...one's that I will remember for my lifetime. And then finally our time together ended this morning and we went our separate ways.
All day I've felt my silly romantic heart telling me to put into words my "perfect experience"...so I come here and still NOTHING!!! My muse continues to betray me and remains absent...stubborn bitch!!

So this is what I want from you...please tell me in your most poetic form about the moments of your life that have taken your breath away.

There are no rules other than the norms...write in any style any form, not to long, unless of course it just ends up that way. I love freestyle, metaphoric poetry, at least I do when it's written well. Please only one entry per person and no pre-writes...sorry.


Please use the quote ..."Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, BUT by the moments that take your breath away." as your prompt.


I'm hoping after reading about each of your "perfect moments", my stubborn muse will return to me and I too can put into words how beautiful my experience was.

Thanks for reading...hope to see your entry here.

Shelly

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 14
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all for your beautiful entries. I choose Gold because the piece was so personal feeling to me, as did I for Silver and Bronze. All entries were very special. Thank you for helping me express the moments that have taken my breath away.
    Shelly

Contest Winners

  1. Absolution
    The rain dance on wood shingles. Sunlight
    became rainbow as clouds parted. Sudden
    by tomisb 37 lines, 45 comments, on May 10 10:43 PM. In Life, Love, Personal, Make up, Magical, Joy
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Velvet Sunset
    by EdenAnarchy 42 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 28 1:00 AM. In Love, Thoughts, Contest
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Memories
    by inkstaind 15 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 28 12:50 AM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. In My Dreams
    by Kathrin 15 lines, 3 comments, on May 10 5:07 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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