Wisps of mist enwreathe the pine and fir
before the sun bursts over mountain side;
in night, in shadow, on the rocky slope
the darkness cannot overcome her hope.
Memories of light and roses stir
and swirl amid the turbulence inside;
she paints the images of her desire
to touch the moonlit lovers' night with fire.
Loveliness of friends and flowers blur
in tears of losses borne on ocean's tide.
A tender heart grows softer in its woe,
awareness sharing feeling in its flow.
Burning brings the fragrance out of myrrh,
its essence fixed by patience while it dried;
her insights sharpen, Karen walks in grace,
and gathers all the world in her embrace.
In a list
A contest entry
- Celebrating the klassiest of lassies by tomisb.
2250 points, ended June 25, 15 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
let us all bless Karen, Klassy lassy
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Hey! you know I really love reading your poetry whenever I get time cuz it's always great and inspiring! The poem is again an awesome and I loved everything from flow to thoughts, words! Makes you feel and gives you aq thought really.
"she paints the images of her desire
to touch the moonlit lovers' night with fire."
Sounded sweet!
The poem was like choclate to me really
"her insights sharpen, Karen walks in grace,
and gathers all the world in her embrace."
I also loved these lines, they are wonderful! I hope you always share your lovely poetry with us! With a bunch of Flowers and loads of Good Lucks! 'Ani'
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"Karen walks in grace, and gathers all the world in her embrace." This is a beautiful world, so full of beautiful people, beautiful everything. Great poem for a friend.
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Thank you friend. I am lucky to know many lovely people.
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This is an epitome of my goal in writing. I want to write poems for others for them to see the beauty in them, the grace in their ways, the blessing that they are. This, this is it. So wonderfully written, so insightful, so heartwarming. I hope I can write something like this someday. It made me so intrigued about Karen that I tried to find who she is and read some of the poems written for her, and now I know that a beautiful spirit inspired this piece. I'm glad I came this way today.
mornings and blessings,
joy
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Thank you Joy. Karen is a special one who sees beauty in others and is able to write it for all to see. Many of the poets who wrote for her had been the subjects of her poems. I'm glad that my poem inspires you to know her better.
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...and know you better, too. It takes a gracious spirit to see one.
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back at ya!
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I had to come back and read your loveliness again. I treasure your heart, vibrant insights , and gentle touch, Margaret. Hope is to reach for the light of love and blessing, the essence of the blossom to unfurl the harmonies of soul.
That is how your thought envelops me.
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Thank you sweetie!
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Congratulations on your lovely song to our Sister, Sweetie.
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Definitely Classy ...
in the truest poetic sense, from one lassy to another ...
I adored this write. It is timeless, yet personalized in the special Margaret way. I can see Karen and all of our friends loved your tribute, too!
Wonderful work.
Myra
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Love couplet at end...
Did I get that right? I'm still a bit poetically vocabulary challenged. You're an intellectual poet and gifted and talented writer.
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Truly wonderful
And a great way to initiate the use of a new computer!
May the magic in this superb poem help set the standard for what will follow!
Karen, impressive quality such as I see in this poem cannot come without being inspired by truth.
Be proud and happy that it has so beautifully been recognized!
Classy is what classy does, also for those who know you. Bravo!
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Your poem is beautiful and moving! Good luck in the contest!
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You are such a tender heart, such an impressive writer, such a grand friend, MargaretG. Karen is already blessed...with your friendship. Beautifully done, Lady. Good luck in Tom's contest, Sweetie. Always a pleasure to see you. Wanda
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Mist upon the roses here...
You write with so much insight of those things I wrestle, the wonder of miracles made mine, the beauty in my journey that blossoms daily though the touch of friends, family, the place I live.... I can only hope that tenderness grows with the challenges life demands. Those dear hearts who buffer me from desert winds are so cherished. They make love my reality with an essence so much more than I could have dreamed.
Across the mountains, the restless seas, the winds of human dissent...may gentle arms enfold you, my cherished friend!
I am so touched by this lovingly eloquent treasure...a gift of myrrh, a gift of love.
Thank you, Margaret. 
Much love,
Karen
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Margaret, knowing this is for our beautiful friend made it all the more beautiful. I know so little of the mechanics of poetry, but I know when something has truly touched my heart. Your love for Karen is so apparent in this lovely piece, the imagery so true to what Karen writes and who she is.
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A very attractive rhyme scheme, softly melodic words and excellent content--what better tribute to a poet than this lovely piece?
Bill
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Builds up really well to the final couplet, which has an echo of "she walks in beauty, like the night". But grace is a finer quality than beauty, which is only skin-deep after all.
I don't know klassy lassy, but I wish her all the best. She's certainly got some classy support in these stanzas.
Well done. A true, dignified tribute is a rare thing.
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Wonderfully said. You caught so much of her magical grace. I am sure she will smile and cry when she reads this delicious poem.
Love, Tom B.
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These octave stanzas pay a sturdy tribute to Karen, Margaret. Imagery of natural elements are communicated softly as your title and its objective designate. No line is less lovely than another!
I admire your rhyme: ab cc ab dd and ab ee ab ff.
You have used alternate end rhymes with varied rhymed couplets. Reading aloud, I found the whole melodious.
Even the cc and ee rhymes are rounded vowel assonantal rhymes. Musicality and dignified iambic pentameters lend this poem a quiet splendour.
Ron.
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