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So beautifully the end is been threaded 💛Awesome writing💛💛

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Thank you pm

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My pleasure💛💛💛

A Writer’s Voice's avatar

This is amazing, Mike. The threads of civilizations are falling apart. Thousands of years of work about to be reduced to ash. Beautiful.

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Thank you Chris. Reading you this morning helped feed me the idea

A Writer’s Voice's avatar

Oh, that’s so awesome, man. I am honored to be the inspiration for such an amazing poem.

Nina Simperi's avatar

Truthful and healing. Thank you for sharing your gift!

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Thank you Nina

Parker McCoy's avatar

I agree. Don't cry over yesteryear. Keep on going for the future and hope it's a bright one. It won't be if we don't work at it. Great poem.

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Thank you

Linda Blatnik's avatar

"take up your thread and needle" and make it better.

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Thank you Linda

Danielle Nadine Pierre's avatar

I like this one very much.

Thank you for writing!

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Thank you Danielle

Christopher Van Name's avatar

It’s all in the knitting.

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Thank you Christopher!

Brenda - A Voice that Wonders's avatar

Great writing. Got me up and thinking. So true. Thanks. Really enjoyed this. 💖

Dawn Run Intelligence's avatar

Great read thx for sharing your poetry GM and Happy Friday fam

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👍 ofc

John Sheils's avatar

Great work

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Thank you John

erin's avatar

I love the journey of this 🖤

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Thank you erin

Silent Words with Cynthia Wong's avatar

This is such a hopeful message in this world of chaos....Thank you!

Poems for Liberation's avatar

Great poem. Survival seems justifiable. Conquest?…

PancakeSushi's avatar

Than you very much!

Aria Ligi's avatar

I LOVE THIS! It is a manifesto for where we are now! It is also why poetry is VITAL to our survival. In other countries, such as Spain, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, poetry and poets are prized and respected much more than in the U.S. (A sad but true thing, and maybe fitting since it is American poets who destroyed the cachet Poetry once had). My quest is to build it back, and through that lift Poetry back to where it once was with the ultimate goal of benefiting all of humanity. Of course, this is a SLOW and Laborious process, but I do believe it can be done. This is not a mission for those with weak wills or the instant gratification folks, but for those who are steady at the wheel, keep their eyes on the horizon, and know the cost. Your work reminds me of this, and I am so glad you are here. 😊😊😊😊💜💜💜💜

No matter what, keep writing! The world needs you. And most of all, stay safe and strong.

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Thank you Aria

Aaliya's avatar

You have such a way with words, exceptional writing… such thought-provoking meditation on the rise and fall of empires and the enduring nature of civilization.

PancakeSushi's avatar

Thank you Aaliya. With all the writing about apocalyptic rhetoric and actions in the news, I thought it was important to remind people, as Willy Wonka once said "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."

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So true, well done my friend

Hina Gondal's avatar

Hauntingly beautiful

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Thank you Hina