While we abide in dreams
Poison sweeps
Secretly wrought, unearthed
Shameless and silent
While we abide in fear
Dreams sever
Smoking stench of
What may have been
While we abide in hope
Resistance gathers
New life birthed
A rising dawn
Now abides in me
Dversepoets.com Monday Quadrille. I cannot resist them, so scratched this one out. I hope it makes sense. It does to me.
The word is abide and I was intrigued with the three definitions, one of which I did not know.
“Abide is a verb with three distinct definitions. The first one is, “accept or act in accordance with,” such as a rule, decision or recommendation. The second one is, “be unable to tolerate,” someone or something. The third is, “continue without fading or feeling lost” in regards to a feeling or memory.”
Wow, this is incredible. I really love the first stanza and the way you took on this prompt. Beautiful writing. 🙂
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Thank you so much Lucy!
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“While we abide in hope / Resistance gathers” — staying hopeful can be the most hardcore thing we can do!
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Yes, so very true!
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Mary, this was an excellent piece. I enjoyed how you dealt with dreams, fear, and hope. Very powerful! ❤
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Thank you so much!
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I like your reality of what is and your hope for what will be!
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So beautiful, Mary. Good inspiration to share.
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Abiding in hope is the best.
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I so love the idea of a rising dawn abiding inside of us all 💝💝
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Dreams, fears and hope are what we carry with us in the journey. Hope is what sustains us through difficult times.
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