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A Black Silk Shawl

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A red sun slip-slides down blue skies and sets, as clouds of pink and scarlet pave the way. And the night gets wrapped in a black silk shawl, as darkness snuffs out the last light of day. As a pocked-faced moon assesses the scene, Luna rises to reveal Her veiled face. And darkness drops, setting the stage for dusk, fixed within the fabric of time and space. A cloud of bats swarm from secluded caves to feast on moths, snatched right out of the air. And while ebony shifting shadows merge, reflective eyes in the gloom seem to stare. And the hoot of a lone owl can be heard, when the lines between day and night are blurred.

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/22/2020 1:54:00 PM

Hello Emile Pinet, you paint a beautiful picture with your words. Enjoy your day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/24/2020 9:21:00 AM

Hello Emile Pinet, you are so welcome. Enjoy your day my friend. i hope all is well with you.

Emile Pinet
Date: 5/22/2020 2:32:00 PM

Thanks Darlene, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther

Date: 11/17/2019 8:44:00 AM

Hey Emile this one is a great poem. I love the descriptive language you use. Bravo. Val Brooklyn Rogers

Emile Pinet
Date: 11/18/2019 8:27:00 AM

Thanks Val, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Arturo Michael

Date: 10/18/2019 3:31:00 PM

Lovely imagery...

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/19/2019 8:02:00 AM

Thanks Arturo, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Smita Kulkarni

Date: 10/12/2019 9:11:00 PM

Beautiful imagery! Loved the metaphor; Black silk shawl! Very unusual!

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/13/2019 9:24:00 AM

Thanks Smita, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Georgia Kereopa

Date: 10/12/2019 6:54:00 AM

Congratulations, I enjoyed reading and the finish was superb, Georgia

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/12/2019 7:44:00 AM

Thanks Georgia, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

John Hamilton

Date: 10/7/2019 9:32:00 AM

Wow Emile, you wrote a captivating sonnet, so excellent the imagery you portrayed, I could see it...visualize it. That's the sign of a wizened poet, the ability to weave words, in this case to a black shawl. Congrats on another win!

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/7/2019 10:33:00 AM

Thanks so much John, you honor me my friend, Emile.

Lu Loo

Date: 10/1/2019 11:53:00 AM

beautiful imagery, loved this dear Emile, well deserved win! :)-luloo

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/1/2019 2:34:00 PM

Thanks Lu Loo, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 10/1/2019 10:24:00 AM

Many Congratulations! A gorgeous poem!

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/1/2019 11:04:00 AM

Thanks P.S., I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Wendy Watson

Date: 10/1/2019 9:44:00 AM

You’ve done an amazing job to produce such an atmospheric scene using monosyllables, Emile. I’ve often read great sonnets where the rhyming couplet has spoilt the whole but I thought yours was a wonderful way to end. Congratulations!

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/1/2019 11:03:00 AM

Thanks so much Wendy, your words mean a lot to me my friend, Emile.

Jan Allison

Date: 10/1/2019 6:57:00 AM

Such a superb sonnet emile, no wonder you grabbed the top spot, many con grats:-)

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/1/2019 11:01:00 AM

Thanks Jan, I appreciate your supportive comments my friend, Emile.

Beata Agustin

Date: 10/1/2019 12:45:00 AM

Congrats! Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/1/2019 7:26:00 AM

Thanks Beata, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 9/30/2019 8:44:00 PM

This is beautiful and deserved a winning spot, Congratulations and bless you

Emile Pinet
Date: 9/30/2019 8:53:00 PM

Thanks Regina, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Hilo Poet

Date: 9/30/2019 6:11:00 PM

The entitled flowed through every stanza, with a perfect emphasis in the concluding couplet, encompassing a thoughtful well-written one-word/syllable sonnet, and as such, can only be accomplished by the best, deserving for first place ~ Aloha always William

Emile Pinet
Date: 9/30/2019 8:56:00 PM

William, you honor me sir and I appreciate it very much, thank you my friend you've made my day, Emile.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 9/22/2019 7:55:00 PM

Hi Emile: This definitely feels like a winner!

Emile Pinet
Date: 9/23/2019 10:40:00 AM

Thanks Ralph, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.