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Swimming In Grief

Like swimming upstream is swimming with grief. You try so hard to keep from going under. You feel yourself drowning, and while you flounder, you wonder if ever you might find any relief - relief for the pain that won’t go away. You feel a great weight is pulling you down - down to the depths of your greatest woe - deeper and deeper and deeper. How can you upstream proceed? You don’t know what to do You pray for something to hang onto as down and down you go

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Date: 3/25/2025 4:55:00 AM
Being in sorrow is unfortunately like being in a swamp. The more one tries to get out of it, the deeper one drowns into it. Great Etheree!
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Date: 3/23/2025 11:27:00 AM
Sinking beneath the weight of grief, Nicely penned Andrea
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Date: 3/23/2025 11:22:00 AM
Great, Andrea. I also like the language and the shape of the poem.
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Date: 3/23/2025 3:26:00 AM
There must be some specialists to cure you with costly pills. Ok Ok, I get the message. Just go for walks.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/23/2025 8:06:00 AM
I do not really feel grief, Victor. It's just a poem.
Date: 3/22/2025 10:33:00 PM
So true. Love the poem. God bless you sweet friend, love, Gina
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Date: 3/22/2025 8:10:00 PM
Hi. My name is Edward. I got tired of Grief. So I changed my last name to Grieg. Mostly Musical ~ Silly... and not even true
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Date: 3/22/2025 6:07:00 PM
The undertow of grief… Well done, Andrea. Hope you are doing well.
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Date: 3/22/2025 3:43:00 PM
Wonderful poem Andrea. I know the feeling of swimming upstream. Well done with the form as well
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Date: 3/22/2025 1:39:00 PM
a wonderful comparison, andrea, and very wonderfully written, too!
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Date: 3/22/2025 10:42:00 AM
Dear Andrea, your poem exposes the depths of grief with heartfelt imagery. Wonderfully done with an intimate tone. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/22/2025 11:05:00 AM
Thanks so much
Date: 3/22/2025 9:04:00 AM
Deep etheree. You wrote a beautiful one.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/22/2025 11:05:00 AM
I appreciate that, Paige.
Date: 3/22/2025 7:52:00 AM
An etheree is too pretty or grief, although it could be a tear.. You do these forms so well.. Best of luck in the contest..
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Silent One
Date: 3/22/2025 11:15:00 AM
Too busy for the soup..
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/22/2025 9:00:00 AM
Thanks, and where have you been?
Date: 3/22/2025 7:39:00 AM
I know this feeling, have lived it, not easy! Swimmingly well done Andrea!!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/22/2025 9:01:00 AM
Thanks so much

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