Honorable Mention, Adult Poetry
Prompt Words: Shatter, Ember, Whisper, Crimson, Unravel, Reckon
Gaia Wakes, by Julie Kennard
Long forgotten
Slumbering Goddess
Dusty Rusty
Ready to Reckon
Ember dreams, warm cocoon
Safe asleep, all is still
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Whispers of movement
Swirls of smoke
Time starts moving
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Crimson glow, yawning heat
Slumber scatters
Dreams unravel
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Clarity blooms brilliant
Spots of pain
Streaks of rage
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It is time
Peace is shattered, screaming, spewing
Red, red
Fire red
Magma red
Blood red
Red, red, red
Running red
Streaming red
Red, red
Red till empty
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Nothing. Void.
Cold
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Sleep beckons
Safe oblivion
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