I am so thankful you shared this. Its a really powerful experience. It is so easy to think we see the world, and know how it sees us, where really our hardest moments can be a nothing to the other people

I am speechless, thank you!

Thank you so much! I was so glad Mizu No Oto was back, it is such a sincere pleasure to write for, I just am blown away. Thank you, everyone wrote so beautifully it means even more. Congratulations to

I find myself, from time to time, recalling the gelded one, such a well woven and impactful story. I can't wait to see the wider world it is a hint of. I often think of the classic and great authors, and

Damn it, I always miss something trying to post from by phone. Thank you. It wouldn't let me change it on peakd, only on hive in case it hasn't updated on any of the fronts. I just spotted the draw as

Been a while but enjoyed writing this one

There is what feels like such an undeniable truth of emotion in the poem. The contrast in the first and last verse is really powerful. From the first verse where 'soulmate' becomes 'her' and love is thrown

I have missed your beautiful way with words, the poetry that lays bare, so perfectly balanced and then the story! It's such a wonderfully simple idea, and yet the way you tell it, sincerely hair raising.

You always reach me <3

Mllg, love the contrast of rigid white stone and green beyond

Bridged threshold of the forest door -leaves cascade

I didn't want her having made it against the odds herself the complete focus of the story, but that was the point I started off from. So often it is the case that those who have been through something

Thank you very much! I liked setting it up like she would stop being afraid of birds but then in the end, hadn't overcome it at all. I came to a similar acceptance of just a single spider, it's amazing

Reading it, felt like sitting down and someone recounting a memory to me. That is some real food for thought. I feel like there is a certain degree of will power and acceptance, you have to really want

here's my entry, glad to be back for another round :)

I really love the challenge of this contest, I can feel how just looking at the sentence count helps me structure something. Very much enjoyed getting involved again :)

Thank you, and jeez, you got to that fast, came back to leave a comment for you and look at this, you've already seen it! :)

Damn that was really impactful. Very well written, the tone works so well, and I really enjoyed how it came together and hits at the end. Life seems so fragile, and yet it carries on. I really liked the

Here's my entry:

The description in this is so beautiful, it's captivating alone! There is something so enchanting about decaying buildings and you've captured that magic so well.