Nominated

Thank you, Dagmar

Breathtakingly beautiful Ben!

Ben this is extremely delicately delivered and so beautifully done that it moved me.

Title - it makes one wonder why you'd perform such an act - is it a little like seeing through rose tinted glasses? That was my initial thought anyway.

1/ An extremely relatable stanza especially as winter brings along with it for many of us the winter blues and sets off depression/anxiety but once the first sight of blossoming flowers is seen and spring is just around the corner it sets of a positive vibe of new growth to some of us and it makes us realise that life isn't so bleak. The imagery is fantastic and makes me think of a bitterly cold yet warming day (due to the sun shining) where a person can see blossoming flowers and smiles thinking to oneself “life just got abit better”

2/ Fabulous rhyming here as always the imagery again is sublime and makes one think that though there's lightning probably in one's head that you're putting the bad times away and offering a sorry at things you may have done/said in the ‘dark days’ (winter months) due to the blues.. I like how you say remorse as it states you're sorry for what you've done/said but not regretful which on my opinion makes one feel you've turned a corner.

3/ Again this stanza calls out to me “things may not always be bright but I'll make the most of them anyway without regret” and rightly so as they say no use spilling over spilt milk.

4/ And here we have it the answer to why “you'd paint the crowd with roses” because you are not letting bad, dark times get in the way of better times.

A fabulous piece of which I'm glad has been nominated.
All the best. X

You can't keep a good man down and the hardiest roses are borne of tough times. Brilliant Ben, really :-) x
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Breathtakingly beautiful. It really is about time you published that book so we could all go out and buy a copy. I don't want to lose a single one of your wonderful poems. Best wishes Milly x

This is amazing :)

Lovely Ben,

reads like a sonnet, a smooth and wonderful flow about your yearning for sunny days.... its slowly on the way

Michael

this one is really nice, when i'm reading it i feel like singing

Ben, omg, still thr an evolution left in u! You are already on front page every other week & uor words r like petals of a rose.

I doubt that, SG but thank you!

Congrats on your win Ben

Congrats on your win, Ben!

Congratulations Ben!

Congratulations on ur win!!!!!

Congratulations Ben! Great piece

You need no congratulations here Ben. This is an amazing piece that showcases not only your amazing skill as a poet, but also the ability to recover and continue forward (if the metaphors are to be taken literally).

You truly are a master of your craft. Added to favorites

This is absolutely stunning! The imagery, the warmth of the words in every line.. Ben, You truly took my breath away!!

There are no words. I started reading this and it really drew me in. When I got to the end I was blew away. All I could think was, wow! It's mind blowing.

Breathtaking, Ben. Congrats on the win! I hope you continue to bless us with your gorgeous writing.

Take care!