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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER (02/28/19)
Oh, my beloved, if only you knew how my heart pines for you. This intense longing in my inner being grows stronger each day. I see manifestations of you everywhere I go, yet you are not in my presence. Simply beholding treasures gifted from you only brings more pain. Why, oh why, must we be apart?

Oh, my love, do you not know how much I miss you? I gaze longingly upon your portrait painted in vibrant hues of turquoise, emerald, and gold. I miss our sweet times together. In my mind I can hear the melodic sound of your voice singing songs of praise and adoration. Oh how I crave being in your embrace. I wish to look deep into your liquid sapphire eyes and feel the gentle breeze of your piquant breath upon my face. Oh, my love, I yearn for the time when we are free to be together once again. For now distance keeps us apart, but I shall keep on dreaming of the day we are reunited.

Ahh, my love, together at last! The balmy breezes caress my face, and the comforting warmth of the afternoon sun bathes me in reverent awe. I love basking in the embrace of your grandeur. The spiritual awareness of being in this open-air cathedral sends chills throughout my body.

How at peace I feel, reflecting on the ebb and flow of your sizzling breakers breaching the sandy shore. Oh, how I love this place; listening to your lyrical waves crashing against craggy rocks fills my soul with joy. Your gentle touch of foamy wavelets swirling around my ankles, mingled with your salty fragrance, permeates my soul, creating precious remembrances for when we are no longer together.

Oh, majestic sea, your glistening shore, how wondrous you are, my love! You have been created by the Most High God, and it is here that I sense an understanding of His awesome Glory. I know ours is an unrequited love, but God’s love is fulfilling. It is my love for God that I hold dear. The times spent here with you, worshipping my Lord, make this a Holy place.

The time has come when we must part. Worship is less poignant when away from your presence, but each day we are apart my love for you, the seashore, grows stronger. I have hidden you in my heart, cherished memories of your embracing presence, and my soul anticipates when next we join together in a joyful duet of worship to our almighty God.
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Marlene Custer 
03/07/19
Very interesting! I liked the unexpected twist.
Laurie Glass 
03/07/19
This piece flows so well and feels so calming. I like how you hooked us in the beginning and then the twist. Well done. Keep writing. :)
Jennifer Woodley 
03/08/19
I kept thinking I was reading snippets from Song of Songs, of the Shepherd King and His bride, but not so! Well written and on topic.
Verna Cole Mitchell 
03/08/19
What a clever usage of the topic. I'm guessing this will be the only piece with the seashore as the one who is loved more with absence. I like, especially, the lyrical tone throughout.
C D Swanson 
03/08/19
Beautiful!
Amen...well done, and I felt your heart for His heart.

Keep writing like this, so powerful


Blessings~
Corinne Smelker 
03/08/19
As a fellow lover of the ocean I could totally relate to this piece, and it was so cleverly done! Here I was thinking it was one thing, when it turned out to be something completely different.

If I were a judge I'd be giving this high marks!
Allison Egley 
03/09/19
I like this. It almost felt like a poem in prose form.

Great job.
Joanney Uthe 
03/10/19
I too, felt like I was reading from Song of Solomon. Probably, because like Allison said,it reads like poetry in prose form.

I was not expecting the twist at the end. In fact, I kinda felt like it was God talking to one of His wayward children.
Mariane Holbrook
03/13/19
I could have written this, as you know. You've captured the beauty that draws millions to the shoreline, to bask in the wonder of it all, a reminder of the vast expanse of God's love. Very, very well done!
Bonnie Kronberger 
03/14/19
It was a wonderful reminder of the many gifts from God’s creation that draw us to Him and bring us peace and joy. We are creatures who experience His majesty more fully when sensing His embrace through our surroundings. Very creative and well written.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/14/19
I could tell it was the ocean right away by your outstanding descriptions. Congratulations on your EC! Happy Dance!
C D Swanson 
03/14/19
Congrats! Fantastic job!
So happy for you.
Blessings~