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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: GATHERING (07/14/16)
Jeering crowds cackle.
Planks of gopher wood positioned, pitch applied.
Gathering and stowing supplies.
Lions and leopards,
Hippos and horses,
Gazelles and giraffes,
Emus and elephants,
Porcupines and platypuses parade in pairs.
Eagles and egrets,
Swallows and sparrows fly from afar.
Sets of snakes and lizards slither and scurry aboard.
The door is shut.
Storm clouds gather.
Springs burst and floodgates open.

Stirred-up crowds shout.
Planks of wood crossed, nails applied.
Blood oozes, breath gasps.
Forgiveness given, a son assigned, thirst expressed.
Darkness gathers.
Forsaken. Finished.
Earth quakes, curtain tears.

Crowds deceived by "miracles."
Wars, famine, earthquakes.
Persecution.
Friends and family betrayed.
Planks assembled in to stocks, guillotine applied.
Sun and moon darkened, stars falling.
Angels gathering the elect.
Storm clouds gather.

Fire rains.

Joyful throngs praising the King of Kings,
Gathering 'round His throne.
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Laury Hubrich 
07/21/16
Very clever different gatherings. Nice writing.
Yvonne Blake 
07/27/16
Chilling! I like how the "planks" repeated and connected the stanzas together. Personnally, I would prefer more of a pattern. Even with free verse can have a type of flow. Good imagery.
Linda Goergen
07/28/16
Stark, powerful visions line upon line. Truth past and to come. But ending with a glorious line that messages a future choice of gatherings to be a part of! Well done!
Bonnie Bowden 
07/28/16
Congratulations, Holly, on your 4th place win in the EC awards this week.

You painted a graphic picture with your words.
Ellen Carr 
07/31/16
Congratulations, Holly, on your EC for this poem. I appreciated the wood theme carried through the stanzas and the triumphant ending. Well written.
Bea Edwards 
08/22/16
Really clever way of approaching this topic. Nicely conceived and executed.