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Judge Comments:

I truly admire Darren's creativity and intensity within this piece.

It's written with great elegance, and with such depth...

The metaphoric tones within each stanza has me captivated from

Start to finish!! Just wonderful!

Darren, awesome write! Congratulations on your win!

Hi Darren,

I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. The imagery you put in is amazing.
Had to have a little chuckle at the unicorn part but only because I secretly like them.

Daydreams are very peculiar aren't they and putting them into writing well you did it great.

Em

Thanks again to Ben, I have removed all trace of the word 'and'. I think this has improved this piece and it is quite rare I edit anything. Maybe I should do this more.

Truly mesmerising. I loved every word and image that this poem conjured. The idea of voices tearing at your ears and ideas. Daydreams arriving via unicorn. stepping into a daydream as if it were simply through a window. The feelings of calmness found in sitting by a shimmering lake. Still water I always find calming.

Being handed a menu of choices, yet birds already knowing decisions will be delayed
laying in fine sand as fine as memory foam and the comment about not finding the usual fag in the sand. How many times on a summers day laying in the sand do we hear the whisper of the breeze stay here.
closing the window on that peaceful wonderful place of daydream.
A masterpiece of imagery beautifully portrayed