lady in purple (at 5:10 AM)
I definitely DID NOT expect this, but I am honored and humbled by the fact that my submission of lady in purple (at 05:10 AM) is the winning poem for June. Many thanks to Melissa Lemay and the judge, Lesley Scoble as well. I am including the audio for the poem in this post, and I will also share a snippet of the poem with you here.
If you’d like to see the poem in all its glory and structure, please visit Collaborature, which is where it is hosted. I appreciate your time, mind, and eyes, and I hope Tuesday is more than kind to each of you.
Peace and blessings.
A Cornered Gurl 
Big congrats, trE, and well-deserved, my friend! 😊
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Thank you, Mike. I appreciate it! Be well.
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This is wonderful—the honour and the poem. Congratulations.
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Thank you, Peggy! Totally! I didn’t see this coming at all. Lol. But I’ll take it and bask in it for a bit. Lol.
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Thank you for reading, trE. A poem deserving of recognition. 👏🏻
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Thank you very much, Michele! I’m glad this one is being well-received. 🙏🏾🩵
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…and CONGRATS!
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🙌🏾👏🏾🥰
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Okay, trE! Love this, especially the end.
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Thank you, Kathy!
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Congratulations, dear lady! 💚
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Thank you, Jack! 🙏🏾🩵
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Very nice and CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉🎉
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Thank you kindly!
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Sublime writing trE.
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🙏🏾🩵
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Congratulations, Tre!
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Thank you, Jenn!
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Congratulations, trE! Savor your win!
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Yes, ma’am. I will. Thank you again! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Congratulations 👏🏾
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Thank you kindly!
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Listening, added to the depth of this piece. I was so immersed in the authenticity of this experience. Powerful writing, Tre. And congratulations again. 👏👏👏
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Thank you very much!
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You’re welcome, my dear.
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Congratulations!
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Thanks, lady!
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trE, this piece hits hard. You convey longing, survival, and resignation with such unflinching clarity—it all feels so heartbreakingly real and fully lived-in…
Much love,
David
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Thank you for reading and for listening, too, David. Ntozake was one of my favorite writers. I can never do her work justice, but I was certainly happy to try. 🙏🏾🩵
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Congrats trE!!
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Thank you, Petru!
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