Courtnie.mckern

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Courtnie.mckern
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  February 2024     2 hours ago

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Waiting

I sit in silence consumed by the darkness, awaiting test results that are keeping me up at night. I stare at my coffee cup that is giving me solace as I slowly sip the brown elixir. Inhaling the alluring aroma that is sustaining my ailing mind at...

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That’s life!!

I walk this path most everyday,
To clear my head from disarray.

There’s internal chaos in my mind,
And I try to leave it all behind.

The sound of nature in my ear,
Is all I really want to hear.

Life is stressful all the time,
Can’t...

– by Courtnie Mckern

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Cancer

Wondering thoughts enter my mind,
As the doctor gives bad news.
I’m sorry Mrs, it’s cancer,
From what we have no clues.

I’m going to die, I think inside,
Then she opens up her chart.
The tears begin to instantly fall,
And I quickly fall...

– by Courtnie Mckern

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Yes that was a very stressful time in my life, but I made it through with my family and friends! I hope everything went good with your surgery and u are well now

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thank you

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Can’t wait to read everyone’s poems! It’s fun to see all the different styles of writing. There’s no right way to write a poem and no one should be judged for the way they choose to present theirs.

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thank you! Yes writing does help alot

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thank you!!

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thank you! I’ve been cancer free for 16 yrs

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Very lovely and sensual! I thought it was well written

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thank you very much! I’m happy u enjoyed it

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I thought this was a well written poem! I love dragonflies and I could watch them for hours as they flutter from place to place

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Congratulations to all the winners!!

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I love butterflies and this poem made me happy reading it! Thank you

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I chose this poem because I can relate to it! My son is a junior and he will be leaving soon for college. I became emotional reading this towards the end and that to me is a great poem if it can make u feel something!! 

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This is my first contest! Does it usually take this long for the results?

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