“The Golden Door” published at Gobblers & Masticadores

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Hey, everyone. I’d like to let you know my poem “The Golden Door” has been published at Gobblers & Masticadores. Thanks go to Juan Re Crivello and Manuela Timofte and their staff for this opportunity. I’m truly grateful. Thank you, Juan and Manuela!

“The Golden Door”
(c) 2017 by Michael L. Utley

“The golden door is caked with blood
A patinated crimson tracery
Its gilded crest a filigree
Of ruined hope

There is a sense of something there
Beyond this barrier intransigent
A light a balm a restful place
But not for me…”

You can read the rest of my poem by clicking this link. Also, don’t forget to follow and subscribe to Gobblers & Masticadores, where you’ll find some wonderful writing and plenty of food for thought.

38 thoughts on ““The Golden Door” published at Gobblers & Masticadores”

    1. Thanks so much, Ashley. It’s certainly a poem about hopelessness and futility, that’s for sure. I appreciate your kind words, my friend, and I hope this coming week is generous to you. 🌲😊🌲

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    1. Thank you kindly. It’s a grim poem, for sure. I appreciate you and your support, my friend. Hope your week is going well and the “yahd work” is coming apace. 😊

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    1. Thank you kindly, Aaysid. Your words always hit their mark and leave me smiling. I appreciate you and your support, my friend (and I hope you’ll forgive me for being so far behind on blogging recently–I’m scrambling to catch up on comments and read other bloggers’ posts). 😊

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