Post No. 061: The Oneness Of God — For The End Of All Warfare

(Image by Paul Whiting)

For The End Of All Warfare
(Or, "Your Enemy Is Your Friend In Disguise")

The Best Way To
"Get Rid Of Your Sworn Enemy"
Is To "Turn Your Enemy Into A Friend."

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Three Dark Horses)
"I am the darkness which brings the light!"

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My Writing About Turning Your Enemy Into A Friend: The best way to "get rid of your sworn enemy" is to "turn your enemy into a friend." –Paul Whiting (written March 23rd, 2014 and revised August 31st, 2022)

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My Writing About Your Enemy: Your enemy is your fear! –Paul Whiting (written September 16th, 2015 and revised July 26th, 2022)

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My Writing About The Reason We Are At War With Each Other: We are at war with each other, because we are at war with ourselves. –Paul Whiting (written May 10th, 2016 and revised August 19th, 2022)

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My Writing About How The Conflicts Across From Us Are The Conflicts Within Us: The conflicts that we are fighting with those who are across from us are the same conflicts that we are fighting within our own consciousness. In other words, the conflicts that are across from us are the conflicts within us. –Paul Whiting (written approximately on May 10th, 2016 and turned into 'my writing' from my notes on May 11th, 2024)

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My Spiritual Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "The best way to 'get rid of your sworn enemy' is to 'turn your enemy into a friend.'"

Just so you know, I revised this poem, as I often do with my writing! And I changed how this poem was written when I was editing it on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer," "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Three Dark Horses" blogs. So, I wanted to show you how this poem used to be written, before I revised it as above.

And it used to be written like this:

For The End Of All Warfare
(Or, "Your Enemy Is Your Friend In Disguise")

The Best Way To "Get Rid Of
Your Sworn Enemy" Is To "Turn
Your Enemy Into A Friend."

Thus, I revised this poem to be written as it is above.

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "For The End Of All Warfare" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "War & Peace" on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/War%20%26%20Peace

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/search/label/War%20%26%20Peace

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/War%20%26%20Peace

P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "For The End Of All Warfare" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "Peace" on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/Peace

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/search/label/Peace

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Peace

P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "For The End Of All Warfare" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "Friendship" on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/Friendship

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/search/label/Friendship

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Friendship

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This "Three Dark Horses" Post No. 061 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 059: The Oneness Of God — Say A Little Prayer

(Image from Circle of Healing Center)

Say A Little Prayer
(Or, "A Healing Poem")

Whenever your poor head is reeling,
due to some terribly sick feeling, please
take this "pill," and let it help you to "heal,"
during the times when you are feeling so ill!

There is a loving light within us all,
that is powerful, bright and wide,
and it shines like the noonday sun
precisely where God put it inside!

For, God understood that we would need
God with us—shining brightly inside—so
God placed God's Loving Light within us
to help us out during the difficult times!

And that is the reason that God gave us all
"God's Eternal Light Of Love And Healing,"
which is God's Everlasting Sun that shines
forever with God's Eternally-Loving Feelings!

So, "say a little prayer" whenever you are
feeling like "hell at high noon" and call upon
the Light Of God that is inside of you to speed
up your healing, so that you may "get well soon!"

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Three Dark Horses)
"I am the darkness which brings the light!"

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My Writing About God's Unconditional Love, Version No. 1: God's love for us is totally unconditional, because God is a constantly-changing, continuously-fluctuating and multidimensional field of energy (in the form of The Universe) who totally loves us through the ever-changing possibility of reflecting whatever we are expressing individually (and collectively) as souls within God's Universe! –Paul Whiting (written March 23rd, 2012, revised August 24th, 2022 and revised May 24th, 2023)

My Writing About God's Unconditional Love, Version No. 2: God's love for us is totally unconditional, because God is a constantly-changing, multidimensional field of energy, in the form of The Universe, which is continuously-fluctuating. And God totally loves us through the ever-changing possibilities of reflecting whatever we are expressing individually, and collectively, as souls within God's Universe! –Paul Whiting (written March 23rd, 2012, revised August 24th, 2022 and revised May 24th, 2023)

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My Writing About Where To Find God, Version No. 1: If you are looking for God, go inside of yourself. That is where God is. –Paul Whiting (September 19th, 2023)

My Writing About Where To Find God, Version No. 2: If you are looking for God, go inside of yourself. That's where God is. For, God is the entire Universe which, I believe, is like a Super Computer! Therefore, the reason that God is inside of you is due to the fact that God Is All Of Us in zillions of different forms—such as plants, insects and animals, which includes humans. And that is why God is contained within each one of our consciousnesses, which is how, and why, prayer works. So, pray to your God! For, God is always listening, since God is always there. –Paul Whiting (written September 19th, 2023 and revised March 16th, 2024)

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My Spiritual Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I cannot remember which Facebook friend I wrote this "Healing Poem" for, but I do remember trying to convey the idea that "God's Loving Light" is within us all and that it can help you to heal if you will pray—as well as if you will tend to whatever it is that may be ailing you! So, "pray for help" but, also, "deal with your issues."

For, God helps those who help themselves.

I should mention that this poem was written for—and posted on—Facebook, way back when I was actually on Facebook, which I haven't been for years...

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "Say A Little Prayer" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "Prayer" on both of my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/Prayer

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Prayer

P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "Say A Little Prayer" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "God Is Us" on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/God%20Is%20Us

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/search/label/God%20Is%20Us

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/God%20Is%20Us

P.P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "Say A Little Prayer" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "God" on both of my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/God

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/God

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This "Three Dark Horses" Post No. 059 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 051: The Oneness Of God — Footprints in the Sand 2.0

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Footprints in the Sand 2.0
[A "Footprints in the Sand" poem poetic adaptation]

One night, I dreamt I was watching
the beach of life unfold before My Child
and many scenes from his life flashed
across the sky. In each scene, I noticed a
sets of footprints in the sand. Sometimes,
there was one set of footprints. And other
times, there were two sets of footprints.

This concerned Me because I noticed
that during the lowest periods of his life,
whenever My Child was suffering from
any anguish, sorrow, or defeat, I could
see there were two sets of footprints.

So I said to My Child, "Son,
you promised Me that if you
followed Me, and accepted Me
as Christ, that you would follow My
Example always. But I have noticed
that during the most trying periods
of your life there have been two
sets of footprints in the sand."

"Why, when you needed to be like Me the
most, have you not been there walking
very much alone, shouldering all of the
burden, taking on all of the responsibility,
and acting as independently as I would?"

And My Child replied, "The times, Lord,
when You have seen two sets of footprints
in the sand, during the most trying periods
of my life, whenever I was suffering from
any anguish, sorrow, or defeat, is when
I was being comforted by a dear friend."

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Three Dark Horses)
"I am the darkness which brings the light!"

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My Spiritual Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: Someday, I hope to be the next Walt Whitman, or Robert Frost, or Mary Stevenson! And I hope that my name will synonymous with some of my poems or, even, aspects of my poetic phrases...

...For example, the way the title "Footprints in the Sand" is associated with that poem, along with the stanza, "The Lord replied, 'The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.'"

And that is why I decided to write this poetic adaptation, or this "upgrade," so to speak, of the famous poem by Mary Stevenson in order to talk about the importance of looking to friends during troubled times in our lives which includes, of course, anyone within your support system of life!

So, that is why I poetically adapted that famous poem to talk about relying on friends during troubled times:

"And My Child replied, 'The times, Lord, when You have seen two sets of footprints in the sand, during the most trying periods of my life, whenever I was suffering from any anguish, sorrow, or defeat, is when I was being carried by a dear friend.'"

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "Footprints in the Sand 2.0" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "Footprints in the Sand-Style Poem" on both of my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Footprints%20in%20the%20Sand-Style%20Poem

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Footprints%20in%20the%20Sand-Style%20Poem

P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "Footprints in the Sand 2.0" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "Friendship" on both of my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/Friendship

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Friendship

P.P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "Footprints in the Sand 2.0" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "My Friendships" on both of my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/My%20Friendships

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/My%20Friendships

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This "Three Dark Horses" Post No. 051 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 034: The Oneness Of God — The Power Of Prayer

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The Power Of Prayer

To anyone whose hands
are circled in prayer,
God is there for all of us
—if we are simply aware!

We can call upon God in
our hour of need and ask
God for God's Blessing; we
can ask God to intervene!

Because we all need God's
Love, singing on its wings, to
make right all that is wrong
and to heal everything!

And we all need God's Light
to come down in a beam
to shore up our souls and
to make our hearts gleam!

That's why we need God's
Understanding be there for us,
as we face what we have to—
For, In God Is Our Trust!

And the times that we endure
can be tough, to say the least,
so we cannot do it alone; we
need to ask for God's Peace!

Thus, you can call upon God
when you are saying a prayer
and know that God is listening,
because God is always aware!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Three Dark Horses)
"I am the darkness which brings the light!"

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My Writing About God's Unconditional Love, Version No. 1: God's love for us is totally unconditional, because God is a constantly-changing, continuously-fluctuating and multidimensional field of energy (in the form of The Universe) who totally loves us through the ever-changing possibility of reflecting whatever we are expressing individually (and collectively) as souls within God's Universe! –Paul Whiting (written March 23rd, 2012, revised August 24th, 2022 and revised May 24th, 2023)

My Writing About God's Unconditional Love, Version No. 2: God's love for us is totally unconditional, because God is a constantly-changing, multidimensional field of energy, in the form of The Universe, which is continuously-fluctuating. And God totally loves us through the ever-changing possibilities of reflecting whatever we are expressing individually, and collectively, as souls within God's Universe! –Paul Whiting (written March 23rd, 2012, revised August 24th, 2022 and revised May 24th, 2023)

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My Writing About Where To Find God, Version No. 1: If you are looking for God, go inside of yourself. That is where God is. –Paul Whiting (September 19th, 2023)

My Writing About Where To Find God, Version No. 2: If you are looking for God, go inside of yourself. That's where God is. For, God is the entire Universe which, I believe, is like a Super Computer! Therefore, the reason that God is inside of you is due to the fact that God Is All Of Us in zillions of different forms—such as plants, insects and animals, which includes humans. And that is why God is contained within each one of our consciousnesses, which is how, and why, prayer works. So, pray to your God! For, God is always listening, since God is always there. –Paul Whiting (written September 19th, 2023 and revised March 16th, 2024)

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My Spiritual Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "You can call upon God when you are saying a prayer and know God is listening, because God is always aware!"

I should mention that this poem was written for—and posted on—Facebook, way back when I was actually on Facebook, which I haven't been for years...

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "The Power Of Prayer" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post title, "For The 'Just Us' Of The Lord, Part 1" through "For The 'Just Us' Of The Lord, Part 5" on my "Small All White in the Forest" blog, as well as listed under the post title, "The 'Just Us' of The Lord, Part 1" through "The 'Just Us' of The Lord, Part 5" on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/For%20The%20%27Just%20Us%27%20Of%20The%20Lord

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20%27Just%20Us%27%20of%20The%20Lord

P.P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "The Power Of Prayer" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "Prayer" on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/Prayer

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/search/label/Prayer

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/Prayer

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This "Three Dark Horses" Post No. 034 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 013: The Oneness Of God — The Bright Sun Blessing

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The Bright Sun Blessing

How bright the sun
Warming your face!

How wise the star
Marking your path!

How full the moon
Guarding your rest!
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How clear the spring
Filling your well!

How fertile the soil
Yielding your seed!

How soft the breeze
Cooling your brow!
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How eternal the flame
Heating your hearth!

How sweet the love
Imbuing your home!

How kind the hand
Holding your own!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Three Dark Horses)
"I am the darkness which brings the light!"

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My Spiritual Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I used to give poems as gifts for holidays and special occasions!

And I wrote this poem in as an any-occasion gift poem for anytime that I needed a heart-warming message, like a greeting card, but one general enough to be used for any special occasion.

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Salt Lake City, Utah.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "The Bright Sun Blessing" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post label, "For My Friends" on my "Small All White in the Forest" blog, as well as listed under the post title, "For My Friends, Part 1" through "For My Friends, Part 5" on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/For%20My%20Friends

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/For%20My%20Friends

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This "Three Dark Horses" Post No. 013 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 006: The Oneness Of God — To Be Entered In

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To Be Entered In

When the fortresses
are felled—
until
the walls
come down—
and towered
doubts
erode
thin,
we
conceal
our
inner selves
like
barriers
that
surround
gardens to be
entered in.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Three Dark Horses)
"I am the darkness which brings the light!"

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My Spiritual Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: This is one of my favorite poems for Sandra—who was my first and only girlfriend—though, to be totally honest, I can't remember why I wrote it!

But, after we were engaged to be married, Sandra and I broke up since I was trying to be "straight" through my relationship with Sandra and she was trying to help me be "straight"; and after we took a vacation together to California, we decided that I was never going to stop being "gay" no matter how hard I tried! However, we both kept our engagement rings (she bought me a solid gold band and I bought her a one carat diamond solitaire) as a way to symbolize the love that we did share...

...Anyway, I wanted to talk about this romantic part of my life—through our relationship—with the thought that we really do "conceal our inner selves" so often to everyone around us because we are oftentimes guarded. Thus, the phrase "until the walls come down" encompasses this idea, because I was trying to convey the concept that we honestly are "gardens (of love) to be entered in," but our 'true beauty' can only be known by everyone around us "when the fortresses (which guard us) are felled."

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Salt Lake City, Utah.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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P.S.: If you are interested in reading all of the posts in the series I wrote that include the poem "To Be Entered In" from the above-mentioned blogs, which are listed under the post title, "For Sandra (My Only Girlfriend)" Part 1 through Part 12 on my "Small All White in the Forest" blog, as well as listed under the post title, "My Only Girlfriend," Part 1 through Part 12 on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog, please see the hyperlinks below:

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/search/label/For%20Sandra%20%28My%20Only%20Girlfriend%29

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/search/label/For%20Sandra%20%28My%20Only%20Girlfriend%29

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This "Three Dark Horses" Post No. 006 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]