The Heart of Poetry
'Tis not the Bard, but pretty good poetry anyway
by Carolyn 'Deaton' Stephens
A Nonet
Chapter 1
Linger
Posted January 10, 2014General / Poetry
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Thoughts of a womans love
Chapter 2
Lost in you
Posted February 1, 2014General / Poetry
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Free verse
Chapter 3
The Light that Dims
Posted February 7, 2014General / Poetry
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ABC Poetry contest
Chapter 4
Desert Daisies
Posted February 5, 2014General / Poetry
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free verse contest entry
Chapter 5
Winters Reflections
Posted February 1, 2014General / Poetry
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Quatrain contest, a poem of nature
Chapter 6
Desert sands
Posted January 5, 2014General / Poetry
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Contest entry
Chapter 7
Good Morning Glory
Posted January 31, 2014General / Poetry
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impossible, but the Bumblebee flies
Chapter 8
Living Faith
Posted January 14, 2014General / Poetry
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A poem of Nature
Chapter 9
Condors Flight
Posted January 5, 2014General / Poetry
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Contest entry
Chapter 10
Microwave World (5-7-5)
Posted January 8, 2014General / Poetry
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Just thinking
Chapter 11
Destiny's Cradle
Posted December 14, 2013General / Poetry
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Free verse Valentine contest
Chapter 12
The heart of love
Posted January 24, 2014General / Poetry
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A Duet Poem
Chapter 13
Gist in the Bliss - Part 1
Posted November 15, 2013General / Poetry
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Free verse
Chapter 14
The Stream
Posted November 7, 2013General / Poetry
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Child trafficking, a stark reality
Chapter 15
Bongo boy
Posted October 22, 2013General / Poetry
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A free flowing poem with no particular form
Chapter 16
Similarities
Posted October 21, 2013General / Poetry
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Contest entry Cinquian form
Chapter 17
Twilight Cinquain
Posted October 17, 2013General / Poetry
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A Nonet
Chapter 18
Queens of Fall
Posted October 19, 2013General / Poetry
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3-5-3-5-5 Lunaticka
Chapter 19
A cold is a cold (Lunatika)
Posted October 16, 2013General / Poetry
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A Tanka contest entry
Chapter 20
Unrivaled Sunrise (Tanka)
Posted December 3, 2013General / Poetry
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Just wondering,
Chapter 21
Introspection reflection
Posted October 10, 2013General / Poetry
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Free verse
Chapter 22
Come Morning
Posted October 2, 2013General / Poetry
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Quatrains and couplet with mono-rhyme
Chapter 23
Eagles rise
Posted September 19, 2013General / Poetry
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A Tableau
Chapter 24
Eagles eye (Tableau)
Posted September 12, 2013General / Poetry
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Tableau contest entry
Chapter 25
Mountainscape Tableau
Posted September 10, 2013General / Poetry
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A limerick
Chapter 26
No Limericks for Me
Posted August 31, 2013General / Poetry
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An experiment in poetry
Chapter 27
Willow
Posted August 27, 2013General / Poetry
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ABC poetry
Chapter 28
Catapult me to the Stars
Posted August 24, 2013General / Poetry
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Exuberance an emotion called joy
Chapter 29
Senryu (joy like a fountain)
Posted August 24, 2013General / Poetry
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Tanka
Chapter 30
The 'Morrow
Posted July 27, 2013General / Poetry
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Nonnet of nature
Chapter 31
Eagles fly
Posted July 19, 2013General / Poetry
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5-7-5 gratitude for freedom
Chapter 32
Free
Posted July 5, 2013General / Poetry
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5-7-5 poem
Chapter 33
Waterfalls
Posted June 20, 2013General / Poetry
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Free style poem with just a bit of rhyme
Chapter 34
Awareness
Posted June 15, 2013General / Poetry
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Contest entry
Chapter 35
In my Being
Posted April 30, 2013Romance / Poetry
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5-7-5 poetry contest
Chapter 36
Cloudy
Posted June 8, 2013General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 37
dragonflies whiz by (double haiku)
Posted September 4, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 38
Haiku (bulky bumblebees)
Posted August 28, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 39
Joy (1-9-1 poetry)
Posted August 22, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 40
haiku (whale's teeth have rings)
Posted August 20, 2014General / Poetry
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Simply thinking
Chapter 41
For they are His to give
Posted August 9, 2014General / Poetry
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Quatrains in random rhyme
Chapter 42
Ocean's Destiny
Posted July 19, 2014General / Poetry
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A free verse poem, not my usual style
Chapter 43
Longing for you
Posted July 17, 2014Romance / Poetry
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A response for Maureen
Chapter 44
Bon Echo's Charm
Posted July 17, 2014General / Poetry
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ABC Poetry Contest Entry
Chapter 45
Laughter
Posted July 11, 2014General / Poetry
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Triolet
Chapter 46
What must I do to win thy love
Posted July 1, 2014Spiritual / Poetry
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A contest entry
Chapter 47
haiku (weeping willow smiles)
Posted July 31, 2014General / Poetry
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Remembering Pam
Chapter 48
Butterflies and Bluebirds
Posted June 27, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 49
Prejudice
Posted August 29, 2014General / Poetry
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Wisdom from the Urn, figuritively speaking
Chapter 50
It doesn't matter
Posted August 11, 2014General / Poetry
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Quatrain poetry contest
Chapter 51
Rivers
Posted June 6, 2014General / Poetry
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commentary
Chapter 52
5-7-5 Bird Santuary
Posted May 24, 2014Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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Contest entry
Chapter 53
Tanka 'When your day goes wrong'
Posted May 9, 2014General / Poetry
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zombi contest
Chapter 54
5-7-5 give me a hand
Posted May 12, 2014General / Poetry
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A man, his son, and love for God
Chapter 55
5-7-5 Undoubtable faith
Posted May 7, 2014General / Poetry
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Acrostic contest free verse
Chapter 56
Transparency
Posted March 29, 2014General / Poetry
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Art restoration project
Chapter 57
5-7-5 Porcelain Treasures
Posted May 5, 2014General / Poetry
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1-6-1 contest
Chapter 58
Bear, Share, Care
Posted March 26, 2014General / Poetry
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Free verse
Chapter 59
Tranquility Descends
Posted March 24, 2014General / Poetry
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5-7-5 contest entry
Chapter 60
Who is that masked man
Posted March 20, 2014General / Poetry
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Haiku 17 syllables
Chapter 61
Disposable Society
Posted March 5, 2014General / Poetry
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5--7-5 poem
Chapter 62
He will never change
Posted March 17, 2014General / Poetry
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Happy Birthday Stephanie and Suzanne 5-5-8
Chapter 63
Twin shamrocks
Posted March 17, 2014General / Poetry
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poem 5-7-5
Chapter 64
Aging Gently
Posted March 5, 2014General / Poetry
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173 word poem a contest entry
Chapter 65
Gateway to the West
Posted March 1, 2014General / Poetry
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1-6-1 contest entry
Chapter 66
Power walk
Posted February 27, 2014General / Poetry
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an encouraging acrostic
Chapter 67
Vote Often
Posted February 3, 2014General / Poetry
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Lune 5-3-5
Chapter 68
Rivers Roll
Posted January 27, 2014General / Poetry
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Opposites , too late for the contest
Chapter 69
Sweet and lovely sounds (5-7-5)
Posted August 18, 2014General / Poetry
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free verse
Chapter 70
Go with the Flow
Posted February 18, 2014General / Poetry
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Senryu
Chapter 71
Thrilling news 5-7-5
Posted January 24, 2014General / Poetry
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5-3-5 poem
Chapter 72
New born star ( Lune)
Posted January 10, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 73
Snow-bound reverie (5-7-5)
Posted December 8, 2013General / Poetry
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A Sedoka form of poetry
Chapter 74
The Score
Posted November 2, 2013General / Poetry
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Silly non-traditional multiple Haiku
Chapter 75
Do magpies make pies
Posted June 8, 2015General / Poetry
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Haiku in 5-7-5 form
Chapter 76
Clad in velvet robe (haiku)
Posted June 4, 2015General / Poetry
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Triolet poem contest entry
Chapter 77
Lord my soul is thine alone
Posted June 2, 2015Spiritual / Poetry
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Faith keeps us going
Chapter 78
One more time
Posted June 2, 2015General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 79
Dandelions smile (5-7-5)
Posted May 11, 2015General / Poetry
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free verse
Chapter 80
Wonders of the wind
Posted April 29, 2015General / Poetry
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Hiaku (5-7-5)
Chapter 81
Vultures are varmints ( Haiku)
Posted April 29, 2015General / Poetry
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A very personal tale...
Chapter 82
Freight-trains and kitchen straws..
Posted April 9, 2015General / Non-Fiction
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A sweet spring change
Chapter 83
Metamorphosis
Posted March 30, 2015General / Poetry
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Thinking
Chapter 84
Salmon's Journey
Posted March 28, 2015General / Poetry
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A contest entry
Chapter 85
Perception
Posted March 19, 2015General / Poetry
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5-7-5 horror non-contest
Chapter 86
Bone chilling screeches
Posted March 17, 2015General / Poetry
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McGuire's restaurant decor
Chapter 87
Just hangin' around
Posted March 13, 2015General / Poetry
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My muse has gone wild
Chapter 88
Don't stop me now
Posted February 12, 2015General / Poetry
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Animals and sights I would see
Chapter 89
Visit to the Rain forest
Posted February 12, 2015General / Poetry
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Free Verse
Chapter 90
Wonders of Winter
Posted February 6, 2015General / Poetry
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Reflections
Chapter 91
When all is said and done
Posted January 19, 2015General / Poetry
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Poetry in 5-7-5 form
Chapter 92
We talk about love
Posted January 15, 2015General / Poetry
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Acrostic reflections in near rhyme
Chapter 93
Foggy Morning on the Bay
Posted January 13, 2015General / Poetry
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Free Style ...Vacation thoughts
Chapter 94
The Beckoning of the West
Posted January 10, 2015General / Poetry
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Acrostic poem, free form
Chapter 95
Did You Pray Today
Posted January 7, 2015General / Poetry
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5-7-5 about terrorist
Chapter 96
Warped motivation
Posted January 9, 2015General / Poetry
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About terrorism
Chapter 97
Hold me Close
Posted January 9, 2015General / Poetry
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Acrostic poem contest entry in free style
Chapter 98
Moonrise
Posted January 5, 2015General / Poetry
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a grateful thought
Chapter 99
He holds
Posted January 3, 2015General / Poetry
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Inspired by nature
Chapter 100
Winter scenes
Posted January 2, 2015General / Poetry
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ABC poetry contest
Chapter 101
Crystal moonlight
Posted January 2, 2015General / Poetry
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Contest entry
Chapter 102
Shifting Sands (Lune 5-3-5)
Posted December 19, 2014General / Poetry
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Contest entry a free verse poem of Faith
Chapter 103
Together
Posted December 3, 2014General / Poetry
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Contest entry
Chapter 104
The Soul
Posted December 3, 2014General / Fiction
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an acrostic in free verse
Chapter 105
December
Posted December 2, 2014General / Poetry
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Quatrain contest aabb rhyme
Chapter 106
Saga of Sam
Posted December 1, 2014Western / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 107
Live (1-9-1)
Posted November 22, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 108
senyru (U S A today)
Posted November 18, 2014General / Poetry
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a contest entry
Chapter 109
Haiku (lacy white diamonds)
Posted November 8, 2014General / Poetry
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A contest entry
Chapter 110
5-7-5 (Across the night sky)
Posted November 7, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry 5-7-5-7-7
Chapter 111
Tanka (kaleidoscope turns)
Posted October 18, 2014General / Poetry
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no particular form.
Chapter 112
Zip-a-Lock
Posted January 3, 2015General / Poetry
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contest
Chapter 113
Haiku (sweet pineapple)
Posted October 16, 2014General / Poetry
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Alliteration contest
Chapter 114
Beyond bright blue
Posted October 8, 2014Spiritual / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 115
Panoramic view (stacked 5-7-5)
Posted October 1, 2014General / Poetry
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2-4-2 contest entry
Chapter 116
Renoir
Posted September 30, 2014General / Poetry
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end of October fun
Chapter 117
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts (5-7-5)
Posted September 23, 2014General / Poetry
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Naani contest
Chapter 118
Naani (opportunities)
Posted September 20, 2014General / Poetry
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contest entry
Chapter 119
Haiku (fruits of paradise)
Posted September 13, 2014General / Poetry
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Some thoughts about the Golden Rule
Chapter 120
All that glitters
Posted July 24, 2014Commentary and Philosophy / Non-Fiction
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An appeal for your contribution
Chapter 121
Poems for Pam's Family
Posted July 2, 2014General / Non-Fiction
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Senryu
Chapter 122
Empty Garbage Cans (senryu)
Posted February 11, 2014General / Poetry
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Haiku 5-7-5 recipe
Chapter 123
Carolyn's Chicken
Posted January 17, 2014General / Poetry
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2-10-2 contest entry
Chapter 124
Welcome
Posted February 11, 2015General / Poetry
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Contest entry humor
Chapter 125
5-7-5 Good Imagination
Posted October 14, 2013General / Poetry
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tear-drop rose picture this
Chapter 126
Rose so fair
Posted February 8, 2016General / Poetry
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