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April

Ardently, she sweeps away weary winter, Preening her plumage, the year's infant peacock; Rivers swell and rise, heavy life breasts. Incandescent, she fires earth's darkness, sparking spring's fuse, Liberating ice-encapsulated souls, warmth starved. © Faye Lanham Gibson, August 8, 2015

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Date: 8/22/2015 2:27:00 PM
A wonderful acrostic poem with enchanting images of April... I enjoyed this very much. Congrats on a great win, Faye!
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Date: 8/17/2015 3:02:00 PM
Faye, :-) Congratulations with your wonderful win! *SKAT*
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Date: 8/17/2015 11:46:00 AM
Lovely acrostic Faye, congrats on big win! I hv missed you for quite sometime!
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Date: 8/17/2015 6:02:00 AM
SO glad to see you back posting my dear friend and man, are you ever BACK! Elegantly written Acrostic in your own signature style...BIG congrats - Tim
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Date: 8/16/2015 4:15:00 AM
First class writing and A joy to read; You have wonderfully Evoked the spirit of the month. ;)
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Date: 8/15/2015 7:58:00 PM
I too liked the personification. Enjoyable poem. Congrats.
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Date: 8/15/2015 4:08:00 PM
quality writing here, faye, i like how you personified the month; stunning, unique imagery - congrats on your win in my contest!
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Date: 8/15/2015 3:58:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Faye:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 8/15/2015 3:33:00 PM
Nicely done adding the feminine qualities to the month, such a beautiful birth of a write, grats on a high win!
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Date: 8/9/2015 1:35:00 AM
wow love the way you have used personification here Faye - simply beautiful I think this will do very well for you:-) hugs Jan xx7
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