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Faded Verses

There is a time that my poetic expressions always went down the drain; rhymes, imagery, symbolism, and metaphors that I used were like a hundred wet match-sticks trying to light a fire. My voice in the form of verses was so faint and weak; I felt as though I was writing for myself.....

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Date: 4/2/2015 8:30:00 PM
anytime...PD
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Date: 9/12/2014 10:49:00 AM
Teddy, Congratulations, with your awesome rejection poem.... LOVE LINDA
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 9/14/2014 11:50:00 PM
Thank you Linda! You are the best! ^_^ <3.....
Date: 9/12/2014 10:13:00 AM
Congrats on the fine win, Teddy
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 9/14/2014 11:49:00 PM
Thank you Dr. Ram Mehta! :-)
Date: 9/12/2014 9:30:00 AM
Well Teddy, it seems those matches have dried out and have lit a flame in your poetry. Congratulations on your win.
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 9/14/2014 11:49:00 PM
Lol. Maybe they were dried in the summer sun..... Thank you very much for your applause Brenda! ^_^ <3
Date: 9/11/2014 11:23:00 PM
Thank you for entering the contest and congratulations. Love and prayers and God bless you, Gina
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 9/14/2014 11:46:00 PM
I really enjoyed your contest, and also the poems of the involved poets. Thanks for your applause and well-wishes Regina! ^_^ <3

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