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On March fourteenth, the day of pi I pined to buy an apple pie A python spied me at the door, a sharp-eyed pirate on the floor Oh piebald pipe of piety Do not aspire to piracy! A spiny pain will occupy My poor pylorus pining pie Pied piper pyromaniac Porkpie in hand, applies attack A pyrite spark to light became Papyrus lit and fanned the flame The python backs, afraid of fire The piker fears a funeral pyre He'd be expired and unprepared To cipher circles pi r squared Our pineal glands made pie-eyed plans And Pontius Pilate washed his hands A pile of pilots can't deny I occupied my day with pi October 25, 2014 Rhymed iambic tetrameter There are 35 "pi" sounds. Can you find them all?

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Date: 3/25/2015 3:13:00 AM
I remember this poem and I am so glad to see it get the attention it deserves. Bravo my friend and Congrats on your win!
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Date: 3/24/2015 2:53:00 PM
I stand by my original comment roy so pleased to see this get a more well deserved place now :-) Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 3/24/2015 1:02:00 AM
Awesome, Roy. you got your Pi win now!! Congrats.
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Date: 3/24/2015 12:52:00 AM
Roy, congrats, I like what you did here. Thanks for participating.
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Date: 12/10/2014 10:53:00 PM
I am amazed if you only occupied one day with pi. This looks like a whole lot of work. Great outcome Roy. Congratulations on your win.
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Date: 12/9/2014 8:14:00 PM
Roy, I am always amazed and left slack-jawed by your poetry. You are certainly one of the more agile, cogent and literate writers we have here, which may forever deprive you of the position you deserve. Still to make light, another pi: Is the relationship of an igloo's circumference to its radius known as Eskimo pi?
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Date: 12/9/2014 10:24:00 AM
Congratulations on the win
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Date: 12/8/2014 5:55:00 PM
Oh my, great Pi story, Roy. I didn't count the 35 pi's, but it seemed you had at least 3.14 pi's per line.
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Date: 12/8/2014 2:39:00 PM
Personally I would have loved to see this extremely clever write place higher - its a 7 from me :-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 12/8/2014 5:42:00 PM
Thanks! I thought the rules were pretty open, but apparently mine fell outside the mainstream. "1 original, poem on the theme of your choice, but pies of some sort must appear. You may eat them, throw them, turn them into piebald whatevers, graph something with them, let's just have a real plentitude of pies, more than anyone could want."
Date: 12/8/2014 1:12:00 PM
It appears I have saved one of the best for last. This is a skillfull write 7 all the way. Congratulations Roy.
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Date: 12/8/2014 12:13:00 PM
Roy, you caught my attention on pie of all kinds, nice work. Love the photo I just found. Thanks for entering the pie contest, truly wonderful submissions sent in.
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Date: 11/24/2014 2:45:00 PM
OMG, I had so much fun reading this one Roy! Pied piper pyromaniac, Papyrus lit and fanned the flame, Pontius Pilate washed his hands, what great lines! I loved the humor you brought to this creative piece. Thanks! #7
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Date: 10/26/2014 1:28:00 AM
Great thotful n witty one Roy! Love ur write wid so many pies inside! Gl in contest!
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Date: 10/25/2014 7:12:00 PM
a proliferation of of alliteration here Roy - great write and I loved the humour- good luck in the contest. Hugs Jan xxxx
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