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Haiku aversion Heptadecaphobia Tanka therapy Entry to "anxiety" contest Written 25th February 2017 Note: heptadecaphobia is the fear of the number seventeen, the number of syllables in a haiku Tanka is an alternative Japanese poetry form

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Date: 4/1/2017 9:21:00 AM
Now that I know what 'heptadecaphobia' means, I can classify this as original and clever, Mark! Congratulations!! // paul
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Date: 4/1/2017 10:16:00 AM
Thanks Paul! :-)
Date: 3/31/2017 9:46:00 PM
Very clever Mark..Congrats on your win
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Date: 3/31/2017 10:04:00 PM
Thanks Joseph! :-)
Date: 3/4/2017 3:39:00 PM
Lol!! Too clever Mark!! I like it!! :) Big Hugggs. Deb
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Date: 3/5/2017 10:53:00 AM
Thanks Deb! :-)
Date: 3/2/2017 7:09:00 PM
oh my this is SUPER clever. Tanka for the footnote!!! SEVEN
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Date: 3/3/2017 4:46:00 PM
Your welcome Andrea! :-) Couldn't believe that heptadecaphobia has exactly seven syllables. Or that such a thing really exists. All the best! Mark :-)
Date: 2/25/2017 4:15:00 PM
Funny, informative and clever Mark:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 2/25/2017 9:41:00 PM
Thanks Jan! All the best! Mark :-)
Date: 2/25/2017 2:29:00 PM
Hilarious;)
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Date: 2/25/2017 2:35:00 PM
Glad you enjoyed it Maureen! All the best! Mark :-)
Date: 2/25/2017 2:17:00 PM
I found this Haiku very interesting.I hope you win.Nice to meet you Mark .
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Date: 2/25/2017 2:19:00 PM
Thank you Darlene! :-)

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