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Preterition

Whoever I dreamt about Certainly it was not she Though any woman I dream of It might very likely be she No I do not say that She comes only at night Though it should be very natural If she avoided eyes of light No balcony came out from the house It was white and flat Though a terrace would have been matching And a stirring mouse No the trees were not naked But with rich foliage… _____________________________________ April 14, 2016 For the Poetry Contest – Preterition Hosted by: Sara Kendrick

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Bl Devnath

Date: 5/19/2016 10:53:00 AM

Beautifully done. Congrats on your win my lovely friend. Loved always, bl

Probir Gupta
Date: 5/21/2016 2:12:00 AM

Thank you...

Sandra Haight

Date: 5/18/2016 3:47:00 PM

Probir, congratulations on your placement in Sara's Preterition Contest. Sandra

Probir Gupta
Date: 5/19/2016 8:49:00 AM

Thank you Sandra.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/18/2016 10:01:00 AM

I like how you used the second line to hint of Preterition..Creative work..Thanks for participating in my contest..Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Probir Gupta
Date: 5/19/2016 8:51:00 AM

Thank you so much for the appreciation and the evaluation...

Eve Roper

Date: 4/30/2016 12:03:00 AM

Great write, Probir, a 7 and good luck in the contest.Eve

Probir Gupta
Date: 4/30/2016 8:00:00 PM

Thanks Eve for the visit and appreciation. Love..Probir.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/15/2016 6:35:00 PM

I love the last part of this. It's an amazing image!!

Probir Gupta
Date: 4/15/2016 8:23:00 PM

Glad you like the actually 'preterition' image, concealing to reveal...

Paul Callus

Date: 4/14/2016 1:40:00 PM

I know that preterition means emphasizing something by leaving it out. Are you omitting revealing who SHE is by beating round the bush, so to say? If that is the case, then you have succeeded! ~ Regards // paul

Probir Gupta
Date: 4/14/2016 7:35:00 PM

Hasn't the sponsor hinted at the passing over or for that matter beating about the bush in order to gloss over in the model poem she quoted? In my poem , had the dreamer told the name straightaway, he would have been abused. And, the sponsor wants a preterition technique, not a poem on the act of preterition....Thanks and regards...