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The Glow of Dawn's Horizon Premiere Contest Winner

Daybreak usually greets me when it ascends each day. Yawning, I drowsily rise from the comfort of my bed as the horizon glows with colors in resplendent array. Dawn announces, "The warmth of Ra is on its way!" Soon, over land and sea, aureate beams will spread. Daybreak usually greets me when it ascends each day. Sunrise shines on foxes in meadows where they play, illuminating their coppery coats of orange and red as the horizon glows with colors in resplendent array. In shallows, sunlight dances with waves as they spray, creating prisms in nuanced tones of variegated thread. Daybreak usually greets me when it ascends each day. It does not matter where I wander or aimlessly stray. Mornings are idyllic once somber darkness is shed as the horizon glows with colors in resplendent array. How I'd dread a cause for the rooster's crowing delay. What a folly if the moon continued her reign instead. Daybreak usually greets me when it ascends each day, as the horizon glows with colors in resplendent array. August 11, 2022 First Person Villanelle Contest Sponsored by L Milton Hankins

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Date: 9/4/2022 10:12:00 AM
Jenna, congratulations on your 1st place win in the contest! Beautifully crafted, filled with amazing imagery. :)Paulette
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Date: 9/4/2022 7:41:00 AM
Jenna congratulations on Milton's Contest. Excellent Poetry penned by you. Again big Congratulations...
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Date: 9/3/2022 11:58:00 PM
A beautiful poem Jenna, and well deserving of the top place in Miltons competition.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 9/4/2022 5:48:00 AM
Thank you so very much, Terry. I appreciate your thoughts.
Date: 9/2/2022 10:39:00 PM
Magnificent write!Congratulations on your TOP Trophy Win, Jenna! A masterpiece!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 9/3/2022 5:19:00 AM
Thank you for your supportive comments, JCB. They are very much appreciated.
Date: 9/2/2022 8:37:00 AM
A tremendous write, artistic and poetic, as is your forte, Jenna. Congrats on your top win!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 9/3/2022 5:17:00 AM
Thank you ever so much for your wonderful remarks, Seeker.
Date: 9/2/2022 8:29:00 AM
This is the best Villanelle I have ever read and that is all I can say about this piece. I know you put a lot of work into this. This style does not come naturally to most and I know from experience, they take work. Milt is the best judge for this style because his Villanelles are as polished as they come, and he judged this contest perfectly. Well done Jenna. (congrats as well!!)
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Jenna Logan
Date: 9/3/2022 5:17:00 AM
Hi Mark, and I appreciate your fine comments on my work, as well as on the capability of Milt as a judge of poetry. Your words are both gracious and encouraging, Thank you.
Date: 9/2/2022 7:50:00 AM
My congratulations to you, Jenna, for a beautiful poem with stunning imagery. It quickly rose to the top of the poems I read for the contest. Your writing is exquisite, and I wish for you much success with your writing in the future. So deserving of this trophy!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 9/3/2022 5:15:00 AM
I am truly honored to be on your winning list, Milt. Thank you for the accolades and the many kind remarks you offer my poetry.
Date: 9/2/2022 7:46:00 AM
Beautiful imagery Jenna! Congratulations on your win! Linda
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Jenna Logan
Date: 9/3/2022 5:14:00 AM
Thank you very much, Linda.
Date: 8/11/2022 2:22:00 PM
Nothing beats the stunning colours that daybreak brings that glow just before sunrise. You captured the scene well Jenna, I don't think you need luck with this one, but good luck anyway. Tom
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Jenna Logan
Date: 8/11/2022 3:47:00 PM
Thank you, Tom. I'm feeling ok but staying away from everyone for a week. I don't want to deal with it again.
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Tom Cunningham
Date: 8/11/2022 2:43:00 PM
I'm sorry to hear that Jenna, covid certainly has not gone away yet.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 8/11/2022 2:41:00 PM
I'm not sure why I struggled with this Villanelle, editing it over the course of several days, but I'm glad you think it's a worthwhile write. Thanks so very much, Tom. Family reunion has produced a couple of positive covid tests. ;(

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