Winning

once they were all mine beauty, youth and attitude unconquerable selfishness and ego reigns bringing hollow victory changes come with time gradually and certain self retreats a bit bringing love to the forefront happiness is love’s reward By: Joyce Johnson 7/6/11 for Linda Marie's contest "Bag of Tricks" Won a third in contest

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 7/25/2011 10:32:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved win in Linda-Marie's "Bag Of Tricks" contest Joyce. Love, Carol

Jun-Jun Villanueva

Date: 7/24/2011 4:49:00 AM

with this creative write. . .I'm so proud that I've shared the placement with you. . .CONGRATULATIONS . . .really terrific / *-* junjun >>``~~ " SMILE " ~~~

David Williams

Date: 7/24/2011 4:26:00 AM

hey Joyce, congrats on your win, David

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/23/2011 8:34:00 PM

Good one..Congrats on your win..Sara

Jack Horne

Date: 7/23/2011 2:38:00 PM

I haven't been on Soup much in the last couple of days and have a ton of congrats messages to send - and not much time to send them in today! Forgive hasty message -many congrats on your wins : )

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 7/23/2011 2:11:00 PM

My congratulations on the third place win in the contest of Linda,joyce

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 7/23/2011 2:02:00 PM

Congrats Joyce on your success in my contest and thankxx for your support... inspiring words luv..

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/23/2011 12:23:00 PM

YOurs is so profound and so wise. I am seeing some very good winners here toward the bottom! Congrats, Joyce, for being in the winners' circle. LUv, Andrea

Cory Long

Date: 7/7/2011 7:38:00 AM

nicely penned good luck in contest cory

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 7/6/2011 1:13:00 PM

Haven't seen the contest, but I love your poem, Joyce. Our sense of self (especially ego) fades as we grow older, making more room for love in the forefront. Woldn't it be great if young people understood this? They seem to thing their beauty and energy will last forever. Wishing you success in the contest. Been raining today in Key Biscayne. Love, Carolyn

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 7/6/2011 11:37:00 AM

Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us today. I enjoyed reading it Joyce and wish you the best in the contest. Love, Carol