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About This Poem

Sleepy Trees

The trees are yawning,
carelessly shedding their clothes
for sweet winter sleep
Like spoiled children who know well
daddy will clean up the mess...

For Nathan's contest

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    Tanya Harrington
    Date: 11/2/2012 2:47:00 PM
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    Absolutely charming! Love it. :) Tanya
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    craig cornish
    Date: 10/25/2012 8:29:00 PM
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    Tim, Belated congrats on your well deserved win!
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 10/24/2012 3:26:00 PM
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    It so deserved to be on top ten!! Congrats!
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    Anne Lise Andresen
    Date: 10/24/2012 3:22:00 PM
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    Contest results .... you won, congratulations. oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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    Carol Sunshine Brown
    Date: 10/24/2012 6:00:00 AM
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    Congratulations on your placement in Nathan's "Tanka (Season)" contest Tim. Love, Carol
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    Linda-Marie SweetHeart
    Date: 10/24/2012 12:05:00 AM
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    CONGRATS TIM ON AN INCREDIBLE WRITE AND WIN LUV .. AWESOME WORK .. GO SAINTS .. I AM ROOTING FOR THEM AS WELL AS MY GIANTS ..
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    Carrie Richards
    Date: 10/23/2012 6:56:00 PM
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    Isn't that the truth!! Only at my house, it is mommy too that has to haul out the rake........and we have heaps to sweep up!! Delightful poem, Tim!
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    Poet Destroyer A
    Date: 10/23/2012 6:49:00 PM
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    TIM, CONGRATULATIONS !!! :-) enjoyed your wonderful poem in Nathan's "Tanka (Season)" contest... take care~xox~PD
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    Andrea Dietrich
    Date: 10/23/2012 6:59:00 AM
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    hahaha, love the comparison to daddy cleaning up those messy leaves! Very fun one.
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    Poet Destroyer A
    Date: 10/14/2012 8:06:00 PM
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    HELLO, TIM,,, I'M BACK AFTER DOUBLE VISITING MY MOM :-(... ABOUT YOUR POEM... LOVE IT...XOX~PD
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    elizabeth wesley
    Date: 10/14/2012 6:55:00 PM
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    Really creative wording, each line has a unique message and the whole poem is alive with a wonderful picture of autumn!
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    Anne Lise Andresen
    Date: 10/14/2012 10:53:00 AM
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    A nice autumn poem to contest Tim, wish you good luck - hope you win. - Have a nice Sunday. - oxox love Anne-Lise :)
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    Omneya Kamal
    Date: 10/14/2012 9:58:00 AM
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    WOW!! Love it really!
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    kathryn collins
    Date: 10/14/2012 8:49:00 AM
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    This is great Tim. A new slant on that ole autumn theme. Very original.


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