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Created for 1418 New Monoku Contest offered by Brian Strand

1418

A hail of cormorants dive down shooting hope into my fishing line
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Crandall Avatar
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Nice one, I guess those cormorants know where the fish are.
Crandall Avatar
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
haha, I wouldn't have known (poetic license), but cool to know.
Barberis Avatar
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just remembered that cormorants don't dive from the sky. Gannets dive. But cormorants give me the extra syllable.
Agustin Avatar
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Wow! Congrats... Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
Barberis Avatar
October 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Thank you!
Kendrick Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Ahh!! A lovely winning work. Way to go. Congrats on your win in Brian's contest. Sara K
Barberis Avatar
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Thank you, Sara!
Dietrich Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Cool! Congratulations on the win
Barberis Avatar
October 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Hi Andrea, thanks for the comment! Hope you are well!
Rodrigues Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A bit humorous as well as tragic. Congratulations!
Barberis Avatar
October 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Only for the fish! Thanks for the comment, Kim!
Alhemaidy Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Very nice!
Barberis Avatar
October 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Thank you!
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