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Quote--""Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism."--George A Moore

How might I replicate your verse with deceit, Claiming ownership, a fraudulent feat. The sentiments woven, not from my core, A stolen melody, a hollow encore. How do I connect to the sunset's gold, When purloined treasures in my hands unfold? In the radiant daylight, brazen and bright, I pilfer your wealth, devoid of true light. How might I borrow your emotions, a theft so bold, Claiming them as mine, when the pain's not been told. Loneliness wrapped in borrowed lines divine, A counterfeit connection, a deceptive design. How do I profess love with words not authentically mine, Desire and yearning from another's line? Expressing affection, a counterfeit show, In someone else's verses, my feelings won't grow. How could I snatch your art, a precious display, When the sentiments painted, not mine to convey. In the misty rain, your love I'd feign, Yet only fog in my mind's windowpane. How might I borrow, and not call it thine, A snippet of work, claiming it's mine. Yet with proper reference, an ethical find, Admiring your craft, no plagiarism behind.

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Date: 11/15/2023 4:36:00 AM
Congratulations on this winning work in this special contest. Way to go. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Sara K..I think reading another's work and then getting an idea is fine as long as it is your own idea from which to write.
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Date: 11/14/2023 10:27:00 AM
These lines are written with exceptional phrases of emotions, Jay. How can we plagiarize another's feelings when there are so few words we can use to express our own that are not of the same sentiments? Perhaps we cannot. This poem is one of your best.
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