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A Cockcrow In Lace

the sunspots ensconced behind howdy-do curtains a cockcrow in lace white watering can french blue white sprouts of ivy deep green unhackneyed eggs bright brown the pale yellow sun flickers snow and no one wears silk nightgowns as knees fall, and wrinkles like weeds are read on the backside of palms that hurry the yolks and sizzle the bacon, pour coffee into old cups one for the geezer who grumps but puckers up for his buttercup

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Date: 7/15/2020 6:19:00 PM
So many beautiful images in technicolor! "Read on the backside of palms," for one. I can smell the bacon and the coffee. A morning and a kiss held in time - lovely. Congratulations on your first place.
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Date: 7/13/2020 8:52:00 AM
Congratulations Kim on your winning poem dancing with colors and humorous reality.
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Date: 7/12/2020 5:03:00 PM
I love this Kim. Such vivid imagery and a wonderful turn of phrase. Congratulations on your win.
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Date: 7/12/2020 2:17:00 PM
CONGRATS on your well-deserved win, Kim! Janice
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Date: 7/12/2020 11:24:00 AM
Great poem, Kim. Surely one of my favorite lines ever: one for the geezer who grumps but puckers up for his buttercup now that's a first place finishing line . . . they should put that one in a greeting card . . . with an image to match! Take care!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/12/2020 11:49:00 AM
LOL...thanks, Bryan!
Date: 7/10/2020 7:11:00 PM
I believe that your Muse has returned from a week off full force, breathless with energy. The first three lines are stunning -- and the poem gets more and more intriguing from there onward. Bravo, Kim! :) gw
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/12/2020 11:50:00 AM
Thank you, Gershon! :)
Date: 7/10/2020 5:10:00 PM
"one for the geezer who grumps but puckers up for his buttercup" Perfect!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/10/2020 5:21:00 PM
LOL...thanks!
Date: 7/10/2020 2:14:00 PM
Wild imagery! Love the end especially! xomo
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/10/2020 2:32:00 PM
Thanks so much! xx

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