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A December Memento

A star is born among teen bards
and soon he'll lead in Yale's vanguards.
Young Will Chen shines, a full ride won;
his language skills beam bright, bar none.
Congratulations! best regards!

December 9, 2022

AN:  Quadri-lngual high school senior poet, William Chen was accepted
full tuition paid at Yale on December 1, 2022. A long awaited moment never
to fade from his memory.  He posts at a fellow site called All-Poetry. 

form:  a quintilla, Spanish quintain
contest: December Memento
sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

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Paula Goldsmith Date: 12/26/2022 9:35:00 AM Congratulations on your win. Thanks for adding your note. A fun write. Blessings............ Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 12/30/2022 5:56:00 PM Yes, we are proud of William, he is a super young man. Thanks for commenting.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/25/2022 8:59:00 AM SO sorry I missed congratulating you. I was in a huge rush last night, and I better look and see if I forgot anyone else. You did GREAT! Merry Christmas Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 12/25/2022 12:09:00 PM I distinctly remember writing a reply to your comment...I must have hit delete and it deleted your comment as well.??? Christmas gremlins at work, maybe?? "Thank you Andrea. I appreciate your generous placement and will share congratulations with William. May this Christmas Day be a special memory as you celebrate this December and 2022 as a most remarkable time in your own history."

Christuraj Alex Date: 12/25/2022 2:17:00 AM Great memento. Congratulations! Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 12/25/2022 3:36:00 AM thank you Christuraj. Blessings on your Christmas Day - reflect on why Jesus was born as you reason through your own birth and its significance.