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July 11, 2023 for Eve Roper's Start Jamming Any Rhyming Form Poetry Contest

A panda, I will make you smile “Aw” to see me so small in my mama’s paw. By just two months old I have learned to walk. I eat bamboo young. This is how I talk: I bleat, croak, squeak, honk, make a huff, or growl. The one thing for sure I do not do is howl. After some months, Mom sends me on my way. Most of us in China can be found today. We eat in bamboo patches, but when done, we have to go and find another one! People keep building things. We lose our space We need humans’ help to find us a place. A world treasure, I’m sure you know my name. My picture gave World Wildlife Fund its fame. Help this “bear cat” who rarely touches meat. I’m just a cutie, black and white and sweet.

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Date: 7/24/2023 8:17:00 PM
This is so beautiful, equally entertaining and informative. I have seen only the pictures of them, but do not know their habits or ways. Thank you Andrea for sharing ! Congratulations on your first place win.
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Date: 7/24/2023 8:13:00 AM
Andrea, congratulations on your win.. Love the story of the Panda. Hugs Eve
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Date: 7/24/2023 5:28:00 AM
Vivid depiction of various simple features of a panda. Congratulations!
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Date: 7/24/2023 4:43:00 AM
Congratulations on your top win, Andrea! A cute, and knowledgeable poem - I learned a lot about “Panda”.
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Date: 7/24/2023 3:56:00 AM
I love and enjoyed this a lot. So cute and sweet. Hope to see a real panda someday. Congratulations on your win and this lovely rhyme my dear poet friend Andrea! God bless you always and your family. Hugs
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Date: 7/24/2023 3:30:00 AM
Cute and witty, Andrea. Congratulations on your top win! :)
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Date: 7/24/2023 2:05:00 AM
Excellent, congratulations Andrea
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Date: 7/12/2023 5:50:00 PM
such a lovely animal, you made a great painting , enjoyed yann
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Date: 7/12/2023 3:57:00 AM
Pandas are adorable. I hope they will make refuges for them. We don’t need another extinct species to mourn about and say if only we had taken measures sooner. They are irreplaceable. SuZ
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Date: 7/12/2023 1:34:00 AM
I love pandas and yours is a brilliant poem, Best for a win.
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Date: 7/11/2023 5:14:00 PM
Enjoyed the panda poem...they are amazing to watch. They sound noisier than the black bears we've been getting in our back yard, that aren't too cute a few yards away.
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Date: 7/11/2023 4:21:00 PM
Very fun and informative poem, Andrea. Well rhymed and written. Good luck in the contest, my friend. Bill
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Date: 7/11/2023 3:01:00 PM
Andrea, you REALLY know your Pandas. This poem speaks volumes about the cuddly little creatures and you pulled it off with wit, charm and your usual fabulous finesse with words! Good luck with the contest and I just wrote a poem about you. Write on, Terrell
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/11/2023 3:06:00 PM
Hey thanks. Let me go see
Date: 7/11/2023 2:42:00 PM
A wonderful/cute rhyme write. Love It. Good Luck. Have a great day..................
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Date: 7/11/2023 1:43:00 PM
aww Andrea this is beyond cute and I love the reference to the WWF too, good luck in the contest. didnt know they croaked and bleated and honked, i assume its poetic licence or you may be taken to task again lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/11/2023 3:06:00 PM
Found the sounds on Wikipedia. Haha

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