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 AWARDED FIRST PLACE :  Concrete poem contest sponsored by: Poetry Soup Team

 

 

a prism of sadness a piece of soul falls from the windows of the house where you live trickling droplets of emotion too hard to handle finally let go relieving the strain of your pain they fall from your eyes like rain until you are totally drained so you can rise up again to play the game `````

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Date: 3/1/2022 1:42:00 PM
Yes! Quite wonderful poem, Elaine! Congrats!
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Date: 3/2/2022 8:23:00 PM
Thank you for your kind comment, dear James...much appreciated.
Date: 4/26/2011 4:34:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in the contest Lainie. I am sorry for the late comment but still having problems with the Soup since they worked on it. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/24/2011 4:35:00 AM
this is beautiful .... "prism of sadness" "droplets of emotion" and lots of other gems make it a pleasure to read....liked the shape of the drop too....well done...Syd
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Date: 4/22/2011 12:36:00 PM
awesome Elaine ;) congratulations on your great win, love Wilma
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Date: 4/22/2011 12:03:00 PM
Great to see you in the winner's list, Elaine. Congratulations on your poem's success. Agape, Moses
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Date: 4/22/2011 11:03:00 AM
Absolutely Brilliant!Congrats on your win Elaine---kash
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Date: 4/22/2011 8:06:00 AM
You are so clever!! Love the poem as much as the formation of that sweet tear!! Congratulations....I love it!
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Date: 4/22/2011 4:48:00 AM
Many congratulations and a very happy Easter to you : )
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Date: 4/22/2011 4:32:00 AM
Congrats Lainie on your beautiful win in HG's contest on tears with this marvelous and touching piece my friend.. I am so honored to be sharing 6th place with one of the ver best premier poets on P.S. ... enjoy with much luv...
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Date: 4/22/2011 4:28:00 AM
Congratulations on the fifth place win in the contest, Elaine
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Date: 4/21/2011 9:57:00 PM
Amazing shape and write Laine. Many congrats, Have a blessed Easter.
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Date: 4/21/2011 9:57:00 PM
Dear Lady Elaine, Thank-YOU For Supporting My Contest " Personify A Tear Congratulations on YOUR ^th Place Win LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Liege... Harry
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Date: 4/21/2011 9:46:00 PM
Very pretty little tear drop. Congratulations on your win. Love, joyce
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Date: 3/31/2011 6:10:00 PM
Dear Lady Elaine, Yes YOUR POEM is Entered in my Contest Superb Write and Sharon W. has come out of retirement to Enter this Contest Once again I have a Heart unsure Almost all the POEMS I've read so far are 1st Place Winners I wonder How those that Create Contest can Judge Such Fine POETRY As I was Looking for this POEM to Comment on YOUR Titles are Very Enticing I will read YOU more often YOUR Liege LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER...HG ( Harry )
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Date: 10/4/2009 5:10:00 PM
very nice imagery but i dare not replay the game if i were you.
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Date: 10/4/2009 4:33:00 PM
Very nice "Shape" poem. Yours Matthew Anish
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Date: 10/4/2009 9:18:00 AM
Lainie, Congrats on "A Teardrop" being featured. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 10/2/2009 12:14:00 PM
Elaine, congratulations on making the first round of the contest...Raul
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Date: 9/30/2009 9:05:00 PM
only one word describes this... beautiful
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Date: 9/28/2009 3:21:00 PM
lCongratulations Elaine. This is lovely. I have been gone so just catching up. LThank you for your note to me. Love, Joyce
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Date: 9/27/2009 12:11:00 PM
congrats on being a featured artist, nicely penned.
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Date: 9/27/2009 5:56:00 AM
this should be a ten lanie outstanding write and shape very creative congrats on being featured this week keep up the great work
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Date: 9/26/2009 2:13:00 PM
This stunning poem....so well deserving a featured place! Wonderful form as well, Elaine! ~ Carrie
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Date: 9/26/2009 9:37:00 AM
Again, congratulations, Lainie. Another awesome piece for the finals. You did this so beaytifully! Good luck and best wishes to you always! Love, Robin
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Date: 9/25/2009 4:29:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Elaine, well deserved >> James
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