All the Stuff


                                                         The
                                                   magnificent 
                                                 swan,        a
                                               symbol 
                                               of love 
                                                and of
                                                   loyalty.
                 Juxta-                            posed 
                 against     its own nest        built 
                  of weeds, old plastic bags, plastic 
                  bottles and discarded diapers. The 
                     splendor of the natural Earth: 
                          man's bottomless-well of 
                               inspiration is being 
  destroyed daily: polluted and poisoned because we want 
        more stuff we can throw away at the expense of 
                  the stuff we’ve always treasured. 
                         While, the swan recycles. 

                            What are we doing?

06/17/15
Entry for Contest: Stuff
Hosted by: Thomas Martin

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 6/22/2015 4:54:00 PM
Preston, Congrats on your awesome win. LOVE SKAT
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Date: 6/22/2015 3:56:00 PM
nice. PD
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Date: 6/22/2015 3:17:00 PM
WOW Preston - what a clever shape poem with a brilliant message - congrats:-) hugs jan xx 7
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Date: 6/21/2015 11:00:00 PM
Hi Preston, just popping back to say congrats. Regards, Viv
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Date: 6/20/2015 8:20:00 AM
As soon as the image appeared, I was entranced. Then, the beauty of the words caught me. This is an amazing write. I do hope that it is right there on the top of the stand of winners. :)
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Date: 6/18/2015 9:54:00 AM
Preston, if I could give this write a rating of 100 I would but we will have to settle for 7, this is outstanding in presentation and content, so visual and sad reality, I am sure that this is a winner and thanks for visiting my dancing flowers poem
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Date: 6/18/2015 12:49:00 AM
Great juxtaposition! Great write!
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Date: 6/17/2015 11:54:00 PM
Brilliant form, content and message, Preston. Will do well. No good luck needed. Regards, Viv
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