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Better Make This One Good

BETTER MAKE THIS ONE GOOD It’s all succinct until we leap. Of this day, for three, not a peep. Grow older, slower — now that’s deep. February Twenty-ninth! On horseback, knight awaits orders, until day he can leave borders, leap past the square, stun recorders, once every four years. Frog taps fingers on lily pad. A little bored, a little sad. What takes so long - has he been had? He’s over this! What if taking a leap of faith haunted you for four years - a wraith. To take leap you’d have to have faith. What a conundrum! 2020 is a leap year. Some blessed birthday child will cheer and down her cheek their rolls a tear. Better make this one good! 1/23/2020 Great Leap Forward Poetry Contest Sponsor: Beth Evans Used: Tail Rhyme

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Date: 1/23/2020 11:34:00 AM
This poem is a winner in any contest, Kim. You are on such a poetry "roll of magnifience"!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/23/2020 11:49:00 AM
Thanks so much! Tomorrow the muse may take a break...who knows! :)
Date: 1/23/2020 10:07:00 AM
I get your natural association between leap year and leaping frogs. It was a 'good one'
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/23/2020 10:10:00 AM
Thank you!

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