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4/29/2025 for Acrostic Agility Poetry Contest sponsored by Oliver McKeithan

Boys must perfect their batting stroke. Once done, and they hit a home run, You'll find that yonder window broke.

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thriveni c mysore

Date: 5/4/2025 10:32:00 PM

Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!

David Crandall
Date: 5/5/2025 3:11:00 PM

Thanks Thriveni - I broke a glass pane, but I placed in the contest!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/4/2025 10:35:00 AM

- Congratulations on your Acrostic poem " Boy" in the contest, David :) - hugs

David Crandall
Date: 5/4/2025 8:19:00 PM

Thanks :-)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/3/2025 4:50:00 PM

Funny! Congrats!

David Crandall
Date: 5/3/2025 8:11:00 PM

Thanks!

Trina Layne

Date: 5/3/2025 4:44:00 PM

Congrats, David! I started with boy but finished as a cat :).

David Crandall
Date: 5/3/2025 8:11:00 PM

Thanks Trina!

thriveni c mysore

Date: 5/3/2025 4:21:00 AM

how many glass panes on your account dear poet?

David Crandall
Date: 5/3/2025 9:17:00 AM

Haha, I believe it or not, I only broke one window with a home run. It was our neighbor's kitchen window.

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 5/1/2025 11:21:00 AM

Lol. I hope it's not my window. I don't like baseball.

David Crandall
Date: 5/3/2025 9:18:00 AM

Haha, I love baseball, but I can't play it anymore.