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Contest Surprise

I wrote a poem for a contest
    And it got some great comments
 I thought it was one of my best
      I felt very confident

 Soon the contest was judged, the winning list came out
       Victory was not in doubt
 I scanned the winners list from the middle down
        I thought my poem would have placed
 But I soon began to frown 
         My name wasn't there ....It was as if I wasn't even  in the race!

     Can't win 'em all I guess
            No need  to stress
   But when I went to my inbox and saw "Congrats on your win"
          I thought they made a mistake
   So I scanned the winners list once more
          Then suddenly I stopped...
      I was surprised for sure
          My name was the first one on top!

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J Hamilton Gist

Date: 12/2/2017 3:48:00 PM

I've had something like that happen to me! LOL Come on through and check out some of my work.

Jan Allison

Date: 11/21/2017 4:47:00 PM

Great to read this again Jospeh and its great you are a member of PS for life I'm delighted about that:-) hugs jan xx

Indiana Shaw

Date: 7/26/2017 6:41:00 PM

Eager beavers are kept waiting in anticipation - For first place of their poet creation - a doubting Thomas fails to see - first place is where it should be - nice write and a well deserved first on your original poem - Indiana x x x

Riss Ryker

Date: 3/9/2015 7:10:00 PM

Hey! Congrats on your win! Great poem, too!

Mohamed Adel

Date: 1/22/2015 7:31:00 PM

couldn't be better, congrats Joseph :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/17/2015 10:21:00 PM

Awesome to see this one again and tell you congratulations on a well deserved win!

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/11/2015 10:15:00 PM

Joseph:) :) :) I smile at every entry in this contest, contest is The Bomb... Congratulations, on your #1 placement. Always & Forever *LINDA*

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 1/11/2015 3:39:00 PM

Nothing could be more factual,congrats on the win Joseph...huggs

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/10/2015 6:59:00 PM

That would be a great surprise. Those N/A's can be brutal, I have a few and from the same people, so I finally gave up entering their contests. I loved your outcome Joseph. Congrats on your first place win!