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Creek Near Down

down the  stairs
down  the creek
creek is down
creek is flowing
flowing fast
flowing under
under glass
under pass
pass it over
pass it slow
slow poke
slow down
down and around
down for the count
count the money
count is under
under siege
under the sun
sun is hot
sun went down
down beat
down south
south west
south bound
bound up
bound down
down the road
down time
time out
time to go
go slow
go under
under appreciate
under paid
paid down
paid up
up the creek
up or down
down wind
down a well
well is full
well is deep
deep pockets
deep and down
down and out
down and down
down under
down bridge
bridge 
under


 

© Eve Roper 8/11/2015


Contest Name: Down Under
 Sponsor: Debbie Guzzi
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Kendrick Avatar
September 12, 2015 at 8:07 AM
Awesome work !! No wonder it is in the winners’ list. Congrats..Sara
Callus Avatar
September 8, 2015 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations on your placing in Debbie's contest! This flows smoothly like the creek that inspired it:) Hugs // paul
Roper Avatar
September 11, 2015 at 8:14 AM
Thank you! Hugs Eve
A  Avatar
September 8, 2015 at 9:02 AM
Eve, Congratulations on your -Down Under- win. Love .....SKAT**
Roper Avatar
September 11, 2015 at 8:14 AM
Thank you! Hugs Eve
Guzzi Avatar
September 7, 2015 at 4:23 PM
Eve hon the last few lines are wrong - this would be right [ down and out/down town- town under/town bridge-bridge-under] YOU came so close great effort! Congrad's Light & Love
Roper Avatar
September 11, 2015 at 8:13 AM
Hello Debbie, I did fix it before but I noticed it didn't let me corrected; the website has being having a lot of glitches thank goodness I try to save all my work. This is the one I had corrected. Thank you so very much for your help. Hugs Eve
Roper Avatar
September 7, 2015 at 5:57 PM
Thank you, Debbie, I'm honored to have been in the contest Hugs Eve
A. Sharma Avatar
September 6, 2015 at 11:42 PM
Superb winning write Eve, big congrats!
Roper Avatar
September 11, 2015 at 8:13 AM
Thank you! Hugs Eve
Dietrich Avatar
August 12, 2015 at 12:53 AM
Gosh, I still don't get this form, but you sure make it look like a breeze. It had a great flow, Eve!!
Roper Avatar
August 12, 2015 at 1:23 AM
Thank you, Andrea, thought it was but then it got confusing towards the end.
La France Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 5:47 PM
Eve, at first look this form seems easy but it isn' t that easy when you get into it especially that ending and title, best of luck, just a little edit and you will be good to go and thanks for visiting my solitude poem
Roper Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 9:04 PM
Thank you, B.W., I hope I did it right this time. Hugs Eve
Guzzi Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 5:20 PM
The last 4 lines are wrong, check the directions in the contest, please, you have time. [lines 49 & 50 are 1 word Eve] Light & Love
Smith Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 3:34 PM
You went is many directions Eve...I bet if you started with the same words again it would turn out totally different....Tim
Roper Avatar
September 11, 2015 at 8:09 AM
Thank you dear friend , I should try that. Hugs Eve
Allison Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 11:54 AM
Gosh Eve i have never tried this form before - think it is too much of a challenge for me ! Good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx
Roper Avatar
August 11, 2015 at 12:12 PM
I thought the same but it turned out very easy, try it won't hurt, like your footle yours would be funny hugs eve
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