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Deforestation I stood, AMBIVALENT to full and LUSCIOUS scenes in this ARCANE, new woodland, BITTERSWEET with views; FLAMBOYANT yet QUIESCENT, TACTILE thoughts came forth of similar QUINTESSENCE brutally destroyed by INTERCESSOR...'progress and development'... the IMMOLATION of past woodlands' lovely trees. Sandra M. Haight ~3rd Place~ Contest: Ten Word Challenge II Capitalized Words Are The Required Ten Words Sponsor: John Hamilton Judged: 11/25/2016 Form: Blank Verse Iambic Hexameter - 12 syllables, 6 feet per line

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Date: 11/27/2016 8:52:00 PM
Sandra, congratulations on your win you poem is great Hugs Eve
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Date: 11/26/2016 1:53:00 PM
Sandra , beautifully written for the contest and congratulations ~
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Sandra Haight
Date: 11/27/2016 4:58:00 PM
Constance, thank you so much! Hugs, Sandra
Date: 11/25/2016 4:35:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement of 10 words so briefly. Well done.
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Sandra Haight
Date: 11/27/2016 4:58:00 PM
Janis, thank you so much! Hugs, Sandra
Date: 11/25/2016 1:32:00 PM
Congrats Sandra well done!
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Sandra Haight
Date: 11/27/2016 4:58:00 PM
Thank you, John, for the great contest and my placement! Sandra
Date: 11/2/2016 9:26:00 AM
That is a lovely result using ten tough words and with a great message:) a winner for sure, Sandra :)
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Sandra Haight
Date: 11/3/2016 7:10:00 PM
Thank you so much, Jo. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 10/28/2016 9:42:00 PM
wow, you did a fabulous job with brevity here. Sure hope I can try this one. Good luck in the contest. I am sure you will do well.
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Sandra Haight
Date: 10/31/2016 7:43:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea...challenging, but fun. Thank you for the supportive comments. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 10/27/2016 10:02:00 PM
This is really a powerful write, Mrs Sandra. Wonderful message!! Yeah, I'm a tree hugger:)
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Sandra Haight
Date: 10/31/2016 7:42:00 PM
Thank you very much, Daniel. Glad you could identify with the message! Sandra
Date: 10/27/2016 4:30:00 PM
I don't for the life of me no how you take those 10 words and make sense of it. I wouldn't and didn't even try but you did a great job Sandra...
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Sandra Haight
Date: 10/31/2016 7:42:00 PM
Hi, Charlie. Quite a challenge, but fun to work out! I appreciate your very supportive and complimentary remarks, and thank you so much! Sandra

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