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Bite Sized 143 Poetry Contest

5/4/2026

Sponsor: Line Gauthier

Differences

Two stones sit in the same swift river.
One is worn smooth by the constant pull,
the other holds its jagged, ancient edges.
They share the same cold, rushing water
but tell two different stories of time;
what one keeps or what is given away.
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