Elixer of Passion

essence of your love

if I could but capture this...

bottled for all time







written July 25th 2014

for pd's contest "In A Bottle"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 8/21/2014 5:04:00 AM
Congrats on the win with this interesting write, Deb
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Date: 8/20/2014 10:06:00 PM
This one inspires.. Congrats on a fine win!!
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Date: 8/20/2014 9:36:00 PM
Grats, I loved this the first time I read it, and still loved it Deb :) Awesome win :)
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Date: 8/20/2014 7:14:00 PM
Love your spin on this bottle...hugs Tim
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Date: 8/20/2014 3:12:00 PM
a wonderful one. Congrats for your win
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Date: 8/20/2014 9:51:00 AM
Hi Deb! This has been one of the best entries I've read. Small senryu...small bottle...great essence! Congrats on your fine win. // paul
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Date: 8/20/2014 9:34:00 AM
Deb, Congratulations!!! Thank you for the awesome Bottled Up senryu. Stop by my latest blog, "You Sunk My "BATTLESHIP" :)" if you like. I enjoyed closing this contest. Always ~LINDA~
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Date: 7/30/2014 1:09:00 AM
If we could only capture love in a bottle, then we would never lose it!.... This poem is so beautiful, Deb. I really love the simplicity of it. Nice work! Good luck in PD's contest!
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Date: 7/27/2014 1:58:00 AM
Simple and great thought one. Enjoyed. Tfs
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Date: 7/26/2014 12:09:00 PM
Great thought!! I'd take a bottle of that! Good luck Deb, I hope to see this on the winners list!!
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Date: 7/26/2014 5:25:00 AM
I like this unusual, sensual take on the theme; if only we could capture such essence for all time! good luck in the contest :)
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Date: 7/26/2014 5:17:00 AM
Now that would be a POTION if one could capture and bottle at the height of the cycle of love when it is at its peak but alas that doesn't happen..Reads like a winner to me..Way to go ..Sara
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Date: 7/25/2014 9:24:00 PM
A great one my friend!!!! Sweet and promising, so promising!!!
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Date: 7/25/2014 8:54:00 PM
this is an AWESOME way to do the contest theme. Loved it.
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