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Fabricated Charm

Token love tendered with a cheap card
Bartered lyric from a trite bard
Gilded, fabricated charm
Brokered, pretentious smarm
Words, symbols to treasure then disregard

Copyright © Stephen Parker | Year Posted 2011

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January 27, 2011 at 1:51 PM

Many congrats Stephen on your fine win in Francine's contest....:)

Carol Sunshine Brown

January 27, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Congratulations Stephen on your win in Francine's contest "Valentine's Day Limerick". Love, Carol

January 27, 2011 at 5:36 AM

An intense limerick Stephen, congratulations on your win in Francine's contest ;)

January 26, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Very profound limerick, Stephen. Congrat's on your big win, Lainie

January 26, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Congratulations Stephen on your honored poem's place. Agape, Moses

January 26, 2011 at 8:16 AM

Hi Stephen - Congratulations on your WIN in Francine's contest. Best wishes, KC

January 26, 2011 at 1:45 AM

Nice write. Why didn't this one finish higher in the contest?

January 25, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Oh but we girls save them in a pretty box to be treasured. Congratulations on your win, Stephen. Love, joyce

Andrea Dietrich

January 25, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Congratulations, STephen, on your win in the contest. Luv, Andrea

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

January 25, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Congrats Stephen on your super special win in the Valentine Day contest... enjoy another sweet success with luv..

January 25, 2011 at 7:20 PM

Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Stephen

Francine Roberts

January 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM

congrats Stephen on your sixth place win in my Valentines day contest

Francine Roberts

January 25, 2011 at 4:20 PM

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