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Sewers possess a beauty all their own belching gas you can hear them hiss and groan. A maze that stretches for hundreds of miles they remove our stench and leave us with smiles. Such an efficient waste removal tube if you don’t admire their worth, you're a rube. They're the bowels of a modern city not to acknowledge them is a pity. Interconnected pipes flush-out each house and provide homes for a rat or a mouse. A marvel of septic engineering they spread good health without interfering. Thanks to manholes and ubiquitous drains our paved streets are not flooded during rains. Sewer systems are an essential tool to remove liquid waste and smelly stool. Try to imagine life without this web of underground rivers, that flow and ebb. They out pace a highly prized thoroughbred and the trick is, they're gravity fed. (Couplets) Oct. 29, 2018 Overlooked Beauty Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Jesse Rowe

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Jan Allison

Date: 2/9/2019 1:16:00 PM

what a fabulous original take on the overlooked beauty theme, many congrats on your win Emile:-) hugs Jan xx

Emile Pinet
Date: 2/9/2019 1:21:00 PM

Thank you so much Jan, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 2/8/2019 2:01:00 PM

CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win! GOOD one! Janice

Emile Pinet
Date: 2/8/2019 2:18:00 PM

Thanks Janice, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/7/2019 11:16:00 PM

Back with well deserved congrats, Emile.

Emile Pinet
Date: 2/8/2019 8:03:00 AM

Thanks Line, your support is so appreciated my friend, Emile.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/30/2018 1:13:00 AM

I thought "not real sewers" but then I noticed that you even made them sound wonderful! You are such a terrific wordsmith! And an idealist with a heart. You appreciate the sewers, and the photo is lovely too. Wow! Stop the presses and throw down the mike, Emile.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/30/2018 8:18:00 AM

Thank you Caren, your thoughtful comments are always a treat my friend, Emile

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/29/2018 2:24:00 PM

The ugliness we don’t want to talk about but in a sense has a beauty all its own! Nicely done, my friend!

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/29/2018 4:46:00 PM

Thank you so much Kim, it's a pleasure to hear from you my friend, Emile.

Arturo Michael

Date: 10/29/2018 12:33:00 PM

This is different...educational too...Nice write Emile

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/29/2018 12:58:00 PM

Thanks Arturo, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Wendy Watson

Date: 10/29/2018 12:24:00 PM

What a marvellously original angle to take, Emile. It makes us see anew something we so readily take for granted! Very clever! ( I may be mistaken but did you mean to write 'bowels' and 'incite'?)

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/29/2018 12:57:00 PM

Thanks Wendy, your support is so appreciated my friend, Emile.

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/29/2018 11:10:00 AM

An interesting take on the challenge, Emile.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/29/2018 12:56:00 PM

Thanks Line, I think you like it my friend, Emile.