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Honey Or Money

Honey , Money ! Money , Honey !! Disparity great,similarity immersed, Honey is sweet to taste in~ mouth Money is sweet to have in~ hand Honey ! natural with no additives Money! brings pride ~exuberance Which one will you prefer , friend? Honey is astral~celestial and money is carnal, Money! the ingredient of prosperity and fame, Power of technology, Luxury of commerce, Power to will ~control, Honey!depicts beauty, Good name glitters than gold;better than riches, This !I strongly desire; Though golden apparel is a wonderful attire. Honey!kindhearted with gracious healing power, makes many stars to visit the ivory tower , I longed for with passion without today`s fashion. Money!from trees. Honey! from bees. Honey! Money! Pure And Sure. These are rhymes. *Imagine that you were in a debate competition and you were given a topic title"Honey, or Money,which one do you prefer and why?".Note- a microphone is used in a debate contest;that is the essence of the shape of the poem above i.e MICROPHONE. FORM:combination of Argumentative poetry(something new),narrative,shape,blank verse,free verse,rhyme and..... **Dedicated to all creative poets. CONTEST:Something different SPONSORED BY Debbie Guzzi

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Date: 3/7/2012 6:25:00 AM
A belated congratulations on your win in P.D.'s contest Olusegun. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/6/2012 8:30:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Olusegun
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Date: 3/5/2012 8:25:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Olusegun! This is definitely different. I'm not sure which side won, both were argued so well. Blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 3/5/2012 8:15:00 PM
congrats olusegun on an elegant write and win luv.. top notch poetry.. a spectacular piece ..
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Date: 3/5/2012 6:02:00 PM
An excellent write and very creative. Congrats on your win, Olusegun. Love, Kim
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Date: 3/5/2012 9:41:00 AM
Congrats, Olusegun. Truely outstanding. Enjoyed. Great job. Nice going. Ralph
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Date: 1/5/2012 6:56:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in ~Debbie Guzzi's~ "Something Different" contest Olusegun. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/4/2012 6:27:00 PM
Super congratulations on this honey of a win!!! Great job!
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Date: 1/3/2012 3:31:00 PM
I have done some of these shapes and am aware of how long they take! Also the message was a moral one which I always appreciate and then your use of combined forms..definetly something different!!! CONGRAD's Do the happy dance! #1 Light & Love
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Date: 1/3/2012 12:54:00 AM
Hi Olu, You really jumped out of your gourd to create this beauty!! I love the multiple forms you experimented with and the topic is sweet as well. Congratulations to you and a very very Happy New Year!! Gwendolen
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Date: 1/3/2012 4:34:00 AM
Yes,You are right.It took time and energy to come up with something like this.I have to do lots of cutting ,spacing,re-shaping and etc.Thanks for your appreciation my good friend.Happy New Year....enjoy yourself...
Date: 12/31/2011 11:31:00 AM
money is CARNEL [line 9] relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites b: marked by sexuality/carnel..just a heads up on a typo! A FINE job at creating something DIFFERENT Happy New Year Light & Love
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Olusegun Arowolo
Date: 1/3/2012 4:46:00 AM
Thanks,for noticing and your correction of the typo on line 9.It shows that your are very meticulous .Happy New Year!

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