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Poetry/Personification/Majestic Furball
Copyright Protected, ID 10-1587-553-21
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France

Written, October 21, 2023
For the Interntional Contest, Wild Animal
Sponsor, Shadow Hamilton, Judged 10/31/2023

Fifth Place

This Canadian Lynx Cat Might Just Be The The Most Majestic Furball We Ever  Wanted To Worship

I was born in a cave den with seven other kittens in the Fall, born blind and helpless but my nose could sense my mom; all I wanted to do was nestle close and drink her sweet milk, as days passed by my eyes opened to discover my siblings. We loved to tumble and play in the den while mom slept, at twilight she would leave us and come back smelling of blood; and this was our routine for months until the snow fell, I could smell it cold and fresh outside the cave opening. Wanting to explore I would peak out but mom dragged me back, then, one day she let us follow her into the snowy night; our snowshoe paws left big footprints as we followed closely, mom taught us to be silent and taught us to catch snowshoe hare. I grew quickly and discovered I was an agile climber and good swimmer, with my sharp teeth I killed the hare as I roamed boreal forests; my fur was dense and beautiful and I was a solitary Lynx in Canada, I avoided humans as mom had taught me- they would kill for my fur.

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Date: 11/1/2023 1:21:00 AM
Congratulations on a wonderful write and win!
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Constance La France
Date: 11/1/2023 1:51:00 PM
Karen, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, blessings
Date: 11/1/2023 12:04:00 AM
An excellent personification! Love this! The imagery and flow is seamless! You are such a gifted poet! Well deserved win! Congratulations
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Constance La France
Date: 11/1/2023 1:52:00 PM
Ink, thank you so much for the compliment, comment and congratulations, blessings
Date: 11/1/2023 12:03:00 AM
Wow! Congrats! Thank you for sharing this. God bless you.
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Constance La France
Date: 11/1/2023 1:53:00 PM
Beata, thank you so much for the compliment and congrats, blessings
Date: 10/31/2023 7:18:00 PM
Bon Vivant Victoire, Constance! Lynx in Canada, eh! In Hawaii, we only have puddie-kats and pardoned geckos missing their tails. The price for freedom, eh! My sincerest compliments on your win in Shadow's contest. Aloha, William
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Constance La France
Date: 11/1/2023 1:54:00 PM
Hilo, thank you so much for the compliment on my poem and win, and the fun comment, eh !
Date: 10/22/2023 1:27:00 PM
perfect personification. I could imagine myself as the majestic 'cat' you pictured. Great imagery, too. Best wishes with the contest, Sara
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Constance La France
Date: 10/23/2023 5:54:00 AM
Sara, thank you so much for the compliment and encouragement, appreciate. I love the image so much just like a stuffed cat to cuddly but this one has very sharp teeth and big powerful feet, lol.. blessings
Date: 10/21/2023 3:20:00 PM
oh you are working on it. I bet it will be so cool.
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Constance La France
Date: 10/23/2023 5:55:00 AM
Andrea, thank you so much for the visit, yes I was working on it but it is all done now and I hope you will return to read it, blessings

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