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Mauve Picks a Winner

Spindly stretching brambles rebel from main form Amused bending stems eject spikes of rhino horn Thorns barely a repellent for birds resourceful Tweezer glowing twilight globe, a bitter morsel Fresh field alien green cone births berry's infant Chantilly lace pale pink petticoat wraps nymphet Confetti celebratory moult bulges her fertility Eighty protruding bulbs shiver in vulnerability Stern season carousel chastens scanty branches Snow swallow, boggy terrain new tepid attaches Saw edge foliage unfold, twitching fox ears Clusters encombour limbs, absinthe adheres Florid flocks tossle, augment midnight family babble Morning dew melt sapor stains fingers which dabble Outcast tongue teaser, lumpy rubber cleaved Mauve motivate jaunty juice, mouth received 9th August 2022 Written for Contest: Thoughts on Blackberries Sponsor: Matt Caliri

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Date: 9/23/2022 11:50:00 AM
Wow-what a lovely poem! Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 9/8/2022 2:06:00 PM
Sigrid, a beautiful poem, wonderfully penned and congratulations on your win in the contest _peace and tranquility ~
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Date: 9/8/2022 1:39:00 PM
Indeed, what Kim said! Very unique and enjoyable to read. Well done!
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Date: 9/8/2022 10:44:00 AM
Tasty each word. Congratulations on 2nd place!
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Date: 9/8/2022 9:06:00 AM
Wonderful writing. Great detail. Highly poetic. Congratulations!
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Date: 9/8/2022 8:45:00 AM
Congrats on 2nd place in my blackberry contest out of 37 entries! Yours stood out big time...loved everything about it. It felt like I was climbing from word to word, like a mysterious puzzle. It felt like a bramble of blackberry bushes but made of words. Excellent work!
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