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10/22/2025 for Metaphor Treasure Hunt Poetry Contest sponsored by Suzette Richards

Metaphor Treasure Hunt

"Love can break a heart, leave it dangling on a string", 
or from a cord of larger gauge, it might swing.

Inspired by: Petals of Pain, by Joseph May (2024)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Dietrich Avatar
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Love this. Big congrats, David
Crandall Avatar
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thanks, Andrea!
Kendrick Avatar
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Congrats!! Way to go. Sara K
Crandall Avatar
November 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thanks, Sara!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
nicely done...best wishes with this contest entry
Crandall Avatar
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thanks, Sara
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