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My Life In Footles

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December 21, 2020

~2nd Place (shared)~ FOOTLE-me Poetry Contest, sponsored by Brian Strand

November 8, 2019 - F T I  Blog Series 22 life, sponsored by Brian Strand

Mom's joy
Dad's boy!

I learn,
discern

God's Word
I heard

God's Will
instill

Result-
adult

Most good
I should

My call
help all

Some bad
some sad

My wife
great life

Our sons
blessed ones

Good friends
lives end

Grow old
be bold

Dear ones
death comes

Lord's call
stand tall

 


 

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Poetry notes:
10/30/2018

Poetry form:  Footle series


December 21, 2020
FOOTLE-me Poetry Contest
Brian Strand, Sponsor

 

November 8, 2019
F T I series 22 life
Brian Strand, sponsor

Mom's joy Dad's boy! I learn discern God's Word I heard God's Will instill Result- adult Most good I should My call help all Some bad some sad My wife great life Our sons blessed ones Good friends lives end Grow old be bold Dear ones death comes Lord's call stand tall

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Jan Allison
Date: 1/1/2021 3:30:00 PM
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So good to read these again Mark, many congrats on your win and Happy New Year:-) hugs jan xx
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Mark Toney
Date: 1/3/2021 10:16:00 AM
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Jan, thank you for your kind words and well wishes. Congrats on your win too! Your NITS HATCH - SHE'LL SCRATCH was great. I started to itch after reading it! Take care and stay safe! ~Mark
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 12/30/2020 12:51:00 PM
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I think Greg did his on the circle of life too. WELL DONE, Mark. and a big belated Congrats to you.
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Mark Toney
Date: 12/30/2020 2:09:00 PM
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THANK YOU, Andrea! Congrats on your "My Loves" too.
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Beata Agustin
Date: 12/22/2020 10:13:00 PM
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Wow! Congrats! Cheering you amidst blest Christmas spirit, while sharing with you "... the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23 of the King James Bible). God bless you.
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Mark Toney
Date: 12/22/2020 11:36:00 PM
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Beata, thank you for your kind encouragement and well wishes. I enjoyed your SWEET NIGHT footles too. Congrats on your 1st place win!
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John Watt
Date: 12/22/2020 12:35:00 PM
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Nice win for you in this lifetime trajectory, Mark. Not an easy form to tell a cogent story in, but you pulled it off so well ~ John
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Mark Toney
Date: 12/22/2020 3:44:00 PM
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Thank you for the kind encouragement, John. I really enjoyed your baseball footles. Cheers! ~Mark
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Wendy Watson
Date: 11/8/2019 1:08:00 PM
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This was a great compilation of your life's blessings, Mark.
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Mark Toney
Date: 11/8/2019 2:18:00 PM
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Much appreciated, Wendy. ~Mark
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Juliet Ligon
Date: 3/4/2019 5:42:00 PM
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I enjoyed reading your life's summary in footles. It seems like a fun form to try.
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Mark Toney
Date: 3/4/2019 7:46:00 PM
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Juliet, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! ~Mark
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Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2019 7:07:00 PM
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what a fabulous string of footles you told a great story in so few words:-) hugs Jan x
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Mark Toney
Date: 2/23/2019 10:22:00 PM
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Jan, thanks for stopping by with such a nice comment! ~Mark
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Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/30/2018 10:05:00 PM
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Well done! xomo
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Mark Toney
Date: 10/30/2018 10:11:00 PM
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That’s so nice of you to say, Maureen. Thank you. ~Mark

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