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Poetic Form: Abecedarian
Inspired: 2023 December 11
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*3rd Place*
Write an Abecedarian
Contest Judged: 2023 December 16
Sponsored by: Silent One

A - rresting beneath dancing fingered fronds palming zephyr's touch. B - each building sand castles throughout dawning sunlight. C - rumbling granules of fate in the noonday sun. D - esigns creating a new look ashore. E - diting newly fallen sands. F - ace swells and thins between surges. G - entle washing refreshens a former facial look. H - eave water jams buildup. I - nvigorating capturing look, J - ubilance in its recapturing feel. K - aleidoscopic of the whole breathtaking spectrum. L - andscape of unequaled challenge beheld. M - isshapen perfections quantified by redo. N - ew prefaces the horizon offshore, an enigma. O - ddity baffling amass guesswork pursues. P - atterns of shapes, sizes, heights, and widths. Q - uite illuminating factor as a timeline note the ever-increasing world. R - esembling provocative changes and the required remedies S - werving challenges the course 'twas laid. T - ides are forever pushing the new breeds into towns. U - ndulating wave actions stimulating factors of reawakening. V - oluminous fills, and packs, until pressure buildup frees life. W - aves of new life, seeking a better life, old-timers know-to-well. X - enophiles - welcomed, no xenophobes on these beaches, just welcoming on land, inland, and to the other side. Y - ielding prayers to our lord redeemer Jesus Christ. Z - ones; all were notified that zones were a form of separation for easy processing, --that was all a fallacy. Families are to stay together, and friends are to stand nearby. Let the processing begin and for those who are waiting, you may take a number and go outside and truly enjoy our beaches. Aloha

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Date: 12/16/2023 11:09:00 AM
A lot of information in your poem Hilo.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest.
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Hilo Poet
Date: 12/16/2023 11:34:00 AM
A hearty thanks, Silent One, 'tis a bit of jambalaya. Aloha, William
Date: 12/11/2023 4:55:00 AM
wow, that's brilliantly done. This form is a challenge but you seem to have nailed it. Best wishes for the contest, Sara
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Date: 12/11/2023 5:28:00 AM
I had field experience, thank you, Sara, for stopping by with your considerations. Aloha, William

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