5 August 2026 for the Silent Letters And Oxymorons Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Natasha L Scragg
. Near miss <> Hit the shoulder The know all <> Knows enough to know better Well stacked <> Last in, first out Awfully good <> Terribly impressive Original copy <> authentic counterfeits Wise old fools <> Smarties in clown shoes Virtual reality <> Wearing fancy glasses Silent scream <> Parenting in public Almost exactly <> Near enough, thereabouts Some Tax relief <> A very short-lived miracle Business ethics <> Hidden in the fine print It’s Bittersweet <> what a lemons dream of Alone together <> The perfect blind date Exact estimate <> Precisely give or take Foolish wisdom <> Advice everyone ignores An Open secret <> Whisper in megaphone Glorious defeat <> Lost magnificently Working holiday <> Emails from the yacht Echoing silence <> Needs even bigger ears Honest disguise <> Fooled even the mirror Same difference <> identical opposites Cruel to be kind <> You'll thank me tomorrow Odd airline food <> Altitude without attitude Controlled chaos <> My filing system Negative growth <> Shrinking with confidence Social distancing <> Introverts living the dream A definite maybe <> Committed to indecision Simply so elegant <> But no simpler AI's is so infallible <> A million monkeys proofreading Invisible footprints <> The smell of shoes Beginning finished <> Chapter One Alone in the crowd <> A hit in Social media Passive aggression <> Weaponized politeness Certain uncertainty <> Absolutely ..Perhaps Borrowed originality <> I invented your idea Military intelligence <> Marching the goose step Transparent mystery <> Plain as day is night Some sweet sorrows <> Chocolate after heartbreak Remembered future <> Tomorrow's nostalgia Artificial intelligence <> Still can't fold the washing
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