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Proofing Blues

When an uptick in violet crimes Made the front page of the New York Times, Seems the cause of the botch Was the proof of the scotch; Now the checker hawks greeting card rhymes. —————
SECOND PLACE WINNER For the “Valentine Challenge” Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich Form: Limerick 2/6/2022

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Date: 2/13/2022 6:20:00 PM
this one took a short while for me to really get it but then I realized it's so clever and unique. Congrats in my contest.
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 2/13/2022 7:28:00 PM
Thanks, this is all new and fun! Okay, been doing limericks a long time, but a lot of crazy new forms to play with. looking forward to learning some more out here. Thanks for taking the time to hold the contest!

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