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Blitz of Words Poetry Contest, Sponsor - Silent One. Date written: 01/23/2024

lioness is hunting lioness is prowling prowling at midnight prowling for prey prey, unaware. prey is now on the run run, Impala, run run for your life life is on the line life is in grave danger danger in the wilderness danger is very real real as can be real and deadly deadly predator deadly precision precision pounce precision, absolute. absolute hunter absolute stealth stealth assassin stealth undetected undetected in the tall grass undetected big cat cat, undomesticated. cat of the wild wild nature wild animal animal on the menu animal targeted targeted not for sport targeted for food food for predator, scarce; food needed for survival survival is key in The Serengeti survival of the fittest fittest apex predator fittest of them all all nighter lioness all powerful powerful talons powerful jaws jaws that crush windpipes jaws of death death by ambush death of Impala prey prey caught unaware prey never stood a chance chance unaware

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Date: 2/19/2024 9:41:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning work in Silent One's contest. Way to go. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Sara K
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 2/19/2024 10:15:00 AM
Thank you very much, Sara:-)
Date: 2/17/2024 11:25:00 AM
Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 2/19/2024 10:14:00 AM
Thank you very much for the congratulations and my placement, SO:-) Most obliged.
Date: 1/23/2024 12:04:00 PM
This part broke up the poem and I loved it: prey is now on the run run, Impala, run run for your life…It was all great! A fave, Edward!
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 1/24/2024 4:49:00 AM
Thank you very much! I appreciate your wonderful comments and fave, Kim.
Date: 1/23/2024 12:02:00 PM
Powerful, dynamic--your poem moves with awesome force of your words. Splendidly done, my friend.
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 1/24/2024 4:50:00 AM
Thank you so much, Vijay:-) Much obliged, my friend.

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