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Rapid Urban Belt - Anacreontic Couplets

Gilt-edged first light visions greet zestful horde in trendy street Luscious coffee bouncing bean set alight a dormant scene Pumpkin seeds dot fresh brown toast eager staff cool vibrant host Ghetto blasters rock and blare raucous voices split the air Backbeat sold on grey stone curb manic newsstand with the blurb Toil worn riser half asleep speed bump traffic jam’s beep beep Noisy dockland, wharf or pier naval fringe cry, coast is clear Blue horizon sky high quest humdrum route dull second best Stock exchange a whirling disc budding Gordon Gecko risk Rapid urban belt whose rift spurs its city’s latent gift

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Date: 1/12/2024 4:10:00 AM
Very descriptive and creative lines you have penned. Interesting city street/s about which you have written. Congratulations on your winner. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K
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Date: 1/5/2024 7:10:00 PM
Dear Howard, your animated imagery sets an urban scene that comes to bustling life. I admire "Luscious coffee bouncing bean/set alight a dormant scene" - a splendid couplet amongst splendid couplets! Your rich verses are a sensory delight and deftly capture NYC's whirlwind of "trendy streets", "ghetto blasters" and "speed bump traffic jam’s beep beep" - a poetic stroke of genius! Your "Gordon Gecko" reference - perfecto! Congrats on your fine win in Silent One's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 1/3/2024 7:29:00 PM
Lovely, Howard! You put some thought into this! Congratulations!
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Date: 1/1/2024 10:28:00 PM
This sounds so melodious with such profound diction, and many words that flow so well together. Congratulations on your well deserved win. Happy new year dear Howard, i hope this year brings you more poetic joy and light. Pleasure reading your impeccable write.
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Date: 1/1/2024 10:48:00 AM
An excellent use of vocabulary and arrangement of words in this one.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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