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Self Counting Poem - In Duplex

Alone Couple A crowd Seasons One hand Sextet Sin count Octave Cat lives Two hands Sports team Dozen Bad luck Fortnight XV Grown up Haiku Golf holes 'nam age One score (7th December 2016 - entry to "duplex" contest) Note: The 'nam reference was a bit obscure. There was a song in the eighties by Paul Hardcastle called "19" referring to the average age of a US soldier in Vietnam.

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Lukas Ficklin

Date: 4/13/2017 3:11:00 PM

I love the wit here and in your limerick! I will definitely read your next form.... :)

Mark Martin
Date: 4/15/2017 6:34:00 AM

Thanks Lukas! :-)

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/11/2016 5:53:00 AM

Hi Mark, Congratulations on your win:-) Alexis

Mark Martin
Date: 12/11/2016 9:43:00 AM

Thanks Alexis! :-)

Darren White

Date: 12/11/2016 12:35:00 AM

Wow, this is clever! And you even managed to get 20 lines :D Congratulations!

Mark Martin
Date: 12/11/2016 12:37:00 AM

Thanks Darren! At least I didn't have to count up at the end! :-)

Jan Allison

Date: 12/10/2016 7:44:00 PM

Many congrats on your win Mark I would have prefered a story, but I agree your take on the theme was very clever:-) hugs jan xx

Mark Martin
Date: 12/10/2016 11:59:00 PM

Thanks Jan! Interesting contest :-)

Joanna Daniel

Date: 12/10/2016 8:08:00 AM

A very clever write, Mark:)

Mark Martin
Date: 12/10/2016 9:44:00 AM

Thanks Jo! :-)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/9/2016 8:55:00 PM

geeez, I am dense, it took me more than halfway down to get what you are doing. Helps to STUDY the title. hahaha

Mark Martin
Date: 12/10/2016 12:17:00 AM

Actually I'm tempted to remove the title and let the reader figure it out! Bit of a challenge trying to describe numbers in a different way with just two syllables! :-)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/9/2016 8:55:00 PM

and GREAT job!!!

Mark Martin
Date: 12/10/2016 12:18:00 AM

Thanks Andrea! :-)

Mark Paul Van Der Merwe

Date: 12/8/2016 11:09:00 PM

Very clever write Mark - all the best in the contest, Regards, Mark Paul

Mark Martin
Date: 12/8/2016 11:33:00 PM

Thanks Paul!

Janis Medders Tobechi

Date: 12/7/2016 9:45:00 PM

I really like this but what do you mean by the ''nam age'' is this some reference to Vietnam? Great write. Good luck in the contest.

Mark Martin
Date: 12/7/2016 11:18:00 PM

...and thanks! :-)

Mark Martin
Date: 12/7/2016 11:16:00 PM

The 'nam reference was a bit obscure. There was a song in the eighties by Paul Hardcastle called "19" referring to the average age of a US soldier in Vietnam.

Deborah Burch

Date: 12/7/2016 5:45:00 PM

Very clever!! Mark! It took me a few sec to catch on to what you were doing. Simply fabulous. Hugggs. Deb

Mark Martin
Date: 12/7/2016 11:22:00 PM

Thanks Deb - glad you liked it! :-)