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Self Sacrifice - Triple Tetractys Contest

his finger was firmly stuck in the hole stopping Netherlands from going under fact or is it fiction hope Mary* knows little dutch boy perceived haste blocking dyke used sense ...yet did not know finger in hole would through history grow to greater lengths * Mary Mapes Dodge The American Writer. penned 8 July 2016 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3,4 and 10 syllable count used

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Date: 7/15/2016 9:19:00 AM
great topic for this contest, that story sounds familiar to me! Congrats.
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Seren Roberts
Date: 7/15/2016 9:46:00 PM
Thx Andrea...it is well known....Seren
Date: 7/14/2016 3:07:00 PM
Wow, Seren! Congrats!
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Seren Roberts
Date: 7/15/2016 1:58:00 AM
Thanks Kim what a surprise for me... Seren
Date: 7/14/2016 1:30:00 PM
Whoo - Hoo ! Congratulations on your Triple Tetractys contest, Seren, perfect form and wonderful poem. Hugs Eve
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Seren Roberts
Date: 7/15/2016 1:59:00 AM
Eve thank you for placing my poem....Seren
Date: 7/9/2016 2:25:00 AM
Very nice Robert:)
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Seren Roberts
Date: 7/15/2016 2:00:00 AM
Thank you so much...Seren
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Seren Roberts
Date: 7/15/2016 1:59:00 AM
Thank you so much...Seren

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