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Pleiades
Only one word is allowed for a title followed by a single 7-line stanza, each line
having 6 to 8 syllables. The first word in each line must start with the same letter as the title.

Sharks

Swift, agile predators, 
sharks patrol coral reefs
swimming silently and
stealthily among the
shadows, they pursue prey,
surgically culling
sick and or injured fish.


(Pleiades)


03/18/2022


In Search Of Prey Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May

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Cecilia Macfarlane

April 23, 2022 at 6:06 AM

Awesome description and write Congratulations on your win. Hugs

Emile Pinet

April 23, 2022 at 9:44 AM

Thanks, Cecilia, I appreciate your comments, my friend, Emile.

Simon Rogerson

April 2, 2022 at 6:46 AM

The sinister shark so well penned here - congratulations

Emile Pinet

April 2, 2022 at 7:32 AM

Thanks, Simon, I appreciate your comments, my friend, Emile.

Terry Miller

March 31, 2022 at 3:01 AM

Wonderful Emile, so glad I did not choose sharks. Congratulations, well deserved.

Emile Pinet

March 31, 2022 at 7:06 AM

Thanks, Terry, I appreciate all of your comments my friend, Emile.

Eve Roper

March 30, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Great description, Emile, congratulations on your win in Joseph contest. blessings my friend

Emile Pinet

March 31, 2022 at 7:06 AM

Thanks, Eve, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Christuraj Alex

March 30, 2022 at 7:09 PM

Reading again. Congratulations!

Emile Pinet

March 31, 2022 at 7:05 AM

Thanks, Christuraj, I appreciate your encouraging comments my friend, Emile.

Andrea Dietrich

March 30, 2022 at 2:51 PM

back with my congrats for your well deserved win, Emile. I am so surprised. I am the only person who chose crocodiles, and I read online that they have killed more humans than the other animals that were listed!

Emile Pinet

March 31, 2022 at 7:01 AM

Thanks, Andrea, I think crocodiles are too ugly to be likable, as always, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Wendy Watson

March 30, 2022 at 2:15 PM

This read so well, Emile and I'm jolly glad that I'm never likely to meet up with one! Interestingly, I hadn't clicked that there was a specific syllable count for this form- it's not mentioned under the PS definition of this form. A well-deserved win.

Emile Pinet

March 31, 2022 at 6:58 AM

Thanks, Wendy, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Joseph May

March 30, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Very nicely penned Emile, , Congrats on your win

Emile Pinet

March 31, 2022 at 6:57 AM

Thanks, Joseph, I appreciate the win my friend, Emile.

Andrea Dietrich

March 19, 2022 at 3:46 PM

EXCELLENT use of this form, Emile. A big winner for me anyway.

Emile Pinet

March 20, 2022 at 7:30 AM

Thanks, Andrea, as always your comments are most welcomed and appreciated, my friend, Emile.

Jack Horne

March 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM

I always find this form tricky - enjoyed this very much & I love sharks. Thanks for the place in your contest : )

Emile Pinet

March 19, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Thanks, Jack, I appreciate your comments but always remember you earned your place in my contest with your talent and poetic skills my friend, Emile.

Connie Marcum Wong

March 18, 2022 at 3:25 PM

Chilling but true Emile. It is amazing how they can swim in very shallow waters to prey on the unsuspecting. A perfect Pleiades Emile. This should be a top winner. We think about sharks when ever we are in the water here in the tropics. I have never encountered one but we keep aware. Blessings xxoo

Emile Pinet

March 18, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Thanks, Connie, I don't swim in salt water, so I guess I'm lucky when it comes to sharks, I appreciate the comments my friend, Emile.