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Skating For Gold

Acing awesome atomic axel jumps
Baffling backflips and butterfly jumps
Completing camel spins and cross strokes
Dance jumps, dance lifts and death spirals
Eclipsing extensions and edge jumping
Fearless heights for fan spirals and flying spins 
Gracefully gliding across galactic ice
High-handed hydroblading holiday headliners
Icebreaking intensity involving idealistic idols
Jagged jump jabbing combos and sequences
Kicking back killer knockout maneuvers
Landing leg wraps and laudable lasso lifts
Music momentum for mirror skating moves 
Negotiating nifty new nimble numbers
Orchestrating an opening outrageous act
Performing in front of passionate patrons
Quantum quality quadruple jumps
Rehearsed till radically racy and riveting
Striving for split jumps and split twists spread eagle
Traveling toe step and throw loop and triple flips
Winter gymnastics on ice eagerly awaited year to year



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on May 6, 2020 for ABC CONTEST sponsored by ALLRIGHT POET

and on November 27, 2018 for contest END NOVEMBER 2018 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

Originally posted on November 17, 2018

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 11/18/2018 1:16:00 PM
All-inclusive! Nothing more to be added to this one! That's for sure. :) gw
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/18/2018 3:46:00 PM
LOL thanks, Gershon. Maybe just a cherry on top.
Date: 11/17/2018 11:15:00 PM
This poem truly has the energy of a gymnastic skater and I can feel it when I read. Fab imagery here.
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Date: 11/17/2018 11:40:00 PM
Thanks for your most appreciated visit and compliment, ML.
Date: 11/17/2018 11:12:00 PM
This is one of the best ABC poems I have ever read, Line. I am wondering how many YEARS it took, because it is exquisitely done, my friend!
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Date: 11/17/2018 11:40:00 PM
Thank you so much, Caren. You are too funny. Much appreciated.

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