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Skiing Backwards

Snow Drifting Over Gliding skis quietly steeper ever rapidly as vast palace frozen joy our young spirits white mountainside dreaming hearts free our playground majestic slope deep silent white Reverse: white silent deep slope majestic playground our free hearts dreaming mountainside white spirits young our joy frozen palace vast as rapidly ever steeper quietly gliding skis over drifting snow 8/7/16 For contest: Backwards Poem Sponsor: Laura Loo Syllables confirmed at howmanysyllables.com

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/17/2016 10:26:00 PM

Congratulations on your terrific poem taking first place Tom! This contest was too big a challenge f or me. Kudos! : )

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/18/2016 6:47:00 AM

Thank you, Connie!

John Hamilton

Date: 8/17/2016 1:11:00 PM

Really well done Tom congrats on a fine win! I mirror T.J's comment!

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/17/2016 10:18:00 PM

Thank you, John!

Laura Leiser

Date: 8/16/2016 2:40:00 PM

Amazing poem both forwards and backwards, Tom! Congrats on your win:)

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/17/2016 10:17:00 PM

Thanks, Laura!

James Inman

Date: 8/16/2016 12:25:00 PM

A very nice write Tom. Reads beautifully backward.

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/16/2016 2:01:00 PM

Thanks, James! Took a bit of work...

Jan Allison

Date: 8/16/2016 12:19:00 PM

I predicted this would be a top step winner - many congrats Tom you did an amazing job:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/16/2016 2:03:00 PM

Yup--thanks, Jan!

Sunita U.D Palawon

Date: 8/16/2016 12:05:00 PM

Congrats on your high place with this lovely piece. :) Sunita

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/16/2016 2:03:00 PM

Thank you, Sunita!

Lu Loo

Date: 8/16/2016 11:21:00 AM

Tom, wow! perfect for my contest! everything about this was amazing...I was looking for poems better than my example and you did it with such ease :) Congrats on your top placement and thank you for being a part of my contest :)-luloo

Tom Quigley
Date: 8/16/2016 2:04:00 PM

Thanks, Laura! Definitely a fun and challenging contest!