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yielding to her irresistible allure - mesmerized 


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Contest: Monoku #8
Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A.
Placed 1st

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 3/17/2016 4:22:00 AM
Greetings Paul. Congrats for your WIN with this wonderful monoku!!! ;-)
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Date: 3/14/2016 11:21:00 AM
Congratulations....awesome pen....got mesmerized....thnk you for stoping by....good day
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Date: 3/15/2016 4:31:00 PM
Many thanks Rizwana:) I love your comments! ~ Regards // paul
Date: 3/14/2016 2:34:00 AM
Well deserved win ... great to read this again, ... like a butterfly second-guessing herself with a pretty flower. And it looks like we are staying pretty close to each other on the list.
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Date: 3/15/2016 4:40:00 PM
Always pleased to get second visits, Timothy! And yes, we're staying pretty close...like father and son:) ~ All the best, my friend. // paul
Date: 3/13/2016 1:13:00 PM
Caught me- Congrats on your win
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:22:00 PM
Thank you, Dave! You did very well with your 2nd placed entry. // paul
Date: 3/13/2016 12:48:00 PM
Awesome win, my friend. Congrats to you.
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:20:00 PM
Many thanks, Andrea; I've been having a lucky steak! There were several worthy winning entries. ~ Regards // paul
Date: 3/13/2016 10:44:00 AM
Wish you a great congrats on your superb win with this wonderful monoku. Loved much and much, bl
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:19:00 PM
Thank you BL; I was so pleased to see your entry do so well. ~ All the best ~ paul
Date: 3/13/2016 10:07:00 AM
Hi Paul, Congratulations on your 1st place win in the contest. Such beauty in such few words. A deserved placement. This has to be a seven Paul and i shall put it in my faves so i can read anytime. BRAVO!!!!....MIKE.
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:17:00 PM
Your generosity knows no limits, Mike! You never fail to support and encourage, my friend. Thank you for the high rating and the fav! ~ All the best ~~ paul
Date: 3/13/2016 8:03:00 AM
Truly mesmerizing. Congratulations on top win:}
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:13:00 PM
Pleased that you liked it, Jo; also pleased to have you stopping by:) Regards // paul
Date: 3/13/2016 8:01:00 AM
Congratulations Paul on your top win for a top monoku...god bless...^WW^
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:10:00 PM
Thank you WW; your entry was a deserving winning one, too. ~ Regards // paul
Date: 3/13/2016 5:57:00 AM
good interpretation well done
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Date: 3/13/2016 3:04:00 PM
Thank you Stephen; pleased to remake your acquaintance. ~ Regards // paul
Date: 3/13/2016 1:49:00 AM
Congratulations, Paul: Very alluring write.
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Date: 3/13/2016 2:46:00 PM
So pleased that you were allured, too, Suz:) Thank you ~ Warm regards // paul
Date: 3/12/2016 10:29:00 PM
Mesmerised! Paul. Congrats on your win. Hugs, Bobby
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Date: 3/13/2016 2:43:00 PM
Thank you very much, Bobby! ~ wishing you all the best....paul
Date: 3/12/2016 10:01:00 PM
I am so glad to see this take first place Paul. I loved it! Congratulations my friend!
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Date: 3/13/2016 2:41:00 PM
You are kind and supportive, Connie:) Thank you, my friend:) ~ Warm regards // paul
Date: 3/12/2016 9:18:00 PM
Paul, Congratulations on your awesome Monoku Win :)
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Date: 3/13/2016 2:40:00 PM
Thank you, Eve:) Hope you've had a nice weekend. ~ hugs // paul
Date: 3/12/2016 8:36:00 PM
Paul, Congratulations on your awesome Monoku Win. Stop by my latest blog "Spellbound -I'm so late-" if you'd like. Sorry, it took me this long to close this contest. I hope it does not discourage you to enter any of my future contest. I do apologize. Love LINDA
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Date: 3/13/2016 4:26:00 AM
Nothing wrong with being late, Linda; I like judges taking their time deliberating:) Now going over to check out your blog. hugs // paul
Date: 3/12/2016 8:35:00 PM
Hello Paul, oh.. yes I was mesmerized myself... Love your one line take. Thank you so so much for this one. Love LINDA
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Date: 3/13/2016 4:23:00 AM
Thank you for a lovely Sunday morning surprise, Linda! Getting two first placements from you in a row is awesome! Looking forward to your next challenge:) Hugs // paul
Date: 3/8/2016 12:38:00 AM
Love it , and the picture that I also see it was your inspiration :)
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Date: 3/8/2016 5:29:00 AM
Thank you, Debbie:) It is lovely to have you posting again. ~ All the best. // paul
Date: 2/28/2016 9:37:00 AM
striking interpretation Paul…beautifully imagined
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Date: 2/28/2016 1:18:00 PM
Pleased that you like it, David...thank you! ~ Regards // paul
Date: 2/27/2016 5:47:00 PM
Paul you deserve alot of merit, you are one of the many poets here who inspire me! and for this I must thank you!
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Date: 2/28/2016 4:13:00 AM
Thank you, Arthur. I do my little bit, and I enjoy it:) I believe that you are the one who does most inspiring on this site...you are creative and talented. ~ All the best. // paul
Date: 2/27/2016 9:36:00 AM
Captivating Monoku , Awesome !
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Date: 2/27/2016 2:29:00 PM
You are kind, Charm:) Thank you! ~ Have a lovely weekend. ~ paul
Date: 2/26/2016 9:54:00 PM
Unique and beautiful!
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Date: 2/27/2016 2:28:00 PM
Thank you Arthur...unique and beautiful are more than I merit:) Regards // paul
Date: 2/26/2016 11:53:00 AM
irresistible work from you, paul!... huggs
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Date: 2/26/2016 3:51:00 PM
Thank you for the complimentary comment, Nette:) Have a lovely weekend:) Hugs // paul
Date: 2/26/2016 3:05:00 AM
and I am mesmerized here after reading these words...:)
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Date: 2/26/2016 3:44:00 PM
Thank you for the 'mesmerized' comment:) ~ Hope you have a nice weekend. ~ paul
Date: 2/25/2016 10:20:00 PM
Beautiful Paul! This is such a great picture to inspire us. I have a huge blue butterfly my daughter brought back for me from Peru hangng on my wall.They are mesmerizing. ; )
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Date: 2/26/2016 3:37:00 PM
I have just read your lovely entry, Connie; the blue butterfly you mention here must be the same one in your monoku. Thank you for liking my one-liner:) Regards and have a nice weekend. // paul
Date: 2/25/2016 5:20:00 PM
Dear Paul Enchanting, I'm bedazzled Paul, extremely passionate for such a short work, but done well is as I expected from you my friend, good luck in the contest, I think you have a wonderful chance of winning, cheri
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Date: 2/26/2016 3:19:00 PM
Thank you, Cherl! You have dazzled me with your sparkly comments and the faith you have in this one-liner:) ~ Regards ... and have a nice weekend:) // paul
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