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stillness in scales hiku

For Brian Strand's 1394 Poetry Contest 2 July 2025 Contest Judged: 7/7/2025 11:09:00 AM 1st Place /^\/^\ _|| O| \/ /~ \_/ \ coiled in soft moonlight, \____|__________/ \ playful tongue tastes midnight air— \_______ \ dreams slither in peace. `\ \ \ | | \ / / \ / / \\ / / \ \ / / \ \ / / _----_ \ \ | | _-~ ~-_ | | \ \__ _-~ _--_ ~-_ _/ | ~--__--~ _-~ (_) ~-_ ~-_-~ / ~--~ ~-~_ _-~ ~--___--~

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Date: 7/25/2025 4:48:00 PM
incredible what you can do both with your words and the image you created. I don't have that kind of patience so I'm in awe!
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Date: 7/7/2025 10:00:00 PM
Awesome, Bernard ! Well deserved win ! Very unusual use of imagery. This must have taken quite some time to create. Big Congrats. X
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