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I gaze up at the pellucid sky a red tailed hawk is flying high; it scans for prey, which soon may die ... rabbits run for your life I want to cry! I watch transfixed, I am spellbound and watch it swoop, without a sound, perhaps its next meal has been found - with luck its prey flees underground. Give Me 8 Lines of Rhyme Poetry Contest Sponsored by Tania Kitchin 11/9/19

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Date: 11/16/2019 9:31:00 PM
Love the words and learned a new one at that. Fun read - took me right there. Lonna
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Date: 11/13/2019 8:05:00 AM
Congratulations Jan. Good write. I see the hawks around here and I live on hawk rise.
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Date: 11/13/2019 6:59:00 AM
- Congratulations on your great winning poem, Jan :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 11/13/2019 6:22:00 AM
Well penned, Jan. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 11/13/2019 4:58:00 AM
Jan, congratulations on your placement in the contest, this is beautifully penned with great imagery, you captured how it is to see a hawk in action!
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Date: 11/10/2019 2:12:00 PM
Excellent poem Jan! I love the hawks, but I love rabbits too :)
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Date: 11/10/2019 2:44:00 AM
This is well done...I like it
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Date: 11/9/2019 7:51:00 PM
They are beautiful, touching but the law of nature
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Date: 11/9/2019 5:12:00 PM
Great poem Jan. It is a survival of the fittest - so cruel yet necessary. Those the hawk might prey on will no doubt have their own prey. An excellent read. Good luck in the contest. Best wishes...Ron x
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Date: 11/9/2019 5:04:00 PM
It is surprising how much time hawks spend thinking about their next meal ..... Aloha! Rico
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