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3rd in Bitesize No. 115 (Sponsor: Line Gauthier)

Judged: June 19th, 2025

Look, London ladies, buff your speech
Mind your soiled plantation fingers
Nary a trace of our old worlds
Occupy their halls royally
Porcelain cups poised on pinkies

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 6/19/2025 4:46:00 PM
Congratulations, Trina! Well Done!
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Trina Layne
Date: 6/19/2025 5:55:00 PM
Thanks for your feedback, Francis :)
Date: 6/19/2025 12:46:00 PM
Yaaaay! I love seeing you in the winners list! Congratulations Trina!
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Trina Layne
Date: 6/19/2025 5:55:00 PM
Appreciated, Karen. Many thanks.
Date: 6/19/2025 11:05:00 AM
A prim and proper awesome poem. Congrats
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Trina Layne
Date: 6/19/2025 5:51:00 PM
Thank you, Andrea :)
Date: 6/14/2025 7:42:00 AM
Trina, your excellent poem is very thought-provoking. Janice
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Trina Layne
Date: 6/19/2025 3:25:00 AM
I appreciate your feedback, Janice :). Thank you!
Date: 6/14/2025 7:01:00 AM
Great wording, Trina! There is both beauty and ugliness in these affairs of long ago.
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Trina Layne
Date: 6/19/2025 3:26:00 AM
Yes, Kim. You are correct. Thank you for leaving your thoughts.

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