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The Higher the Flame Has Leaped

. To feel D E E P loss, you must first have known great love ~~~~~ by Carolyn Devonshire *For the “One Amazing Line” Contest Sponsored by Constance La France ~ A Rambling Poet ~

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Matthew Anish

Date: 12/18/2010 7:33:00 PM

Fine example of this form! What is your Atlantis book about? Yours Matthew Anish

Noel Villarosa

Date: 12/18/2010 2:46:00 AM

Congratulations, Carolyn on this well deserved win. (^_^) Noel.

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 12/17/2010 2:53:00 PM

Congrats on your great win!!!! a winner from the day you wrote it. luv Michael

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 12/17/2010 6:39:00 AM

Carolyn..congrats to you once again. I know this has personal meaning to you. BG

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/16/2010 1:50:00 PM

Congratulations on your win..Sara

Charles Henderson

Date: 12/15/2010 4:06:00 PM

Congratulations on your terrific spot in the one line contest. You had very good thoughts for such a short poem. Charles

Constance La France

Date: 12/15/2010 1:47:00 PM

Congratulations Carolyn, on first place in my contest, this line just spoke to my soul, for I have known great love and deep loss, and I know you must have too, to write this line~~

Carrie Richards

Date: 12/15/2010 12:48:00 PM

Indeed this is a spectacular line, Carolyn...and intensely sad as well! Congratulations!!!!

Francine Roberts

Date: 12/15/2010 8:32:00 AM

congrats on your first place win with this beautiful entry Carolyn

Daniel Cwiak

Date: 12/15/2010 8:17:00 AM

Carolyn, what a wonderful expression of emotion and truth in this line. Congrats on a well deserved 1st place win. Dan C

Audrey Haick

Date: 12/15/2010 8:00:00 AM

This is sooo amazing, Carolyn! Perfect Monoku! Congratulations on this worthy honor! I hope you doing fine. Have a beautiful day even though I hear it is cold down there. Much love, Audrey

Eamon Duffin

Date: 12/15/2010 6:39:00 AM

Hi Carolyn. Congratulations on your deserved win in the 'One Amazing Line', contest.It could not have gone to a better person. I'm delighted for you. Eamon

Tahera Mannan

Date: 12/14/2010 10:45:00 PM

Amazing one liner. You deserve the top notch. many congratulations.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/14/2010 9:36:00 PM

Hip hip hooray for you, CArolyn!!! Great DEEP one liner. LUv, Andrea

Rick Parise

Date: 12/14/2010 8:36:00 PM

NUMBER 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ...... . ....hurray!

Rick Parise

Date: 12/14/2010 8:35:00 PM

Carolyn very nice !!!and so true ~I miss your inspiring words!!!!!!!!!!We had a bit of a Tornado today approx. 15 miles from Salem today~WOW~unheard of!!!!!~May God fill you with inspiration and the strength to help others ~chat with u soon ~nice write~Rick

John Loving Iii

Date: 12/14/2010 6:46:00 PM

congrads on your first place win

John Freeman

Date: 12/14/2010 5:29:00 PM

Good to see you once again at the very top Carloyn. Unique ness! Way to go girl. Agape, Moses

James Fraser

Date: 12/14/2010 1:46:00 PM

Loved it first time round Carolyn, loved it even more the second time. Many congratulations on your well deserved win in Constance's contest >> James :)

Nette Onclaud

Date: 12/14/2010 10:51:00 AM

great to see your name on top of the marquee, carolyn! congrats! :)

Deb Radke

Date: 12/14/2010 8:57:00 AM

Congratulations, Carolyn, on this wonderfully written monoku, and your place in the winning position of the monoku contest. You wrote this with both visual and emotional feeling; as a reader, this is wonderful to experience. Congratulations.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 12/14/2010 4:54:00 AM

Congratulations Carolyn on your 1st Place win in Constance's "One Amazing Line" contest. Love, Carol

Charles Henderson

Date: 12/13/2010 4:16:00 PM

Congrats on this very apt numero uno, for a number one gal. Chas

Gerard Keogh Jr.

Date: 12/11/2010 5:43:00 PM

You should do well with this. I like the gimmick and it flows naturally, without undo attentiuon to itself. Nicely turned, my dear. REgards, Gerard.

Felix Abbey-Mensah

Date: 12/10/2010 11:28:00 AM

Very Very true... love the design of the poem...