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The Mockingbirds Be Damned

They did mock us ...did they not?...the mockingbirds? I say they did!...innuendo infuse...as pellucid as she...they mocked us! ...gossiped luridly about us in luscious low tones like the old hen in her folding chair...nothing better to do than judge in ripples to her cluck...her menagerie...in their horribly ugly dough smeared aprons...their blue heads tilted in close at twilight...their murmurings...wet currants of milky weighted ancestral opinion...like the too sweet fragrant frangipani of yesterday's casket bouquets. They are the last vermillion crest of an ending era...the harsh setting sun of discrimination's descent ...now blurs to a color rich flag and nation...The Mockingbirds ...be damned! For 10 words 10 lines contest

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Date: 1/17/2018 10:44:00 PM
Great job arrange the 10 words, congratulations on your win, Ingrid. Hugs Eve ~`*
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Ingrid Showalter Swift
Date: 1/18/2018 5:08:00 AM
Hi Eve, nice to see your name again! Thank you...I am off to read yours :)
Date: 1/13/2018 2:33:00 AM
Intense write with beautiful imagery Ingrid.
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Ingrid Showalter Swift
Date: 1/15/2018 10:09:00 AM
Thank you James!
Date: 1/12/2018 8:28:00 PM
A unique and wonderful socially conscious poem. Impressive, enthralling and beautifully expressed Ingrid. Congratulations on your lovely win with your amazing write. ~Susan
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Ingrid Showalter Swift
Date: 1/15/2018 10:10:00 AM
Susan! you made my day! Thank you!
Date: 1/11/2018 6:32:00 PM
Congrats on your placement, Ingrid. For older children, right?
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Ingrid Showalter Swift
Date: 1/15/2018 10:10:00 AM
Hello Line Hopefully all children will learn acceptance and love for others :)
Date: 1/11/2018 4:50:00 PM
Congrats on your placement in the contest:-) Alexis
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Date: 1/11/2018 2:55:00 PM
This one was very different to the other entries.. well written Ingrid... Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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Ingrid Showalter Swift
Date: 1/11/2018 3:22:00 PM
Aww you are kind Silent! Thank you. The winning poem was truly stunning! Well chosen :) Sending all good to you Ingrid

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