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Toxins and Curls For Contest Fragile

The universe is an enormous place Where we can measure distance in light years But fragility lives within that space And is the cause of many human fears Oceans we sail and the air that we taste Are more fragile than the strands of spun glass Streams and rivers run foul with toxic waste As they threaten to destroy us en masse But those fragilities are naught, my friend When compared with my teenaged daughter's heart It is either broken or on the mend As some young Romeo tears it apart The foul teeming seas with their toxic blobs - The carbon emissions filling our air Pale when compared to the soft, stifled sobs From that fragile girl with the golden hair 10/16/2017 For contest Fragile by John Hamilton 10/16/2017 For contest Fragile by John Hamilton

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Date: 10/25/2017 5:04:00 PM
Oh, what a gorgeous and sweet write, with a classical feel - love it - best wishes and congratulations on your well-deserved win, my friend! :-)
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Date: 10/18/2017 10:20:00 PM
Enjoyed the rhymes really well done Larry the twist at the end kind of threw me off but hey, you understand it, and I trust your judgement, congrats on a fine placement!
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 10/18/2017 10:30:00 PM
I meant the last lines as tongue in cheek that nothing is as fragile as a teenagers own view of things.Didn't quite come off that way, but thanks for the placement.Enjoyed the contest!..Larry
Date: 10/16/2017 4:26:00 PM
Pales for you... but she's just one; contaminating earth affects every one. She will heal; pesticides in soil remains.
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Hannah Borke
Date: 10/16/2017 5:22:00 PM
Well... well written, as usual
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 10/16/2017 4:47:00 PM
S'posed to be a joke Hannah..overly protective father

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